Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-11
TO RELIEVE THE
MANILA VOLUNTEERS.
Three RsEimsnts Of Regulars wnI Ne
sent TO the Philippians. Through
the sues Cana.

Washington, Dec 0.-The next reei,J
monts TO start for Manila will embark
At New York about the end Of iris
month, and will 90 through the yuez
canal. The expedition will consist Of
three regiments Of regular infantry dis
tributed between two OF the largett con.
verted transports owned by the govern.
ment, with perhaps convoy Of two
wnrships Arrangements ayt now be-
ing made for this expedition by Adju.
tant General Corbin as rapidly as posi-.
BILE, In view Of It's great importance. es-
pecially as IL involves cooperation by
the state and navy department authori.
ties, as well as those Of the war depart.
ment.
The decision 10 use New York as the
the point Of embarkation instead Of san
Francisco, whence all the carrier forces
started, for the Philippines. was reached
by General Corbln after q careful review
Of a number Of considerations, chief
among which was the urgent need of
haste. The early completion Of the treaty
Of peace with Spain renders indispensa.
BILE a prompt increase.of the American
forces not only at Manila, but 10 provide
additional Rarrisons Tor other important
centers in the archipelago, which will
Immediately fail under American dom.
inAtion, with its accompanying respon.
sibility for the security Of life aud prop.
erty.
At the present time the government
Is wholly without available transports
In the Pacific ocean to meet the emer.
gency. The dispatch Of two vessels
from the Atlantic, IL Is believed, viii
therefore be particularly advantageous
FOR the double purpose Of bringing home
from Manila such volunteers A. can
soon BE- spared, and increasing the trans
port feet In the Pacific The three rogi.
menta OF regulars have not yet been 70.
lected, but as none but those now IN
New York state aud other Atlantic gar.
risons can well b. spared, the conclusion
was forced upon the authorities that
economy as well as mpidity 81 action,
required them 10 ho sent by way ~ the
Mediterranean instead OF joumying
across the continent ami then under.
taking the trying and monotonou. yoy.
age on the Pacific with no hayon Of rest
after leaving Hawaii
The garrison under General Otis NJ
Manila now consists of one company Of
tho regular engineer battalion, six troops
OF tho Fourth regular cavalry. six bat.
teries OF the Third and Sixth regular ar.
tiliery, three regiments Fourteenth,
Eighteenth and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
infantry. o regiments OF volunteer IN.
fantry and AK batteries ~ volunteer mr..
tillery, including the Astpr light bat.
terry, which already has homowArd or.
ders. II will b. the effort Of the au.
thorities ~ return all these volunteer
regiments and batteries 20 the United
States ~ speedily as possible, bringing
ing them home as far a. feasible ~ the
order In which they reached Manila NJ.
ter Admiral Dswey's victory, aud II 10
believed that on the arrival there early
In February of the three regiments Unit.
ed States regulars from New York
at least six NJ the volunteer commands
may b. released from the duty that
has already grown irksome 10 them
The vessels 20 take these three regi.
ments from New York 10 Manila will
probabl' be- the Berlin with u capacity
Of 5000 men, and the Chester which can
comfortably provide FOR 1890 men. These
ships are declared 90 be- In excellent con.
dition and capable Of carrying all the
! supplies and equipment essential for the
force, beside having tho advantage OF
roomy decks and plenty " elbow room
for 5000 men, aud the necessary officers
The navy may send one or two cruis
! ers with the expedition NJ FAR "a Gibnl
tar, where the Helena has just arrived
aud where she may act as a convoy, anf
/ Admiral Dewey may send one ~ hi
Il vessels a. far ~ Singapore 70 meet the
feet Stops viii probably be- made ur
the voyage at Gibraltar Port Said
Alden, Colombo and Singapore, wher'
.oal will be ready and fresh food vii
II obtained IL will depend on tho ~