The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
OFF FOR PORTO RICO.
THE FIRST EXPEDITION HAS
STARTED.
the Auxiliary Cruiser Yale Carried the
Commanding General and Four hat
tcries OF ARTILLERY General Brooke to
Take 10000 Men.

WASHINGTON, July 10-The Porto
Rican expedition has started on its
mission to- capture that island.
General Miles leading the Porto Ri
can expedition, left. Siboney, Cuba. to-
day upon the Yale with four batteries
of artillery and n few seasoned troops.
Two brigadcs now at Charleston are
embarking to-day on transports to take
them to Porto Rico.
All the force at Tampa, 5000 strong,
including artillery, will be put aboard
ship as rapidly as transports can be
gotten there and sen to reinforce our
other troops.
Genera Brooke will take the First
and Second divisions of his corps from
Chicknmauga to Porto Rico. He will
leave here this afternoon for Chicka-
manga to get his troops started. 1t is
expected that the whole expedition
will be under way within the next four
days.
1t has been decided to retain General
Skaters brigade at Santiago for an
indefinite period.
New York city, Newport News and
Tampa are the embarkation points for
the American army that has begun the
movement to Porto Rico to win new
'aurels for the United States.
Bid have been made by railroad
companies on transportation of troops
from Chickamauga TO New York CITY.
The regiments from Camp Alger will
be embarked from Newport News and
the artillery and additional regiments
in the vicinity OF Tampa will be en-
barlkcd from hat point.
The regulars destined for Porto Rico
are supposed to be the Fifth, Eleventh
and Nineteenth infantry. the Fifth
cavalry, two light batteries of artil.
lery and eight heavy batteries. These
are either in Tampa at the present
time or under orders to proceed to that
place.
General Miles cables the secretary of
war that there are at present four
light batteries of artillery which have
not been disembarkcd, and hence can
be safely used in connection with tho
Porto Rican expedition. lie SAYS that
Haine's and Copron's batteries have
not been affected with yellow fever,
and are available.
The artillery will be under COM
mand of Brigadicr General j. l.
Rogers, one of the finest artillery Off.
GERS in the service.
The war department Is having an
exceedingly difficult task in selecting
ihn vn1,,ptaar rar;-,ort. g. A.. n
Rican army. All are very anxious to
go to the front, and again political in
fiuencc is brought to bear to advance
the interests Of the various regiments.
In accordance with instructions sent
by Secretary Long, three monitors
have left Key West for Porto Rican
waters, where they will take station
in front of San Juan, whose fortilca-
lions they will attack. The monitors
are the Puritan, Amphitrite and Man
tonomah, while the Terror remains on
guard off Havana.
The arri,a of these three vessels
will increase the blockading force in
front of San Juan to six vessels. 1t is
not intended to keep all of these ships
at that point, however, but on the ar
rival Of the monitors the other ships
will 60 to other Porto Rican ports.
There are only seven ports which II
will be necessary to blockade - San
Juan, Playa, Mayagucz, Aguadilla
Arecibo, Fajardo, Naguago and Arroyo.
At the present time the only Port de-
clared in a state of blockade is San
Juan. 1t is expected that upon the
arrival Of the monitors the President
will proclaim the blockade Of the
entire island.