New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-03
TROOPS TO OCCUPY CUBA
PROGRAMME OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
NEARLY COMPLETED.
THE SEVENTH AND SECOND CORPS AND PART
OF THE FOURTH SELECTED
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Washington. Nov. 2.-Adjutant-GeneralC Cor
bin expects 10 announce in day or two the
complete programme for the military occupation
OF Cuba and the evacuation OF the districts Of
the island by the Spaniards. General wade
IS momentarily expecting to receive from
the Spanish Commissioners at Havana the de-
tailed statement Of the dates when the Spanish
garrisons viii be withdrawn from the various
posts in Puerto Principe Santa Clara. Matanzas
and Pnar del Rio provinces. When these are
definitely fixed orders Will be issued from Wash
ington designating the relieving regiments.
1t IS already settled that Havana Will be the
last city evacuated. and that the Seventh Corps,
under General Lee. at Savannah. which has
been selected TO garrison that city. Will not
begin to embark for Cuba before the middle or
latter part OF November.
1t has also been determined that the Second
Corps. from Camp Meade will be landed in the
western part of Cuba early in December for the
purpose 81 preserving order In Cardenas Ma
tanzas Rogue and Pnar del Rio. Some Of the
regiments in these two corps may be detached
in the course of the next few weeks 10 make
room for regiments from States which have not
been represented in the active campaigns in
Santiago. Iorto Rico and the Philippines. and
several changes are contemplated among the
general officers and STATS OF the two corps be-
fore they embark.
FIRST TROOPS TO GO THIS MONTH.
In addition to the Seventh and Second corps
which destined wholly for the western end
OF the island. IT is proposed to send at least one
division Of the Fourth Corps to the central prov
inces and this will constitute the first detach-
ment Of troops to be dispatched 1t is probable
that the division at Huntsville. OF which Major
General Chaffee assumed command to-day, VIII
constitute this force. II will be the only con
siderable body Of American troops to enter
Cuba before the end OF this month. Its regi-
ments Will leave Savannah singly and at such
dates as 10 reach the important points in Puerto
Principe and Santa Clara In time to march In
as the Spaniards march out. Special pains nave
been taken to prevent a recurrence or the EN-
barrassing situation which marked the evacua-
ton OF Manzanillo. when Colonel Rays immunes
were landed before the Spanards were prepared
to depart
northumberland LudingtOn and Com
missary General Eagan are already gathering
subsistence and other supplies at Savannah and
other ports for these troops, and nothing Is lett
undOne 10 insure the prompt departure OF the
regiments rapidly as they are needed seI-
eral OF the transports VIII be ready 10 start
with their stores aboard. by the middle OF next
week. and most OF the purchased ships when
are now being altered at Northern dockyards
Will be delivered according to contract under
heavy penalty on or before November ~ me
TRANSPORTS on the Atlantic coast now owned by
the Army. with their carrying capacity when
are available for landing the troops In cuba are
a. follows. -
Panama No. l. 400 men; Port Victor. NO.
400 men. Rita No. 3 700 men Mohawk No. ~
| 600 men; Mobile. No 81. 1000 men; Massa-
chusetts no - loo men Manitoba. No ~
1000 men: Minnewaska, No. -. LOO men
Mississippi No. -. 500 mon; Michigan No 20
son mon. Rumanian No 81, 100 men; OLDHAM
No 30 1900 men: Berlin. No. 81. 1000 men
Chester. 800 men. and Mortera Mexico, Relief
and Missouri. The two latter are hospltaI
sh,ns and the Mortera and the Mexico were
ca ptured from the Spanish.
The chartered steamers Bessie and Manteo az
we'll as the tugs Britannia ana Gypsum hlhs'
owned by the Quartermaster's Department, are
also available for duty.