New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-03
TRANSPORTS AT NEWPORT NEWS.
ARRANGEMENTS TO CARRY GENERAL
GRANTS BRIGADE To Porto RICO
HEADQUARTERS ON THE YALE.

ARRANGEMENTS TO CARRY GENERAL
GRANTS BRIGADE To PORTO RICO
HEADQUARTERS ON THE YALE
Newport News Va Aug > There is no
longer any doub, thn. General Grants brigade
viii go to Porto Rico. At a conference hcld
carly this mornag between the Army and rail-
road officials all o.: the arrangements FOR EN-.
barkation were completed. and tomorrow morn
ing the work Of moving camp equlpage and sup
plies from the camp to tho piers viii begin in
carn,st II General Grant decides 10 start all or
his ships AT the same tiTpe. or even on the same
day. the expedition VIII no, get under way be
fore Saturday.
n the ships are 10 sail sngy or in pairs II Is
possible that the Hudson NAV get away Thurs
dav morning The Manitoba. which arrived
this evening from Ncw-York. and which IS TO
carry the artillery and cavalry. cannot load he
fore Saturday The Yale. the Mnncwaska and
two other transports VIII easily finish loading
before Saturday. provided they arrive In sea
sonable time
The following IS ar official statement Of the
distribution Of troops aboard the transports.
published for the first time: Auxiliary cruiser
Yale brlga le headquarters. with General Grant
and staff. and the 81 Kentucky Infantry, under
Colonel Thomas J. Smith
Transport Manitoba Batteries and G. Penn
svlvania Artillery and Troops = and C. Penn
sylyania Cavalry under Acting Major Barclay
II. Warburton. commanding Battery A.
The Hudson. Colonel Casteman, with coo men
of the lst kentuck'
The Leona. Lieutenant Colonel Bclknap, with
GO men Of the same regiment.
The Alamo Colonel Grundor. with G5O men Of
the l60th Indiana.
The Concho Lieutenant Colonel Giger. with
60 men Of the lG0th Indiana
The Rio Grandc. Lieutenant Colonel Rickard.
with 40 men of the Sd battalion Of the 10th
Pennsylvania.
Each ship will carry subsistence and the
equipage of the troops on heard. General Grant
was obliged to make this distribution Of troops
on the transports named because no list has
bee n furnished him since last week. 1t IS more
than probable that two or three of the trans
ports will not be able to get here owing to
quarantine restrictions and necessity of dis
infection. which consumes time
All of the troops in camp her, not having
brown canvas uniforms. about three -fourths Of
then. were this afternoon supplied with the
same The Hudson finished loading subsistence
tonight and will go out into the stream in the
morning 10 await the embarkation or the
troops which will robaby he accomplished by
lighter The Hudson Will probably be sent
abead OF the rest Of the expedition. because or
ber slow average speed. only twelve knots.
Acting Major Warburton received orders this
morning to embark the Pennsylvania artillery
and cavalry aboard the Manitoba. instead OF the
Ntinnewaska as previously ordered. The horses
u,u nrobably be sent aboard tomorrow, but as
,bo vessel is large she cannot receive her full
cargo before Saturday.
The Yale Is expected to get in to- morrow from
New-York. and the Rio Grande VIII probably
accompany her. The time OF arrival OF the
other transports is uncertain
General Grant tonight received nof 80 rom
tho War Department that Major Muhlenberg
Chief. will arrive here tomorrow
,,orrirr for the purpose Of paying Oft the lst
.iau wv. "a Ken.ucky and 16Oth Indiana regiments
The Other troops here were PAID OF Sunaay. me
t,tants were notified by General Grant To-
light 10 have their pay rolls made up tor the
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