Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-03
SOLDIERS GONE BACK.
RECRUITING DETAIL FROM THE
FOURTH FINISHES ITS WORK.
The SECOND is NEARLY COMPLETE,
Captain BOssieux Hopes 10 FIJI IL
Ont I'm a Few Days-Interest in Re-
Fourth.
Fourth.

The recruiting detail from the Fourth
for several weeks, left for Jacksonville
yesterday, having sent down as many
men as were needed
Lieutenant w. p. Klein, Of Company
II, who had charge OF the detail, did not
return yesterday but will remain here
several days making up his Official reports.
Captain Bossieux. in charge OF the detail
from the Second Regiment. sent five re-
cruits to Camp Cuba Libre yesterday
The number still needed TO complete the
strength OF the Second is very small Cap
tain Bossieux's company-Company M
needs only one more man.
1.-THE FOURTH TO PORTO RICO.
The report telegraphed from Jackson
vile that the Fourth Virginia was to be
one OF the fifteen regiments to accompany
General Wade to Porto Rico created great
interest in Richmond. Had not such rtI-
mors been heard so often more interest
would have been excited. Still, there was
some credence Of the report, It being
thought likely that Virginia troops would
be given an opportunity 10 see active
service.
The companies composing the Fourth
are Company A. Norfolk. Captain Sheen;
Company b. Norfolk, Captain salamonski;
Company c. Newport News, Captain
Marye; Company d. Hampton. Captain
Hope; Company r. Norfolk, Captain Not
tingham Company f, Suffolk, Captain
Causey; Company G. Suffolk, Captain Will
son. Company II, Richmond. Captain
Wyatt; Company /, Franklin. Captain
Vaughan; Company *. Petersburg, Cap
tain Jackson Company L. Portsmouth,
Captain Brooks, and Company NJ, Rich
mond, Captain Pegram. Company VI is
temporarily commanded by Lieutenant
Daughtrey. Captain Pegram being absent
on leave.
The regiment is thoroughly equipped in
every way, and has reached a stage OF |
remarkable efficiency in drill. The men /
have also become thoroughly acclimated |
so far as becoming accustomed 70 Florida |
climate is concerned and the summer |
temperature in Porto Rico is said 10 be |
lower than in Florida. The people of Vir- /
glnia can rest assured that IL there is Sc
rious work TO be done the Fourth will give /
a good account Of itself.
On Board the Helena.
MT. Roy Lacy, son or Mr. and Mrs
James B. Lacy, OF No. 22O west Cary
street. attached to the gunboat Helena.
which has been seeing lively service in
Cuban waters, has written the following
etter 10 his mother:
ION Manzanilio. Cuba, July 70. 1893.
Dear Mother: Your letter received
about week ago, but this is the first
chance have had 10 answer IL. and only
have few minutes now, as the ship this
s going on leaves for Santiago in about
half an hour.
Il guess you see all the news in the
,apers, so that there is not much 10 write
about. We mad a fight of Tunas the Sd
" this month, at the same time that !
sampson was sinking the main feet. We
we're not even hit once, but several shells |
,urst over our decks. and / was hlt In |
he right hand by a small piece. and il
vas thought that I would lose the mid
lie finger. but IL is all right now. only
title stiff.
SUNK THREE sPANIARDs.
We have had several small nights since.
'ut not much damage done 10 us We
nd six other gunboats arrived OF OF thls
lace Sunday. and attacked II yesterday. {
he spaniards had large shore battery I
nd six ships here. The ships came out
meet US, but we soon had two at the
ottom, and a third one on FIRE. which
DON blew up and went to keep the others
ompany. Only one of our ships much
We are going In this evening ,
tomorrow TO finish the rest aud the
arteries.
AS don't want this TO set left. win have