Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-19

and First Ohio; Third division,
Brig. Gen. Kline commanding,
First brigade, Col. c. l.. KEENAN,,
Fifth Ohio, First Florida and
Thirty-second Michigan; Second
brigade, Brig. Gen. Lincoln, Sixty
ninth New York, Third Ohio and
Second Georgia.; the provisional
cavalry brigade, Col. Noyes, Fifth
U. S. cavalry and eight troops of
Rough Riders; artillery brigade,
Gen. Randolph, two light and ten
heavy batteries.
1t is possible that all the cavalry
will not be called upon.
Gen. Brooke will take with him
from Chickamauga Park most of
the First and Second brigades of
his army corps.
Theses are Gin addition to Gen.
Ernst's command at Charleston);
Second brigade, First division,
Gen Haines, Fourth Ohio, Third
Illinois and Fourth Pennsylvania;
Third brigade, Col. J. S. Culver,
First Kentucky, Third Kentucky,
Fifth Illinois; Second division,
Col. ]. S. Poland, commanding;
First brigade, Brigadier General c.
T. Roe, Thirty-first Michigan, First
Georgia, One Hundred and SiXtieth
Indiana; Second brigade, Gen. Nc
Kee. Sixth Ohio, One Hundred and
Fifty-eighth Indiana; First West
Virginia, Third brigade, Brigadier
Gen. Rosser, Second Ohio, First
Pennsylvania, Fourteenth Mime
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The part which the navy is to
take in the assault upon Porto
Rico has been fully matured. The
several transport fleets will have
with them one or two auxiliary
craft carrying strong secondary
batteries of six or eight 6-pounders.
Secretary Long said this after
noon that no time had been fixed
for the departure of Admiral
Simpsons fleet for San Juan.
AS TO the naval plans he would
only say that they would CO.
operate in every way with the
movements of the army. The re-
ports that three monitors were on
their way from Key West to San
Juan was characterized by the
Secretary as unauthorized. 1t is
the general understanding, how
ever. that the navy will rely main
ly on armored ships for the bonn
bardment of San Juan, as the big
battleships and monitors afford the
best means of offensive warfare,
while their armor belts protect
them from such fire as the San
Juan batteries can bring to bear.
The Notifications there are much
like those of Santiago, with
MORO Castle at the entrance of the
harbor and a number of lesser
Notifications leading up to the city.
These, however, are viewed with
less awe since an examination of
the MORO batteries at Santiago has
shown them to be Anticipated and
capable of little effective resist
ance.
The movement of the ships from
Santiago to their new fields of
action will begin at once, and ii is
probable that some of Admiral
Sampson ships were detached to-
day and proceeded with Gen. Miles
first expedition toward Porto Rico.
They will be needed TO cover the
debarkation of the troops on Porto
Rican soil. The others will follow
as soon as the full army expedition
is ready to make a landing, when
the attack will begin simultaneous
ly from land and sea.
Secretary Long said to-day that
no apprehension at all existed over
the Spanish threat that the Camara
squadron would be divided, part
of the ships coming to this side TO
attack American seaport cities
This is looked upon as sheer bluff,
and it will not have the effect of
changing any of the navy plans or
of Withdrawing any ships for
patrol service on the Atlantic
coast. Should the Spanish threat
be made good ships more than a
match for any of Camara's vessels
would available at any Atlantic
port on short notice.
No time has been set for the
departure of Commodore Watson's
squadron for Spain. although this
move, also. is drawing near rapid
~. Secretary LlH said to-day
that reported new lists of this
squadron were inaccurate. as the
list bid not been finally made up.
1t has been finally decided that
none of the troops that particle
pated In the actual fighting before