The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
And the United States Army of Invasion Will
Be Increased to $4,000 or More.
War and Navy Departments Now in Direct Cable Conl-
municaton with Guantanamo-What Has
Been Accomplished in Two Months.

WASHINGTON. June 21.--Two months
ago to-day war broke out between the
United States and Spain, according to the
proclamation of the President and the dec
Iaration of Congress. The end of that period
finds nearly 1900 United States troops lying
off Santiago preparing to land; it finds cable
communication established between the goy-
ernment at Washington and the advance
guard of the expedition in Cuba. and it
finds Cuban territory in the possession of
United States marines. backed by squad
ron, and nearly all of the commercial ports
of Cuba blockaded. This is all apart from
Dewey's great victory at Manila, and from
the splendid results achieved in organizing
several armies now in the camps. Therefore
the officers of the administration feel they
have right TO look back with pride over
what has been accomplished in the short
space of two months. working, in a large
part with raw material in both the army
and the navy.
The government has now determined to
send heavy reinforcements to General Shat
ter at Santiago. To this end the first expe-
dtion will leave Newport News Thursday
morning, carrying Brigadier General Duff
fields separate brigade of the Second Army
Corps, made up of the Ninth Massachusetts,,
the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Michigan
and the Third Virginia Regiments, in all
about focr thousand men. Expeditions will
follow rapidly by way of Tampa for while
Fernandina and Miami are considered to
have many good points for concentrating
troops. yet army officials are now satisfied
that Tampa can be retained with advantage
as the main point of emharkation. The next
forces to go will include those of Brigadier
General Garretson, of the Second Brigade
of the First Division. Second Army Corps,
embracing the Sixth Illinois, the Sixth Mas
sachusetts and Eighth and Ninth Ohio Regi-
ments.
GEN. HENRY TO COMMAND.
Brig Gen. Guy v. Henry, distinguished
cavalry officer of the regular army, arrived
here to-day from Tampa, and the present
division, made up of the brigades of General
Duffield and General Garretson. this dfvi-
sion, comprising eight thousand men, to be
for the speedy reinforcement of General
Shafter. 1t will az once swell the American
forces at Santiago de Cuba to about 1900
men. But the expeditions will not stop at
that number. as there is a determined pur-
pose to send forward sufficient force to
crush any Spanish command which can be
concentrated at that point.
The reports from Santiago that about Al.
600 Spanish troops are In and about the citv
do not agree with the reliable estimates in
the possession of the War Department. Ac
cording to the latter figures there are not
to exceed 1900 Spanish troops at Santiago
de Cuba, while 100 miles away to the north
west, at Holguin, the Spanish corps COM
mander, General Pando has 10000 men. The
War Department is satisfied that the Cuban
forces under General Garcia can keep
Pando from reinforcing Santiago. Should
this not be accomplished, the Spanish forces
- N@t'NAooS "Ouiu ue uuSI 10 ABOUT
$1,000 men. They are we'll armed. well dis
ciplined, seasoned to the climate, know the
fighting grounds of that locality, and are
probably as good an all-round fighting force
as the Spaniards can bring to bear. There
is no purpose or the part of the authorities
here to leave General Shafter with an mad
equate force to meet these seasoned Spanish
soldiers. 1t is for this reasoa in part that a
division, probably under General Henry, will
reinforce Shafter. followed by such addi
tional troops as the needs of the situation
seem TO demand
FIRST NEWS FROM THE TRANSPORTS
Up to the close of office hours to-day
neither the War nor Navy Department had
received any detailed information as to the
arrival of troops at Santiago. The entire in
formation to-day was confined to the one
brief dispatch from Captain Allen. of the
signal service, TO General Greedy stating
that the troop transports had arrived. and
that cable communication had been re-
stored. This was enough however. to start
baseless rumors that the actual landing of
troops was in progress and one report went
TO the extent of stating that the troops were
landing under heavy fire from the Span