The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-09

LONDON. June a-The Washington cor
respondent Of the Daily Chronicle. with
the approval OF Gen Gree,y. cables the
following:
THE army sailed from Tampa at noon
e. men. composed of infantry, cavalry.
artillery and engineers and signal corps
THE infantry consists of tweny-seven
regiments. sixteen regular and eleven vol
uuteer, as follows:
''Of the regular regiments. the First,
Second. Fourth. Sixth. Seventh. Eighth.
Nlnth. Tenth, Twelfth. Thirteenth. Six
teenth. Seventeenths Twenty Twen-
/ ty-second. Twensy-fourth and Twenty
fifth.
''of the volunteer regiments there were
the First New York, Thirtysecoad Mich
igan. First and Fifth Ohio. Second New
York. First District of Columbia. Fifth
Maryland. One Hundred and Fifty-sev-
enth Indiana ard the Third Pennsylvania.
THE total infantry force is 2l.soo men.
In addition there arc a battalion OF en-
gineers. detachment OF the signal corps,
i've squatrons OF cavalry. four batteries OF
light artillery and two batteries OF heavy
artillery.
Gen. Shafter Is in chief command OF the
force. which IL conveyed by the battieship
Indiana and the gunboaf Helena, while
the training ship Bancroft is Gen. Shaft
er's floating home.
"The transports are due at Santiago
Friday night or Saturday morning, and
the landing will he attempted on Sunday.
and TO doubt by Sunday at the latest the
Stars and Stripes will float over Santiago
de Cuba
Orders to Embark Issued.
ATLANTA. Ga. June s.-The Journal
today prints the following from its Tampa
correspondent:
Last Wednesday one OF Gen. Shafter's
aides posted on the bulletin board at head
quarters IL copy OF the official order for
troops 10 be in readiness for immediate de-
parture. About the same time q notice
was put on the board to newspaper eorre-
spcudcn;s wishing 10 go with the army to
report 10 Lieut.. MiIey at noon Thursday.
Gen. Shafters order was as follows:
Headquarters Of the F9rth army corps.
Tampa Fla. Nay 31.-Generai order No. 5.
The following troops viii hold themselves
IN readiness 70 move Immediately on board
transports upon notification from these
he53guaFteTS:
FirSt-The Fifth army rcrps.
Second The battalion of engineers
Third The detachment Of the signal
corps.
F0urlh-F'lye squadrons Of cavalry 10 be
selected by the commanding general OF the
cavalry division. N accordance with In
s;ructions previously given.
FIRTH Four batteries Of light artillery. 70
}a commanded ~ major. 70 Re selected
hy the commanding officer q. the light ar
filleYv brigade
sixth--Two batteries og heavy artillery,
to t,e selected nv ti'e commanding oT.Ser
OF ths siege artillery battalion, with eight
siege }gttrs and eight fcId mor*ars.
SEVENTH The battalion of engineers, in
fAntry and cavalry - ee supplied with
s., rounds of ammunition per man
Eighlh-Au troops VIII carry, IN addition
- the fourteen aela rstiouS now on hand.
ten DAYS travelling ra5ions.
NiaiR--The m.nirum allowance q tent
age ana baggage 8s prescribed iD general
order NJ. - 4. =. -, cGgrent series, Will
ha taken.
Teash-In addition % tae ratloaS sgeeiaed
IN paragraph : 81 t5As order the cAief
eommIss4rv VII provide sixty days field
ra;ions for ;he entire regiment
Eeventh-An recruits ana extra bag
gaze tnn latter 20 ee stored carefully piled
ana -cNere,3. viii oe lef; IN the camp IN
CHARGE 7f commissioner ofs.cer.
TweifsA-Traygl ratloDs vii be drawn Al
once by -hs several commands. as intl-
Gated Ia tara-rafag :. By command ..
tSsAaezIs MAI GEN. SHAFTER.
r. J McCI-ERNARp,
Assistant Adtu,ar; General
tbs F.C.h corps iaclgdes two volunteer
r~r5r9en:- the Sevent nty-sTst New York
a.. .ae S->oaa Massachusetts. u ;ae
corps are aaaut i-.eo 1aea. on Saturday
n5xat Ger. SCATTER issssed an order trans
ferr.ng 70 :Ass corps al tae volunteer
trooes IN Tampa ana vicinity. except the
Gearria Ana F'la-laa regiments, making
,acse ressren; thereby properly belong -
Gen les corps Tais was ae-o. ot
,s7sfse. fa strengthen iae invading force.
Ta.S addition Sc sns Fgita arsny corps "a
creased tne invading sorce lEog 450a. *.
"a 10 naArix . ~