Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-19
THE CAMP AT RICHMOND.

a dispatch from Richmond says: Col.
]. G. Baker, who went to Washington
to urge the Virginia delegation in Con-
gress to make a renewed effort
to secure the appointment of
Adjutant General Male as q
brigadier general, returned yester-
terday. He conferred with the Sem
ators and Representatives but did not
see the President. The Congressman
were unable to give Col. Baker much
encouragement, as the Presidents poll.
cy is to take all the brigsdiers from the
regular army.
There is much criticism of the gov
ernment's determination to rush the
raw troops, just organized in Richmond,
to Tampa, and equip them after they
get there. The officers claim that they
can be put into shape in Richmond in
one-half the time they could in hotter
climate and in large camp.
The boys are complaining less CT tho food
they have to eat. Ration5 are being served
to companies This plan works more satisfao.
torily than the old one. Each day witnesses
a more strict discipline at the camp. The
boys are having some hard work to do at
drilling and other iabors
The following information Vas received
from Washington yesterday: Army orders
have been issued granting leave of absence to
First Lieutenant David c. Shanks, Eighteenth
Infantry, to enable him to accept commission
OF major in the Second Virginia volunteers.
Leave of absence 1as also granted First
Lieutenant David Price, First ARTILLERY, 10
enable h'Iu to accept commission Of major in
/ Third Virginia volunteers.
Governor Tyler ST yesterday he thought
1t was Of the Utmost importance that all the
Virginia soldiers should be vaccinsted before
they leave Camp Lee.
Company K, Fredericksburg, of the Third
Regiment, made splendid record. They
took to Richmond ninety men and every one
OF them passed the examination. Three of
those not needed w9nt in the Alexandria
Light Infantry and the others will return
home
Governor Tyler is in daily receipt Ct many
letters from mothers and sisters OF men who
have enlisted asking hin to have them dis
charged, ss their health is bad or they have
have families dependent upon them for sup
port The Cover or is powerless il such mats
tiers. IN his proclamalo ION he al Used that ali
such men remain at homo, but he cannot di a
charge U. S, soldier and would not feel JUS
tifsd in sending home man who at years f
discretion had voluntarily enlisted.
The Richmond Dispatch says while it is
certain that two Virginia regiments will be
ordered to Tampa, and may form part of
General Lees DIVISION it is not thought the
Third will be sent there at all, certainly not
now, and it is pretty Vell assured that the
Virginia troops will be brigaded with regi.
Tent from another State and that regular
army brigadier will be in COMMAND. The
muster in of the Third will hardly be com.
plotted before tho middle of the week, The
! last Of its companies Company I, Captain
Willard, will reach here Sunday morning. 1t
has not its full quota by twelve or fifteen
men, though Captain Willard thought, when
i'll Richmond Tuesday, that these would ne
secured BY the time his company started to
camp. Colonel ]. c. Baker, Of the Second
Regiment. EEaa returned from Washington,
w,.ere he went to press the claims Of Alju-
tant' General Nalle for appointments IS & brig.
adler, He did not nee. with much encour-
agement, fo7 tie Virginia Congressman as
surcd aim that the President was determip Cd
to stick to his policy of promoting regular
army officers to be hrigadiels. General
Males friends have not given up hope Gov
erno- Tyler has written another appeal to the
President in General Males behalf.