Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-01
Forest Hill to-day at o'clock. Removai
Is regarded as certain.
REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS TO A MAN
Remaining Companies Of Old FIRST
willing 10 Go TO the Front.

There is q state of feverish unrest
about the Regimental Armory nowadays
born Of the uncertainty as to the fate OF
the organization. The officers and those
men who belong to the three remaining
companies-D, Il, and Care very
anxious that the regiment may be re-
cruited and sent into the field. There
Is a manifest desire. too. that all diner-
ances which have been known TO exist
and to have retarded the progress OF the
organization shall be sunk into oblivion.
Last night Lieutenant-COlonel Ander-
son drilled the three companies, and gave
them some instruction. There were about
ninety men present. and they did very
creditably The officers OF companies
met in headquarters after the Dattalon
drill, and replied to Orders Is Issued last
week, calling upon the companies 10 meet
and signify their willingness or unWlll-
ingness TO enter the service OF the onlleu
States. With few exceptions-ahd THESE
merely on account of family depenuen-
cies-every officer and man offered MS
services. COMPANY ID has fifty men who
are willing TO go anywhere In the "oriu
under the Stars and Stripes; the same Is
true of forty men OF Company IL, whose
wariike captain declares that unless MS
services are accepted he VIII resign MS
command, and fifty men OF the Mahches-
ter Grays are anxious to bear arms
against Spain.
SIX COMPANIES BEING FORMED.
No less than six companies are being
formed outside the regiment, in the nope
and expectation of being added 10 It's
strength. Captain Tenant and captain
John Walker both have companies re-
cruited to the maximum strength anu
they have applied TO the Governor loi
permission to organize. Colonel SpotsWoou
has twenty-nne men enrolled. MT. j. D.
Dancv has a number Of recruits, ana
meeting has been called for Friday night
at the Armory, at which time important
matters will be discussed. Messrs. George
ID. Carter and Charles Nj. wallace are
making a Joint effort TO organize com
pany and Mr. Joseph Johnson mas en-
rolled a goodly number Of volunteers.
LIEUTENANT-COLON ANDERSON
ORDERS.
The following orders were issued last
night:
Orders %.
1 Commandments Of Companies ID, l.,
and G. are directed. until otherwise order
ed, to assemble their commands Tor COM
pdny drill not less IMAM tNiSS III oh'~H
week Instructions to occupy one hour
as a minimum.
2. Commandments will divide recruits ana
men into squads not
exceeding four men each, and Will require
such SQUADS to be instructed daily, eX-
cept Sunday, in all that pertains TO the
school of the soldier until they become
proficient. They will assign instructors 10
the various squads, and require such SUI
pervision of the instruction as they may
find necessary.
g. Attention is particularly called to
10 to II, inclusive, and TO
1S5, Drill Regulations.
BY order Of
GEORGE WAYNE ANDERSON,
Lieutenant-Co Colonel Commanding.
Charles O. Saville, Captain and Adju- |
tant
READY TO LEAD COLORED TROOPS |
Those officers who have rendered their |
services. were much occupied yesterday |
with the discussion of the call for colored |
troops 1t is hoped that the two battalions |
will be Differed by white men, and many |
gentlemen expressed not only willingness.
but desire, to be assigned to this duty.
II Is the general belief that the negroes
will give "a good account Of themselves,
and it is thought that the staff and line
officers will surely be Virginians.