Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-04

| ticularly pleased with the location OF the
| volunteer camp In Jacksonville, and
stated 10 a Times-Union and Citizen rep
ressntative yesterday, after paying visit
to the camp, that It was the best located
Of any that he had seen in the State.
'"The location Is very favorable" said
the General, with good shade. good bath
ing facilities In the river near at hand,
and. with the city water extended right
to the camp Yes. / am very much
pleased with the camp-grounds."
"Will any more troops be sent to jack
sonvilleY' was asked.
Yes" was the reply, "I expect to have
about 1000 men In my command This
will be three divisions, or twenty-seven
regiments. OF this number. eighteen are
yet to be assigned. | expect to locate
about 1900 troops In Jacksonville, and
Will put string Of them to Trout Creek
and back again. The other troops OF the
corps will be stationed elsewhere along
the east coast, but | cannot state where
just now"
When the Times-Union and Citizen rep
resentative first met General Lee the
former remarked that he had not seen
the General since when passing through
the city EN- route to Habana to begin his
States to Cuba, which "reminiscences
brought forth from General Lee the re-
mark:
Il wish that l were on my way there
now"
is WAITING ON ORDERS.
Have you any idea how long before
you will do so?" was asked.
NO" replied the General, II do not
know anything more about II than you
do. 1 was first ordered TO Tampa, and
then l was ordered TO Jacksonville, and
now l am here waiting orders. When we
will go is something that | cannot tell.
One Of the chief sources of delay has been
the difficulty in equippng the volunteer
troops They were found to be in need
of more things than was anticipated"
General Lee could not state just what
additional troops would be sent here, but
he stated in reply to an inquiry that the
Virginia regiments would probably be at
tached to his command.
Three members of General Lees per-
sonal staff arrived from Richmond yes
terday and have taken UP their apart
ments at the Windsor Hotel. They are
Ffrst-Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., son
of General Lee; First-Lieutenant Alger-
non SartOris, grandson of General Grant,
and First-Lieutenant Carlos Il. Carbonel,
all from the First Regiment Of Volunteer
Engineers, under command of Colonel
Griffin.
General Lee, accompanied by General
Arnold, commanding the Second Division,
made his visit to the camp yesterday
morning, but did not go out in the after
noon, as many had anticipated. He stated
that he intended to go out between and
8 this afternoon 20 take another look at
the camp, but that a review would not
be held.
THE GENERAL is VERY GENIAL
General Lee has already won for him
self a warm place in the hearts OF the |
people with whom he has come in contact |
in Jacksonville, both by his genial per- !
and lack of ostentation which |
might be expected from his high position. |
He is pleasant and courteous to ALL and |
Is a true type of the southern gentleman. |
The General and his staff have q suite |
Of three rooms for offices at the Windsor |
Hotel. located at the end of the west cor |
ridor, several doors from those occupied 4
by General Arnold and staff. General Ar |
mold, who commands the Second Division. |
under General Lee, expects soon to make |
his headquarters at camp. This will be /
done SO soon as the necessary tsntage |
can be secured.
Captain Baker quartermaster of Gene
raj ArnOld's staff, is busily engaged just |
now getting the regiments in camp pro-
perly equipped. They are being supplied.
not only with arms and ammunition, but |
acquisitions are being made out for cloth
ng and other necessaries, and these will |
be distributed as soon as possible.
THE DAYS ROUTINE.
The order issued by Brigader-G General |
Arnold, in command OF the Second III
vision Seventh Army Corps, issued on
Monday, governing the troops in camp,
has been somewhat amended as regards
he calls. Those now in force are as fol-