Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-08
ABOARD FOR HABANA,
The Movement Of the Seventh
Army Corps !
It COMMENCED YESTERDAY,
The First North Carolina Takes the
Lead.
THE FOURTH vIRGININs ORDERS.
The Tenth United states Regular In
fantry Added to General Lees
Command-To Land at the Docks
I'm the City.
I'm the City.

SAVANNAH, GA. December 7.-(Spe-
cial.) 1.-THE movement OF the Seventh
Army Corps for Cuba commenced to-day
by the embarkation of the First North
Carolina Regiment on the steamship Rou-
manian. They will sail tomorrow. Corps
headquarters will close up business to-
morrow. and Major-General Keifer, COM
mandng the First Division, will then
take charge of the remaining troops
Everything at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
papers. desks, etc.-will be put Friday
aboard the Panama, which, 1t is expected,
will leave Saturday, with General Lee
and staff. The Quartermaster Department
will remain behind for the present.
The Fourth Virginia protested against
its assignment on n boat with another
regiment. and so the order for us to em--
bark on the Mobile>with the 16lst Indiana
was revoked. and we are now under
orders TO take the first transport that
comes in. Brigade headquarters will go
aboard the same ship with the Fourth
virginia. The Mobile will carry the l6lst
Indiana. Second Division headquarters,
and First Brigade headquarters.
special information from the inside con-
firms the report that General Lee will be
given supreme control of all the military
forces in Habana province, and viii haVe
under him the whole Seventh Corps, to
which the Tenth United States Regular
Infantry has been added by telegraph
tonight.
TO LAND AT HABANA.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December T.
General Ludington, quartermaster-gene
of the army. has received a telegram
from Major Bellinger, the quarterInaster-
general at Savannah, In charge OF trans
portation OF troops from that point to
Cuba. He says:
General Lees entire corps should be
TRANSPORTED direct from this point to
Habana before the Goth instant. | under
stand from General Lee that authority
has been granted for landing troops at
the Habana docks instead of at Marianao.
Camp Onward Notes.
CAMP ONWARD, SAVANNAH, GA,
December 6.-There were many visitors
in town to-day to see friends in the
Seventh Army Corps. VINO will soon oe
ont Of easy reach. and noticeable among
them were a number Of Virginians.
Misses Annie and Ellen Lee arrived TINS
evening to pay their father a farewell
visit.
Mrs. John b. Gordon and Miss GORDON
are visiting Major Frank Gordon.
Mrs. John Keifer arrived from Spring
field. o.. yesterday
Mrs. r. F.. l.. Niche and child arrived
this morning from Virginia to join AS
nt-Adiutant-General Niche.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, the only
daughter of President u. 5. Grant ar
rived here this morning with her two
daughters TO bid farewell to her son,
lieutenant AIgernon Sartoris. who is Il
member of General Lees stan.
orders have been issued to the ehect
thar no ladies will be allowed on me
transports. Officers wives going to Cuba
will have TO go on the passenger steam
ers. .., J.. .,,,o
Each regiment will be permitted 70 take
alono ON the transports one Young Men
Christian Association secretary ana tent
Most of the tents and all OF the bullo-
ip0s in the camps will be left standing
where they are. Floors for officers tents
viii be transported. but those ior en-
,,eted men will be left behind ana lum-
her for new ones will be taken 10 CuDa'