Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-19
The Porto Rican Expedition
Under Way.
MILES SAILS FROM CUBA
Army OF 10000 Men to Esnbs soon
Overwhelming Force To be Thrown
Upon the island. Short Cam M
@ paisn Planned.
(pY Tpl4u1.anll \

dent, Secretary Alger and ca,a,
Brooke, during which ,b,.r,
Quent communication vim 80 IRE,
Miles ut Siboney ~, ,;, He!'etal
Porto Rican ,swn.i;,i uetails oi the
and the expcditio, i1..tt i'eilected
under way. C;enp,.,l N,ii. "aa sotteh
artillery ana troo,s san, "itl some
Porto Rico on the convene, '''aS iof
Yale. to be followed quickly nv ,r er .,,ss
of about 10000 mn rho, w ,aii army
notable differences in ~ are some
aSpedition ana ~, ~ i'iii Aor TINS
pageant thai sailn1 $50. ' 10y. naval
under General Sha r. 49,. .io.t ia,npa
attack Santiago. E,irst tho,. ,''' ;'.i,1 70
practically no nav n,,,,. WI DC
department. has. rn,.1,,.al, ~, tne navy
unnecessary: that ha,., i. .', a. .hey are
ish warshin in tho w. ~. u Spun
dare trust it's hoat ,n+ 81 , u,es Int
second place tbn oy,,,f AZ DOR. IN the
Istart from one nojnt I'M, VII, " W.. iiot
n- the tre,nrn,loms ..,,,,,-.,.. tHus prevent
encountered AT Tnn,n, ~ ~ ~. ~, "''s
start the big t1ee T,st,, ~" ,,,a .or. -
he no effort made tn ,.@t ~, .'!.ne VII
together. but the. tr,nsnor,s ,,.i,, , a"aS
lowed to find their own way r. +, th a
ments, General Niles ,..nis t tpa IN move
had been promised nv ~. p,' aH, -.
that he. sho,ld 90 r. pnr, 1,: es'ueli,
the nromis, was redeemed toa.. :, ,, unu
the Yale headed tm)av frou, SIM Sihc, Wien zen
Porto Rico. 500 miles ,1stant C.nna LOT
Brooke will he the scnior otn.d ,ei d, a.
Miles command and ,,n,,, ~, ' ,,'i,, ~
the responsibility Of axer,ltinn ~ IN ~,
details of his sup,rio,.'s NAYS " tue
estimated that General NIi,as shor,i,
rive by "Wednesday nirht AZ +i,a 49, a.
selected for the landing. ana viii iI 80
once hoist the American naa w q.
Porto Rican soil Thu no;n+ &c. oser
she landing is kept secret ne I ~, LOT
raj will land before tha fn11 49, as Ely
expedition is at hand ana - nou =: % the
quently not t1esrable hat az euase-
should be abIa r. assar .at me enemy
force to meet him M ais. superior
Charleston. where tho ers+ Nc tro ~.
troops for Miles, axnad;t;na oouy OF
start today. is more thar do,,,,,a as ~, ~
distance from santIagoAfn pnr uo'1 pi t,te
hat the transports WHEN VIII -,
from the former civ can arna wv san az
General Miles hefora tba -. ,.;s, iel i.l1
of next week. These charlestnnS +,o paae
are the First RrigaGle 81 ~ So etop u,
vision of the First A, INV co,ne 80 -
commanded by Rrlradjar can. "''u c l'e
H. Ernst. The brira1a con,,,ris d, go &c
Second Wisconsin. Third 1yisn .,, ,sis .nt
Sixteenth Pennsviva nie = r n.Sronsl.' ana
The purnose az sacr..t,,.,7 Ills,
make the Porto p ico y ca,nn,i,rn - ~
one An oyerwbalminr $3.50 ; =, '''',l
thrown upon the s,ond ana ~ =;
Slble that q bloodlaSS ,.jctor,- ,,.;,i l..
achieved when thc Snani .,.3s , W. De
convinced that they have no re, snnah ,,,.,
chance to resist sncoassf, ,u 'e'sofiapie
The expedition is =, a.,,., ., 90
men at the start ana - Iii =, lss ,u'uuv
soon to 40 OCAn ana If r.oassn, ~ -o 49,
men. the euuinuant NJ ~ ,.o ~ ,t.oov
forces having now nroorassad so r .eri
as to warrant The statemort 49, ~ W.
number can he ready for ser,,ioa; q, BIZ BIZ
to Rico within y yn,-y shor+ -, ~
entire body of troons ~ To-, VII, Wv.
taken, numbering ohont - nl,n 800 w y, ~,
including n lot of heavy arti1,or,- ,,,, 49,.
command Of General Rndnars !rta az,
petlition will he M rtic,1IorIv syre,.
with artillery as soon of tbat ~ s.n
tiago commanded Nv cencroi pnnas1,,L
is to be drawn mon The Tarn,,n
troops are known rs tha fnnrtb onna.
under Major General Conninaa,. oai's
prising the second division ,,nile, I,rie
adler General Simon cnvlar ond ,,oSo
up of the first brigade Rricadiar ' CO.
eral Schwan. Eleventh ana N;n.+aaott
United States infantry. sanon,1 1891
Brigadier General carnantar :" e $50;
New York and Fiftb uor1,I,a. @e t,,;..,1
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