The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-19

| to meet him.
The distance from Charleston, where the
first body Of troops for Miles's expedition
was to start to-day. is more than double
the distance from Santiago to Porto Rico,
so that the transports which sail from the
former city can scarcely reach General Miles
| before the early part of next week These
Charleston troops are the First Brigade of
the First Division of the First Army Corps,
and are commanded by Brigadier General
| George H. Ernst. The brigade comprises
| the Second Wisconsin. Third Wisconsin and
| Sixteenth Pennsylvania Regiments.
The purpose of Secretary Alger is to make
the Porto Rican campaign a short one An
| overwhelming force will be thrown upon the
| island, and it is possible that bloodless
victory will be achieved when the Spanish
become convinced that they have no reason
able chance to resist successfully. The ex-
| pedition is to comprise $4,000 men at the
| start, and it will be sweiled soon to 10000
| men, and, if necessary, to 10000 men, the
equipment of the volunteer forces having
now progressed SO well as to warrant the
| statement that that number of men can be
| ready for service in Porto Rico within a
very short time. The entire body of troops
at Tampa will be taken. numbering about
1900 men, and including lot of heavy and
| light artillery under command of General
Rodgers. The expedition will be particular
| ly strong with artillery, as some of that at
Santiago commanded by General Randolph
| is to be drawn upon.
TROOPS THAT WILL GO.
Fourth Corps, under Major General Cop
pinger, as follows:
Second Division, Brig. Gen. Simon Snyder
Commanding
First Brigade-Brigadier General Schwan:
Eleventh and Nineteenth United States In
fantry.
Second Brigade--Brigader General Car
penter; Second New York and Fifth Mary
land.
Third Brigade-Brigadier General Hudson;
Third Pennsylvania, Observation-Disclosures fifty
seventh Indiana and First Ohio.
Third Division, Brigadier General Kline
Commanding
First Brigade-Col. c. L. KEENAN,: Fifth
Ohio First Florida and Thirty-second Mich
| igan.
Second Brigade-Brigadier General Lin
coin; Sixty-ninth New York, Third Ohio and
| Second Georgia.
| Provisional Cavalry Brigade-Colonel
| Noyes; Fifth United States and detach-
- y-1...
| Tenth United States Cavalry and eight
| troops of Rough Riders.
| Artillery Brigade-General Randolph; two
| light and ten heavy batteries.
1t is possible that all of the cavalry will
| not be called
General Brooke will take with him from
| Chickamauka Park most of the First and
| Second brigades of his army corps, the
| First. These are in addition to General
Ernst's brigade at Charleston:
First Division
| Second igagde-General Hains Fourth
| Ohio, Third Illinois and Fourth Pennsyl-
| vania.
| Third Brigade-Col. j. C. Culver; First
Kentucky, Third Kentucky and Fifth Illi-
| nois.
| -OGCOIlU OlNlSlOn, 0Ol. j.. -. POlanQ COM
manding.-
| First Brigade-Brig Gen. c. T. Roe; Thir-
| ty-first Michigan, First Georgia and One
| hundred-and-sixtieth Indiana.
| Second Brigade-Gen. w. j. Mckee; Sixth
Ohio One-hundred-and- -fifty-eighth Indiana
and First West Virginia.
| Third Brigade-Brigadier General Rosser:
| Second Ohio, First Pennsylvania and Four
teenth Minnesota.
NAVY TO COOPERATE.
The part which the navy is to take in the
assault against Porto Rico has been fully
matured. The several transport fleets will
have with them one or two auxiliary craft
carrying strong secondary batteries of six
or eight six-pounders. Secretary Long said
this afternoon that no time had been fixed
for the departure of Admiral Simpsons
fleet for San Juan. AS to the naval plans
he would only say that they would CO.
operate in every way with the movements
of the army. The reports that three moni-
tors were on their way from Key West to
| San Juan was characterized by the secre-
tary as unauthorized. 1t is the general un-
derstanding, however, that the navy will
rely mainly on armored ships for the bonn
bardment of San Juan, as the big battle
ships and monitors afford the best means of
offensive warfare, while their armor belts
protect them from such fire as the San Juan
batteries can bring to bear. The fortifica-
tions there are much like those of Santiago.
with MORO Castle at the entrance of the
harbor and a number of lesser fortihcations
leading up to the city. These, however, are
viewed with less awe since an examination
of the MORO batteries at Santiago has
shown them to be antiquated and capable
of little effective resistance.
The movement of the ships from SAINT
! iago to their new fields of action will be-
gin at once. and it is probable that some of
Admiral SIMPSONS ships were detached to-
day and proceeded with General Miles's
| first expedition toward Porto Rico They
will be needed to cover the debarkation of
the troops on Porto Rican soil The others
will follow soon as the full army expe-
diton is ready TO make landing, when
the attack will begin simultaneously from
land and sea-
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