New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-07

GENERAL LEE WITNESS.
General Fitahugn Lee WAS before the Commits
/ sion at the afternoon session. While ne was al
TAMPA General Shaiter had been in command
ard General Lee had little knowledge o. the
: me; hod Of furnishing the supplies. He sad ths'
/ n, one time his co,ps had numbered .DG0o men.
lut was less.
B. General Lee nal no complaint TO make In re
! gard to supplies. Ia June, when the expeditions
/ were being sent eff. there was some DELAY pu'
I this was natural. and since then supplies or all
kinds had come with regularity and in abundance.
/ There have of course he said. been some
COMPLAINTS. Soldiers like schoolbOys. They
! sometimes compllln when there il no oc-
{ casIon for complaint" lie thought the Army ra-
ton was abundant. and, In the main, wei suited
TO a campaign IN tropical climate: yet some
/ changes nigh, be made. lie WAS of the opinion
/ that It would be better TO send live animals to
/ Cuba than TO send refrigerated meat as at pres
ent. according TO his Ideas, the men should nave
more fruit and less meat
During the course OF the questioning II was
learned that General Lee had been Informed that
he would be expected TO move his corps TO Cuoa
in the vicinity Of Havana about the first OF NO
vcmber and ;hat he considered his troops prop
erly equipped FOR the campaign lie CONSIDERED
the Spanish uniform better adapted To uopica
climate than the American. as 1, was cooi ana
could be washed. lie fearful thai the shirts
and blouses Of The men would be found TOO heavy
for comfort
Genera, Lee made the significant announce meht
that he WAS counting landing In a friendly
country, az he had received direct informaNoh
that the American troops would be welcomed hot
only by the Cubans. but BY the Spaniards as we'll
lie said that the conservative and properiy-oWh-
ing Spaniards wore especially DESTROYS to have
the American troops come for the preservation oil
| order
HEALTH OF HIS COMMAND GOOD.
/ Speaking of his command. General Lee said that
The health of the troops had been good only ABOUT
/ = per cent being sick. lie had insisted on a very
| thorough inspection Of the camp and on having
his forces thoroughly instructed by the stan Of
| ncers who had practically organized schools Tor
! that purpose.
The meat was received In refrigera tor-cars. and
AZ a rule It was good. In few instances the
! outer edges OF large pieces OF meat were spoiled
/ AZ was also the bareback. In one or two cases
! shipment of potatoes reported TO be in bad
/ condition, and board was appointed NhiVh VoH
| demned all the goods.
As TO the efficiency Of officers appointed from
! civil life, General Lee said some Of them learned
their duties very promptly others We're very o SLOW
! did He believed that volunteers would always
1 become effective. especially when confronted by
Ex-Governor Beaver read letter compiaiTn,isn,g s
OF the situation in the Jacksonvie camp TIP brsad
| moulded the doctors were generally drunk etc
sed mat eyr0 om srS y Whe% informed that
Was he said thai he was astonished and asked for
neps Fad o. come S 10 him. Which he had examined
! and in every case found them to be unfounded.
READY TO GO TO CUBA.
Then" said Ex-Governor Beaver after some
further questioning. you consider yoursen IN goou
! condition in every way start on the expedition
/ to Cuba?
| Il do" replied General Lee. Touch button
snd we are prepared even to go to Madrid
He expressed the opinion that i; was impossible
FOR any foreign troops TO do any great amount
OIL c snnns Of ,he heat Not even the Spanish
and Cuban forces bad ever been active in the sum
| mer season. He thought troops gong 10 nuod
should have ample protection asains, Imc SUI u,nre
C9mpans asans groT 9mbers of the 4h Viz
ginia Volunteers but he replied mat ne con.u n oI
speak definitely Of the cTe NOT so o
petent az they should be. The surgeons OF higher
pressed pSs t the belief that division hospitals were too
! large He advocated brigade hospitals as com
! ptais. He thought that the site of the camp at
jacksonville was well S SELECTED lsIeIa Lee # he consd
cred that he had been side-tracked In the cam
Il don't think So" he replied. II have from
time 10 time seen something IN the newspap ,hs
the sct Da ha ho was have ' an oppor@ny
active participation in the campasn, OF pie
mao o mo oicers in the Army outranked 1t
was always the understanding that my corps was
emsbition 70 60 there because 1 had not been al
! lowed 10 stay while | was there. wanted 10 Ep
! back with some men and show our enemies 'ha'
| He continued by saying that the President ha1
told him within the last few days that ne mao az
WAYS intended to send him TO Havana, ara III
case of an assault the city he should lead ~
/ General Lee dwelt on the Importance OF taxing
nrnn.r care of the sinks preventive OF disease
| The healthiest regiment In his camp was me me
itist Indiana Regiment. which burned All us
/ erYete matter Most of his troops were ANXIOUS 10
! 90 IN Cuba but some desired TO be DISCHARGED
| fIe said in conclusion. that he knew Of no case
! OF distress starvation or death from any neSleCt
ar that was due 10 any inefhciency on the part OF
! Covernment officials He had no compliant TO
make against the War Department, ana MIC"
~ no one in his command who had ,,
! campaign will be heard tomorrow ana ne VIII
be followed by number OF SIAN Objects WIN
have been ordered &c Cuba.