Evening journal., 1898-07-11
THE NEXT INVASION.
Porto Rican Campaign Begins
When Santiago Falls.
PREPARATIONS NOW BEING MADE.
sampson's Fighting Fleet VIII Act In Con-
cert with a Large Army-Miles to
Command an Expedition Com
posed Mainly of Regulars.

WASHINGTON, July lit is gem
orally believed in Washington that the
Porto Rican campaign is 10 be begun
much sooner than has been expected.
1t is absolutely certain that at the
present time the administration Is
counting upon the almost immediate fall
of Santiago-this to be followed at once
by the going Of General Miles, with the
later volunteer troops that have been
sent to Santiago, to Porto Rico.
A member of the administration said
yesterday that after the fall Of San
tiago General Shafter and the greater
part Of his army that he has had in
Cuba would be left in Santiago prov
ince, while General Miles, with the re-
cent re-enforcements and some Of the
regulars. would go to Porto Rico at
once.
In quiet way the war department
for more than week has been busy
Getting together rush matter" on Porto
Rico for the information Of the gen.
erals and staff officers who know they
are soon to go to Porto Rico. Many
kilograms have come to the war depart
ment in the last few days from them
asking for mora information as TO Porto
Rico, and information has been sent to
them without delay to Charleston.
whence the greater part Of the earlier
Porto Rican expedition will sail
These re-enforcements will include the
Eighth Ohio, that went from New York
in the st. Paul, and the other two regl-
ments Of Garretson's brigade, the Sixth
Illinois and the Sixth Massachusetts,.
Those that start after the fall Of San
tiago will probably go directly to Porto
Rico. General Miles will go with the
others from Santiago.
Admiral Sampson will have in his
squadron. besides protected cruisers,
the Iowa, Texas, Indiana, Brooklyn and
New York. The Massachusetts had
been included. but this has been chang
ed The fleet of Admiral Sampson is
expected to blockade the island COM
pletely and to make way for the land
ing Of the army at a point not yet as
certained, probably on the northern side
Of the island, west of San Juan.
II Is thought that the Spanish army IN
the province OF Santiago de Cuba viii
have become so exhausted by the time
of the fall OF the city that peace may
be maintained by the volunteers.
General Miles will therefore put his
main dependence upon United States
regulars. to whom. he says belongs tbs
greater part Of the glory achieved by
the army before Santiago. General Miles
considered the fighting there practically
a test Of the regular army and did moi
seem to consider seriously the volun'
.teers in connection with the safe worl
OF regular United States troops.
II was proud" he said, "of the cour
age with which the regulars bore th'
hardships of the heat and rain and o
the unflinching way in which they be
haved all along the line"
"There Is not" he continued. "a fine
body OF men either for marksmanshil
or otherwise in Germany, France Rus
sia or England than our little regula
army"
After complimenting General Shafte
he counted over on his fingers tn
names OF the brigade commanders an,
said It was the work Of the army
which caused Admiral Cervera TO decid
20 leave the harbor. He used the worl
"army" all through his conversation II
the sense of the United States regulars
but would not be drawn into any shar
invldlOus comparisons OF the regular
with the volunteers before Santiago.
He went further in a warmer strain
saying what concern he felt when the
were taken off in transports; what pain
ne had taken to make their journey cas-
and what uneasiness he felt lest a storr
might force them below decks. Then
was. he said, he wished TO go with ther
and asked permission, but was ordere
back