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be taken, numbering about I3 900 men en1
including lot of heavy and light artillery.
Under the command of Gen. Rodgers. The
expedition will be particularly strong with
artillery, as some of that at Santiago, COM
handed by Gen. Randolph, is to he drawn
upon. The Tampa troops are known as
the Fourth Corps, under Mai Gen Cop-
pinger, comprising the Second Division.
under Brig. Gen. Simon Snyder, and made
up of the 1st Brigade, Brig. Gen. Schwan,
nth and 18th United States Infantry; 2d
Brigade, Brig. Gen. Carpenter I'd New
YORK and 9TH Maryland: Sd Brigade 18th
Indiana, Sd Pennsylvania and Ist Ohio:
Sd Division, Brig. Gen. Kline commanding
!st brigade, Col c. L. Kennan. 9th Ohio,
lst Florida and 32d Michigan; ID Brigade
Brig. Gen. Lincoln, 69th New York, Sd
ONO and I'd Georgia: the provisional cav
airy brigade, Col. Noyes 5th United States
ard detachments of 1st, ID 3d. 9Th and
ioth United States Cavalry and eight
troops of rough riders; artillery brigade.
battrisa Een. Rand3lph' two light and ten heavy
airy will not be called upon.
From Chickamauga
Gen. Brookes will take with him from
Chickamauga Park most of the lst and I'd
Brigades of his army corps. These are. In
addition to Gen. Ernst's brigade at Charles
ton, the I'd Brigade, 1st Division. Gen.
Haines, 4th Ohio Sd Illinois and 4th Penn
syivanfa; Sd Brigade, Col. ]. S. Culver. LIST
kentucky, Sd Kentucky 5th Illinois: 2i
Division, Col. J. s, Poland, commanding,
ist Brigade, Brig. Gen. C. r Roe, 3Ist
Michigan, 1st Georgia, 1eOth Indiana. ID
Brigade. Gen. Mckee, 9th Ohio I5Stb In
dlana, lst West Virginia; Sd Brigade. Brig
zen. Rosser, I'd Ohio, 1st PENNSYLVANIA,
14th Minnesota.
Part TO BE Taken by the Navy.
The part which the navy is to take in
the assault against Porto Rico has been
FULLY matured. The several transport fleets
VIII have with them one or two auxiliary
craft. carrying strong secondary batteries
or d or S-pounders. The navy will re,y
mainly on armored ships for the lombard
nlent Of San Juan, as the big battle ships
and monitors afford the best means of Of
IenslVe warfare, while their armor belts
protect them from such fire as tho San
Juan batteries can bring to bear Tho for
tlhcauons there are much like those of
Santiago, with a Moro Castle AT ,he on
trance CT the harbor and a number OF
smaller 1ortfications leading I'D to the
cry ihese, however are viewed with less
awe since an examination of the MORO
batteries at Santiago has shown them to
pe antiquated and capable of little effect
I've resistance.
Inc movement of the ships from Santiago
10 their new fields of action will begin
at once, and 1t is probable that some of
Admiral SIMPSONS ships proceeded witb
Gen Miles first expedition toward Porto
Rico. They will be needed to cover the
debarkation of the troops on Porto Rican
SOIL The others will follow as soon as the
ioiI army expedition is ready to make
iandlns, when the attack will begin stimuli
taneousiy from land and sea-
Troops to Remain in Cuba,
1t has been finally decided that none of
the troops that participated In the actual
nshting before Santiago shall be employed
on the Porto Rico expedition. There are
Two reasons for this; first, the men have
suffered severely from hardship. the cli
mate and from fevers and are entit,eJ TO
rest; second. it is deemed to he very
pad practice to allow the soldiers who have
peen exposed to yellow fever TO be brought
IN contact with those fresh from the Cnited
States. 0i'@u
There is also still another reason. a pure-
~ military one. Ten thousand Spanish
troops are at Hoiguiu, Maazanillo and 9th
er points within striking distance of Sam
tlago and might not lose an opportunity
70 recover the ground lost at Santiago
IL the place were left insutiicientIy rro-
tected. therefore Skaters entire army is
10 De Kept on guard on the high hills in
the rear OF the town until the men have
stamped out the yellow fever Then thew
win take turn at the Spaniards II they
can De Iound, and 1t may pe that Snafter's
Hlarch Will end at Havana. He Will work
as far from his base as possible after his
army is thoroughly refreshed, hunting fte
enemy wherever they are liable to be
found. ~ De