The age-herald., 1898-11-11

The report recites orders made by him. aated May 25. prescribing the proper eau3p- ment of tho different commands with Gen. eral Miles says, were delayed in publica- tion from May 16 until that date. .F
 Orders are referred to for the sending of the regulars to New Orleans, Tampa and Mobile and the invasion of Cuba; for the gathering of troops at Chickamauga and for the movements of 1000 troops on Cuba, but none of these movements on Cuba ma- teralized." He says:
 'The want of proper equipment and ann munition rendered the movement imprac- ticable."
 Philippine Expedition
 At this point there is brief Aggression where, in a paragraph. General Miles re- fcrs to General Merritt's Philippine expe- dition as organized and equipped and con dueted as being successful in every way" General Miles then pays an eloquent trtb- ute to the brilliant exploits of Lieutepants Rowan and Whitney who secretly explored Cuba and Porto Rico and ascertained. the military situations. He resumes his report with an account of the despatch of General Shafter's expedition. saying: T desired to go with this command" His request as telegraphed from headquarters at Tampa was as follows: "This enterprise Is so in- portant that desire to go with this army corps, or to immediately organize another and go with this and capture position No. 2. Now that the military is about to be used, believe that it should be continued with every celerity, doing anything to ae- complish the desired result" -.-.s-t -i
 He also stated: '"rhis expedition has been delayed through the fault of no one connected with it. It contains the princi pal part of the army. which for intelligence and efficiency is not excelled by any body or troops on earth" s.
 The telegram was dated June 5. 4. ...-
 The following day Sepref1rV A1opr fpla- graphed in reply:
 "The president wants to know the ear Hest moment you can have an expeditions ary force ready to go to Porto Rico large enough to take and hold that island. with out the force under General Shafter." General Miles response was: "In ten days"
 He next speaks of the unsultability of the transports which were merchant freight steamers, and of the accumulation of troops and supplies at Tampa, crowdng the facilities there and causing great delay. Finally the Santiago expedition sailed on June IA, and General Miles quotes an order issued by him to General Shafter directing the latter to make inquiries whether pro- visions had been made for the supplies of rations, hospital supplies wagons, landing boats, etc, winding up:
 Attention to Details
 'I would suggest that thorough attention pe fequTeu lOr every uetall m Oruer to ln- sure perfect order in the disembarking of your command" The order is dated June Il and June 15. General Miles received the following dispatch: 'e'i
 Washington, June 15. ''Major General Miles, Tampa. Fla :pl .5f -'
 Important business requires your pres ence here; report at once. Answer -
 (Signed) "R. A. ALGER, '
 Secretary of War;
 June 24 General Niles submitted to the secretary of war a written plan of cam paign. Briefly stated the points were:
 That provision be made for the reception of at least 30,000 Spanish prisoners, That after capturing Santiago some deep water port be taken on the north coast of Cuba. That Nuevitas be captured and that with 15,0OO cavalry and some light artillery and small body of infantry an advance be made into Puerto Principe in the interior and the troops thence moved towards Ha- Vana. This movement would occupy the time until September 30; the troops would be in the most healthy part of Cuba during the rainy season and the prisoners could be used in road making. Should Span ish force be thrown between that point and Havana, the Spanish army could be divided and be beaten in detail Should ,thatA plan be rejected then after capturing Santiago, the entire force should be removed to the western end of the island and campaign made against Havana.
 General Miles next recites an order to himself from Secretary Alger to Organize an expedition for operations against the enemy in Cuba and Porto Rico' From the order dated June 26, it appears that an expedition was to be organized under the immediate command of General Brooke for such movement. The command under General Shafter or such part as coul dbe spared from the work in hand, was to join the foregoing expedition and reading the order, "you will command the forces thus united, in person."
 To Capture Isle of Pines
 General Miles at this point mentions a project he had conceived at that time for the capture of the Isle of Pines, which was a smuggling base for supplying food to Havana and the harbor of Nipe on the north coast as a coaling and a refuge sta- ton for the navy. Continuing. he says: "The yellow fever at this time had broken out in Mississippi, and some feared that it might spread over the southern states. The safety of the military camps was then a matter of great importance, and after consulting with the best authorities I atl- vised that the troops at Mobile be sent to Mount Vernon, Ala, which has been ref, uge for the garrison on the gulf for years; also to Miami, oh the coast of Florida, an- other place of refuge, and also to Fernan- dina, Fla, in order to isolate the troops as much possible from railroad centers where they would likely to become infected by the travelling public. l also recom- mended that a portion of the troops at Chckamauga be sent to Fernandna and also to Porto Rico, and at the same time suggested that troops be stationed in the Lowdon and Shenandoah valleys in the v1- clnity of Antetam and on Long Island sound. These recommendations were in or der to avoid the overcrowding of the larger corps at Chickamauga and Camp Alger''
 Some correspondence is included at this point to show that General Miles had sought the cooperation of General Garcia to harass the Spanish troops and prevent endorsements getting into Santiago, which the Cuban general readily promised, re- garding General Miles request as orders
 Coming to the operations at Santiago the report tells briefly of the landing of the United States troops and quotes Shafter's telegraphic account of the battle of Fl Caney, he says: .A,i3s3
 "on the next day the following dispatch was received:
 "'Playa Del Este, July 3, 1898, Camp Near Seville, Cuba, July 3.)-Secretary of War. WaShin ofOn. We have tha tntrnl x.,alt