The morning news., 1898-11-20
WILL COME To-MoRROw NIGHT.
Third Georgia TO Move From Griffin
at Once.

at Once.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee received a telegram
yesterday announcing that the Third
Georgia Regiment would arrive in Sayan,
nah tomorrow night to go into camp
awaiting transportation to Nuevitas, Cuba.
Col Berner evidently received his order
to move on Friday, and has made arrange
ments 10 move at once. The Third Geor-
gia viii probably be in camp here for
coming 10 carry them 90 Cuba has been
received.
Lieut.. Col. Curtis Guild, Jr., and other
officers of the corps made an inspection
of the country surrounding Savannah yes
terday afternoon for the purpose of find
ing a suitable camping ground for the
Third Georgia. Several sites were inspect
ed, but none has as yet been definitely
decided upon.
The site for a camp for the regiment
which would prove most satisfactory is
that around the property of the Georgia
Car and Manufacturing Co. out on the
Ogechee road. The officers who have the
matter in charge are desirous, however,
Of securing the use of one of the COM
pany's large sheds for the troops. as it
is expected they will be here only a short
while, a matter Of a few days perhaps.
and the probability is that if they put up
an entire permanent camp with all the rec
essary buildings they would have to take
it down as soon as it had been finished
Hon. J. j. McDonough, president of the
company Will arrive in the city today,
and the request VIII be made Of him for
permission TO use the land and part of
one of the sheds for a few days.
This is the spot where Col. Sergeants
Mississippi regiment was camped prior to
its departure for Santiago There is plenty
of water there for the troops and the site
is satisfactory in every way. IL Mr. Nc
Donough gives his consent to the use Of
il. the regiment will undoubtedly be camp
ed there until the transport comes to car
ry it to Cuba.
Mai. Godfrey H. Macdonald has been
ordered to Savannah to report for duty
as chief ordnance officer of the First Di-
vision, Seventh Army Corps
Maj. Havens, paymaster, U. S. No!un-
teers, is in the city, having been ordered
here for the purpose of assisting Maj.
John L. Bulls. He viii aid Maj. Bulls
in paying off the First Battalion, Second
Georgia Regiment, on Tuesday.
Capt Chauncey b. Baker, who has held
The position Of depot quartermaster here,
and who signihed his willingness to go TO
Havana to take the place as chief quar-
termaster there of Col Williams, deceas-
ed. has received his orders to proceed to
that city. He will leave Savannah Mon
day morning and go direct to Havana via
the Plant System. Capt Baker has made
many friends during his brief stay in the
city, who regret to see him leave.
Ii appears that Gov. j. Hoge Tyler of
Virginia has been successful in securing
the discharges of a number of men in the
Fourth Virginia Regiment. Maj. Bulls
has had a number of them to pay off
within the last few days. On account of
these discharges it has been decided
to recruit the regiment, securing
men from the Second and Third Virginia
Regiments, which have been mustered out
There are many men in these regiments
who will probably be glad to return to
the service An order was issued from
headquarters of Camp Onward yesterday
directing Capts. Clarence Wyatt and c.
c. Vaughn. Lieuts. w. c. Hill. w. H.
Wassum, F. II. Couch and A. T. Rx to
proceed to Richmond for the purpose of
securing recruits for the Fourth Virginia
from the two regiments named.
Lieut. ]. II. Harrison of the Ninth Illinois
has been ordered to proceed to Spring.
field, H., for the purpose of bringing back
to Savannah an alleged deserter, Private
James w. Johnson, Company c, Ninth
Illinois.
sergt. c. w. O'Riley was sent to Co.
lumbia under orders last night to bring
back to Savannah Fletcher b. Randall,
Company L, First North Carolina. an al
legged deserter. Sergt. O'Riley is attached
to the permanent detail of the provost
guard.