The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-31
TALK OF INVASION AT TAMPA.
No Movement of Troops Begun, But
One Looked for.

one Looked for.
Tampa, Fla, May SO.-The impression
prevailed around headquarters to-day that
the end is now not far off, and that def
mite orders for breaking camp and getting
on board the transports in waiting will
soon be given.
All kinds of rumors were afloat 1t was
reported, on what appeared to be good au-
thority, that orders for embarkation had
actually been received from Washington
and that several of Admiral SIMPSONS
ships were on their way from Cuban wa
ters to act as conveys for the vast fleet
of transports on their journey south. This
was denied at headquarters.
Nevertheless the report that the date for
the embarkation had definitely been de-
cided on, and that it was in the near fu-
ture, came from so many different sources
that in spite Of official denials it found
many believers.
If any such orders were received, how
ever, there were certainly no indications
of them at the docks at Port Tampa,
where scarcely a dozen negro laborers
were lazily engaged in cleaning up the
rubbish left by the carpenters. No load
ing of supplies of any kind was done
during the day, and even the fires in many
of the transports had apparently been
drawn.
The result of the conference held to-day
between Maj. Gen. Shafter and Brig. Gen.
Young, in command of the cavalry brigade
at Lakeland also rather Indicated that
no immediate movement was in prospect.
1t was decided to abandon Lakeland as
a camping ground for the present, but to
keep the First and Tenth Cavalry at that
point until the time of the removal of the
regular troops at Tampa shall make avail
able camp grounds, or until orders to en-
bark for Cuba are received.
1t was decided to place Col. Woods
regiment of RoOsevelt'S rough riders at
Lakeland temporarily, while the First
Ohio Volunteers, now on their way South,
will probably also be stopped there.
Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, commanding
the Seventh Army Corps, will leave for
Jacksonville tomorrow, with his staff and
viii establishd corps headquarters at that
point.
It has practically been decided to place
the entire Seventh Army Corps along the
coast of Florida. Most of the corps will
be stationed at Jacksonville, but troops
will also be stationed at st. Augustine,
Miami and other points.
Lieut. Miey of Gen. Skaters staff is
now on the east coast inspecting prospec-
tive camping grounds, and upon his report
will depend in a great measure the appOr-
tionment of troops at other points than at
jacksonville. In this connection il may
be stated that the removal to Jacksonville
or other east coast points of all the vol
unteer regiments of the Seventh Army
Corps at Tampa will soon probably be
ordered.
The Second Massachusetts Volunteers
which for the past two weeks has been
stationed at Lakeland, arrived in Tampa
to-day and went into camp at Ybor City,
near the heavy artillery.
The Seventy-frst New York Volunteers
which, with the Second Massachusetts.
are the only two volunteer regiments in
the Fifth army corps, viii be down from
Lakeland tomorrow, and going into camp
near the Sixth Infantry at Tampa Hights
A special train, with 216 members of the
Chicago naval reserves, in command OF
Lieut.. Pryty and Ensigns Hunt and Hew-.
lit arrived al Port Tampa to-day. They
will go to Key West tomorrow under or.
ders to report to the senior officer in COM
mand.
Decoration day was observed in camp
to-day by the suspension of all drills, Reg
ular Memorial day exercises were held at
the Tampa Hights tabernacle in the ar
ternoon under the auspices of the locai
q. A. r. post.