New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-26
on,nion among visiting Army officers is that
CanaraI Hains,s fnrcps cahnof be excelled.

opinion among visiting Army omceis 10 '"a'
General Hains's forces cahnot he exceiieo
Newport News Va,-July ~ (specisD.- Cap
tain Alfred E.- Hunt commanding Battery r.
Pennsylvania Artillery. arrived. this evening IN
advance Of his battery. 10 make preparations
FOR the reception OF the regiment OF four lat
terier. A detachment of Battery came In late
10. nioht The guns are heinz put ABOARD 'he
Massachusetts. Battery a. Captain Warpur.on'
and battery Captain Water psd"s here a for
the last four months guarding the snipyara:
have received orders TO prepare % move 10 rortO
Rico at once While II Is possible that tiiey VIII
leave on the first. It Is not probable that they
will 60 before the second expedition star's' as
their equipment r. not complete.
DISTRIBUTE ed among the three transports mere
are lOoOO canvas uniforms for the artillery,
cavalry and infantry.
Nine hundred thousand pounds OF potatoes
ard 1900 pounds OF onions have arrived anu
are being placed aboard the City Of Washington
ard the Roumanian.
MORE TO GO FROM CIIICKAMAJGA.
Chattanooga. Tenn July * (speciaD-The
Third Brigade First Division. First Army
Corps will leave camp tomorrow. orders nave
been issued TO get everything In readiness, ana
to-day the three regiments were busy packing
uo $685.. ...
The Third Brigade includes the LIST and 90
Kentucky and the 9Th Illinois. Brgadier-Ieh-
eral Frederick u. Grant has been transferred
20 the command in place Of General Boynton'
General Grant and General Wade were IN COLO
ne, Lees tent this morning discussing 'he p'ans
FOR the movement OF the brigade.
General Grant has found that the Kentucky
regiments lack consid .,.b bic ordnance. but Cen
erai Wade said that the troops would be ior-
warded Notwithstanding this Colonel Lee VIII
shin ali necessary supplies 10 Newport News oy
express and any ordnance that is suitable Tor
fhe regiments viii he forwarded from here with
ont unloading should 1t come in sufficient guam
titles General Grant will have with his Third
Brigade the Sd Battalion OF the loth fehh-
sylvania. which embarked the other uay d.
Charleston g. c.. for Porto Rico General Grant
saws that this battalion has an extra supply Oh
ordnance which he thought could BE- transferred
TO the Kentucky troops.
General Grants brigade will take with II
about Ave hundred animals and nearly one
hundred wagons. There will he in the corr"
mand including the four companies OF the 10Th
PENNSYLVANIA about 1900 men over nun
dred cars VIII be required, and 1t VIII be late IN
the evening before the last train will leave Ross
Vile Camp will be broken at an carly hour
in the morning The troops will arrive at New
mort News some time on Thursday. and ali be
loaded by Saturday, so that they car set sail
nm sunday and be in Porto Rico in less than
week.
At headquarters to-day the matter OF loauins
troops on transports at Hampton Roads instead
OF at Newport News was discussed. orders have
been received to send a par. Of the troops 70
Hampton Roads. General Wade was iniorineo 1
Tonight that all is in readiness, ana the InlIo
Brigade will leave camp tomorrow .Gehera a.
Grant this afternoon bade NUMBER or intlrnate
friends goodby. and is prepared TO start TOT the
war. 81, -.
From indications at Camp Thomas this morn,
tyr n now looks as though the Second ana
Third divisions of the First Corps Will be rapiol!
pushed TO the front The next brigade 10 90 on,
will be the First, of the Second DIVISION. anu
II Ia thought that II will start on THURSDAY or
Friday This brigade includes the 10Th lhol-
ana. 31st Michigan and let West virginia
The troops that went to Newport News In the
last few days provided with ten DAYS
travelling rations. which are expected to sufnce
until they get aboard the transports The ra-
tioys consisted principally OF canned goods Inc
transports will be supplied from the markets OF
NEWPORT News where all that is needed can De
secured as well as here. 2. ~ d,