The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-07
FORCES 1t PHILIPPINES.
PORTY-OxE THOUSAND OFFICERS
AND MEN WILL BE THERE.
This Comprises Those on the
Ground and Those Now on the
Way-s0me 1900 More VIII BE
Sent Dat and yoIunteers Released

and en- route under orders for service II
the Philippines. No further reinforce
ments are low IN CONTEMPLATION. me
forces Of the two services already stationed
ia and about the archipelago consists o.
twenty regiments OF infantry. one engineer
battalion. seven troops OF cavalry and
eleven batteries OF artillery. an aggregate
OF about .ono men. Nineteen yess Is. with
an aggregate OF 81 officers, ESQ Egs.I and
1Ss marines make up the naval contingent
This Is exclusive OF the transport Solace.
with 1s2 officers and men, ali told, which is
constantly passing back and forth from
Manila There are about $50 army rein
fcrcements on the way to Manila. making
as rapid progress as possible. and there
are roughly estimated 900 men in the
force under orders 10 proceed to TIE Philip
pines.
The force now at Manila or Hongkong
under the command Of Admiral Dewey
comprises the baltimore, Bennington, Sos-
ton. Buffalo, Callao, Charleston, Concord.
Culgoa, Don Juan de Austria. He,ena. Isla
de I4uzcn- Isla de Cuba, Manila. Monadnock
Monocacy. Monterey, Olympia. Petrol ana
Yorktown. These vessels carry a9s officers,
1880 sailors and 2s5 marines
The transport Solace does not remain at
Manila. The Castine and Princeton are
now on their way through the Red SEA 10
join Admiral Dewey and the Oregon and
her attendant vessel. the Iris. are travelling
through the Pacific 10 the same destlna
ton These vessels will add 10 The naval
force at Manila 80 officers, 7sa men and $.
marines. The captured ships. Don Juan
de Austria. isia de Luzon and IsIa dc Cuba.
are not available for immediate service.
as they are In need of repairs. The Solace
mas taken out number of recruits and
with these the Isla de Luzon will be man
ned The Wheeling VIII join the Manila
Heet, but Is not to be counted as being
available in the immediate future
The regular troops now in the Philippine
Islands under the command Of Maj Gen.
Otis, consist OF the following: The Four
teenth United States infantry. Eighteenth
Infantry, Twentieth infantry (Which has
but recently arrived there, consisting Of IL
officers and LIS mem. Twenty-second
United States infantry and Twenty third
United States infantry; battalion of
United States engineers: Companies c, e
q. l, n and l. OF the Fourth United States
cavalry; Batteries q, II, X and I. Of the
Third United States artillery and Batteries
ID and G OF the Sixth United States artiN
iery.
Most OF the volunteer forces already in
the field and most OF whom have borne
the brunt OF the engagements with both
the spanish army on the islands and more
recently the ffipinos. have been there
pancy OF the islands They comprise fifteen
regiments OF infantry. one troop OF cavalry
ana I'VE batteries OF artillery az follows
The First California. First Colorado First
Idaho. Fifty first Iowa. Twentieth Kansas
thirteenth Minnesota. First Montana Frs.
North Dakota. First Nebraska. Second
oregon. Tenth Pennsylvania, First South
Dahqsa. FIRST Tennessee. First Washing
ION, First Wyoming. First troop or the Ne
Sada cavalry. Batteries A ard u of the
ttah hghf artillery. Batteries A and p Of
the california artillery, the First wyoming
Hsht battery. Tenth and Eighteenth com
paaies OF the United States signal corps
III ADDITION 70 these another company OF
ule s.snai cerps has been formed M Man
TIA, oeang recruited by transfer from,
the regular branch of the army T,,ss
means OF making gp the new company
was made necessary by the lack OF time
Tor the dispatch OK man from the United
stairs. Rsinfreeuaenis for the phtiip-
ines 70" on ine way aggregate In the
heishpoThood ct f.sae men, al told These
are mace up OF three general expeditions
as follows: The transport Gram with
Cen Iawton and staff with a toeaI OF
saXty-four officer and 5le rr,en Including
0;e battalion OK the Seventeenth infantry
ana Tour companies of the Fourth infantry
FMS expedition sailed from New York
January ~. was reported at Slngapore M,
OTIS that rs expedition VIII reach Manila
n tho early morning Of the 10th instant.
me tr8tSIort sherman, Col. J. H. Page
commanding. carrying a to,a! OF thirty
four Officers ard / 1G ineii including the
eGi1se Third iafsntry regimen. and a bat
talon OF the Seventeenth infantry. The
Sherman sailed from New York February
8. The transport. Sheridan under COM
mand OF Lieut.. Coz. ]. II. Smith OF the
Twelfth infantry. carrfts all OF the TwssIfeh
aud q battalion OF TIE Seventeenth Unfair
Try, making total CT City sevea Officers
and LIS men.
Besides. shs Roanoke, With a fair s.zszi
ietaehnle11t OF recruits for the various
regiments already in the arch pela "a. has
gotten Il good start on the way 20 Manila,
ana the transport Valencia sailed fratn
san Francisco for Manila via Honolulu
with 80 recruits for the infantry, artillery
ard Signal corps. ara numbeg az West
roirs, graduates assigned - duty attn va
rhossS companies tys the Philippines
To sven shS fcrns3anls iist or men 81
ready On :ae fed and co sou;e. fye regi-
rnausz 0f infantry and the crack SIKH ar
silsssy wfsas ~ approximate strength a4-
ait.ozai. OF 7.,saa uen IN a.L arr under
orfers TO proved . Nisml,a ~ the earliest
opportunity These achievements watch
30 70 the archipelago under Az order ~
sslsa by the department ia~sc we~k. com
ntete the roB 81 sToosss. ~ FAR as c2atens-
plated fer service N tbs islands. ard are
as sasloN-s. T2e SKIS t'n.:@i S.AseS n
fantry row AZ San AnS9nso the N.ath
unised States infantry. al AsA8scs aaw-
racks. "a raigtesu:h Ja.ta3 satss iafan-
Try IN New YORK state. tae Sixteenth Uni
tc,s SEates Infantry. a. Ftrt Cus0k. and
Ts.ss s-hsss-tYz~ p0suts an1 re Tsvnt1 -aTst
Tinted S,as9% infantry. 81 P.aTtSogsE. Y
Y. AMI the sixth Jmtea States artillery,
sta-g scattered a4o5sS Eha Atlantis coast AZ
a number q posn3a THs date II 9ep4rt
are sas ass set been axeS. aat they &re
exns~~fsA - tss 81 MAalla M&y H. If e0r~
So a..~ are zss5ss Acfegy wh~E thev REACH
Mania 4 Is nks}y t2s4& a 9~rsS1es'slsIES
Fuss,s,er q xo4sssGeezs ia&F aa brought
fssxEx.