The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-07

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Forty-one
thousand officers and men Of the COM
bined army and navy forces comprise
the approximate total American
strength now at, en- route and under
orders for service for the Philippines.
No further reinforcements are now in
contemplation. The forces of the two
services already stationed in and about
the archipelago consist of twenty regi-
ments of infantry, one engineer bat
TALON, seven troops of cavalry and
eleven batteries of artillery, an aggre-
gate of about 24,5O0 men. Nineteen
vessels, with an aggregate of 291 OFF,
GERS, 1890 men and 253 marines make
up the naval contingent This is ex-
elusive of the transport Solace'' with
1872 officers and men all told, which is
constantly passing back and forth from
Manila There are about 1890 army re-
Inducements on the way to Manila,
making as rapid progress as possible,
and there are, roughly estimated, 1900
men in the force under orders to pro-
coed to the Philippines.
The following vessels are now at Ma
Mia or Hongkong under the command
of Admiral Dewey: Baltimore, Ben
nington, Boston, Buffalo, Callao.
Charleston, Concord, Culgoa, Don Juan
de Austria, Helena, Isla de Luzon, Isla
de Cuba, Manila. Monadnock MOnoc-
acy, Monterey, Olympia, Petrol and
Yorktown. These vessels carry 297 Off
GERS, 1890 sailors and 253 marines. The
transport Solace does not remain at
Manila.
mi
their way through the Red Sea to- join
Admiral Dewey and the Oregon and her
attendant vessel. the Iris. are travelling
through the Pacific to the same desti-
nation These vessels will add to the
naval forces at Manila SO officers, 739
men and 81 marines. The captured
ships Don Juan de Austria, Isla de
LuZon and Isla de Cuba are not avail
able for immediate service as they are
in need of repairs. The Solace has
taken out a number of recruits and
with these the Isla de Luzon will be
manned. The Wheeling will join the
Manila fleet, but is not to be counted
as being available in the immediate
future.
The regular troops now in the Phil
ippine Islands under command of Ma
General Otis, consist of the follow
ing: The Fourteenth United States In
y
fantry Twentieth United States In
fantry (Which has but recently arrived
there, consisting of Al officers and 1918
mem, Twenty second United States In
fantry and Twenty third United States
Infantry, a battalion of United States
Engineers. troops c. E. G., l. K, l. of the
Fourth United States Cavalry, Bat
teries G.. II, K and l. of the Third
United States Artillery and Batteries D
and CT, Sixth United States Artillery.
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 Filipinos
have been there since the American oc-
cupation of the islands. They. comprise
fifteen regiments of infantry, one troop
of cavalry and five batteries of artillery,
as follows: Infantry-First California,
First Colorado, First Idaho, Fffty-first
Iowa. Twentieth Kansas, Thirteenth
Minnesota, First Montana, First North
Dakota. First Nebraska, Second Ore
gon. Tenth Pennsylvania, First South
Dakota, First Tennessee. First Wash
ington. First Wyoming, First Troop of
the Nevada Cavalry, Batteries A and B
of the Utah Light Artillery. Batteries