Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-07
OdS Has Practically Completed His
Plans Therefor.
OUR FORCES IN THE PHILIPPINES
vice There.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-There Is
some reason 90 expect important news
from Manila within the next fortnight.
IL has developed that General Otis has
practically completed his plans for a
Grand onslaught on the insurgents. which
SIS cxnccted TO deprive them of offensive
power at least II is probable that he
wu form large part of his force into
columns. as soon as his reinforccments
.le all 80 hand. and will push these in
f.raue. lines through the jungles. clear
A.S out the insurgents iu every direction
g. the troops 80 forward. The American
r.nps are getting restless and nervous
the pretty but annoying sharp
ting OF the Filipinos. and are so anx-
- TO put a stop to this that General
has yielded 20 their desire.
-ty-one thousand officers and men Of
-bned army and navy forces com
t--. the approximate total American
strength now at en- route for and under
.'.rs FOR service at the Philippine Is
lr1- No further reinforcements are now
.r coutemplation. The force Of the two
9 "iI'""' ''' "''' "''"'
''- ai. nlpelaso 0o'9iS'S 'i ~ r'slheh's
or infantry. / engineer battalion. troops
~ cavalry. and II batteries of artillery.
.r leregate of about 2i50O men. Nineteen
vessels. with am aggregate of POI officers,
...u men. and 21 marines. make up the
naval contingent. This is exclusive Of the
l.-rital-shin S0lace with l62 officers and
.. an tot1 v,nf.t fs constantly passino,
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There are ABOUT fFD army iellloIce-
uents ON the way i1 Manila, making as
f.rid progress as possible. and there are.
roughly speaking 9 men i'm the force
under orders to proceed TO the Philippine
Islands,
VESSEL rNDER DEWEY
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TROOPS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
THE regular troops now i'm the Philip |
f...s. and under command of MajOr-Gen- !
.i Ous. consist of the following: The |
Fourteenth United States Infantry, Eigh- !
Ufl United States Infantry Twentieth |
Tinted States Infantry (Which has but re- |
.ty arrived there. consisting of forty |
0. officers and LIS mem, IWenty-se- !
Dnd United States Infantry. the Twenty /
trd United States Infantry. battalion |
United States Engineers; Companies |
J.. q, J. Is. and L. of the Fourth |
1ited states cavalry; Batteries G, II, |
and j. OF the lmrd United States Ar
f.try and BATTERIES d and G, Sixth |
l.tl States Artillery
VOLUNTEER FORCES.
1ir.t .f the volunteer forces already IN
f. f.I md most Of whom have horne
t.. 0.t u the engagements with both
t.e Spanish army on the islands and more
Recently -le FIipinos have been there
st.. t.e beginning of the American oc-
Occupancy 0f the islands. They comprise |
lr... f..imcnts of infantry. one troop
tf r....rr and five batteries of artillery.
.. follows. Tho First California. First |
D.r. First Idaho Fiftv-frst Iowa |
ra....+t fr.neae Thirteeuth Minnesota.
rr.- Montana First North Dakota. |
I.r-t N.I~.ska Second Orecon. Tenth /
I..... t.ria First South Dakota. First /
T.r...... First washington. First Wyo- [
rrr First ,rroon of the Nevada Cavalry: /
r..t0r, A. and gatterv T. I-tah Light Ar
f..-... rl..+.r,. and BATTERY d. of the
l....r,.. ,,t..t.,,,. the Firet wyoming
...., r...-... .,1 +,,a ugret and giah-
.... .... ' ,b1 I-nited states
....i ,...
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90 .. -l.i -. 49,. 49, hsor formed
.. tr.,n. t.,.,,l r'Ir,,i,e.t h,, transfer
r... .t ,,,i'.,. - of tbe army
r.. ...' ~ -. ,,r, the noy com
,..,. ,.... ma, 1900. IA, tho lack of
t.. f.r 5i.ratch If mon from ,he United