New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-11
MORE TROOPS FOR MANILA.
WAR DEPARTMENT PREPARING TO SEND
-FOUR REGIMENTS OF REGULARS.
THEY WILL GO TO JOIN GENERAL oT1ss
FORCE BY WAY OF THIS CITY AND
THE sUEz CANAL
InY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl

Washington. May 10-The War Department
is preparing to send four regiments OF Regulars
to Manila by way Of New-York city ana the
suez Canal. utilizing for the purpose the trans
ports Thomas. Meade and Logan. which are 10
be permanently transferred from the Atiahtlc 10
the Pacific feet. These vessels Will be prepared
for their new duty as speedily possible, and
work has already begun under urgency ORDERS on
the Thomas. which is the largest and finest
transport owned by the Government. and wnich
should be ready to depart with one complete
regiment and an additional battalion before the
end Of the present month The Thomas reached
New York last Sunday from Guantanamo. She
has a capacity for carrying two thousand men
in addition to large quantities OF stores ana
regimental baggage.
The Logan which will quickly follow the
Thomas is practically a sister ship Of the Grant
the Sherman and the Sheridan. She Will carry
seventeen hundred men. She Is at Galveston.
and should report at New-York In about TWO
weeks The Meade. which has a capacity OF
thirteen hundred men, left New-York TOT San
Juan on May on her last trip before Delhs
made ready for the Philippines. These ships
will be docked in order that they may attain
their highest speed on the outward voyage, and
their accommodations for troops will be thor-
oughly renovated to guard against possible in
fection after their West Indian voyages.
THE COMMANDS SELECTED.
They are expected to transport the 7th ana
10Th regiments Of infantry and the 1st and 'th
regiments Of artillery, although some other conf
mand NAV be substituted for one Of these before
their sailing dates. The 1th Infantry Is now
distributed at posts east of the Missouri the
| 10Th is In Porto Rico the 7th Artillery Is along
the Atlantic coast north of Washington, and the
| a.. to +ba south of the Chesa-
peake and along the Gulf.
The project to send these regiments by way OF
New-York City and Suez is based on considera-
tions similar to those which governed the War
Department in sending the Grant the Sherman
and the Sheridan by that route. The expense
| of transportation of the troops by rail across
the continent. amounting to $4,000 regiment
| Is saved and the transports are sent to the
| Pacific where they most needed, as Few Gu
ban or Porto Rican garrisons Will require much
moving about for long time to come 1t is
also essential at this time to release number
OF chartered vessels now used by the Army in
the Pacific. and the Thomas, the Meade and the
Logan are required in their places.
REINFORCEMENTS FROM PACIFIC COAST.
On the Pacific Coast two more regiments the
9th ard the 10Th Infantry. will start for Ma
Mia this month. The former will leave san
Francisco the Sherman on May -, ana the
latter on the Grant week later. WITHIN
week II is believed that General Otis Will be in
position to begin sending home the volunteers
from the Philippines by every available steamer
as important reinforcements are about due 10
reach him. These consist of q Regular Infantry
regiment and eleven batteries Of artillery. The
latter are believed to be more needed at Manila
just now than anything else, as they VIII re
lieye practically all the small arms soldiers, vol
unteer and Regular, now required 1or the ue-
fence of the city. 80
II is explained by Army officials that, while
infantry and cavalry are the troops most needed
for aggressive forward movements we'll
served battery of artillery is almost equal TO
regiment of infantry for holding an intrencheu
position, and the arrival or eleven sucn pa,
teres at this time will be or incalculapie au
vantage 10 General Otis for maintaining posi-
tjons already taken, and for deterring the IN
surgents from threatening the city OF Mania
The Dist Infantry and Light Battey T. OF tne
1st Artillery left San Francisco on Aprh 10
The transport is relied upon TO make the run
across the ocean in twenty-eight days and
should arrive within week -,
The Newport, which nearly year aso eooN
General Merritt to Manila. has made the trans
paci1c voyage in twenty-five days and as sne
left San Francisco on APri ~. sne ,bn neai ~
Artillery and Light Battery f or the 9th Ar
tillery. and number Of recruits; Ihe warren eH.
also left San Francisco on the H0tn WIN eism
batteries OF the oth rtlliefy' anu 10 "N
to arrive next week
TRANSPORTS RETURNING.
General Otis has informed the War Depart
ment Of the sailing of six chartered transports
from Manila for San Francisco the City oi
pueblo and the zealandia having started yes
terday the Pennsylvania to-day. ana the i, Nel,
con will leave tomorrow. the Cleveland next
day and the st. Paul on Friday The ne Cleveland lev
and the Nelson are freight boats, but the oth-
ars could have brought home volunteers II 1t
had been considered advisable to reouce tnS
80, oorducted with a view of ending further
Filipino resistance to the hne American canr,es GOYeSS m
e bas been stationed for several months at
Cebu and the ST Paul with sncs Gapeciy ss, foh fa
Thnsa vesseIs will be returned TO their owners
when they reach San Francisco ana is as rap rap
idly as possible all the remaining chartered YES
sells will be released
COMMANDER WALKER TO BE AT ST. LOUIS
e. Louis. May 10.-Commander Asa walker o.
.,a concord will be the guest OF st Louis mex
1T M 1Je won fame as officer Of Dewey's nee