The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-07
UNITED STATESFORCES


NOW In Iue fnllipp1ne6, Eli fltUute
y and Under Orders for Service Com.
wise 4, ono no, ,nd on,ccrs,
e'. u' >>i''s - .
DcWeys Navai StrenRth. f..'4
wAsHINcTON. DG3c. March e.
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the combined army and navy forces
comprise the approximate total Ameri-
can strength now at, en- route, and un-
- ~, n.,l,
der orders for service at the Philippine
Islands. No further achievements
are now In contemplation. The forces
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about the archipelago consist OF twenty
regiments Of Infantry, one engineer
battalion. sevep troona of cavalry and
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eieseti batteries Oh arollery, IN assre-
gate Of about 2i.500 men. Nineteen ves-
sells, with an aggregate Of e97 officers,
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naval contingent. ihfs fs exclusive OF
the transport Solnce, with 1862 officers
and mon nj, toI5 which 10 conatontlv
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passihs pack ana 1orth from MANIA.
Inste are aoout 4'evV army feinioLce-
aaen,s 9n the way 70 Maniiu, inahlns
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yer, oroers W proceed 70 the Hhihp-
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me lolioWins are at Mania or aong
Rong, unaer tne command OF Admirai
;D D,,Se S GnM sehnihgton, boston,
sSulaio, Sallao, Cnarieston, concord
GIlsoa' ION Juan ae AGstria' Eczema
1sia ae haaoH' !sia ae Cuoa, & MANIA
nonadhocK, Monocacy, monterey,
Oiynnpiu, fettes anu iork.ow n Inese
W. carry ~ oihcers, 2,s9C sailors
1o1 inarlhes. me transport Solace does
I L1 reliiain Ut Mahlia. Inc Casilhe ana
rrineeton are now on tneir way
Inrousn the REQ sea 10 ION ADMIRAL
Oe"ey, AHa tne ofeSoa ana hef attena-
anu vessel Ine IT'S, are travelling
liirougn tne faclhc 10 the same desun-
uIon. THESE Sesseis VIII add 10 tne ma
VA force ut Manlia " oilcers, 10y men
and u marines. The captured ships,
Don Juan de Austria, lsla de Luzon,
anu lAa de Cuba are not available Tor
hnHleaiate service, as they are IN need
OF repairs. Ihe Solace has taken out
numper OF recruits, and with these
tne isia ue Luzon VIII pc manned. The
gunboat wheeling Will Join the Manila
meet, put is not to be counted as being
available IN the Immediate future.
Inc regular troops now IN the Phil
iPPihe ISLANDS, under command OF Ma
JOE General Otis, consist OF the follow
Ing:
Inc Fourteenth United States imam
try; Eighteenth United States infantry;
twentieth United States infantry,
which has but recently arrived there.
consisting OF A officers and l,2lS men;
Tweaty-second United States infantry
and Twenty-third United States infan-
try battalion OF United States engin-
GERS: companies c, Il. 6. I. X. L, OF the
Fourth United States cavalry; batteries
u, n, X, and l. or the Third United
States artillery and batteries D and G
OF the 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 with the Filipinos. have
been there since the beginning OF the
american occupancy OF the Islands.
They comprise fifteen regiments of in
fantry. one troop Of cavalry and five
batteries or artillery, as follows:
The First California, First Colorado,
First Idaho. Fifty-ffrst Iowa, Twentt-
eth Kansas, Thirteenth Minnesota,
First Montana, First North Dakota.
First Nebraska. Second Oregon. Tenth
Pennsylvania. First South Dakota, First
tennessee, First Washington. First
wyoming, First Troop OF the Nevada
cavalry, battery A and battery d. Utah
light artillery. battery a and battery ID
OF the California artillery, the First
Wyoming light battery and the First
and Eighteenth companies Of the United
States signal corps. as
In addition to these. another company
for the signal corps has Just been
formed at Manila, being recruited by
transfer from the regular branch OF the
army. This means Of making up the
new company was made necessary by
the lack OF time for dispatch of men
from the United States.
Relnforcements for the Philippines
now on the way aggregate In the neigh
borhood Of $500 men. all told. These
are made up OF three general expedl-
lions, as follows: The transport Grant,
with General Lawton and staff, with q
total OF AZ officers and TIC men. incfud-
Ing one battalion Of the Seventeenth in
fantry regiment and four companies OF
the Fourth infantry. This expedition
sailed from New York January 10. was
reported at Singapore on Saturday, and
General Lawton cabled General Otis
thathis expedition will reach Manila in.
the early morning of the tenth instant.
The transport Sherman. Col. j. n.
Page commanding, carrying total OF
"a officers ana l,702 men, including the
battalion Of the seventeenth s infantry amt