New-York tribune., 1900-07-11
MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA.
GENERAL MACARTHUR TO SEND A
REGIMENT AND A BATTERY
FROM MANILA.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrstNE.l

of troops
China to reinforce the relieving column under
Brigadier-GeneraI Chafree. This statement was
officially confirmed to-day. when a bulletin was
posted in the War Department, from which it
appears that instructions were sent to General
Macarthur on Saturday, July Z, to send, if prac-
ticable two regiments of infantry and two bat
teries of light artillery 20 join General Chaffees
force. OF course, good deal had to be left to
the discretion of the commanding general in the
Philippines both to how many regiments and
batteries could be prudently spared for that ser
vice and what particular organizations should
be designated. In the exercise of that discretion
General Macarthur has ordered only half OF the
force suggested. His reasons for doing this are
found in the following dispatch from him TO the
War Department, under date Of July Q, which
was made public to-day
Dagsett's regiment Q4th United States In
fantry) Reilys Battery 10Th Artillery will
leave 18th for Taku. on transports Indiana.
Flintshre and Wyefeld. Taylor in Samar not
available. For other infantry regiment for Chi
nese service, recommend first one leaving States.
Manila nicely cared for until arrival new troops
without drawing on Anderson Bullard or Sar-
gent. which is now impracticable. In
addition to months subsistence supplies
with troops, send with Daggett, to establish
depot three months subsistence for 1000 men.
Regiments have 500 rounds ammunition per
man. Crozier carries 100000 reserve and such
miscellaneous ordnance supplies as can pe
spared from here. With view to medical supply
depot stores three months for 1000 men go
with Daggett; there will be eight medical orn-
GERS in China from Philippines. Send three
months forage $50 animals and partial supply
winter clothing for 9th Infantry. Shall keep
Indiana and Flintshire in China waters for local
service therein. Order all large transports home
to expedite transfer troops here Foregoing ar
rangements easily changed II Department
wishes cabled quickly. Seven companies Har-
din's regiment, Taylor's battery, have been sent
to samar, replacing Hughes's troops therein
which have been concentrated in Leyte.
Request authority to permanently transfer
Samar department to Southern Luzon;
MACARTHUR
STRENGTH OF THE FORCE IN CHINA.
The effective strength Of the 14th Infantry
(two battalions) is reported at 14OO officers and
enlisted men. and that of the light battery OF
the 9Th Artillery CReilly's) at 13S officers and
enlisted men. making an aggregate of 1.536. The
9th Infantry which is now at or near Taku.
numbers 1,41O officers and enlisted men, and
with it are small detachments Of the Signal
Corps the Ordnance Corps. the Hospital Corps
and the Engineer Corps. The reinforcenents
which are to sail from Manila on the 18th
are expected to arrive at Taku on the
Goth, and General Chaffee, with two bat
talions of the 9th Cavalry. 1,1O0 strong and
220 marines. is expected to arrive there
eight or ten days later. Barring unexpected de-
lays, therefore. the Army will be represented in
North China early in August by more than four
Sixth Cavalry Ctwo squadronsls 1,1O0.
Fifth Artillery Zone battery) 13S.
Ninth Infantry 1410.
Fourteenth Infantry, 400
Detachments of Signal Corps. Engineer Ord
nance and Hospital Corps, 12O. Total, 4.16S.
In addition to these there will be eight hun
dred marines. making an aggregate of 496S.
These troops will be abundantly supplied and
thoroughly equipped for active field service
They are all well seasoned and highly dis
ciplined. and will give a good account of them
selves wherever and under whatever conditions
they may be placed The 9th Cavalry is the
peer of any cavalry regiment in the Army;
ReiIly's battery is composed of picked veterans
admirably differed and thoroughly disciplined
and is regarded by many officers as the best
and most effective light battery in the Army.
OF the 9th and the 14th Infantry it is proper to
say that they rank with the best regiments of
the infantry arm in any service at home or
abroad
General MacArthur's dispatch shows that this
able and experienced commander has made all
needful and suitable provisions for the wants
OF the troops ordered on service which will
undoubtedly test their efficiency and powers of
endurance TO the utmost
Among the marines included in the above
summary are Cor were) the ffty-siX under COM
mand of the gallant Myers. who were sent to
Peking to protect the United States Legation
before communication with the rest of the world
was cut off There is no doubt that, whether
alive or dead. they have given good account
Of themselves and maintained the heroic tradi-
tions of their corps, as have their comrades
under McCalla and Waller, who have been striv-
ing to go to their relief.
1t will be seen from the foregoing summary,
also that the combined military forces of the
United States in North China August 1 will
virtually amount to a division, which is a major
generals command. Veterans OF the Civil War,
like Macarthur and Chaffee, will remember the
times when there were few divisions indeed in
the Union Army that numbered many as five
thousand effectives and when 1t would take two
regiments to make a single battalion as strong
as one of the battalions of the 9th OF the 14th.
MACARTHUR ANXIOUS FOR MORE TROOPS
dispatch to the Adjutant- General which reveals
keen anxiety concerning the conditions which
may result in the Philippines from the with
thousand men from the archipelago for service
in China. He cannot spare another infantry
recommends that if necessary one
coming from the United States be diverted to
China; says that the Philippine capital can be
nicely cared for until the arrival of new troops"
and that he shall send all the large transports
troops from the United States. The transport
Sherman has undoubtedly received this order
unless General MacArthur's purpose has been
overrued by the authorities here and the Logan
will follow her as she can be reached.
1t is exceedingly fortunate that the military
transports in the Pacific so distributed that
sending of trOoDs from he