Show MERRITT merrita SAILS WEDNESDAY ASTOR BATTENS 13 WILL WELL ACCOMPANY HIM H ay iy transports which make ita up tho the plaat heat will carry men man they will sail monday san cranel Franc franciaco laco a co june 21 arrangements lor for tho the nailing of 0 tho the next expedition of oc troops tor for manila are practically complete and every effort will bo be mado made to 5 start it rt on monday tho the probability Is 13 that her hero all m ill be some som delay I 1 maj gen berritt has hag left tho matter of embarkation to tho control of 0 gen fit 13 it Is 10 very probable pro bablo that the majority majoria y of 0 tho the soldiers will nut embark until monday y morn lne inc though some coma have beon been ordered d lo 10 a embark on sunday tho the hola quota of troops thoo who aro are to go or OH tho newport ow port lih ith GOIL gall merritt on wednesday wedna abday a aa veil uell BB thors that have linao been assigned 0 ro o tile five AVO transports scheduled to idail n M monday n number numb orti roughly ly COO mon dion tho the troops for the Now newport port have not yet been officially announced but it Is gen bon farrally rail understood that batteries bali eries it rind find K a of tile tho third artillery capt 0 kara and capt hobbs find and tile iho astor battery baitary I 1 will lift linao the honor of 0 being on tho voa ves I 1 set bukh ith gon gen merritt and his ti leon taff offic rs I 1 the indiana anil and morgan city aro are ready and today both ie iesals eola sols bocan began to rc clie their fresh meat and rut put it into their lea chests cheats the ohio ia I 1 a rapidly receiving her freight frol clil and khouli nut BO 90 fur far advanced as aa tile iho ther steamers mill ill bo be e entirely ready hy alon monday the city ty of 0 parm has hag most af h her r freight on ward and the iho newport Now port t which has as como air off the iho dry dock la Is loading 1 1 both freight and coal tho the valen 1 cli 1 ill begin coating tm tomorrow Orrow morning the tha puebla put bla Is still dla chii iring olna and men are busy upon her new pr oveller to blagden of 0 which havo have boen been some rapid work u ill have to ho bo lone jono on the puebla Puo bla but it Is thought though t thoro thero n ill ho no delay delav iti gettin her ready if tile tho third gaier fleet doca cc not got BOI away air before next wednesday |