New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-06
NAVAL WAR COLLEGE WORK.
PROGRAMME PREPARED FOR THE IN
STRUCTION OF OFFICERS.
PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED WILL. INCLUDE THE
DEFENCE OF NEW-ENGLAND FROM AN
ATTACK BY STRONG LAND AND
NAVAL FORCES.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuNE.l

fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRiBuNE'I
Washington. May This summers course u' .''e
Naval War College will be exceedingly interesting
AID instructive. Advlces from Newport say tha'
Captain Taylor. president OF the college mas 'o'"-
p.e.ed the details OF the programme OF ihS'ruc-
lion The lectures TO be delivered and the exercises
ashore and nfoat Will relate 70 n practical propen
OF war the scene OF the campaign being the New
England coast.
The problem to be worked out Is this May 10
War IN imminent. The enemy IL assembling al liH-
fan lie Is expected 10 descend upon the w-Ens-
land coast IFS probable plan IS TO occupy the
coast and cfef cities from Portland TO Boston here'
by scconding certain movements OF hs lana FORCES
lis success depends upon his completing THIS o1cu'
patton before June 10 and maintaining 1t until July
49, The force destined for the purpose Is two neets
whose total strength Is three times that OF our ileet
and .Doco In 20 transports. our available force
Is ordered to assemble the present In Nantucket
Sound. May 9t-War If declared The enoniys Meet
leaves Halifax. occupies Provincetown ana DOCK
AIDES Boston May %. 1t is composed 81 battle
ships. afmorcl cruisers. Is cruisers L ghhpoits
and - torpcIo-boats II gains and keeps touch win
cur fleet wherever II may be, by means OF scouts.
our force Is batt,esh.ps } armored cruisers 10
cruisers. 10 gunbOats. 10 torpedo-boats ana one ram
a heavy monitor Is al Boston. light one at Ports
mouth and another at Portland. they are 10 De re-
tanned at those points. We learn that second leet
Of the enemy Is about TO leave Halifax. 1t sans
thence on May %. b!ockades Portland, occupies
Casco Bay and gains touch with its Provlncetown
feet May =. This fleet is composed OF % battle
ships 10 armorcd cruisers 20 cruisers 20 gunooats
~ torpoio-poats and 20 transports carrying 2o""
troops Of all arms"
The class Of officer. will be called upon to design
L pan for meeting this demonstration and show the
beet disposition OF forces. describing IN de'ai
oar preparations for the c1mpIign ImVo.nsd ana 81
cast defence
Under the mead Of strategy Captain Taylor has
"A %
class VIII be called upon II answer Among others
are these What vii be the enemys line OF naval
Investment? What his naval bases? What INES
OF communication for supplying them W mere sna.i
defects these positions Consder the method Oh
r.vi. o. The feet. May g. indicate mobilization
II any. IN -tratcgc plan. Consider pan Tor inter-
rup,ing encnys communications and how most ei-
fcctivey to threaten them ana divert MN from , ~,
ods o. preventing This. Shell We retain NantncHeS
Shall attack enemy: tpon arrival OF seSonn
ncc, May q. indicate further ch1nse ~ any III
:rltcgic pan Determine i7's;tloh nes' ,,,i de
ths bases Of operations OF the improviset ntuai 1e
fence. Discuss It's pTopap'e WORK !" III, tb5ea,rs
OF operations. for asscmbling bodies OF troo: s
- r0ncrniratlng 10 repe landings and advances OF
,nelny's and forces state number 81 uoDps .D'
qireI ior assembling 1000 So amen ana ~ hovc
from sntr'ncn"i camp 10 De Ih'luii -,
i7nier .inrfics'' CAPTAIN Taylor proposes these
considerations. Describe II detail tactical plan iior
.yaI.ng attack by use ~ he thr"" entrances. ''
detailed tactical defence Of another neet-DaSe Sc
l.cf.l outside of sn-my's Euc OF Investment
inside Discuss length the tactical value or na.-
l..4 OF operations. ana hri'T i.i'i't
which afford tho best security Tor an INFERIOR 49,
- fc sirat.gic plan when adopted, Involves -tti'n
upon ,n. enemy point discuss tac - nc ~
INJECTIONS involved shall We attack Dy night or by
iovr In what formations and by whit meiho-s
Erciny's fleet AMI transports enter tasco bdy hNl
,trI A corn. OF .rDo men OF all arms 20 attack
PUrt,anI Indicate prouaul" llnI.ns-phc'. hoN
,,l fh, enemy dlsposr nect AMI transports icr tnls
ulrisi-.7 sail Nc attack during dl-"'nDirNato"'
Mint ~ day' l}y what methods Pan tAr rrthT.
ma ~ "a, ruo.ny's Land rg-ini nbvtn'" upon foIi
lind with Our fsTc' OF ann s"iin"n Anl ildIH'N
Tho question OF coast defence VII d"Vr Top ~ /,
IN OBJ. following topics. construct war chart ana
Ief.,.r pltn- of Nantucket Sound Plan system or
rn.rrels Without huOys ani lights ana At n'snt ana
I'm nick weather Plan system ~ communication by
nut vessels signals and Telegraph. Tor IN. coast
f,ou Portland - cape COD. connecting WIN ~.
Ndmirars headquarters Plan the provlsi Dning ana
s,ti.u. 81 tho has" wherever selected torpedo
boat iascf ana lockout stations. ~ c"mp'l'rl 10
vfhtraW O. interior waters. ~uch as f'npbhcot hny
suitable ancnorhge there nn1 plan protection or
rnrlk,fllu and administration Of the lmpfONl3rl
naval defence what form should II take? or
VIM elem. nts tlmposei' Its bases ~ operations
being determine hy strategic con'llrfh'lons pan
their lefonr. without att from our regular naval
f.t0.. Locate sIfr'ucd'i camp 40 most itN"i ihlr
ln boz tho fhstlr" 81 operations. 10 receive, yrll!
,rf distribute -.tin'n AMI marines 10 Meet ana 10
| threatened points Of tho coast ran organization
~ camp lines ~ supplies and transportation where
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