The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26
THE NAVAL REPORT
Secretary Long Furnishes Some valus.
bic Information In His Document.
THE FIRST TEST OF THE WAR.
In Every instance the American Navy
Was Equal to All Emergencies. n
THE ADVANTAGE OF DEwEyS VICTORY
Pacific Coast Assured Freedom from At
tack and Insurance Rates Saved.
DETAILS or THE CAMPAIGN AROUND CUBA
Finding or ccrNcrn and the Hattie Of
lu---N Blu. lftercuxc IN the
lE ADVANTAGE OF DEwEyS VICTORY
Pacific Coast Assured Freedom from At
tack and Insurance Rates Saved.
DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN AROUND CUBA
Lindtnp cf ccr,crn nnd the Hattie Of
santtago--h Big increase IN the
Naval Force Recommends

Washington, November 25.-The annual
forort Of the secretary OF the navy Is much
longer than the nsual annual report. The
first sentence explains thls al feliows: II
For the first time since rts rehabilitation
The navy department. has becs put TO the
ttst OF war, Years Of patient, persistent
training and Development have brought It
TO point of high efficiency which resulted
lii the Unparalleled victories ut MIMI a aud &
SanAeEya victofies Which have given the
rmmes OF our naval commanders worlds
wide fMmc and added an additional pasH
10 the glorious naval history OF our couI-
try.
The report Describes in rapid order tn9
sterS that were taken 10 consolidate Inc
saunarons ard put the navy Id realincss
ior hostilities. $ gsbce's famous Telegram
ASKING Il suspension OF public opinion liz
connection With the blowing up OF the
A.,'ine IS quoted ana the secretary says;
lh,s iudieions telegram did mrea 10
secure IN the public mind ii dispaasionata
v.aW oil the disaster.'
NJ story of ljrwey's victory at Mania
Is told. aud OF IT uhe secretary says.
'Asid9 from the mere tact ii haNug Won
WITHOUT the loss Of SINGLE lie sacn :,
yeiy outset of the war, with ali the conf
doneo IL lBruscl tniousAouS lae unt ~
ana INTO The personnel OF every branen Ut
the service IL removed ali apprehension
from the Pacific coast 1he ilN.,,~s, -
euniary advantage 10 the Gns~Su Su....a
IN the way uf saving an IDcrpase o. iu-
suiance rates ana in assar.ng tlie cs,in, J
"a tfeegotn IRON attack on thai coast in
inchlculable."
Inc report shows that the flying squad
ron Gnuer Sehey WAS ordered TO Clei.ue-
8os upon noLice thlait Cerycra's SITUATION
aad been seen OFF Curacao, bun on May ~
the Department. having heard chat Ger
vera WAS vi Santiago, a4ivised sampson 20
order Schley 10 proceed OF that port. By
the Msrbichead sohley was instructed TO
proceed TO Santiago H he was satisfied thSs
the Spanish squadron Was not at Cseu-
fnegos. On May 22 Sampson had dispatched
etattng first that Cervera Was in Santiago
OIL the 2lst, ana also that he was expected
to vlstt SAN Juan, and thar Schley should
follow him. This sent Sampson into the
Nicholas channel ITO prevent an approach
from thiit direction On the 10Th Sampson
received from Schlay a letter dated the 23d
Stating that ne WAS lot satisfied that the
Spanish sqiasdron was no. at Cleniuegos,
and that i've would therefore rcmaln off chat
port with his squadron. The next dly
Schiey WIS Informed that Ceryera had been
Ia Sabotage from the 18th Ia the 25th and
10 that port. AT this time he teiegraphed
Sampson under date ~ the 2bUh that caalipg
OIL Cienftegos WAS very uncerleln, that the
Spanish fleet WINS not In Cienfuegos; that
he would go eastward OIL the 25th. but tint.
on account OF the short coal supply he
could NOT blockade II Ceryena was IN SAN
t.ago, but would go to Nicholas to COM
mlinieate. upIn receiving this information
Sampson decided to go TO Key West for
coal at once, and II authorized to proceed
TO Santiago In person. schley lett Cieu-
fue&os on the 24th and stopped en- the fo.-
lowing day thirty miles south OF Santiago
to repair the collier Merrimac. AT 7;50
D. m, he signlllei TO the squadron; "Des-
tilntion Key Weet, VIA south side OF Cuba
and Yucatan charnnel as soon as collier Is
ready; speed Nine knots
After steaning to the westward Until
II 30 p. III. the squadron again stopped 10
make repairs to the Yale. On the morring
Of the 27th tho Harvard, from Mole ~.
N5ehoias deliYem1 10 Commodore Schlcy
thn following dispatch;
"iIarvafA. st. Nicholas Mole.
"N'ashincicn. May 81, 1SeS.--p Proceed at
once and inform Schlay and also the senior
officer present Mt Santiago as follows
IAN departments G1forinatlon indicates
Spanish squadron is still at Santiago. The
department looks to you to ascertain facts
and that the enemy. II therein does no,
Aeavo without decisive action. Cubarn
familiar with Santiago say that there ne
handing places five or six nautical miles
west frcm tho mouth of the harbor and thar
there insurgents will probably be found
and not the Spanish. From the surrounding
heights can SEQ every vessel In port. As
s0on ms ascertalned notify the department
whether enemy Is there Could no. SOU a.
ror ard aIsa the Harvard coal from Mr.
rimac leeward on Cape Cruze, Gonayis