St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-17
Message of Thanks to France.

President of the United States, do, in ac-
cordance with the stipulations OF the
protocol, declare and proclaim OH the
part of the United States a suspension of
hostilities, and do hereby command that
orders be Immediately given through the
proper channels to the commanders of the
military and naval forces OF the United
States to abstain from all acts inconsist-
ent with this proclamation.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
10Th day of August, in the year of Our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Ninety-Eight, and of the independence Of
the United States the One Hundred and
Twenty-thrd. WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
BY the President.
WILLIAM X. DAY. Secretary Of State.
A copy Of the reclamation has been
cabled to our army and navy command
ersand Spain will cable her army and
navy like instructions.
The Cuban Blockade Raised.
In accordance with the proclamation
issued by the president suspending hos
tilties, orders were issued from Wash
ington August II to the naval com.
manders at the several stations in the
United States, Cuba and the Philippines,
carrying into effect the directions OF the
proclamation. The navy depar ment
not only transmitted the president S
proclamation in full to the several com.
la. al, hat al
the disposition of their vessels. Follow
ing are the orders to Sampson and
Remey:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
August IL.
To SAMPSON, SANTIAGO suspend all
hostilities. Blockade of Cuba and Porto
Rico is raised. Howell ordered to as
semble vessels at Key West. Proceed
with New York, Brooklyn, Indiana, Ore
gon, Iowa and Massachusetts to Tomp-
kinsvlle. Place monitors in safe harbor
in Porto Rico. Watson transfers his
flag to Newark and will remain at Guam
tanamo. Assemble all cruisers in sale
harbors. Order marines North in Reso-
lutte. ALLEN, Acting Secretary.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
August ~.
REMEY, KEY WEST Accordance with
the presidents proclamation telegraphed
you, suspend Immediately all hostlities.
Commence withdrawal of vessels from
blockade. Order blockading vessels in
Cuban waters to assemble at Key West.
ALLEN, Acting Secretary.
The notification to Admiral Dewey was
not made public, but Assistant Secretary
Allen states that besides being put in pos
session OF the presidents proclamation,
he was ordered to cease hostilities and
raise the blockade of Manila. In COM
pliance with the orders sent, Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Remey will
each send vessel around the coast OF
Cuba to notify the blockading squadron
that the blockade has been raised Ad-
mira Schey being on the Brooklyn and
included in the orders to that vessel will
come north with her.
Orders to Our Generals.
The order sent to Gen. Merritt to sus.
pend hostilities was as follows:
ADJuTANT-GENERAL' OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, august IL, 1875.
MERRITT, MANLA:-The president d.
reefs that all military operations against
the enemy be suspended. Peace negotia-
lions are nearing completion. A protocol
has just been signed by representatives of
the two countries. You will inform the
commanders of the Spanish forces in the
Philippines OF these instructions. Fur.
Their orders will follow. Acknowledge
receipt. BY order of the secretary of war.
H. c. CoRBIN, Adjutant-General.
The orders sent to Gen. Miles and Gen.
Skater were identical with this, save as
to names. AS the order states, further
instructions will be sent to each general.
Gen. Merritt will be directed to confer
with the Spanish commandant at Manila
to carry out the terms of the protocol
and to occupy Manila Immediately. Gen.
Miles Will put himself in communication
with the chief authority in Porto Rico
for the purpose of having Spanish forces
turn over San Juan and other points to
him, prepar atory to evacuation. Owing
to conditions in Cuba, the orders to Gen.
Shaiter to be sent hereafter will be much
different than those to other generals.
Inc navy department is also preparing
orders to all commanders on lines SINH
lar to the war department order.
Adjt Gen. Corbin at Washington received
from Gen. Shafter at II O'Clock Friday
night an acknowledgment of the receipt
by him of the proclamation by the presi.
dent. Up to midnight no reply had been
received from Gen. Miles, it having been
impossible to get into communication
with him. All OF the corps commanders
OF the army were notified of the suspen.
sion of hostilities. In response to the
notification sent to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
the former consul-general at Havana tel.
egraphed the war department: Thanks
The 9TH corps has ceased firing Unoffi
cial." 1t is well understood that Gen
Lees command was being reserved for
the attack upon Havana, il the necessity
for one should arise. As an official 81
the war department expressed it: 1t was
bit Of the sarcasm of fate that Lee did
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