Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
p,0.o Of The Operations Of The United States
Squadron.
SEARCH ron ctsvtRNs MISSING FLEET


,.,s,d In lta operations an the VIZ
-. Cor abou. two months prior TO
- dss,rrc,ion OF Admiral cerverHs
-. AN July ard. It d made up large
~ seic.ai dispatches and the move
~ the fleet. with explanations
.,,d comment by the admiral. Inc re-
~, Is dated August Srd. on 'hc mas
- Now York. and begins With
......,,r, Of she liberalization reached
=, ~. navy department to send
W -, A. the Wludward passage ioI
r,,rt.ase " observation, because OF
i,aas.lr,,aon received Of she sllhhs'
,srii fo,h. u Admiral Ceryera,s squad
- frIm the cape Verde isianue -.
az xuyars eastward from the ma
80. Il Key West. whlch began
~ Admiral Sampson reports
49, 80 experienced endless trouble
49, berauae u the incfiiclcncy OF
Nv 80. and which had 60 be taken
monitors accompanying the
u. .,o. The.r coal supply waa - snah
.b.s a ,,.ts al vince evident thh thsy
mrst eahr frequently o'al :"
.,.,t The admiral says
..ttsd the ga becn rough. or had the
..',,,v .npeaftd ai this J,.is,.pie' ,hr
,,,, IN would have been IN a much
,..'s f'..ti8n for an engagement hah
,rit,ra been elsewhere. subHc-
er.,fiv. when engaging the patAelHl
~ Am Juan. 70 vas cNtdem that tn'NI
ss,5eifg vas very bad. Owing tnthe
gmtk rolling " these Nenleis, .Neh ~
,sst moderate sea, they were unablc 70
nm, Win any degree OF accuracy
nisKs TO BE AVOIDED.
Am1ns the kilograms reviewed by the
.snIral from the department. al WASH
-. ~ lNuNY HlANIUM. MAS tlN
W.abnr,on. u. c.. May 6. ises.--Dn
az ~ ~ cripple your vessels agalnat
flfanoatinnH ~ na 70 prevent from
80 aflcrwnrd successfully hghtnR
f.tnsh nect composed u felay0' Sar-
~ ~. oquendo. Nlzctya. Maria Tcr-
a.. gflHtnhal Colon. and four dcep-pea
.t.tsd. LONG.
on May s,h there vas consultation
On lizard the naEahip ana the admiral
stys that ne decided 20 stand on o the
s.atuifd AZ Tar aa San Juan, Porto
nIao. un the chance uf finding the
spanish squadron at that port, where,
n ihry we're not successful In destroy.
inr Il. q could be at least blockadcd
and he.d.
OPERATIONS AT SAN JUAN.
The squadron arrived on San Juan
on ne morning % The isth and the
bombardmert " the place cuuuCd, Re.
rriug hls aol'n AZ thih place. the
admiral Aiti
M was clear to my mind that the
auadf0u would not have any great
dImcuity lu forcing the surrender ~
the place. bot the tact that W. should
l., he'd several days In completing ar
rangcmeuta Zoe huidlng u. thl part
II OUT force would have 20 be len 10
- e %
4. that the movements OF the spanish
Tquadfin. our main ohjccilvc,Nofc Htili
unknown, thN ne fiying squadron was
sim north AMI not In q position 10 run-
der any ala. that Havana, Cervcfa'a
uatuni ohlstNr was thus open Co
ensfy By sub a force as his while we
were a thousand miles distant, made
our Immediate movement toward Ha-
Vana lmpsrrye l thus reluctantly
gave % The project against San Juan
AMI r.Ili WcgNard Tor havana"
Several itfGfama ARE here presented.
has.d on frrlfts that Cefyvfa'n squad
fln had returned 20 Cadla AMI they
had In view 'tn uturn and capture san
Juan. tho leisure 10 DO no and occupy
the p.aes.be.nF aasurvd In the even, %
Admiral Ctrycfa'a failure 20 cross the
Aaniic"
shorty aher uewa was received that
Cunc1a West Indies. and the squad
ton.nuder orders from the department
proceeded 90 KY West, 90 which place
the nylug squadron under Commodore
,nga Admiral sehlcy had ALREADY been
ogdgrtd
Arrangements were ihon hurriedlJ
made and the nSlng squadron. aug
mfnioi by the other vessels. under
Commodore schlty. was sent on Glen
NTIHHHaH a. 49, NHNlaaaH.HN mnH
emy would 80, In which case an enorl
WaH 10 hr made 10 engage ufl eapiur,
hlW. Wuslu was given the choice
either Uf NC command Of the block
aiing squadron on OF Havana or al
Coniu-gls sohlcy. IN either case, &
rmaln with his own squadron.
iWm messages received By the al
mllal from the departures, about Mop
sp,h, b appears that reports hat
reached the United states that fh'
Spanish Meet was mi Santiago, - IN
department. advised sampson 70 sens
Immediate word TO Schldy % proceft
q that place. having one small Nesse
~ CirnfucEua ON May eist 4ntirue
tons we're soften by Sampson fgt Com
modufs Sohlcy and Nens him VIA w
Naf1I5had. regarding the possibility
o. he spanish fleet being at san'1iso
lheS are, In part, as rolloWsi
ORDERS FOR scHLEY.
unltsd states flagship New. YORK
his,.mL Key West Fla, May =.
iNs-s.r.-spanlsh squadron probabl'
q SANTIAGO De cuha-four ships AM
ssrpdo-b0at destroyers. II YOU ar
aiusnoi they are not at Cienfuegos
lOcted with an dispatch. but cautious
~ b. santiago de CUBA, and IN
eafmy Il there, blockade him In poii
You win probably md Y ncecss1ry :
establish communication with some o
he lnhabitAnts-nFh or others
70 learn docinHely that the ships ar
"a plrs, Il being impossible 10 see Int
frum the outside.
Tht admiral said he felt much con
termed as 20 the delivery OF these OF
eir aud sent duplicate by "a
Hawk with an additional meme
unlum. The admiral suggested tina
" the Information did not reach Con
mod0re Sehley before daylight OF Mh
llrd 10 mask the real direction !
should take as much aS possible, II
adds, Follow that spanish squadIu
whichever direction they take"
The admiral on Havana gives copl'
o. orders Of battle which were 10
mhowcd In the event that Cervera le
santiago on the approach ~ Schley
neei from cienfuegos ana attempts
cruise around the coast TO IlaYan
which case the Havana squadrt
you'd attempt 10 intercept him by ~
ing east about 100 miles beyond q
junction Of Santaren and Nlcholl
Nhhhhelh. Strict orders were given q
screening lights and TO see that moi
We're accidentally shown. The squal
'oh was 10 cruise generally 10 n
Inward In the day ana westward