Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-01

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lowing letter to General sin NJ. - -
CITE IHE LITTER TO sHAFTER
> 'ates Flagship New York.
'.s;r. ryn July 18th, $685.
snarse or the captured Spanish gin
ooat' the Alavarado. 1t was found ~
,ne or your officers was on board owl
asntiy with the expectation of ta,s,
, naSarse OF her. It should hardly he
, 80 TO remind you that in MI
ehoss which have resulted in ths -. ~
~ sssnEltiaEo. all floating material &c
lur1sF over to the navy, as nj, forts
s.c, go to the army. have been win =
,.hIa, hoo yards Of the Moro. from
I'LL the Spanish flag was hauled
r,hlted States flag has not Vet ar 20 .
~ M. peer, been hoisted. Although INV
,orces nave frequently engaged thnsa
luttS ana yours have not exchanrad !,
s'ol win them, l await the arrival Of
a uelasnIhent OF your troops to taxa
p"ssesSlon. as they must eventually or
supy them. I expect the same consid
grafton. SzJ5!S os'''ic coils1d-
request&that you will relieve
=, Lieutenant Garuthers of the duty given
10 nave directed Lieutenant Mnrhia
~ assume command of the Alyarndo
'si5 respectfully" etc
TO BE REGRETTED.
Alter quoting some further corra-
spondencc on the matter In ,,hieh
~. claims the prizes, SAMPSON refars IL
me ne expulsion of Lieutenant Do,,u
= . ot -, captured vessels, and the faIJnke
~ snaiter t. invite any of The snuaKc
.ender .G ana a 20 De present at the SIR
rms may have been an oyersIr,.
out 1t is. Of course. to be regret ~ th ~:
,ny such should take place. HAD ~
Ivy been Withdrawn after tbe2oat;aie
u July 3-after which the fleet'x nne s,oii
MES, uns We're to aid the army-nM az ~
". ~, referred to would have es-
Ne 500. iaa our army would have become
u course, the Reina Mercedes . ri - -
uhpoat Atnvarado would f1nye 49,
reg 20 destroy or drive or tbe .ro
y. uset. do not think the cornmanJ-
~ GsneFal quite appreciates how ne |
ad,,l.tio pars our forces were to the
81. - et to-, OF santiago and the surren-
az ol us garrison. which was ,,n,go,,ht-
ulF one of the principal cansas ~ ~
lfFender at this time. u tne
SHAFTER'S REPLY.
Hha1ters rejoindeF came on Aur,,a.
rscted TO Admiral Sampson. as 1 80
II do not ack9owiedee aT he Isl T., 1889,
the Secretary OF the Nav Ma yui IN ny
n na which You Wire me. Tho sIrz I
~ -, " santiago was made Nv Cen !
/, ~ -. " person. in surrenderine {
!, =, ,i'snYers and public property n
n ~ W tRe district commander Nv
&c. .,iu accepting the same in the b
e., % troops rcpresen ting ali The e
j l armies. The details Of cor- d
.ns .hls into effect were ARRANGED ~, I.
~, ~ commissioners on each side Tbas. r
arlus were signed by the respactivs A
.'i'E4Sioners in duplicate, one cow
- iiahded to General Toral ana ~ q
ler sent by me to the Socretary at ~
ar. Neither Toral or myself sienea
certainly could not and won,o ,
mt these articles TO 60 TO anv otB ~
LOT signature. my own NOT he;n, ~
aso' ahd shall protest to the sars y.
t tly -. war against your signature 'c
:, Inc aocumeni. respectfully invite os
- o a.sehtion to the fact that no claim
, 80 iof the capture OF ceryera -,
Nv "'s heet has been made by the ~
nish n na4 II is a fact that the ns
q ~ l'eet uld not leave Nhe harbor III
- .n1 investment OF theeAcity was ha
,orsd '.y completed and G-Srvcra had L.
~, . 'iahy losses on the island .Jujv s,
So a. y, Aotaply among them his ;.hief
Signed, ..w p c.. !. AZ
ampson says sthaa lsa ~