The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
Secretary LONG WILL
GIVE CREDIT WHERE DUE.
No Officer Who Distinguishes Him.
self Will Lack Recognition.
Naryn Praise II Awarded tn On1eisI
Letters 10 Capt. s~sseomb. of the
Revenue Gutter HadsoG. for Hts
GaiIanfrs Durfng fh~ Garacn mas Al.
fafr-gaptsfn of the Marietta Also
the Recipient OF a Like Notice.

Long has determined tiIat no American
officer was has Glss .nf-ssssse himself by
Noteworthy gasisR.Ey shall lack recos--
nlt4aH. IL tae matter e0E.az uxAier BIS
notes. liz reoogrizet Ia Eng zeal aEai
energy ana discretion exhibited l,y Capt.
+, b. SimoEls, of Eae Aiariesfa. esgne-
thing worthy Of official praise. ybereepon
he addressed the following iet.sr 10 aaa:
Navy Department
washington. II, G., Jtizzs II. iSse-
ITO the Commanding Officer Of tho
Marietta: IN aekros Lodging the snip 70
port OF the 9Th. relative 10 the passage OF
sfse United States sfeaaier Marietta from
San jose de- Guatemala 10 KEY West tho
department takes OCCASION 20 congratulate
you ard those under your coinmaSsl upon
tha sueeessful termination ef your lo.ss
voyage.
'Taa department Sssslfes 10 express 20
you, and through you To the cfiiceTA and
men under your command. It's appreciation
OF the Efforts made By them IL carry oHt
their orders. Il - such zeal ard spirit
as has been shown by the officers ana
men OF the Marietta that haa brought 10
. successful efsl every enterprise under
taken BY our service during the present
war. JOHN D. LONG.
Secretary Of the Navy
Tbs department. has iuzt had time 10 get
along ia the fino display Of courage made
By Capt. r. NJ Nswcornb. commanding
the revenue cutter Hudson, ia the esl-
gagemaft At Cafeieuais on the Iith Of last
x.soa1a, i'm which Esxsign Bagiey and sev-
sra8 other men were killed. and Lieut.
BcFnat8u wounded an the torpeIo hesaf
Winslow SECRETARY Longs praise in tnis
case Is most gracious. iaasrnach as Il IL
directed 20 "a revenue marine officer ara
sot 10 an officer In his own department.
Ito directed the following letter 10 tlGe
secretary Of the treasury on June Is:
II have the hol9r to acknowledge the
rseoipt OF y'osir letter Of the eth instant
and 70 forward herewith a copy Of the
report Tcc~svsd. The r.sgssie OF the Wins
low By the Iindsoa Wa 80 calamity done.
In thu face OF the most calling fir, that
h~r captain. officers and men deserve the
warmsst commentator. Tn% W.nsiow
was rlddisd with shell. dsaabsad aad hegp-
Less. drifting on ko tho beach into the
hands Of the enemy. her captain wounded
ieF only other p!tcsr aud half the crew
killed, but the Hudson cnuraEeoasly re-
manned by her in the very center os the
hottest part Of the engagement. although
an thu greatest danger Of go'ng ashore on
account OF shallow water. until fif.sily "A
line was gotten 10 the Winslow aud thu
sessal drawn out OF tas way OF the Gu
emy's gugs,
JOHN n. long. Secretary
The reyorg Of Capt Srwcotnb, upon
which the ssorstaFy's letter Ras baset,
was as follows:
al "a ii. m. while off the main en-
trance "a rardsnas hay. the Hudson Was
ordered hy the senior atiicer present To
accompany the T.. &. & Wilmington aad
thu torpedo boat Wlnslow inside. All
threa vessels started Immediately. and
after SOME preliminary saurRisngs to de-
termine ihe best water passed through
HIanco channel into The bay anil headed
for carassaas
AT ] y M. when abreast Of Cofogol
p2snt. the Hudson w8s ordered by The
commanding officer OF t.se Wilmington 10
so out ana look ~ small craft.
STEAMED aver toward Diana hav and
ekirtszi aicng che western shore or ths,
fssS. discovered - vessels and. observlrg
that the Wilmington and Winaiow were
nearing cafdenas. at rs y. IN. stt8gnea
over toward them at full speed
"At i.sS =. m, when Il stttle over u mile
distant from vessels. saw flring co:n-
menca from tho shore. which wac in,nf-
dlaisly returned ny our SHIPS At a
wtsat within range OF shore stins, she
Hudson ogssfsA FIFE upon them with hsr
two a!x-poUadsrs. Deserving The Wins
lew was quite inShoTe and EXPOSED 80 tho
fuu strength a. the tnsny's guns. ran
aiassxtae th, NllnflGstop aud asked +: Wa
shculd so 80 her assistance tWR.e.ayA
T-hs answer eanbe yes aul ~ stv-sesii
essly steamed iuto ,ha lmmeditrs Vicinity
80 thu winss9w. keeping zap "a eoHstss.
Waa rapid fire trew {hc Tiuds4su'- battery
iron t7la enemy guns un Sasv~
AT 50 The commanding officer ~ SEA
Nviasiaa reported us vessel lesssiy rs
ehied aHa requested - 81 se7HeG a9st -
fause. owing 80 shoA watsr an1 tgs
Tapsd 3fift toward shore 81 Va Wtn&oN
t;he wlnd w=ss ea shert} ls was nts}y
thirty Mstltu~s before tlsa Hudson sss,.-
c>ssaed 'u making : Ire fs@e f~cN tht
~inslow ana starting ahead VISA hr
Taa vneGt &sot np e0f-xf11t PRS isf5ae
tais gins-. which spfesare4 - b. ,vse.actsf,Y
directed toward ttss Wtn4iow wAHa Hr
Wss resurn@d AZ evsgH 0ppcrtur ~ ay tht
Ntn@.sw ard II sJests T1E> N}as5aw svts
soWes aioanslds tne NNml.sssa. from
ShtaA vessel lr,as VS. sent wtiss 4 atszl
'eal ofFlcvr. wife rs nzferre3 fhv teaH saJ
wounded f.sa, taa y r@iSv ~ tea 81
satcgton Fns1e s1NclJ 81 n n ~
sfrse Vessels sseausest sstt ~ she 1zsv tas
wieslav' io ,cw IS m Ua'e-r. = taeu.
dark sasre8 sat 4 : N5tasts o..i- 8c
wbsra Ta@ y Us5aw aas aHtsts9sa
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