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also attached to it the Columbia, Minnea-
polls, Badger, ana Southcry.
IN April y Congress declared war. Ad-
miral sampson i'm command Of the North
Atlantic feet which had been engaged dur
irg the i've or six preceding months in
Cunnery ami tactical practice of Florida,
was at once ordered to blockade the ports
Of the northern coast of Cuba extending
from Cardrnas to Bahia Honda. At ga
u. m on April - the admiral sailed on that
errand.
ASIATtC SQUADRON.
] on the 81 Of April the following telegram
was sent by the department T. CommD-
dorc Dewey. in command of the Asiatic
squadron
Washington. April u, 1895.
Dewey, HonShong.
War has commenced between the United
states ana Spain. Proceed at once to the
Philippine Islands. Commence operations
at Cncr. particularly against the spanish
''oet You must capture vessels or des-
troy. Use utmost .ndeavurs.
LONG.
on tn 9th this squadron, composed of the
olympia uias), Baltimore, Raleigh, Petrol,
Concord, boston, dad McCullJch, sailed
from Mrs BAY, china.
On tho morning Of May ii entered the
h1rhor Of Manila, successfully passing the
l"r'S ara mime u'4V"s'S tu"i'II't wy GU
t'"h'r To inc u"H, anu ucSuoS,t Wv oi""
irsh fleet under the guns of the forts at
Cavitc.
The Roina Christina, Castillo, Don An
''"io "c ''o" VIZ sum nv -" '.'''
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ri"' i''Ho' Ma'uu'S uei ,,uN 70, FL Nolt 1870. So'
N'lHS'o' anu iSih ur NIh'"','o Vans
nor'' were hurht' ana inc tuss Ntpl'o anu
het'u'cS anu s.Ne,hl snaI' l''uilcntS W.T.
C"p'ur'", .Nu'n''at n'"Cs mas Vo,,. az 'oI
Tor IN" ralsliS OF thr 'uta' i'HoH' anu
-NuS'rit' ana ms WORK - now II, pr
IN" H!'u'Sn I"SS' as EN'h H' tnt '.Lo'
"t :, "'h''"" N'ht,Jo' VIZ. H'C'uu''S 'n1Se
~ IN uS'H''' ">i H',h h'l''" 'i'u N""'u
"a, N"' Il ihnh was 'oSt III o'r H't', 'ii
nut nine ShShtlN WouH"ru' ~" u"iii"Sc
"Ns cor" our SillS'
ms victory S"N' 10 our ''e,'t ti' LII
I'''' ',htr'I 81 me nay "l MANIA ne
naval station al IaNll" was t"heh PCS
Sl"' 81, '"l NH lur'l''''l"uS N'l' 's' =!
ed n" admiral reported thht the CITY
c'U'' h' taken al any 'lhe "h'h " sum
,',r h"h'''t CT UN"-S were "h """' 10
no" H.
NS'dt from the mere TACT or naNihS won
without u. loss 81 Il SlhSI' Hl' Su'h Il
hlll lahl anu ca cuHSlh- Victory III 'le
very outset 81 me war WIN al th' conf
''hc" Whl'h II ihiU~'i th'C' I"I"' INC
country ana INTO the personnel q every
III hn4t'hthSloh i'r 'hI racine coast
~ iIa,!' ~ t,''"iE az ".''n. "" ~
crease Of insurance rates ami in assuring
The country of freedom from attack on
that coast Is incalculablc
1t was at once determined tn rc-cnforcc
the Asatic squadron and to send troops
TO take and occupy the city of Manila.
Early IN June the Charleston. which
had previously sailed from San Francisco,
was Joined at Honolulu by the chartered
steamer city of Pekin, and on the 18th
sailed with her ana with the army trans
ports Australia and City Of Sidney for
Manila, carrying the first detachment Of
troops. The Charleston proceeded to
Guam, one of the Ladronc islands, arriv-
ing there June 20 Demand was made for
the immediate surrender of the defensCs
Of the island of Guam and all officials and
persons i'm the military service of Spain.
The surrender followed and the American
flag was hoistcd.
With a view to further ro-cnforce the
Asiatic squadron, the Monterey sailed, with
the collier l3rutus, from san Diego on June
IL, and the MonadnuclS, with the collier
Nero. from San Francisco on June %
Admiral Dewey continued to exercise
in the Philippines a wise discretion, which
constantly STRENGTHENED tn power Of the
United States in those islands. and on
August 10. after the arrival of General
= Merritt, the city of Manila surrendered
To the Army and Navy.
NDpTu Att NrIr TT E,L,,r
,
This fleet was under the command of
Admiral Montgomery Sicard, |. ). N,
until March 20 when II was found neces-
snry, on account OF his health, 10 relieve
him from that onerous and eNactinS duty,
: Captain Sampson, the senior officer pre-
sent, VINO was thoroughly familiar with
! the personnel ana material OF the haet
ana win al Inc ARRANGEMENTS which had
been made preceding the actual outbreak
, OF hostihties' was gwen command of the
: fleet, with the rank OF rear-admiral,
, squadron called inc Eastern squadron
: Commodore j, [. watson commanding
from July TO september ~, was organized
with the view OF threatening the coast OF
I an N hn