The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-26

his vessel in under a severe fire and lowed
the Winslow out. In connection with the
same expedition, force was landed ON
Diana cay, in Cardenas bay to explode the
harbor mines which were understood to be
controlled from station on that cay. The
station having been hurriedly abandoned
the American flag was hoisted over it.
| This, far as the records OF the Navy
Department show, was the first raising of
the American flag in Cuba during the war.
ION the 18th of June the Yankee had an
engagement with a gunboat and batteries
off CienfuegoS. On June Is the Texas, Mar
blehead and Suwanee proceeded into Guam
tanamo harbor, and after engaging and 81
lencing the adjacent fort and battery took
possession of the harbor. On June ~ the
st. Paul engaged the torpedo boat Terror,
supported by the gunboat Isabel II, off San
Juan, and drove them both into port, the
former being so seriously injured that she
had TO be run on shore when inside. on
June % the Eagle and Yankton had an en-
gagement with a force Of Spanish cavalry
off the mouth of the Rio Hondo. On June
80 the Hist, Wompatuck and Hornet, Wnlle
making a reconnaissance between cape
Cruz and ManZanillo, were engaged with
the enemys vessels, field batteries and IN
fantry at Manzanillo. The Hornet was
struck many times. and had her main steam
pipe cut, being thereby absolutely disabled.
The Wompatuck calamity towed the Hornet
out of danger. Another action occurred at
Manzanillo on July ], in which the same
Spanish gunboats were engaged on one side
and the Scorpion and Osceola on the other.
ION the morning Of July the Alfonso XII
Mariel. to the westward of Havana, while
attempting to escape from the Hawk.
THE ATANZANILLO FIGHT
ION July u the Eagle chased, forced
ashore, captured. and destroyed the Spanish
armed steamer Santo Domingo to the west
ward of the Isle of Pines. On July Is the
Annapolis was engaged with the batteries
near Barracoa. On July IS the Wilmington,
Helena, Scorpion, Hist, Hornet, Wompa-
tuck and Osceola engaged the gunboats and
shore batteries at Manzanillo, and succeeded
in destroying gunboats in that harbor. On
the same date the Annapolis, Wasp, Leyden
and Topeka took possession of the Bay of
Nipe, during which the Spanish cruiser
Jorge Juan was attacked and sunk.
ION the 18th of August the Newark, ac-
companied by the Resolute, carrying the
First Battalion of Marines, and the
Suwanee, Hist, Osceola and Alvarado pro-
ceeded to MdnZanillo, where a demand for
the surrender of the place was made. This
refused. the place was bombarded. At day
light on the morning of the 18th a large
number of white flags were seen floating
from the blockhouses and batteries. and a
boat came out from the shore carrying
flag of truce. The captain of the boat de-
livered to the senior officer present the
cipher dispatch of the department stating
that the President had signed the protocol
of peace and had proclaimed an armistice.
1.-THE transports of the army corps which
was charged with the campaign against
to the southern coast of this island by the
Massachusetts Giagship) Columbia, Yale.
Dixie and Gloucester. The umbia and
Yale also carried some of the roops. This
convoy was under the command Of Capt.
+. J. Higginson. At Guanica he was Joined
by the Annapolis and Wasp and at Ponce
by the Cincinnati. The army commander
had urgently requested large naval force
The Puritan and Amphitrite went to San
Juan. which was also blockaded by the New
Orleans.
"On July 2S the city of Ponce surrendered
to small squadron consisting of the Dixie,
Annapolis, Gloucester and Wasp, a landing
party from which took possession at a.
m. and hoisted the flag. On Aug. / the
Gloucester and the Wasp took possession OF
Arroyo. On Aug. the Amphitrite landed
q party at Cape San Juan and took possess
sion of the lighthouse at that place. This
party held the place during the night OF
Aug against an attack by a much superior
Spanish force"
Secretary Long praises the work of the
marine corps, naval militia and coast signal
service A complete list of the vessels plr-
chased for the auxiliary naval force is gwen
A large portion of the secretary's report Is
devoted to a review of reports of the various
bureaus of the Navy Department. These
have been printed from time to time. The
appropriations for the navy for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1899 including an emer-
gency fund of $S25.C00. were $l13. 81. sos 70
Secretary Long estimates that SAT ,O9S. 25l w
will be required for the following year.
Many Recommendations are made by the
secretary, the most important being: Re-
noVal of charges of deSertion; increase OF
nav corps: sale of vessels no longer needed;
transfer Of transport service to the navy;
organization of naval reserve; creation or
q corps of judge advocates; passage OF
House bill No. 1040S, concerning the person.
mel OF the navy: new system for rewards OF
officers: revival of the grade Of admiral ana
vice admiral and to Increase the enllsteo
force and also the number of lighting snlps:
The report closes with d tribute to the naval
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