The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-21
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mercial Importance. will Justify tho operation
and mnko worth while. ..-
pediency Of your course along the coast being
from south to north as indicated Key West
being the enemys principal osSe o, Quotations,
will follow you instead Of going 10 meet you rs
would otherwise b. the case Your Excellency
b. carried remembering that the object Of these
hosities is not only TO make reprisalS for tho
enemy's. uniustied acts on our own coasts az pit
dividing his forces and thus facilitating the move
ments Of the third division and at the same time
those OF Admiral Cervcra'a squadron. You
might find II expedicnt Cbut this is not imposed
upon you as a duty TO go UP north as for as TO
permit You TO dctach cruiser to Haiiiax' IN order
that Lieut. Ramon Carranza, who is assigned
10 Canada NAV give you such information
he may have acquired beforehand
Ing SSss on and shs following ss
route which offers the greatest security, you WI
try, unless reasons Of greater importance should
or Turcas islands, and collect at the latter the
information which the Government viii take care
to forward to you there From me! la,Gfno y,
the southern coast Of Cuba, around Carr Mays;
and enter Santiago harbor; or following said
coast, enter Havana harbor; o., passing north
Rs en- N''s enF' 'H' n"'O0' '''' 'Da 10 D''O
this expedition. II the conditions of the vessel or
the nature ~ the cargo make u worth while you
will despatch to the Peninsula. with suitable
as the case may bo II the services such prizes
can render do not COMPENSATE for me trouble
they reauire II will be better TO &c, nd Of them
In any event the personnel and flags. the portable
the vicissitudes Of the voyage give your Excel.
lency an opportunity to Join Admiral Ceryera
squadron, you will do 20 At once. and the fotscs
will remain united until the Government decides
that II is oxpcdient TO separate them again. or
until both COMMUNICATIVE hief.or. IN case oil
should deem Such. such se nv, necessary. Az
to the ports that may be touched, the engagements
that may be sustained, as well as any visits,
reconnoissanccs and captures that may he made
your Exccllcncy, as well as your subordinates'
will adhere to the terms 81 International Law.
seeking TO obviate any motive for claims on the
Govcrnm"ns are S eonilden, tho, iSs e.pSdi,on
entrusted to the real Of your Excellency and your
subordinhtes, will be carried out in such manner
| az TO earn the approval Of the nation. and serve
as brilliant example Of what may he accom-
iYs S s and socG viii psSed
''!Sirs 81 the k NiSg END labs sss country
Camara did not get away from Csdi, as eoon
tclegraphed to- Aunon that Il hope to be ready
next week. just at that time the Government
received very serious news from the Philippines.
! and on the day OF Cnmnras telegram Aunor
sent him detailed instructions To take his squadron
to the East instead OF across the Atlantic III,
had his choice Of the routes TO 1.nbunn, Bornco
where he was 10 communicate with Madrid FOL
confirmation OF modification OF his instructions
Then he was 60 proceed wi the united squadron
| effective, to Balabac, Jolo. Bnsilnn, or Pam
boaga." land troops which his squadron wa,
! conveying, or, II possible enter into communities
| ton with the authorities AT Manila for thc pur
| pose Of cooperating In the future The instruc
AS Il IL tho main object OF the eSpcdition :,
assert our sovereignty In the Philippine Archi
| pelAgo and a. II IL impossible 10 tell what vii
| he the condition Of the islands at the compare
| lively remote date Of your arrival at MindAnao
| you will from that time on make your own plant
and take such steps a. will lead to the ntthinmcn
OF the total partial success Of this enterprise
according TO circumstances. either assisting tn,
| NisAyAs or running along the eastern coas
Of the archipclago IN effect andng Of the force.
| on the opposite coast ri l.uzon provided the con
ditons ~ the territory In the part nearest tn,
| Lagoon and Manila admit " doing sos or passing
! around the north Of SAid island 10 operate upof
| SubiR or Manila, II the information you may &C
! uuirc ~ 10 the hostile forces will Permit you I,
| meet them without signal infcriOriv on your side
! and even detaching the convoy Of troops, wit,
more or less escort, or without II. II deemed exT~
| dent In order 10 facilitate movements or concea
, the true object
| Camnra was directed to do anything that migh
aid in the defence or the rcconqucst ~ the archi
| pengn but to avoid the useless sacrifice of tn
squadron and under all circumstances Ia saw,
/ the honor Of arms" lie was again told to rcuem
Der tho cxpcdicncy ~ prcfrrring French colonies
or the territory of the Kingdom Of SIAM II he foun,
| II necessary TO enter any port on account Of In
| iurcs or for other causes The collection ~ doc
uments does not include any communication
| when his squnlr had passed through tho Sue
Canal u will h~ remembered that the formation
| ~ the United States Eastern squadron undo
! Rear ADMIRAL Watson with instructions to pro
coed "a the Spanish Peninsula, caused the Spanish
| Government 10 direct Camaras force To return