The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-21

WASHINGTON. Feb. @N--Resr Admiral
". r seh,ey. having been grated per-
mission 80 answer the charges made
against him IN communication re-
gently sent TO the senate. today handed 10
;ho committee on naval affairs his slate
suent tn which he dtscla.ms any purpose
81 controversy with the navy department.
The letter ~ the department. he says. 80
FAR as /, relates fe hiu. can be summarized
- fellows:
The delay OF Cleufuegos. the alieged
slow progress 1oNard Santiago 3e Cuba
from L4eatue2os. the regrograde move
ments ~ tho 26th and s.,h of May. tie
hattie of Santiago aud the destruction -
Cervcras llee5"
The aamita! says hts orders from Samp-
son on May IL were Ia blockade Cisnfue-
gos which he proceeded 20 DO. lie had no
knowledge that there were any Insurgents
ahou; Cicnfaegos who were friendly uuill
the Msghlehead arrived on the stth. Then
he sent Commander MoCs.la, Of the Mar
biea.aa. ashure - establish relations with
th.. insut%nsa. the result ~ wh,.h was
made known 90 h.m as % q. N en- Msy
"a Theu FOR The FIRST slime ne learned deti-
ut;ely tAat the Spanish fleet was not At
C!onfueses Within Two hours he started
for Santiago.
What possible ground FOR criticism
10 Says. "adYerre 70 me there cat DE Ia
All this dc nns see I vas or ihc spos
acting under orders witch gave entire dss-
cGut.on and ye. elofaed me With tha re-
sponsiblt;y ef going to Santiago oaly ar
Ter was Satisfied tha, the feet Was uot
at Cieufueg0s"
lie quotes from the dispatch % sampsoa
Of May g. Ia which the latter Says sehley
should ''bold his Heet on cieufaegos I:
the Spanish ships have pat into Santiago.
they must eeme either % Havana or ia
c.eufuek5s 10 deliver the munitions df war
whicb they are sald to bring FOR use IN
cuba l am therefore II she opinion that
the best change ga capture these ships VIII
DC 20 Hold tbe two polats Cienfaegos and
Havana. with m she force - can mus
ter II later it should develop that these
vessels are at Santiago. We can then as
senib.a OF ina; point The ships best suited
for the purpose and completely blockade
IT, Tntu we receive mote positive In
formation. 40 snail continue to hold la
vsua ard CseHfueEos"
Admiral Seh.ey adds. ''This matter 10
not printed ether IN She appendix or ex-
eeutIve document &. but received II on
tae I'd, and II shows that eas expected
to ho.a my squadroa or Clenfnegos"
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