The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-26

Orders To schiey TO Proceed 20 San
uass. Together with . Drspatci,
From Sampson That Cer,era Wa
There. and That lie DID Not Give TO
srhiey Certain Information which
Furnished One Of His Reasons for
the R~eurogrsde Movement Accuses
schi-, Of Inactivity at santiago. and
sau lie nd Not Attempt 10 Coal or
to Locate the Spanish squadron.
WASHINGTON. Sept. D-For the first
time since the oonvenung Of the notable
Naval Court which IL investigating the
conduc, Of Rear Admiral Sohley In the
Standardization War. II became apparent
to-day that the Judge Advocate OF that
Court Intends TO 90 TO the very bottom OF
things and will lt no considerations OF
esprit da corps stand In his way. From
now on Admiral schley must fight. not only
to save his professional reputation. but lis
honor az a man a. we'll II is not gong too
far To say that the evidence produced to-day
before the Court WAS Of such a character
that even the most loyal adherents 81 the
accused officer must appreciate how SER
Gus is his position. And the assertion will
probably 60 uncontradicted that the testl-
mony given was the most damaging that
haS vet been offered against him, for II
affected not only his standing in the service
AID hts courage. but his integrity as well.
A flag officer OF tbs navy. a nan Of rank
equal TO Schley's. asserted on tho stand
that he had hot given 10 the commander
OF tho Flying Squadron certain Information
which Furnished one OF the reasons put forth
by Admiral schley for the abandonment
by that's quadron Of It's position Of SAINT
iago, whore the spanish feet urSier tervera
had taken refuge. This accu-rr, although
he did not appear In that role. was Rear
admiral Cotton. who In the war with spain
commanded the feet scout Harvard. la
his message To- tho Navy Department, ex-
planning why he should not carry out lis
orders TO remain al santiago. Admiral
Schley asserts among other things IN this
Harvard had informed him that only ANAL
vessels could coal AZ Goraive-, a Haytian
harbur near 20 Santiago and one oftho places
most convenient for Admiral Schleys ships
To 60 FOR filing their bunkers. For this and
other reasons he was obliged, hc said, 10 60
to Rev Nest.
Admiral Cotton asserted on the stand
to-day that he had not told Admiral Schlcy
that his small ships were the only ones
that could coal at Gonaives. lie had said
that Of Mole 81. Nicholas. but had informed
Admiral Schlay that his entire squadron
could coal al Gonaives channel The issue
vas therefore drawn in regard Ia the truth
fulness Of Admiral Schley's statement a.
10 what he said the Harvard's commander
had told him. Admiral Cotton was confident
tina, he had made no qualifying statement
-z-gz- - l.lt.t 10 a.. aIflftv ~ tho J
squadron to coal at Gonaives. He did
this In the face Of the knowledge that Al
miral Schley had given him "a authority
for the assertion that only small vessels
could take coal there. I
Next 20 the testimony Of Admiral Cotton !
on this point. the most interesting develop
ment Of the day was the proSnction by
him Of the original % a message which the
Navy Department has been trying TO secure
for three years and his sworn statement
that be had delivered IL 20 Admiral Schley
before the latter started from Santiago
for Kew West. This message was from
Ramp-on 10 Schley, and told him with
apparent positiveness that tho Spanish
heet was NJ Santiago. There has never
been any evidence, that Schley received this
despatch. In all the other communications
directing him To proceed 20 Santiago 10
was told to find out after he arrived whether
C~rvcra was ia the harbor. but In the des-
patch produced to-day he was informed
definitely that the Spanish ships were
there. Tho most important testimony
by Admiral Cotton IN connection with
this message Was that he had delivered
It 10 Admiral Schlev or Santiago on NAV
q. is9s. and that Schley had read II before
starting back for hey West.
There WIS produced also to-day the
alleged original Of tho message sent hv
Admiral Schley To Secretary Long, telling
why he could not obey tho order To- remain
a. Santiago and would return 10 Kew West
Whatever NAV b. 1t, value to The defencs
and Mr.. Raynor Of Admiral Schlcy's
counsel announced that tho discrepancies
between Il and the cipher transition on
file at the Navy Department were regarded
~ important its differences from tho
translation arr seemingly merely verbal
and due 20 errors m ~decipherng Il lts
most Important sentence rcai- 1T 10
10 be regretted that tho Departments
orders cannot ls obeycd. edruc.tly as Va
have all striven To that end while the
translation reads Much 10 he Regretted
cannot obey orders Of Department. ave
str1Nsn earnestly Inga sentences fuf- |
nash a fair sample OF the differences shown
by comparison of original with translation
The despatch was first written in English.
then put into cipher. then transmitted
10y cable 20 the Navy Department. and
w the Department translated from tho
cipher into English again.
The name OF Admiral sampson was not
brought into the case to-day. hut, an Wow ct
the promis. - Admiral Schlev's counsel
10 make him a party Ia tie inquiry, IL L.
eNpcrted that they will not abandon the
'nort 20 place him in that position. And
II NAV bc asserted without fear Of CON
tradiction that the effort will probably
he succcrsful. not through acquicsCrEc"
uf tho court In the suggestions Of Admiral
S~ci,ey's representatives, that have been
80 vigprousi, resisted by the Judge Advu-
cate, but through voluntary Application
an Simpsons part u be placed Ia a Position
where hi acts In "a" spanish war will bo
sahject"d 10 the mos ~gid scrutiny The
path Of the court Ia surmouuting the legal
difficulty ciHhraccd Ia an attempt by Ad-
iniral Schlcy'S ATTORNEYS to bring Admiral
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