The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-12

pleased to be under Simpsons command
and he could be assured he would be
loyal in all his conduct.
WAS there anything said with regard
to the feasibility to conducting a block
ade off Santiago?"
"Yes. l remember Commodore Schley
spoke in my presence, and l think to
myself as he was leaving my ship saying
You cannot blockade those ships in there
if they want to come out / remember
that.
Judge Advocate: "Did you have any
information whatever from any source
that Cervera was going to make a sortie
from the harbor of Santiago On July
3rd?"
None whatever within my recollec
ton"
Taking the witness for cross examina-
tion, Mr. Rayner asked:
'Do you recollect the dispatch which
will be found in the official report of. Ad-
miral Sampson dated May 29th in which
he congratulates Commodore Schley on
his success / will read the dispatch.
Congratulate you on success. Maintain
close blockade at all haards, etc.
Il remember that very well because
protested against his congratulations.
asked him why he persisted and he said
L want to encourage him..
You recollect that because you pro-
tested against that in the dispatch?'
Il said that under the circumstances
thought it was improper"
Capt Evans has testified here that he
knew the code of signals. Could you give
me the source from which he derived
his information
Il do not remember speaking of it TO
Captain Evans. nor that | told him TO
communicate it to Commodore Schley.
When Captain McCalla came in it was e&-
pected that his ship would reach Cienfuc-
COS about the same time as the Iowa and
the Dupont and Captain McCalla said he
would carry the signal arrangement back
with him. That signal was really for the
benefit of the Cubans and the McCalla
memorandum was for Commodore Schley.
That memorandum was full and explicit
in that regard. If / may explain that a
little farther, by the afternoon of the
next day or the afternoon of the day after
Captain McCalla came information was
received of the arrival of the Spanish
Squadron in Santiago. So that any ques-
tion of the insurgent Cubans about Glen
fuegos dropped out of sight
"You say that after the arrival of
Capt. McCalla information was received
of the arrival of the Spanish squadron at
Santiago. Will you kindly give us the
information and from whom it came?"
'The first intimation we had was by a
telegram from the Navy Department
mentioning that the information may
we'll be correct. Next day Lieut. Com
mander Stanton was in Key West and he
saw Captain Allen, who said that the
evening before he had received communi-
cation from Havana stating that the
Spanish squadron had gone into Santiago
and he was only waiting until the even
ing of the goth to have that corroborated
as the operator who sent the information
only put himself in communication with
our office in Key West once day, about
six o'clock in the evening. Stanton came
with that information, and then went up
in the evening to await a second telegram
which corroborated the fact, and which
caused Admiral Sampson to believe that
the Spanish fleet was in Santiago, and
also caused him to write the second dis
patch directing the movement towards
Santiago"
Captain Chadwick said Admiral Samp-
son sent this dispatch by the Marble
head but fearing delay of that vessel,
sent copies by the Eagle and the Hawk.
1t was sent, the Captain said, after the
Admiral felt sure the Spanish fleet was
at Santiago. His information did aot
indicate that the enemy had arrived at
Santiago and departed
Court then adjourned