The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-12-18
JEALOUS OF SCHLEY.
Tha ccurs # Iy yqui5y D<c?dad
Asains. Him.
ADMIRAL DEWEY FOR HIM.
Admiral ssnham ard Ramsey Acs
cuses the OaiIsn; ecfley Of
vaciiaS,on and 0iiasosiness
"a Mia CerDasSn.
in His Campaign.

vaclsaS,on and o;iaeosiness
in His Campaign.
Tho report Of the Sichley court of in
quiry w2s promulgated by Secretary
Long Friday night. There are two Ie-
ports. Admirsl Bsnhsm and Admiral
Ramsey e,ncur in she 6rss which is
signed by Admiral Dewey also as mat
ter Of fo7a. Admiral Dewey makes 8
separate report.
The msjority opinion 6ods in b'iaf
that Admiral Schley should hsvs pro,
ceeded with the utmost dispatch to
Cienfuegos and maintained close
5lockada; that he should have endes.
vored to have obtained Information Of
shs Spanish sq1sdron thsre; that he
should have proceeded to Santiago with
dispatch; thar IL should not have nsd5
tbs resFcg.ade movement; that IL
should have o5eyed the depsrtmect's
crders; tbas be ehonld have endsavocea
to kaye captured the Spanish vessels
IN Santiago; that he did cot do his Ut
uaast to destroy to Coloo; that he
cazssa the squadron 20 lose distance IN
The loop Of the B,otklyr; thas he
thereby eansea the Tsa.s to back; rast
be did :rjusiice to Bcdgaor, that bis
CONDUCT in tie campaign was ohseaoter
"a By ysci:iasio1 aud dilatoriasss aad
;sok O. enterprise; thst his Official re-
ports On the coal au2ply were misIssd-
ing sad inseourste; that his cnodact
6urirg tie bat.ie wss self posssssed
s1G b. encouraged in his osn person
ais su5oriinate oGicers auS .msr.
Admiral eDeEey in hisSTeporS says
tbst The passsgs to Cierfueg2s Sas
usnGs with al tiapstob; shat IL view Of
his coal Supply ehe blockade Of Glen.
fuego5 Tss effective; thAs ne s:Ioged
he Ada|a 10 ea:sr C:ea'uagos 30 &c:
irfcrmstio:; that bis pssssga to ssn
,isso vss wish IS much dispatch as pos
siaie, keeping the squadron together;
thss the blockade OF santiago wss ef-
fscsi7e, aud fnsllg, ths. ne vss tie
senior afic:r ef Santiago in absolute
command snd entitled to tho Gre it due
for the glorious vic ory which Ceaalssd
il the total destruction Of the Spanish
sh;ps.
The following is the opiaon Of
RAMSAY AND BENHAM.
, Commodore S,h!ey, in command .;
the flying tqasrdron, should have pro
cegGtd via uSn:ost dispstch cf Gin
fueecs ard should have maintained
eloze bloc5ses OF that port.
'He should have erdesvored on May
g. at Cicnfuegos TO obtain information
regarding the Spanish squadron By com.
mu1icstirg with ths insurgents st ths
plsoe designated ia the memorandum
delivere 4 to him at S. Is 8. NJ, Of that
date.
"He should havs proceeded from
CieDfusgos to Santiago de Cubs with
a;l dirpacth and should hare disposed
his vessels with view Of intercepting
The enemy in any attempt to pass tha
agi1g squadron.
"He should rot have delayed the
se1adron for the Eagle.
He should not have made the ret
rosYsde westward Tlth hie squadron.
''Ha should have promptly obeyed
tie navy departments order Of May %.
"Ee sFoald hsvs endesvorsd to esp.
ture or ds8:roy the Spanish vessels at
anchor uesr the ent1sncs Of Santiago
harbor o1 May 20 and 80.
"Ha did not do his utmost with the
force under his command, to capture or
destroy the Colon ard other vessels Of
the enemy which he attacked on May
81.
"B7 commencing the engagement on
July 3 With the port battery, and turn
ing the Brooklyn around With port
helm, Commodore Sohley caused her to
lose distance and position With the
Spanish vessels, especially with the
V;zoaya and Colon.
The turn Of the Brooklyn to star
board was made to svoid getting her |
into dangerous proximity to the Span
ish vessels. The turn vas made to
wsrd the Tsxas AID c,uued that vessel
10 stop and to back her engines to |
avoid possible collision.
Admiral Smiley did ir51stice to
Lieut.. Commander 4. G. Hodgson il |
only portion Of the CORES !
pondancs which passed between them. |
"Ccmmodore Soaley's conduct in |
connection With the events Of the Ssn- |
siago canraisn prior to June !, 1898,
Ras chacseterizad By vscilstion, dilaso.
rlnoas and lack Of enterprise.
His cfisial reports regarding the
oosl supply and the cosliGg facilities Of
the fyi@g squadron were inaccurate aud
!
Ills conduct during tie bat':, Of
July was saif-pcssesaed and Is en-
in his eva person, his 'u3or-
dina:e cfice7s and nen to fight cou:ase,
oGEly."
George Dewey.
Admiral U. S. n, Judgs A6vocs.e.
"S.m. c. Len,ay,
Judge Advocste Gsnsrsl .. S. n,
Judge Advocate.
DEWEY FOE sCHLEy.
SIN the opipio7 Of the uade7singsd |
, \, -.eosye f-a,, Kav Wrst 70 C:eD;ue.