The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-19

MED that the conditions for coaling from
May rs to June I were favorable.
l5-That the tables OF coal supply sd-
mitted as evidence were ignored.
16-That no refernce wss made 10 the
order OF Secretary Long forbiddng the
hazarding OF ships against shore bat
teries.
1T-That an opinion, as the precept re-
ouired. was given as 10 the character
OF the Santiago blockade.
1s-That the feature 10 capture and de-
stroy the Colon was wholly at variance
with SIMPSONS orders. for the establish
ment OF a blockade; also that the affair
OF May 81 was not an attack but a re-
connaissance.
ls-That the loop of the Brooklyn
| was made 10 avoid coming into danger
| Gus proximity TO the Spanish vessels and
| 10 keep the ship intact for fighting pur-
poses.
20-That the standing order to CLOSE
| in and attack in harbor entrance IL the
| enemy came out forced the Brooklyn 10
| open fire with her port battery; that the
! loop did not cause her 10 lose her dis
| tance or position with the Spanish ves-
| sells.
| n-That nething is said whether the
| danger TO the Texas was real or imagin-
\ airy.
| 22-That Captain Cooks testimony with
| regard to the proximity of the Brooklyn
| and Texas was ignored.
| 23-Thst the testimony of Captain Cook
and Admiral Schley with regard to the
! alleged Hodgson conversation is ig
| nored.
| 24-That the allegations Of "vacciIa-
| ton, dilatoriness and lack Of enterprise"
are not justified by the evidence and
4 could only be arrived at by entirely ig-
| noring Schleys evidence
| 25-That the charge that Schley did not
| formulate an anticipatory battle orders
4 is ignored.
26-That the question OF who was in
1 command on July is undetermined.
| E--That the testimony OF the applicant
| is rejected and the ends OF justice de-
| feated; IL any part OF IL were true ii
should have been so stated.
H-rhat the applicant was found guilty
upon specifications which had been aban-
doned hy the Judge advocate
2e-That the court reached a decision
on the testimony of few hostile Wit
nesses, discardins all others.
! @-That there are other serious ana
| important reasons.
SEND 1T BACK
The slst and final article is printed at
| the beginning OF this dispatch
The applicant. therefore. asks that ap-
proval OF the majority report be withheld,
the court IL Is signed by Admiral Schey
and his attorney.
THE SAMPSON PROTEST
The letter asking permission to arsu.
against the protest Of Admiral SIMPSONS
attorneys is as follows:
Washington. ID. c.. Dec. Is. 1901.
Sir:
lin regard TO the reported intention
OF Rear Admiral w. 4. Sampson. L. >.
N by his counsel TO Ale. with your con-
sent a protest against your approval OF
that portion OF The dissenting opinion of
| Admiral George Dewey. L. :. n. TO the
majority finding OF a court or inquiry,
! recently held. and before which ! was the
| applicant wherein the question Of com
| membership OF the American naval forces
during the battle OF Santiago ~ decided In
favor OF Commodore W. :. SchleN, l; >.
n, aud credit for the victory won IN that
! battle accorded to the said Commooote
schley, have the honor TO most respect
| fully request as follows:
| THAT II such protest IS hled win YOU
by the said Rear Admiral W. Y ssmp-
son, T. 8. ~. ] may be given an opporI
argument against such protest yours
Rear Admiral,U. s. n. Retired.
| JAMES PARKER,
Counsel for the applicant before said
Court Of Inquiry,
Commenting on todays action. Mr. Ray
THE objections that NC have fled rest
! upon the ground that Admiral Schley mas
been deprived of his rights, as guaran-
| teed 10 him by the law OF the land ana the
| constitution of his country. we clehu
that the whole OF tls evidence In favor ol
| the admiral incly yding his own ana the
testImonV.of all ~ his witnesses. has beei
rejected by the majority OF the court sans
not even considered or passed upon H. Suoi s,
a method OF procedure would not be per
mitted 10 stand for a moment before any
tribunal governed by any prlncipie ~
admiral was ou the stand for about ioul
daVs and not y word that he utterec
, and not a solemn assertion that he mao
under The sanction OF his oath has beer
adVerted To nv the ma iorty of the court
such = method of disposlng ~ case u
| unnaralleled In the annals or civil or %
| crtmInai laws Tho greatest maletactoi
| I'm the land under the constitution Il en-
. | titled 20 have his evidence considered ant
We shall. therefore. avail ourselves o
every remedy that We have 10 lmpeao'