The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-06

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Lieutenant Hodgson,s whic1, forms the
tenth count in the prccept. In 81 hiai, sche!yt
Was was reported to have said during the turn,
= "a nm: the Texas This remark. Mr.
1isEna SAID showed a.lack OF interest in
another shin of the feet.
Il M, NJ. dantla concluded his speech at $3.50
:. M.. having spoken about four and a
hall hours.
ARGUMENT FOR sCHLEY.
4: va plain Parker. Jr.. COUNSEL for Admiral
schiey. then began his address in support
OF. Admiral schley. He stooG at connsers
tanle and spoke in clear and distinct
tones -
II doubt" said Captain Parker, "if the
naval history of the world presents or
ever has presented case OF the import.
ance and character of that in which we
nave soalong been engaged. doubt If a
tribunal more exalted in the character Of
the persons who compose il has ever, sat
N judgment upon a brolEer officer. i
@ecubt ifsa officer with the lifelong char
s2cter and standing and conduct that ADJ
nlral Schley has always displayed. was
eyer called upon before to ask an. inves-
Egation of his conduct as a victorious
Comma nder of fleet"
There r no accuser here said.
. Nobody is on trial. and yet the case
mas been conducted as though Commo-
core schley were on trial..
We get it," he went on. lin the nature
Of the argument now going on here, that
We are 60 consider the inquiry as a trial"
Taking up the events of the campaign
IN their sequence. Captain Parker
spoke Of the Interview between Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Sci,ley at Key
West. pointing out that Schley WAS not
then Informed that the Spanish feet had
left Curacao, notwithstanding Sampson
had been in possession nf this information.
10: tire or four days.
Speaking of the cruise 10 CieHfueeos
captain Parker said it was Inconsistent to
crltlcise Admiral Schley for stopping to
take Captain Chester on boasd while at
the same time criticsr2 him for not call
ing CAPTAIN 41cCalla aboard. We emit
lie said, elbow hot and cold iii the same
breath. The truth is, there was 10 real
delay in the voyage
SUFFICIENT BLOCKADE
rs for the CienfueSos blockade. ne held
that it was sufficient that no vessel had
gone in or come out without permission.
Moreover. tie Admiral had taken all the
steps possible to take TO ascertain
whether the enemy was there. ITO send
ashore IN an .enen1y's country to find out
whether the enemy was there. world he
said, have been foolhardy. ana IL the
Commodore had sent Il boat ashore and
lost it he would lave been justly cen-
srred for so DOING
contend that up to this time, so far
as the blockade is concerned, so far as
his conduct there IS concerned, there is
absolutely nothing shown by the testimony
in this case from which the slightest sus-
plc-on of fault can be placed upon Com
mcdore Schley'
Replylng to the claim that Commodore
Schiey did not obey orders in failing to
prevent work upon new Notifications at
Cienfuegos, Captain Parker SAID that not
a particle of evidence had been intro
duGed to show that any work was being
done on the Qualifications.
1.-THE Court will agree. with me- TThink.
In my statement sa I'll the CaJjta III! ''tfGt
a commander-in-chief is gifted with some
discretion :Ithat ihe is untitled, ctuereXercise
1t and that it is his duty to exercise it,
Captain Parker: contended that both the
Dear SchleN; letter and No. S.had Been
sent at a later date than had been suG-
Eested by the naval officials. Sampson
had he said. instructed SchIev to remain
at Cienfuegos, Notwithstanding, 1.-The De-
partment's advice to proceed TO Santiago.
and in No. 5. discretion had plainly been
given to Schley. -a jW szoas
"Suppose.".,he said, she had gone of
and it had been found that tl,ej Span
iards were there. he would. have been con-
1emned.. and justly. and in case OF a
scourtmartial learned friends here would
have thunderei against him. l. say that
I no criticism is, deserved Cor athe oCo1amc-
Sdore's conduct at Cienfuegossi;.ap nr7a
81. sWARD-ROOMs GOSSIP.
This closed the discussion of the Glen
fuegos blockade, and Captain Parker COLI
tended that he had then acted wisely
showing that the discretion allowed him
was well placed. AS for himself. he cared
nothing OF the gossip ofntle ward-rooms
or the talk of the young officers. Their
talk pals into insgnifcance," he said,
.'beside the achievements OF admiral
Schlcy whose name will contirue.to shine
brighter and brighter every day.
Captain Parker commended Cornmo-
dore Schley's conduct of the cruise to
Santiago. He had, said the speaker, acted
according to the dictates Eoft his. hest ljudg-
nent, whieht the CAPTAIN saidafWas1 bet-
ter than that ofrlessi elpeF .euesd 80 ffiears.
an experience .which.,had7 been gained IN
command "Under circumstances of every
nature, in the Arctic. around both capeS,
on every. sea and under every sun.
..Ie was" captain Parker continued.
"At least as likely to be 4; correct as
those young officers, who for the first
times in their lives We're given commend
of small boat.'
In the absence OF ny ttiS
captains OF the Yale and the Minneapo-
lis. Captain Parker held that Admiral
Schlcy had q right to suppose that Cap
tain Sigshce had given al! the Information
to be had from the scouts. He said chat
with the information given Admiral
Schley had acted wisely in turning back
to kew West. whether hezSacted Raisely
and his Judgment WAS sound is. for you
gentlemen Of the court to %say-not with
tho information that has come since, h"t
viii, tho light that the Commodore had
ut the tinlc.'
Cnrtain Parkcr regarded t!e dl5oatcn
OF Nav 2Gth from the Nav Department
rs uncertain.
Quoting FROM the dispatch capta';
Parker read: 1.-The Department I2c.:s I:
Won to ascertain facts
"D;dn't the Commodore ascertain
factso'' he asked. "-And that the eiiems
therein does rot leave without decisive
action he continued reading. Wen
was there not decisive action?' he asked
'.,rhc poor old spanis.! Admiral came
with his flags flying gaiiy at his mas
heads on that Sunday morning and he
fore o'clock Of that day ne saw MS
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