The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-26
@. II. Berry s Co.
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| Admiral sc.lley was proceeding to say
that a dispatch No. 10, concerning winch
| lieutenant Marsh had testified the ois-
| patch containing positive M TI i 1ioi'
| tha+ the Spanish feet was in SANTIAGO
! was not received by him until June l'th'
! when the Judge-Advocat opJecieu.
| Captain Ler1iy: ii the couit ~
! ! regret very much TO be compelled 10
| make objection to this character oil tes-
/ t.mony. but 1 understand from the coui
| itself that il wants facts.
4 Admiral Schley (sotto Toce): wen,
| these are facts.
LEMLY OFFICIOUS.
Captain u" 10. uit .
| this witness Is here for the purpose o.
| making an argument, and L 90 not THINK
! mus character OF testimony from a VIII
| ness, even on The staIlu III iils own oe-
| hslf is a matter of tcs tlnony
| Mr. Rayner contenoe0 mat Admiral
! Scniev was not giving opinion; that he
| was simply tesutylng TO 1acts wlthih ms
| Knowledge After some further sp;ArrlnS,
| the members OF the court held priel
| consultation without leaving the court
| room, and Admiral Dewey announced Its
| decision as follows: The court is OF
| the witness to make ths statement that
| the dispatch was dated May 9th, and not
received until June 10Th. Then drop II;
| lust give the facts.
| proceeding, Admiral Schley testified that
lre believed Captain Cotton's statement
| regarding, the offer of Lieutenant tleio
| TO go ashore at Santiago to learn pos
| itively whether the Spanish feet was II
| Santiago, was somewhat faulty and ne
| detailed some facts relating TO Field 5
| offer, which fixed his own impression OF
| it in his mind. On May 31st, after the
bombardment OF the Colon. and after
! Captain Cotton had gone for Mole st
| Nicholas, with q report to the Depart
nlent. upon that subject. Ad
: rniral Schey testified that he sen
| Nunez, the pilot, westward 10 commuhi
| cate with the insurgents. Nunez lande'
! near Ascerederos, fl cen or sixteen Hlie
west of Santiago, and joining some o
| the Cuba insurgents, went into the IN
| terror He returned June lst or "a VIII
detailed information of the Location
the Spanish ships in the harbor. i sen
him. added Admiral SchieS, 70 IN
commander-in-chief with that intorma.
ton"
The witness then returned 20 the retro
grade movement, saying:
Ave went g little further than l ha'
| intended on account OF the ulifcultE II
; | getting the Yale to read our 'aTdoiS sig
i, | nails We were Obliged to so four OF fiv
miles further on that account. AS sool
as the sea Gained down, and, in m.
judgement, it was not possible to hav
cnalt.d, as ! said yesterday. that was on
| OF the conditions which l watched. es
peciaIIy, and was a better judge of tina
than any other officer of the fleet becaus
i ] was more interested in it, l ssraled t
Captain Philip. asking him if he coul
cisely that he was uneasy about it, TO
| he signaled back to me, i can try. TIL
impression left upon my mind was that
at that time. even he was uncertain
BOTH LEANING.
Continuing, ne saIu mat even as late a
the Following morning, thlhp had sig
| naied that both me Texas anu the Mer
| il,uac had sprung a leak.
The Aunllral also referred to the eX
, | treme heat, saying it was SO great tina
, the men We're exhausted and the doctor
| had recommended that on this accOun
coaling operations be suspended.
| Admiral Schley said re regarded til
: | orders of the Department concerning tn
| probable presence of the Spanish fleet 8
| Santiago, as more Of a suggestion tina
{, mandatory order. He considered tha
it would take only little While to &c
! | back in any event. Also he repeatc
be to proceed westward toward the base
at Havana and Key West. He had a.
rived with the squadron off Santiago
about o'clock P. NJ, May 2Sth, he sait
and had then taken UP his position fl
or six miles out, afterwards holding tt
feet in formation day and night He ha
on that first night sent the Marblshea
closer in with Instructions TO Keep clos
watch on the mouth Of the harbo:.
SIGSBEE SURPRISED.
That nisnl ne nad, ne salu, noticed II
!. signals on snore known as bIinkers, an
had also observed al That tlnce lights Q
. "a lower plane which he had since becon
convinced Was from TIE Colon iyins
the harbor. The next day he had di.
covered tie presence of that Spanis
vessel there as he had also that OF otnel
OF the enemS's war vessels. He said TIL:
when he had thus secured irrefutab
proof OF the feet that the vessels WEI
there and told Captain Sigsbee OF IL
fact. that officer expressed surprise thu
such was really the fact. 1t was at til
period that he sent his dispatch to IL
| Department giving absolute infornatio
of the presence of the Spaniards. an
Sigshee had carried this meSSag e to Mo
St. Nicholas.
FORMED BLOCKADE.
Admiral Schlev said that after Iocatil
the fleet in Santiago he formed the bloc
ade in the only way he believed such
small squadron could be utilized for SUI
duty The ships were in column broa
side on to the entrance OF the harbc
so that a simple turn OF the wheel Won
bring them in line il the enemy appea
ed He called the captains OF the shi
! aboard and explained his idea OF t
, blockade 10 them and also his gener
I plan OF attack Els plan was to alta
. q slo ,t,,,,,,, S;~cy ot7E
ana cripple each in turn.
! The picket boats were to be used as tc
pcdo-bcat destroyers.
The ships were to maintain steam
as to be capable of twelve knots. tt
fleet steamed back and forth hefc~e