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noted above were brought to the attention
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scHLEr's INACTIVITY AT sASrIAoo.

noted above were brought to the attention
Of the court.
scHLEY's INACTIVITY AT SANTIAGO.
Admiral Cotton, resuming his Testimony.
told % n conservation with Admiral Schley
on board the BROOKLYN on May n. In re-
gard to- communication with the insurgents
near santiago.
Prior 20 the return Of the Harvard TO 81
Nicholas Mole on the morning Of MAY q
from on santiago he said, Lieut. b-ale
- the Harvard volunteered hi- services
20 land uear Santiago t. Ascertain whether
any spanish vessels were IN the harhot'
n 20. how many, their character and their
location. The proposition ap(SSti'ei to IN"
A. entirely feasible and ! decided 20 inform
the senior ofiiccr IN santiago OF hts pro
pu>al During the tim" OF my Nlslt u"
Commodore Schley Ola the Brooklyn ] IN
formed him thnt Lieut. beale had Nolun-
tered hi services 20 60 on shore ana gather
such information a. he could relative TO
Spanish vessels In Santiago, II anN were
their Lieut. Beale placsd himself VA
communicates with prominent Insurgents
~ Kingston. Jamaica, and received from
them letters TO prominent Insurgents IN
and near Santiago. and was vell-equipped
90 accomplish the object he had IN view
on volunteering I reported the~e facts
To- Commodore Schlev ! cannot recall his
remarks, but at all events, Lieut.. Beale did
not g. On shore
Y What efforts did Commodore Schlsy
make 70 take on coal from the time YOU
delivered the DISPATCHES To him until you
CT your answer 90 themp 4 None a. all.
= What efforts did ne make to locat"
Cervers's fleet, tn yodr knowledge A
None, 70 my knowledgc
Y Did be. AZ thht time. approach San
tlagl with his squadron A He did not
] vil qualify that answer Ca this extent.
The vessels, ~ cour-a were not AZ anchor.
nut were moving about There was 10
mo vement In the direction Of santiago.
Y kefernug To this phra-e In IN. de-
spatch Tho Department looks To YOU 10
Ascertain facts, and that tho enemy az
they sp IN do not leave without "A dee
Cisive action What did Commodore
Schley d.. IA your knowledse In ot+di-
euC' Ia thos" Instructions A Nothing, To
my knowledge
THE -DKAR scHLET' LETTER,
When the Judge Advocate started In
read messages received by Capt. Cotton
from Admiral Schlcy for transmission 10
the Navy Department, MI. Raynur said
be would object unless the Dear Schley'
lester Wa read This Ia n letter from Samp-
suu 10 Srllsy then AZ t1enfuegosl. dated
Nav 20. lsgS, which Schey In his written
defence To- the Senate. said confused tho
situation and threw grave Doubt over tho
location Of the Spanish feet This letter
was delivered ~ Schley. with other de
sua,ch,s 81 later date. May II. "a which
o 80" ". ~ - N'a "' NV
tI"v THE eEcuYI are not at t"ifu"su-,
Iruc.-d VITA az despatch. but cautiously.
= Ndntagu DE cuba. and II the enemy IA
there. bln,taI" hun ~ port. and this viii
'uaul" vuu t. hc a. santiago A. NJ Nav "a
II j. Thought the spanish squadron would
p~rouatlv t." stll al Santiago The Dear
S'hlsV letter Wa not Included IN the re-
ports printed hy tine Department and I'll"
DEPARTMENT has alw avs cunt.ndcd uai II
" a. newer r-siyei fof filing.
t.nf haTkar ~ admiral Ae1layfE s1flp-
s"l, with evident difference to ia" fact that
tte Department aid IL did not have the
better. iuad" tn" I"tuark ia "a low one, fol-
lrg Mr. HayHur objection, that of cuuf-a
tiIs letter would not Il" iound Tins rilrd
Capt LSmly. who denounced ~ a. Ouo Of
several imYrnJ-r comments ON the part
OF 'ne junior counsel - tie applicant
and 10" rApr"s-od the hope that the
would stop II
nodIing his head ap~provngly 20 Capt
I"WIy. -agr.~s with you that such inter-
rup'ion II entirely improper
The bear Schley letter was then read
DISPATCHES CorroS DELIVERED 10 sCHIEr
Mr. Rayuer questioned Admiral Cotton
81 SLY IA 20 the dispatches delivered TO
Admiral Schlcy on MAY q. aud said that the
" Witness must ta mistaken A. to the delivery
q some ~ tht--e dispatches. which Ia fact.
be- said. boTe later dates. Admiral Cotton
summed up HE various answers with thls
statement
~. addr-.-ssi Cotton. Harvard. and signed
Long. was delivered 10y ms at , Z O'Clock on
the morning 81 May 81. Ia Commodore
Schley N Santiago II rceived th.+o
two other dispatches prior To- ; O'Clock
Commodore Schley On the morning. Of May
81, 1895
Mr. Ravnor-H-re are elk dispatches
which you sav you delivered On the Sist %
May, provided that copies Of them were sent
I" you al Kingston Are you not mistaken
Admiral Cotton Under my oath | make
this statement. ] delivered TO Commo-
dore Schley, on the morning ~ May p.
uf santiago. Inorn than two dispatches. |
- far as | know ! delivered % Commodore |
Schley on that morning two dispatches.
ouo from tho Navy Department and one
from 'he COMMANDMENTS hIcf 81 ia. North
Atlantic squadron. am confident that
] delivered more than Two dispatches.
] him Il very likely that | delivered some
dispatches rrrhap- two OF three that
wcrr addressed To inc. Il
The dcspatcho-, alput the delivery %
Which Ia Admiral Schlev hv Capt Cotton
Mr. Rlvuor rli-e-i a question. directed that
Schley ho informed that he must find out
whether tervera was al Santiago, that he
must surmouIt difficulties in regard 10
that he must not leave the vicinity
Of Santiago unless u was unsafe Tor hi"
.spgadrun. and II obliged 20 leave must
sink a collier in the mouth 81 the hartor
t. keep the spanish ships from escaping.
n wa Schlcy's duty To- ascertain i'm
mediately II the spanish feet Wa In San
tiacn.
Nr Raynor having led the witness To the
~ aismcnt that the Harvard had reached
OF santiago on Juu" - asked
Did YOU know that the spanish fee'
wNs inside tie haIbor of Santiago on the
:i,h q June,-