The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-27
SPANISH CAPTAIN SAYS
SCRLEY IS NOT A COWARD
Ais Vancouver Was Proper One Because They Tried
10 Ram the Brooklyn.
precept to the Inquiry Completed and Given Out by
Secretary Long.

New York. July 26.-Captain Eu- =
! LATE. who commanded the Vizcaya y
sa- santiago, in a cabled reply to ,
= request from the Journal and ,
> Advertiser as 10 his opinion of >
/ Pear Admiral Schley's maneuvres =
> in the battle of Santiago, says:
= "As gentleman I cannot re- =
: gard any maneuver of the Brook =
, Ivn in the battle on the 3rd Of =
. Julv in front of Santiago as an y
: act Of c0wardice, because, al =
= though the Brooklyn went to port =
; when the Teresa, with Admiral =
= Cervera aboard. tried to ram him, >
= and a-serward when I, in the Viz =
= cava. also steered toward him, ne =
= further fell of % degrees. y
. This maueuver. considering me =
= position of the other American =
= ships which were attacking the =
> Vizcaya by the stern and quarter, =
: vas a proper one. =
Washington July 36.-The preCept of
The Schley inquiry. which the navy de-
partment had been preparing Tor sew
sraI days was given to the public this
tfiernOou. 1t is a document addressed
90 Admiral Dewey as president OF the
e0urt. instructing him concerning the
matters to be investigated. While 1t
HrActs that the entire matter of Ad-
niral Schley'S conduct during the
operations in West Indian waters shall
he Investigated, making use of the
very wor $ employed by Admiral
schley in his letter to Secretary LOns.
il also selects certain distinctive acts
Of the rear admiral concerning the
facts and pr0priety of which il calls
for particular investigation
The points cover briefly Admiral
Sch'sy's delay with the flying squad
ron at CienfuegOs, the SlOwneSs OF his
passage toward Santiago after leaving
Eienfuegos, the reTOgrade movement
toward Key West, the effectiveness of
the bOn.bardment of the Spanish fleet
at the ranges used in the TecOnHOis-
Eances Of May 81, the state of the coal
supply on various ships when ne tele-
graphed the department that he would
return 70 Key West, the ,Jop Of the
Brooklyn at Santiago, the accuracy of
his reports and matters relating to the
controversy between Inn and Iieutan-
ants HodgsOu over the alleged cOlLOu7v
which is said 70 have taken place
aboard the Brooklyn when the loon
was made during the naval engage
ment on Santiago.
With the exception Of The last two
counts the others practically sum the
criticism OF Admiral Schley's con
duct made by Secretary Long to tn,
senate which the secretary character
lied as "Schley's repTehensiOIe con
duct"
Want Courts OuiniCn
One Of the important points in the
precept is the direction to the court tt
report in its conclusions AL the per
unent facts which it may deem to be
established. together with its opinion
and recommendations in the premises.
secretary Long made the following
statement about the precept:
It is simply an enumeration of the
tacts that have been, to use the appli-
cant own words. under discu ssion.
They are referred 10 informally and
suggested TO the court as matters
Wacn have been under discussion anC
as such, should be inquired into by
lnem- They are enumerated in accord
Snce with the general rule that wher
inquiry Is made the person interested
should have notice before hand. as fal
as possible, of all The specific things
dooQt which inquiry is likely to bJ
4AdlE.
Judge Advocate General LemIy. whc
vas designated as judge advocate OF
tle court today. viii now proceed witt
1le preparation of his case. He vii
SyAanlne all documents and prepare Z
-Ist OF witnesses. The court probably
w." SIT Tor several months. more thar
-Ae3 until after congress cOnvenes IL
December.
'a-se Lemly has not yet decided wht
S,.e Witnesses before the court shall be
--y nay be taken from the navy o.
-, civil life, for undoubtedly som,
uit newspaper correspondents vii
yalled IT, the case. 1t is even prob
$50 II view of the recently published
t-'ef,ieW of captain Eulate of tn,
I-allsn navy. tl-t he and Admira
N-..-o7siey, who. is was reported. ha,
seen 10 the department saying tina
-SdiLn made IL inadvisable for hin
~ S9.'elnpl 70 serve on the court II
~ ho1 be officially notified of his Sc
- o1 IS member of the court unit
-osiilS el'es the precept. which va
rrs-..I 20 him today. A copy OF IN
~ also viii be sent TO Admira
Ssy and Rear AdmiraIs Benhan
- 9oniey. The precept is as follows
Prscept of the Court.
Nya ,S admiral George Dewey, Z. s. y
Roo sun Upon the request O
\ l-tlliral Winfield s. Sch3ey. L. 5
eor,- 80 ln letter dated July -, 1901
v.b;rL -1-e"ith, a court of inquiry. O
idaD+- {ol are hereby appointed. pres
bsrIs- H5dr -Admirals Lewis A. Kim
n auQ Andrew IL. X. Benham. Z
c members, and Captain Samu5
er7i 10y, L. ) n. judge advocate gen
70 $50 advocate, is hereby ordere
WssL1'ehe al the naNy department
IN r---stg--. ID. @. at I o'clock D. n
be- 1oS S,,sday, the 18th day OF Septem
b r OF as soon thereafter as ma.
oBi-i- - uc2hie, for the purpose of in
II INTO tho conduct of the sal
6H-,-. oShley- commodore in the nav
8n - tEe recent war with SDain. an
tneIoof win the event
me court viii thoroughly inouir
thu s,,Ls we circumstances bearing OF
der.s uoJeet Of Investigation hereby or
ipg al ana u this end, besides examin
sffsr5eeuy all proper witnesses who's
49, '.S5ll-e can be secured. win ca
ls department for all documen
fges ioence IN relation thereto on il
pon the conclusion OF the invests
Ses53.l- me court viii report its pro
> f--, IS ana the testimony taken. wit
49, 49, ana detailed statement OF all tn
H. I,lt Facts which il may deem I
ION - 'lished. together with its opfa
ises anu recommendation in the prem
n. s ME the department. rifles apo
ers--s tuon Of the court to make 4