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only Ave or ak ships) Il would have bcen
a very great disadvantage and might have
invited an attack with probably DISASTROUS
, results. Instead, therefore. cf consider
ing the effect on me personally. felt that
the wiser course would be Ia prevent that
result N possible and saw. tho-e ships Tor
better Use. ~ subsequently resulted
DISPATCHES SENT TO scHLKr.
Al this point Admiral Schley gave his
! attention co dispatches as printed In the
Appendix The first was that from S.cre-
tary Long. reviewed at Mole st. Nicholas
ON May n. beginning. The most urgent
thing nov Is 70 know positively whether
the Spanish division II In santiago, ana
ending. @Cervera must not bs allowed To
cscapo. The next was from s.cretary
Long. dated Washington, May -. and
reading: II is your duty TO ascertain irnnedi-
ately N the Spanish feet l. In Saniiaeo.
and report. Would he discreditsble to the
navy u that fact were not ascertaincd inn
mcdistelv. Al military and naval move
ments depend upon that point
The next despatch vas from Secretary
Long. ON Nav -. containing the seniei ce'
wishes YOU To- remain on Santiago. The
next was from Secretary Long lated NAV
The next was from Secretary Long. May 10,
asking Schl-v. Where arr the other two
armorcd cruisers OF spanish feei'-
Mr.. Rayner Could any of the-c de.
Nav
Admiral schley-Oh. no. Impossihle'
They an all OF them dated after that
Mr. Rayner Had YOU not. at the time
these dispatches were received. discovered
the Spanish fc"t'
Admiral Schlev-Ye~ We Discouraged
II practically on the morning OF tho 2pth.
a. early a. -ix or half past a.
Mr.. Rayner Had YOU, when th"se de-
spatc cheS wcr" received, surmount"d th"
a, ,fficult"s about coaliug'
Adnltd Schley-We had. owing prtnci-
pally. of course. 20 the good weather
Mr. Rayner Aud had YOU notified the
Department 81 your success'
Admiral Schley- Yes ! sant a despatch
on the 2sth Of MAY by the Nae
This despatch was read. II stated that
the collier had be.n temporarily re-
paired and that the Minnca polls and the
Yale had hcen sent 10 Key West
Mr. Rsvner Why did you send the
Minneapolis to Kew Vest
Admiral Schley- Because her coal supply
was in the beiRhborhood Of S20 tur-
and her Captain had signalL-d me that h.
coal was just about enough 70 reach that
port In connection with that despatch
and with the interlined remarks about 10"
capture Of British collier evidontly with
coal for the spanish fleet. I had no id"a
then that the Spanish fleet was in san
tiago.
the Resiormel
Admiral Schl.y-T had no information
except what Cart Sig~l-a- communicated
Mr. Ravner-Nhal Information did Capt
Sigst--e communicate
Admiral Schlcy-M Merely that lie had cap
,ured AZ English steamer with coal bound
into Santiago that -h" had Calle,' AZ Porto
Rico and Curacua and that he had sent her
To Kew West.
Mr. Ravner-Iook at the letter from
Capt Sigshe Co YOU lin the record Do
you wish 20 say anything about ~
Admiral Schley heading the letter oi
Nav -. In which are th,ss' words No news
here CoN Santiago) Have seen absolutely
not hing OF the Spanish fleet = That w7s
the only information communicated to
me by Capt Slesfse
The next de@paich quoted hv Admiral
Schley was one from Admiral Samp~op. IN
;he--e words Congratulations on Succ''s-
Maintain close blockade nj all hazards.
Very little 10 hear from the Spanish squad
ron
Mr. Rayner called Admiral Schlev's
attention Ia despatch In the Appendix
sent To Admiral sampson on Nav - after
the desnatch saving. 1T l. 20 ba regr"ti ed
that the department. orders To -iaN at
Santiago cannot L. olSy.-d had bsrn
sent 10 Secretary Long
Admiral Schley read sentenca Of this
despatch a. printed In the -AppendiN.
a. follows: -shRll ! endeavor To coal Mar
blehead and Texas In open -fa' Mr.
Rayner then showed him the original copy
In the Brooklyn's pres copybook and asked
him " the -rntsnce was IN" same In That
Admiral Schley read the sentence, which
said will endesvor 20 coal Marhleh"ad
and Texas In tho open sea
Mr. Rayner -aid he did not mean iu imply
tha' this chang" had l-ren made purpo~slv
Acmiral Schl.y added -trrorS lk" This
occur in tran-lations from the cipher
There was no intentional chang. hul 'h"
fact remains that the despatch did not get
20 the Department a. I lad written II
QUESTION oF CoALING ,I Csrs CRrk.
Mr. Rayner ssk.d Admiral Schl'v 20
d..-cribe the position uf IaI- trul ard IT,
situation with regard to OpaliGg -hp-
Admiral Schlsy said that on" ~ ~" d''-
fctI,ies with which lee had So contend
IN tho coast of Cuba was hat %" charts
hc had were 81 oil -urvcv-, ~nuI" ui them
dating back to isg Cap Cru, b" ~nit.
was an EXPOSED place. and dInrC tNai
ena-on with -ou'hw'-t"rlv winds. o. Vpui
hnve horn very rough l. a. "A distance
Of seventy or rghtv mil.- from santiago.
| don Z remember ~" exact distance.
Nr Raynor hal Capt l"wlv produco
a tablH which showed that a." disiano"
betwc-n Santiago I'D ,al" cruz ~a~ ih
miles
1 didn't regard II a. an availabl" place.
said Admiral Scllcy, continuing y didn't
have 10 examin" T. to find that out think
that later IN the Cainpaigu soin" ot Nv" small
ship- got ashore thcrr Ia" inaccuracv
" charts oC~asinnci snn" difficulty Ot
course risks mtf~t h" taken ~ war. but a.
-ecms~d to mo that owing :" ~" very near
equality ~ NV fleet With tho spanish hr"i
IL would not do 10 take any m"rr risk- than
wcr- necessary that would impair tn" "f
cheney ~ NV ship
Mr. Rayner wanted 10 know what was
tn. situation a. tap"t q rus a. u Cuaiing place
a. compared with cualiug At Dry IortUga~
why. exclaimed tho Admiral, IN q tone
Of voice that Indicated that he was sur
prissd at such question, -tte two situa-
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