New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-19
FLEET OFF FOR MANILA
Warships Leave 4lbany-Erchange
of Cordial Messages.

Albanv West Australia. Sept 19.-The battle
shin Connecticut of the American Atlantic meet
sailed at $40 o'clock this morning. she was
making about thirteen knots. and viii overtaks
the other vessels of the feet Sunday morn
ing.
Albany Sept. 1s.-The American Atlantic
feet left here at > o'clock this afternoon LOT
Manila thirty-six hundred miles away, wnere
the warships will arrive on October or 3. The
flagship Connecticut did not start with the other
vessels being delayed by coalins operations
The feet is making nine knots.
Tho delsv of one day here was due To the in
ability TO depend on chartered golfers, a cir
cumstance which in time might be attended
with SERIOUS results.
The hills surrounding Point King held large
crowd from Albany to see the last If the war
ships and the cheering spectators were treated
70 series of manpuvres carried out with beau
tiful precision The vessels then formed IN
single column and steamed ont of the sound
The Missouri followed the other warships from
Princess Royal, She was delayed by the chok-
ing Of one of her injecting pipes.
Rear Admiral Sperry has sent the following
message 10 Alfred Deakin. the Premier of the
commonwealth
thank you most heartily for the cordial mes
sage sent in the name of the government and
people of the commonwealth. and we warmly
and reSD0nSNelN TeClprOCdIe your Spol NISIICo'
The public and private hospitality extended to
us during stay in Australian waters mas
create mutual and friendly sympathies and un-
derstandngs which years of ordinary inter
course could not have brought about, and which
must cement and make more enduring the cord
ial relations happily existing between the
American Republic and the Australian Common
wealth. Hearts with hearts we wish Tor the
happy and prosperous development of your
splendid commonwealth
The Premier of West Australia. y. J. Moore,
has sent the following farewell message to Ad-
miral Sperry:
on behalf of the Governor and the people of
Western Australia I bid you farewell, hope
that you will retain pleasant recollection of the
last Australian port at which you called re-
gre: that your welcome at Albany was not at
tended by a greater number of people and l
hope that the greetings of the small community
YOU were able TO meet at Albany proved that
Western Australia is as enthusiastic in its ad-
mration of yourself and Your officers and men
as any other state of the C0mmonw wealth You
are leaving behind You warm friends and happy
"reminiscences. and you and the officers and men
Of your fleet have our sincere admiration.
Replying Rear Admiral Sperry said:
We thank heartily yourself and the Governor
and peopIe Of Western Australia for your kind
message which is much appreciated We re-
gret that circumstances made II Impossible Tor
US TO see OF your great state our WISH
was enjoyable and We taking with US pleas
ant memories of your hospitality and generos-
itv Your reception. with that Of the other
states of the Commonwealth. always Will be re-
membered approximately and sympathetically
The people Of the United States wish happiness
and prosperity to their friends of Western Aus
tralia.