Exploits of the Signal Corps in the War with Spain |
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Page 43 - Cuba — four ships and three torpedo boat destroyers. If you are satisfied they are not at Cienfuegos proceed with all dispatch, but cautiously, to Santiago de Cuba, and if the enemy is there blockade him in port. You will probably find it necessary to establish communication with some of the inhabitants — fishermen or others — to learn definitely that the ships are in port, it being impossible to see into it from the outside.
Page 44 - Off Cienfuegos, May 23," and read as follows : "Sm: — 1. In reply to your letter No. 8, I would state that I am by no means satisfied that the Spanish squadron is not at Cienfuegos. The large amount of smoke seen in the harbor would indicate the presence of a number of vessels, and under such circumstances it would seem to be extremely unwise to chase up a probability at Santiago de Cuba, reported via Havana, no doubt as a ruse.
Page 64 - Shafter's staff, met me about this time and informed me that a trail or narrow way had been discovered from the balloon a short distance back leading to the left to a ford lower down the stream. I hastened to the forks made by this road, and soon after the Seventy-first New York Regiment of Hawkins
Page 46 - It is your duty to ascertain immediately the Spanish fleet if they be at Santiago de Cuba and report. Would be discreditable to the navy if that fact was not ascertained immediately. All naval and military movements depend on that point.
Page 64 - The enemy's infantry fire, steadily increasing in intensity, now came from all directions, not only from the front and the dense tropical thickets on our flanks, but from sharpshooters thickly posted in trees in our rear, and from shrapnel apparently :ainied at the balloon.
Page 44 - ... make and coal to take." This second despatch, which arrived on the morning of the 23d, was the first to reach Commodore Schley, but as he doubted the correctness of the news even more strongly than Admiral Sampson had at first done, and as the instructions were conditional, he replied on May 23 : " I would state that I am by no means satisfied that the Spanish squadron is not at Cienfuegos. The large amount of smoke seen in the harbor would indicate the presence of a number of vessels, and under...
Page 44 - AM May 23. This will enable you to leave before daylight (regarded very important), so that your direction may not be noticed, and be at Santiago AM May 24. It is thought that the Spanish squadron would probably be still at Santiago, as they must have some repairs to make and coal to take.
Page 45 - I am further satisfied that the destination of the Spanish squadron is either Cienfuegos or Havana. This point, being in communication with Havana, would be better for their purposes if it was left exposed, and I think that we ought to be very careful how we receive information from Havana, which is no doubt sent out for the purpose of misleading us.
Page 45 - You will please proceed with all possible despatch to Santiago to blockade that port. If, on arrival there, you receive positive information of the Spanish ships having left, you will follow them in pursuit.
Page 64 - Derby, leading to the lower ford, sending word to General Hawkins of this movement. This would have speedily delivered them in their proper place on the left of their brigade, but under the galling fire of the enemy the leading battalion of this regiment was...