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Show WARSHIPS GOING TO MANILA Admiral Sigsbee Will Remain in. IH Egypt to Salute English Prince. IH WASHINGTON. March 22. Orders for the disposal of tho Mediterranean fleet wero cabled today from tho Navy de- partmont to Rear-Admiral Sigsbee nt IH Alexandria, Egypt. IH The Chattanooga and Gnlcsvton will sail next ?Iondny. via tho Suez canal, for Manila, replacing In part tho battleship Oregon, which is now ut Honolulu, en route to Bremerton, to undergo repairs. Rear-Admiral Sigsbee, on his flagship Brooklyn, will remain at Alexandria with the cruiser Tacoina until the Prince of Wales's reception, and after that function the flagship will sail for New York. The Tacoina will remain at tho eastern end of tho Mediterranean sea, awaiting ordors. |