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Show t'eouueilure llfdur. TalMS Ilia t'oiu-lliamlnter t'oiu-lliamlnter Ihe "I'hnrleafoti." Waih iAUTuM,May 17. No Information Informa-tion has been received at tho navy department de-partment regarding the movements of Iho "Ktata," nor have any further onlcrs been sent to the "Charleston" directing her future moveraiuts. Thu only telegram received today was ono from Captain ltemey, saying tho "Charleaton" waa still at Acapulco taking In coal and nothing had Iwen heard or seen of the "KtaU." Tbo "KmtratdA"IaAlo In tort and has been refuted coal by tho .Mexican authorities. An order was sent today by Secretary Secre-tary Tracy to Commodore Mc-Caun, Mc-Caun, now on bis llagthlp "Haiti-inotu,"atlitiliUe, "Haiti-inotu,"atlitiliUe, Chill, placing the "Charleston" under hit Immcdlatu command, so that In tho future tbo movements of tho vessel will bo uuder hit direction Instead In-stead of under orders from tho navy departmcut, at she has U-en slnoo leaving Han Prancisou in search id thu "KUU." This order will glvu Camoaodoru McCaun praollcally dlt-rrelhnary dlt-rrelhnary nwer regarding the future course tbu "Charleston" shall pursue In tho chato uf the Insargont vessel. As there are now two acting rear admirals ad-mirals In Chilian waters, Commodore McCann on tho "llaltlmora" and Commodore Com-modore llrown on tho '"Ban Francisco," Francis-co," the comoiand of the suadron will develop upon Admiral McCanu at senior olllcer, both admirals, however, how-ever, keeping their Individual commands, com-mands, and will Iu futuro act lu concert. con-cert. It It not thought that tho order of the secretary today, placing tho "Charleston" under thn direction of Commodore McCann, will make any change In tlio lKillcy to Ijo pursued by thu navy, tteisirtmeut, relative to tho pursuit of tho "Ktata." Tbo order was Issued becauio Iho officials of tho navy department were uf tho opinion that the movement! of tha "Chalk-ton," "Chalk-ton," as well At those of other vcttelt of the Paclflu squadron, lu search of the "KUtA." could lie Utter con. trolled under orders from Commodore McCauii than under orders from n nlaco so far from tho sceno of action as Washington. Hccrotary Tracy said tonight that tho situation remains practically the tamo at yesterday. Commodore McCann,ho said, would remain at senior otilcer In command of the naval forces un tho Pacific, until tho Chilian difficulty Wat settled, and would ultimately return re-turn to tbu command of IhoHouth Atlantic At-lantic station, when Commodore llrown would assume command of :tuo Pacific station. It It thought that tha "Charleston" will tako at leatt two days, aud vrhapa longer, to coal, aa thlM of her class cannot load fast, owing to tho location or tha coal bins. This will depend, however, entirely upon thoquantlty of coal she needs to fill her bunkers. Jly the lime tho h ready aomo new light nay be thrown on the whereabouts of tbo "KtaU," but for the next two daya tho "Charlilton" will likely remain at Acapulco, lu the meantime keeping a lookout for thu KtAta,"and watching her consort, the "Ksmeralda." An official of tbo Navy Department said tonight that it wot not likely the "Kb-meralda" "Kb-meralda" would seek to procure coal at any of tho soa-coaat fnwnt on the Central American or Colombian coast, as these, countries would undoubtedly aotlas Mexico had done, In refusing to vlolato tho neutrality lawa by aiding tho Insurgents to replenish their coal supplies or procure ammunition. |