| Show INQUIRY COURT PRECEPT Directed to o Make Full Investigation and arni Give Detailed Statement of Pertinent Facts I Opinion and Recommendations precept to toW July 11 hi n Sn Issued iueLI this th W afternoon It I It t tIt It b court t a 0 J fIl D Dewey ey U S H N ru Adm lI request ot of Hear Admiral n II t hM l 8 S t N made In ft IL I aled July 22 copy COP hero here heroIt ff It curt UTE of inquiry of which you your OU dh a Rear Hear f president rr r u 03 DY It LQ I A J and An n nI nw I h U U S U N mem nin m m 41 rW w id and r i LaI Calli Smuel Samuel C Iem Lemb U ii 8 S Sr 3 v r judge ad nd adi adiS I i IS w hereby h rb ordered to convene at f ill v department Washington IX P Pt nt nall t f In on MI the theL 1 t all at i lo I O P L Of t September g 1901 1501 or as ns soon lIoon th d dY o as fl may be practicable for or orthe l f Inquiring Into the t e con conat purOs ur the th aid iW W H 11 4 Schley comma commo CUI at to tn tl th the navy V during the thie recent war Ii Spain and In connection with rth pan punts thereof She C t tout CUD will HI thoroughly Inquire bearing bf on ont onI all n II the th I 5 t tp t L f t investigation hereby here y or orona ona on tj tI to ihl Cud besides lI I orally ml all ProPel witnesses whose ron con be ue secured cull cullem culla em n a the for nil all ury in II relation thereto on Its lis C the conclusion of the thu Investing ng pun the murt will report Its IO proceed la trl and testimony taken with i 1 full all and detailed statement of all Ill fails fatta which It may deem It t b be hed together with Its It and td In III tl tIO o r mlle the I department relics upon the If f tie te t c court to C make mako Its ox ex e into nto this matter full tull and andS tOn u hi S requested by the t ti bif t n It Is la convened thin the th ie I IP P pt I uM show tho tIm conclusions i M f points to which Ir c i inn llin IS It t specifically directed ua II t tt f t ton tonI sni i iI i Ills His conduct In connection with I Kf p f the Santiago Z The riff attending the Ilie ri oni and anI the propriety r the movements of the squad ten oft off tc oll In Mav dav In v 1898 iThe circumstances attending the thernon entailing and the propriety the movements of tho pull squadron I L proceeding rO from to San Ban lUro clr dr attending the tho the squadron oft off San II the tho reasons lot for 13 Ito It turn tura tg rd and departure from oft of and the propriety thereof The ibe and tt tbt N eis far disobedienCe dl try by Com Coin Schley of the orders order of jf the do lie liet trant tWant t f cont ned in iii tin It I dispatch dl Wrt Mir II JS U anti and the propriety c bi tt conduct In the premises of th the conI supply of tte Ite squadron on and about May Iny r V Z I 1191 In Iu coaling facUlties The Tho ne nt neI I If ft any for tor or or of f of the squadron to Key I e al i and the accuracy and pro proof of ot f the Ibe official reports made by Commodore Schley y with respect to this t liS matter r owl a n 7 Whether effort Incumbent bent upon the commanding officer of a aMeet alieN Meet lieN under such Huch yRs wan made malle to capture or destroy the tho Spanish cruiser Colon as she Khe lay 10 nt at anchor In Inthe Inthe Inthe the entrance to Santiago harbor May 21 27 to JIny 31 at Inclusive and tho thu necessity for or or advisability of cn n lug the this nt a tho the entrance to ta San Santiago tiago O harbor the Spanish vessels at nt anchor anthor within the entrance to 10 such harbor at a t the range used and the tho th pin NO Print of Commodore conduct In the tho premises cs 8 Tim necessity If any for and ad all advisability of ot withdrawing at night the tho Hying from the tio entrance to Santiago harbor to a IL distance at sea It If such shall shah he be found to have been the case the thc extent and character of ot such mich withdrawal und whether or not a IL close or blockade of laid harbor to prevent tho thin escape of the tho vessels was established and the tho propriety of ot Commodore Schley conduct con In the premises position of the Brooklyn on the tho morning of July Jut 3 1898 at nt the time of the exit of the Spanish vessels from the harbor of or Santiago The circum attending the reasons reason for and I Ithe the Incidents resulting from corn tho thio turn turning I ing in of ot the Brooklyn In the tho direction In I width which who site turned at or about the be Le beginning beginning ginning of ot the action netlon with said Spanish vessels and the thc possibility of thereby colliding with or 01 endangering any other of the vessels esstle of thu thi States and the propriety of Commodore conduct In the tho premises premise 10 Tho circumstances 1 leading heading to tu and the Incidents and results of a n controversy with Albon C Hodgson United States navy who on July 3 1898 during the tho battle batUe of Santi SanU Santiago Santiago ago n o was of the Brooklyn In relation to the turning of ot the Brooklyn also Iso the till colloquy at nt that time between cn Commodore Schley and ana Hodg Hodgson Hodgson son and the ensuing correspondence between them on tho the subject thereof thereat and the propriety of or the conduct of Admiral Schley in the premises Tho Time foregoing specific directions are given hen primarily for the tho Information nod ned guidance of the court but do not limit or restrict the scope of Its Inquiry Into the time entire matter the Investigation of ot which Is asked by b the tho officer con concerned concerned concerned Rear Hear H ar Admiral Schley has hils been In Informed informed formed of or his right to be present either Ither In person or by counsel during the In Investigation ve to tf eross witnesses and to offer evidence e tho purt should hould ho he so desire dc l The Tie y at lit any time grant to others otherA Interested and entitled d thereto to like hike privileges S The Investigation will be held heid III In open court This Thin employment on shore duty Is required by h the public Interests Given Olen under my hand hond at the navy department Washington this day of July Jul 1901 JOHN JOliN D LONG IONO Secretary |
