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GflPT. TflVtOR GOMPLftINS OF
Not Recelviiifl any Credit Due to
The Battleshin Indiana.
Washington, Aug. 25..-Admiral
Samp.son has fonvardod to the Navy
Department' the following letters
which have passed between himself
and Captain Taylor of the baltlr-
ship ludiana;
“U. S. S. Indiana, (luantanaino
Bay, Cuba, August G. LS08.—Dear
Admiral The report of Commodore
Schley on the battle of July :ird.
as published, giyes credit in the
seventh paragraph to four ships
aad mentions by name their cap
tains, Phillips, Evans, Clark and
Cook, and adds, ‘The dense smoke
of the combat shut out from my
view the fcdiana and Gloucester,
but as these vessels were closer to
your flagship no doubt their part in
the conflict was under your immedi
ate observation.’
“2. In your report, as published,
you make but slight mention of the
Indiana, slating that the Iowa and
the Indiana having done good work,
and not having the speed for their'
ships were directed by me,' etc.-
3, The result of these reports ig
■thai'th^'captafhs of all the vessels
of the line of battle except the In
diana have received personal men
tioD in the official report before the
department, while the two smaller
vessels have also had distinctive
mention, either from the command,
ec-in-chief or the second in com
mand,
and the second in command, taken
together, would Indicate, then 1
must accept it for myself and the
ship; if, on the contrary, that bo
not your^ojGuio’). i urgCjJ'e. -
ly that such steps be taken to reme
dy tills injustice as may seem wi.se
to you.
•'Very rcpcctfully,
H. C. TAY1.01i,
‘‘Cautaiu U b Navy, Comma-uPg. ’
Sampson’s Reply.
"U. S. S. Now York, Guantana
mo Bay, August 8, 1838.—Sir—I am
greatly obliged that you have called
my attention to what appears to
have been an iujusticc to your ship,
officers and crew for the part which
they took in the action of July 3rd,
and also for the very proper manner
in which you have represented it. I
think, however, that you will agree
with me that in submitting such a
report to the Secretary of the Navy
where so many officers are vitally in
terested, and jnstly proud of their
ship, it is no easy task to do so with
out apparently bestowing praise un
justly. It requires very careful con
sideration of the report f?*om every
point of view to avoid misunder
standing.
‘■'2. The postiion of the ships of
the squadron must be careful! eon-
cidored to fully appreciate what it
was possible for each vessel to aecom
plish under the circumstances in
‘3:. This explanation. togcth'oD
with your letter, will bo sent to the
department with the nujui's-! B--’
rrav ’ ittachod ’
•He
•■W. T. Sampsuc
ir Admirul. F. S.
N.
Lkh pluceu. Those that
‘‘4. If the official record should be
referred to in the future it will ap
pear from its general tone that the
Indiana was less deserving than all
of her consorts. Leaving out ray
personal interest in the matter
it is right that I should consider
fche officers and crew of the ships;
and I speak for them as well as for
myself when I speak to you, Admi
ral, that the above combination of
reports will place the ship, in the
opinion of the department and the
country, markedly below all the
other vessels of your squadron. I
respectfully submit, sir, that this is
injustice to the Indiana and her offi
cers and her crew.
“5. I can say without any dispar-
agameut of any other vessel that
during the first hour of the fight
- the Indiana’s gun fire -Contributed
to the destruction of the' Oquenedo
and the Teresa more than that of
any single vessel of our squadron,
except one, and equalled hers. 1 do
not know why the second in com
mand failed to notice the Indiana
during this period of our hottest
action. I saw the Brooklyn quite
plainly.
“6. An examination of these re
ports with reference to-the Indiana
will, I believe, convince }’^ou, sir,
that they do produce the effect of
putting the Indiana below all other
vessels of the squadron. If it be
your opinion, sir, that this is the
case, and that all the vessels, from
the Brbbklyn to the Vixen, render
ed services as much more, valuable
than the Indiana as the published
report of the commander-in-chief
were to the westward of the escap
ing enemy were certainly better
placed for stopping the enemy, and
also bettor placed for delivering their
fire than the vessels to the eastward
which was the blockading station of
the Indiana.
3. No distribution of the fleet
could completely predict and pro
vide against every variation of such
a sortie, nor do I consider that any
commanding officer deserved either
credit or blame because the ship un
der his command was faster or slow
er than another ship or carried a
heavier or lighter battery; but rath
er that the commanding officer wiis
blameworthy when he failed to put
his ship in the proper place for de
stroying the enemy: but in propor
tion to the advantage which he pos
sessed in speed, battery oa position
over his neighbors.
‘•4. Each commanding officer, in
my opinion, was personally respon
sible for the good use which he made
of the tools with which he had to
work. I certainly did not intend to
criticise you, nor to bestow less
praise upon the Indiana than was
bestowed upon any other ship of the
squadaon. '
The fact that the commanding
officer of the blockade was signalled
to return to blockade at the mouth
of the harbor after she had so gal
lantly contributed to thedestruction
of the Spanish ships was only a nec
essary precaution which the com
mandea-in-chief felt obliged to take
to prevent disaster to the large uum
ber of transports which were leit in
that vicinity when the fleet started
in pursuit of the enemy. There
were still some armed vessels re-
maining in the harbor of Santiago
—at least two, and we did know then
how many more—which could have
come out in the absence of the fleet
and produced great havoc among the
troopships, which were defenseless
in tne absence of an armed vessel-
Resolutions.
\Vc are reliably inform ‘d that
liev. R. T. IlLiffmau, D. D.. pasto.r
of First Baptist Cl)urch. has accept
ed a call to anothcf tiGd of opera
tion, and
WiiKRKAS, ourassociation has been
cordial and mutually lielpful, and
must be abruptly brouglit lo a
close,
Resolved, That we as mcinbors of
the Interdenominational Preacher’s
Union of Wilii:!jgt>n, X. C., deem
it litting at this time to voice the
sentiment of our several congrega
tions of the high esteem in which he
is held,
Resolved, that lecognize in
our brother the embodiment of the
sterling qualitie.s iff true manhood,
spiritual moral and intellectual;
which he has brought into requisi
tion, without stint for the elevation
of ALL the people.
His highest aim is to see the foun
dations of rebellious darkness de
stroyed, and the kingdom ot our
blessed Christ reared thereon.
Resolved, further, tharwo com
mend him to God and the word of
His Grace,” that his life may be pro
longed and his labors abundantly
successful.
Revs. M. L. Blalock, St. Lukeks
A. M. E. Z. Church; J. F. Hill: J. A.
Bonner, Chestnut Street Presby
terian Church: F. G. Ragland,
Christ ks Congregational Church
I. S. Lee. St. Stephens A. M. E.
Church; J. Allen Kirk, Central Bap
list Church; E. J. Gregg, P. E.
Rocky Point District.
Rev. S. A. J. Miller, Sec'y, Trial
ty M. E. Church.
■s To TIIG &X6GlItii/6
GOlllffliUGG.
nlUHONS Pflsm) de
nouncing THE RECORD.
Gesoliitlons Drawn Uu Bi| a WWte
A\an---S!aneci By Colored
Men.
Soldiers Arrived.
(By wffre to the Reeorp.)
Jersey City, Aug. 20.—Nearly one
thousand soldiehs belonging to the
New England regiments have arriv
ed and arc on the T’^ay home. The
larger number consists of the First
Maine Volunteers over half of the
total number troops were ill when
they reached here. There have oc
curred two deaths since leaving,
Cbicamauga, and several others are
believed dying. The troops are
all in an emaciated condition and
look nothing like the strong. rr 'M:-1
soldiers who who passed here a ic‘v
months previous. They tell of the
terrible privations insufficient food* we in-go and all republicans who are
Tho Democratic papm-s ware lilhul
‘Stevday with accounts of the rcso-
kitions adoj)tcd by llu' Popublicau
Executive CominittcH; of Xew iian-
over County, in which The Uk(N)ri>
was publicly denounced by them
after the manner of
C. P. LOCK Y,
a white law}^!* here who wishes to
be elected to the Judgeship upon the
votes of tho Negroes of this J udiciul
District. Jn this article we shall
proceed to deal with the members of
thus committee and will-leave
Mr. locky
for another time.
The resolutions adopted by those
misreprentatives of the people of
ih--. county are as follows:
\ bereas, A little paper published
ir is city (Wilmington) culled ths
T-’-. . Record, printed in its issue of
a r. 't date (August IS, I 8i)8) an
iO’ vhich is a base and vile
coimMos.- thousands of
♦jiie, 'poor white people liv
ir ‘ ••ountry; especially: and
.i.rcas, The Demoerutiw pa
perI ere have copied .said ar tide,
andl given it prominence, and seek
ing Ao place the reponsibility of its
couipositiou and publication upon
the Republican party for poli'tical
purposes, declaring that said paper
(The Daily Repoiu)) is the organ of
the Republican-Populist fusion poll
cal crowd, etc., and
Whereas, In truth and in fact,
tho said Daily Record is not now
nor never has been the Republican,
or fusion organ, and is not (‘ven re
gegarded bu our party xis a republi
can or fusion paper, but i’s generally
classed and regarded as a kicking,
disorganizing concern. beLng pub
lished by a few iiidividua.ls who
seem to think of nothing but their
own impoi’tance and aggrandize
ment, and edited by an irresponsi
ble upstart, wdio represents only
himself and his own views in what
he writes, now.
T3esolved, That we deuounoo
the article referred to as a base libel.
men. every one of them, They lake
occasion to accept a si;t of rc"-.oiit-
linis dra]'f(*d and intrndi;: ed i>v a
'vlrr^- iiUiii. Will) . Lue prejc
dif'ed view (p' a ]-*ART of (nir article
ol the 18th :js mi^-inl'tirjU'eted by
t,h(? Deniocrratie papers. These men
are tor the ine-.i pari k;iht‘i’,s of fa.ni
iiivs ai.d some )■ ;..i‘n;, oel'oi’e the
mectUTgof tills eoiumF'ee. -.-aid to
Us that any iione,-' u.o i-ejadieed
man woiGd eondema.', jro noi.c r.lu'
(.daingi'i*
John
i.e-. ciiairiina; ,). F.
ii'd. ' seererar . .■'.ie*{)iien
inylim iGms, J. p.
n. A. M. Faad). Cha.^. A i-'ore
Danie! !l;fwai‘i1. Win Johnson
ei iiei'se. Jordan X'ixon and
were eailcd intoexecu-
and they proceed to de-
and exposure.
Paris, Aug. 2G.—A despatch from
says Lord Charles Boresfdrd to
whom has been intrusted the spe
cial mission in the Far EasL is
bearer of the preliminary treaty of
alliance offensive and defensive be
tween Great Britain and Japan.
Lord Beresford will submit the
treaty to the Emperor \rho is expec
pected to receive it favorably in
irhich event Beresford is empower
ed to conclude it.
New York, Aug, 6, 2:20 p. m.—
Dr. Kennely, the alleged murderer
of Dolly Reynolds waived examina
tion in Police court to-day. held
without bail for the Grand Jury.
wc repudiate and denounce the writ
or o • .• .ns a mischicf-mal/i ng simple
declai-i' tbat ho [repreaents
. pr'- , N-. unly his own views
rnitimcnts in said article, and
•imi.
9li ■
now taking Tlic Record to discon
tinue it, and leave it to be suppoiNfe-
ed b}' tho Democrats whose interest
it is now serving and advancing by
its foolish and reprehensible con
duct.
“Resolved, fiirther, That we de
nounce and condemn the course and
and lection of the Derjioeratic papers
in trying to placo the [responsibili
ty of the libelous article upon the
republican party, when, they either
know or could easily have ascertain
ed, that our party n ot only did uoF
endorse the article, but condomuod
it equally as strongly as* they did. ” ’
These men who are supposed to
man
Sairiuui Ru
Gn'im
tivc' sussioi
uoumrn liy t'csulution, liu* idmitical
till ng 1 !i(‘y endorsed :io individuals.
Ill conveu'sation with one of the
members of the commitlc'c. Dan
Howard at his house a few aiiniites
before the mc'cting. he tuld us that
a meeting was’called. showed us the
summons to attend and also inform
ed us of tli(.‘ import of the meeting.
What wim. liis motive? Was it 'to
dupe us into 1iie belief tliat he was
our friend, and that in tolling us of
the proposed action of the commit
tee we would not condemn him with
tbe rest? ''
Xow k' .. umsr. this cvmi'mitteo
a little inoro closely. Read thh
names ovci’ again so t!mt you wont
forget them. Save this issue of this
paper for future reference. Read
these resolutions to your wives and
daughters. Tell them of the action
of these men iu this matter—how
they, without submitting us or our
writing to trial, condemns us un
heard—and that too at tho instance
of a politician who expects tho Nei
gro voters to elect him to office.
They claim that the Republican
party is not 'responsible for the
article above refered to, and that
the writer should be denied the pat
ronage of cv^'ery Republican who
has heretofore subscribed to our
paper. We wantjto say right here
that never since we began the
publication of the Tiik Hkcoiu> have
those who assume to dictate the
political policy of tho people here
been allowed to dictate the ])oiicy of
why R was lhat HE hovered so inucii
around the RlEeoi:i> office and wb |
Ava.^ it that HE rraiaested us to ae
I company him to \X asiiingtou upois
AnRsion not es cnlialiy such as “sim-*
pletoii,s'’ nst.aily pei form?
!i! HIS Inmtc to pla.atc tho PopH
lists ami tn set HlMSF.l.F in ‘liaq
wiui :ho ])um crat.
AIR- LOKl'L
forgets tliat the Xeprr> \ OTl’.US
not all LICKING’’ pchli-
ticians, and UjI ’ ^pita the deuuii..
ciatioiis of that “],OOT LICKiNtT
corani’ttee, they stand by us iu
onr light for justice and fair plcy-
:5U!. I.et'KKV
in forms the I’ublic that “Tiiu Reobd
will suspeud,” Uow does lie Know
tb.af? VVdiat right ims HE mo o than
anyono idse to assume that Nils pa
per -will stop publication? \\ o have
placesl our cause in the hands of the
Negi'o people of this community and
the slate at large, and they,
MK. LOCKKY
oi'l)is Committee, shall ’be arUt«'^s>
of our destiny. '
this paper.
Now let's obsorve
MR. LOCKY:
Had the Populist Judicial Conven
tion, whieh oonveiied inVVar.sawa
few days since, left tho liominatiou
of Judge.a.s it bad been tixed by -'
MR. IjOCKY, HE, JIR. LOCKY,
would not have seen so much objec
tion to our article of the 18th nor
would HE have dratted the resolu-
tions so hurriSIy adopted in that
meeting of Wednesday.
MR. LOCKY-.S
motives are plain! HE is not so
au.xioiis for upholding tho s o-called
dignity ol tho Republidun party as
HE was to placate tlie Populists
who HE^feels, and justly so. must
bo nailed^pon to elect HT.M to HIS
much eoveeted oflioo.
MR. LOCKY
desires, through [his [resolutions, ;to
mate it aijpear that The Becoed is
being cd..ted by a ^'mischief-malclng
Simpleton,” This may be tioie, but
suppose rve ask the wise and learn-
represent the people are colored "ed aspiraiitffor the judicial ferniiiie
Enaland And Russia.
Loudon, Aug. 2li.^The dispatch
cabled from London to 'Xew York
to the effect that Lord Salisbury be
fore leaving for Franc.-e informed
Her Majesty, the Quee\i, that in
with Russia lie must resign uiuc.s;
lier frequently expressed veto upon
the prosecution of diplomacy to the
point of war during her lifetime was
withdrawn and he was given an ab?
solutely free hand, and that there
upon the ministry made definite pro
posals to Russia, which in effect a-
mounted to an ultimatum, is anelab
oration of tho current gossip of the
clubs and the sensational weeklies,
and is obviously impossible of con
firmation or denial, Circumstaueial
evidence goes to disaprove the state
ment.
Lord Salisbury has been spending
his vacation' since Parliament ad
journed in France. Sir Thomas
Henry Sandarson. Permanent Under
Secretary of the State for Foreign
Affaires, and others most important
officials* of the Foreign Office, and
likewise the Russian ambassador to
Great Britian. M. de Staal, have
been on the continent for a long
time. Apparently there are no im
portant negotiations afoot.
England*abandoned the open-Joor
policy because Russia closed the
door in her face, as has been pointed
out, and retreated to the^paUcy.-of
spheres of influence, because it is
necessary to appear to have some-
Chinese policy.
Two British ships were wfithdrawn
, from the Chinese waters yesterday.
London, Aug. 2G.---A dispatch to
a news agency from Shanghai re-
ports that the available British
fleet III Chinose waters has arrived
at ai-TIai-AVai to support the de
mands of Sir Claude MacDonald,
.British mthistcr to China. There is
no confirmation of the report obtain
able from other sources. .
Great Baraalns.'
■Ijinen .Duck in short length at
cents. Ladie.s Slioes in odd sizes a
and below New York cost. T.adies
Straw Hats for bathikg at 8c each.
Apran.s Ginguain at 4o per yard
Bargains iajall line.s. -|
■: J..'J. Shepard.
18 Market street. "