 War has commenced between the United States and Spain. Proceed at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations at once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors.  Twenty-six Historic Ships - Страница 444по Frederic Stanhope Hill - 1905 - 515 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Henry Addington Bruce - 1909 - 304 страници
...commanding the Asiatic squadron, and the despatch, which he had been expectantly awaiting, simply said: "War has commenced between the United States and Spain....once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You * "House Document No. i, Fifty-fifth Congress, Third Session." p. 684. must capture vessels or destroy.... | |
 | Ripley Hitchcock - 1909 - 454 страници
...Commodore Dewey received the following despatch : " WASHINGTON, April 26. " DEWEY, ASIATIC SQUADRON, — Commence operations at once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture or destroy them. McK1NLEY." On April 27th the American fleet sailed for Manila, six hundred and twenty-eight... | |
 | 1949 - 410 страници
...reciprocated. Far out in the Pacific, Commodore Dewey read his cable from the Secretary of the Navy: "War has commenced between the United States and Spain....at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations particularly against the Spanish Fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavor."... | |
 | French Ensor Chadwick - 1911 - 436 страници
...telegram which removed all doubt, and which had been sent the day before (Washington date April 24): War has commenced between the United States and Spain....capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors. On April 27 Consul Williams arrived in a tug from HongKong, bringing with him the parts of machinery... | |
 | William Arba Ellis, Grenville M. Dodge - 1911 - 642 страници
...Asiatic waters, by telegram, as follows: "Washington, April 24, 1898." "DEWEY, HоиоКох«: Warnas commenced between the United ,States and Spain. Proceed...capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors. LUNG." At the above date the squadron of Commodore Dewey was anchored in the harbor of Hong Kong and... | |
 | Edwin Markham - 1911 - 538 страници
...which made naval history, so quickly and so tremendously. It ran as follows : "DEWEY, Asiatic Squadron: War has commenced between the United States and Spain....Commence operations at once, particularly against Spanish fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors. LONG." At noon the next day... | |
 | United States Naval Institute - 1912 - 1934 страници
...clear, concise, and to the point : " Wa has commenced between the United States and Spain. Procee< at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations...particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture vessel; or destroy. Use utmost endeavors." 5 Already, on the 24th, the governor of Hong Kong had informed... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1912 - 822 страници
...the navy department's telegram, sent 24 April, announcing that war had begun and directing Dewey to "commence operations at once, particularly against...Spanish fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy." The telegram ended "Use almost endeavors," words which might have been spared. On the same day that... | |
 | 1903 - 1038 страници
...1898, there sped from Washington to Hongkong the history -making message: "Dewey, Asiatic Squadron: Commence operations at once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture or destroy them. McKinley." That message held the promise and potency of America's wider mission to... | |
 | 1913 - 788 страници
...naval service. Six days before, while his ships were at anchor near Hong Kong, this message had come to Dewey: "War has commenced between the United States...at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations, particularly against Spanish fleet. We must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavor." Dewey... | |
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