 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.  The Life of William McKinley - Page 38by Charles Sumner Olcott - 1916Full view - About this book
 | Frederick Chamberlin - Anti-imperialist movements - 1903 - 168 pages
...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. " LONG." And the next day Dewey started for Manila. Not a moment had been lost; and, when the time came for... | |
 | Homer Clyde Stuntz - Philippines - 1904 - 522 pages
...1898. On the 24th of April the following order was flashed from Washington to our Asiatic squadron: "DEWEY, Hong-Kong: "War has commenced between the...Commence operations at once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors. LONG/' On May ist Commodore... | |
 | Homer Clyde Stuntz - Philippines - 1904 - 534 pages
...the 24th of April the following order was flashed from Washington to our Asiatic squadron : "DEWEV, Hong-Kong: "War has commenced between the United States...Commence operations at once, particularly against the Spanish fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors. LONG." On May ist Commodore... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele, Esther Baker Steele - United States - 1904 - 440 pages
...form of a telegraphic message as follows: "WASHINGTON, Sunday, April 24, 1898. " DEWEY, Hong Kong: 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... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - United States - 1906 - 994 pages
...the preceding day, a brief despatch had flashed around the world to Commodore Dewey at Hong Kong : " War has commenced between the United States and Spain....fleet. You must capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavours." CHAPTER XIII THE WAR WITH SPAIN COMMODORE DEWEY, on the Asiatic station, had his squadron... | |
 | John Holladay Latané - History - 1907 - 376 pages
...the secretary of the navy: "War has commenced between the United States and Spain. Proceed at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations at once, particularly...capture vessels or destroy. Use utmost endeavors." These were the last instructions Dewey received. His squadron left Mirs Bay, April 27, for the Philippines,... | |
 | Frederic Stanhope Hill - 1908 - 526 pages
...war may be declared at any moment," and, on April 24th, he received the final momentous telegram, " 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... | |
 | Henry Addington Bruce - United States - 1909 - 304 pages
...commanding the Asiatic squadron, and the despatch, which he had been expectantly awaiting, simply said: "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 * "House... | |
 | Medal of Honor - 1949 - 410 pages
...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. Proceed at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations particularly against the Spanish Fleet. You must capture vessels... | |
 | Edwin Markham - America - 1911 - 538 pages
...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. Proceed at once to Philippine Islands. Commence operations at once, particularly against Spanish fleet. You must capture... | |
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