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States, turn in its arms and accoutrements, but keep its horses, and disband."

Patrick Murphy shifted uneasily from foot to foot, while the General watched him curiously, doubtless glad that the train of his gloomy thoughts should be broken by the interruption. Suddenly a twinkle came into Murphy's eyes.

"Gineral Lee, if wan division of th' Arrmy of Northern Virginia should refuse to dishband, that wad still be the Arrmy of Northern Virginia, wouldn't it, Gineral Lee?"

"Yes, my man."

"If two rigiments or a brigade should refuse to dishband, that wad be the Arrmy, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, my man," replied the General, wondering what the whimsical Celtic brain was evolving.

"Gineral Lee, if all th' officers an' all th' soldiers of the Arrmy of Northern Virginia except wan company should dishband, that company wad be the Arrmy of Northern Virginia?"

"Yes, yes, my man.' The General was getting impatient, and lifted his bridle rein. "Wan minute more- -if th' Gineral plaze, sor! If all that wan coompany should dishband except wan man, that man wad be the Arrmy, sor, wouldn't he, Gineral Lee?"

The General's eyes twinkled at the conceit, but answered gravely as before, "Yes, my man, I suppose he would."

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Murphy stood even more erect than before. "Gineral Lee, I refuse to dishband." Then turning half front, his voice ringing with the tone of command, Arrmy of Northern Virginia, about face! Forward march! Report at Ivy Church, Virginia!" and off he marched whistling, not "Dixie," but the "Wearing of the Green."

When Colonel Marshall, who was on escort duty, rode up, he wondered as he heard for the first time in many weary months a hearty laugh ring from the General's lips.

Here I supposed the story of the disbandment of the Army of Northern Virginia would end; but in May of this year I again rode down through the pines, and again the Colonel rode with me. This time he rode in a blue uniform, and the letters U. S. V. glittered on the collar. In front marched, as in '61, the young men of Ivy Church; but their uniforms were blue, and the national flag kissed the sunlight above the marching ranks. There had been the scenes of 1861 reënacted before the court-house steps, and a new picture of marching men and a proudly tossing flag had been painted, never to fade by the years, and again the old Confederate tune set the eyes and the hearts a-dancing:

"Away down South in Dixie,
Look away, look away."

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"In Dixie's land I take my stand,

To live and die for Dixie."

General Lee forgot the matter entirely; As the flag passed-his flag at last-the but when the Army of Northern Virginia old man uncovered and stood at salute. gave in its parole, one name was missingthat of Patrick Murphy-and one battle-flag was never accounted for; it was the one I had seen fluttering down from the staff among the pine trees thirty years after the war ended, where Patrick Murphy, in sunshine and shadow, held his cabin, the last stronghold of the dead Confederacy, against his one enemy-old age, and maintained under the branches of the pines the organization of the Army of Northern Virginia.

The Colonel was silent. Wilder and more rollicking came the music, the dust rolled up in a cloud, and still Patrick Murphy stood at attention.

"By Jove, the war is over!" exclaimed the Colonel. "Order them to play the 'Star Spangled Banner.''

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OF THE NAVY, ADMIRAL SAMPSON, AND ADMIRAL SCHLEY.

By W. A. M. GOODE.

EDITOR'S NOTE.-Most of the official despatches which form the body of the following article have never before been published. They give nearly a complete narrative in themselves of the search for Admiral Cervera's fleet, its confinement in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and its ultimate destruction; and, in addition, they bring out, in a very interesting way, the personal relations subsisting between the Secretary of the Navy and Admiral Sampson, and between Admiral Sampson and the other officers of his fleet. They also clear up many points that have been more or less in controversy, and they throw a strong light on some important episodes of the campaign that hitherto have been entirely passed over. Mr. Goode, representing the Associated Press on Admiral Sampson's flagship, the "New York," throughout the campaign, was intimately acquainted with the desires and intentions of Admiral Sampson, and saw the gradual unfolding of the plan which resulted in the final victory. He is preparing also a book, soon to be published by the Doubleday & McClure Company. It will contain all the official despatches published here, along with much exclusive information which Mr. Goode was able to get only through his exceptional position as the only non-combatant on board the "New York." It will also contain chapters by Admiral Sampson, Captain Chadwick, Captain Evans, and Commander Todd.

DURING
URING the early morning hours of the
8th of May, in this year of the war
with Spain, Acting Rear-Admiral Sampson
received this cablegram from the Secretary
of the Navy:

Washington, May 6.-Do not risk or cripple your vessels against fortifications so as to prevent soon afterwards successfully fighting Spanish fleet composed of "Pelayo," "Carlos V.," Oquendo," "Vizcaya," "Maria Teresa," "Cristobal Colon," and four deep-sea torpedo boats, if they should appear on this side.

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LONG.

At the hour when this injunction was read, Admiral Sampson was twenty miles from

Cape Haitien, a cable-station town on the
north coast of Haiti. It was to the Wind-
ward Passage that Sampson was bound. His
force consisted of the flagship "New York,"
the battle-ships "Iowa" and "Indiana," the
monitors "Terror" and "Amphitrite," the
unarmored cruisers "Detroit" and "Mont-
gomery," the torpedo boat "Porter," and
the collier "Niagara." The "Iowa" was
towing the "Amphitrite," and the
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York" was performing the same service for
the "Terror" and the "Porter." The squad-
ron had stopped off Cape Haitien, awaiting
the return of the "Montgomery," which had

gone into that place and returned with Secretary Long's important cablegram.

It may be well to briefly review the naval campaign in southern waters prior to the 8th of May. Early on April 22d, Sampson left Key West with the North Atlantic Squadron, and within a few days had established the blockade of Havana, Matanzas, Mariel, Cardenas, Bahia Honda, Cabanas, and, later, Cienfuegos. His own suggestion to bombard the batteries and city of Havana immediately after the declaration of war had been overruled by the Navy Department. He had been told, "Do not bombard;" and so nothing but a reconnoissance at Matanzas and the firing of a few shells from the "New York" in reply to a Spanish infantry attack at Cabanas had disturbed the monotony of the blockade. After spending nine days off the north coast of Cuba, Sampson had returned in the "New York" to Key West, coaled ship, assembled the squadron enumerated above, and during the night of May 3d started for the Windward Passage, for the purpose of observation, with a view to going further east, if thought advisable, and making Cape Haitien a place of call for despatches. The move was made with the entire concurrence of the Navy Department, and was based on information received on April 29th regarding the sailing of Cervera's fleet from Cape Verde and the probable destination of those vessels.

So, on the morning of the 8th of May, we find Sampson off Cape Hatien, with a slow fleet, but the best he could gather without seriously impairing his blockading force, looking for the entire Spanish fleet, and hoping to intercept his speedy antagonists in the Windward Passage or in the vicinity of Porto Rico. The impression prevailed at that time that Cervera would first try to enter San Juan.

In addition to the cablegram telling Sampson not to risk or cripple his vessels through actions against fortifications, the "Montgomery" brought three other despatches from Secretary Long, sent from Washington two days previous. In one the Secretary said that the "Yale" and the "St. Louis" were keeping a lookout for the Spanish about eighty miles to the east of Martinique, while the "Paris" was cruising around Porto Rico on the same errand. The other two were as follows:

Washington, May 6.-From Halifax, N. S., it is reported that several vessels with coal [for] Spanish fleet are to be near Pointe à Pitre, Guadaloupe. Possible contingent supply,

LONG.

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Sampson at once called a conference of his captains. This was his custom throughout the war, whenever it was possible. Like Nelson, who referred to the captains of his fleet as his "band of brothers," Sampson never neglected the opportunity to avail himself of the advice of his juniors. From two until six o'clock that morning he discussed with Captains Evans, Taylor, Chadwick, Harrington, and Barclay, and Commanders Converse and Dayton the problem of how to find Cervera. Eventually the Admiral decided that further information must be secured before the fleet moved. I suggested to him that it would be better to send me into Cape Haitien on the Associated Press tug "Dauntless," which had followed the fleet from Key West, than to send the "Montgomery" back, the latter step being likely to betray the exact location of the fleet, to excite suspicion, and, possibly, to create international friction. He accepted my suggestion, and at six o'clock that morning I went into Cape Haitien on the "Dauntless," with instructions to wait for cablegrams from the Navy Department, sent in care of Consul Livingston, the United States representative there, and also for an answer to queries that I had offered to send to various correspondents of the Associated Press in the West Indies, so that the latest official and unofficial news might be known before any decision as to the future movement of the squadron was made. In his communication to Secretary Long, Sampson suggested, pending more definite information, the advisability of proceeding to San Juan, Porto Rico, on the chance of finding Cervera's fleet there, where, even if it could not be destroyed, it could be closely blockaded.

The next day, May 9th, I returned from Cape Haitien with Secretary Long's answer, which read in part as follows:

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Washington, May 8.-" Pelayo," "Carlos V.," one deepsea torpedo boat cannot leave Cadiz, Spain, for two weeks. “Oquendo," ""Maria Teresa,' 'Colon," two deep-sea torpedo vessels, published in the newspapers, were seen yesterday night near Martinique. Completion of course American Line steamers off Windward Passage, May 10th; off Porto Rico, May 13th. I order them to St. Thomas to await instructions from you. Blockade of Cuba and Key West will be endangered if stripped by you. You should be quick in your operation at Porto Rico. In everything the Department has utmost confidence in your discretion, and the Department does not wish to hamper you. LONG.

The replies from Associated Press corres- the forts, are too fresh in the memory of pondents were of a no more definite nature, and the public to need retelling here. However, a telegram which I sent in Consul Livingston's the real purpose of the bombardment of San name to the United States Consul at Mar- Juan and the reason for the return of the tinique failed to bring any confirmation of squadron to Havana never seems to have the Martinique rumor. been thoroughly understood. Sampson himself lucidly explains it as follows:

As a result of the indefinite character of the information, Sampson decided to proceed to San Juan, according to the plan formulated at the conference of captains the previous morning. As the fleet had been seen from the top of a mountain at Cape Haitien, and as some newspaper correspondents had cabled its location, Sampson doubled on his tracks, and steamed westward, as if heading back to Key West; then, at three o'clock in the afternoon, when far out of sight of land, turned to the eastward and headed for San Juan. I returned to Cape Haitien on the "Dauntless," to wait there until night for possible despatches from the Navy Department and to obtain from the Associated Press the latest news of Cervera's whereabouts. Nothing of any importance or tending to confirm the Martinique rumor was received at Cape Haitien that night. At 3.30 the next afternoon, I caught up with the squadron, now well on its way to San Juan, and returned aboard practically emptyhanded. During that day and several times before arriving at San Juan, Admiral Sampson, in talking over the situation with me, expressed little confidence of finding Cervera in that harbor. However, it was evident that if San Juan was the Spanish admiral's objective point, he must either have arrived there already, or would be met with while endeavoring to get into the harbor. Under any circumstances, it was like hunting for a noodle in a haystack; but if it was absolutely necessary to make some offensive move for the discovery of this needle, all indications

pointed to the advisability of making it at San Juan, and trusting somewhat to chance

as to the result.

The squadron arrived off San Juan at 3.30 o'clock on the morning of the 12th of May. The batteries were bombarded for nearly three hours, and replied strongly; two enlisted men were killed, and seven injured the "Iowa" and the "New York "were both struck, but not serious mured; the shore batteries were probably damaged somewhat and whole accounts difer

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It was soon seen that Admiral Cervera's squadron was not in the port. It was clear to my own mind that the squadron would not have any great difficulty in forcing the surrender of the place, but the fact that we should be held several days in completing arrangehave to be left to await the arrival of troops to garriments for holding it; that part of our force would son it; that the movements of the Spanish squadron, our main objective, were still unknown; that the Flying Squadron was still north, and not in a position jective, was thus open to entry by such a force as his, to render any aid; that Havana, Cervera's natural obwhile we were a thousand miles distant, made our immediate movement towards Havana imperative. I thus reluctantly gave up the project against San Juan and

stood westward for Havana.

The next day, while we were on the way back to Havana, a press boat from St. Thomas caught up with the squadron, bringing word that Cervera's fleet had returned to Cadiz and was in that harbor. Sampson at once sent the torpedo boat "Porter" into Puerto Plata, Haiti, with these despatches:

at Cadiz, Spain? If so, send to San Juan, Porto Rico, Secretary of the Navy.-Is it true Spanish ships are collier from Key West or elsewhere.

SAMPSON.

Remey (Commodore), Key West.-Send without delay "Vesuvius" to San Juan, Porto Rico, if the Department confirms the arrival of the Spanish fleet at Cadiz.

Sampson wanted the collier and the "Vesuvius" because he had made up his mind to return to San Juan and take the place, in case it was true that Cervera had gone back to Spain, under which circumstances he would have had ample time to accomplish his purpose and would have operated under had attended the bombardment of the previconditions entirely different from those which Juan, Sampson held on with the squadron ous day. Despite this plan to return to San towards Havana, instructing the "Porter" : to rejoin with replies off Cape Haitien.

Two days later, the "Porter" rejoined the squadron of Cape Haitien, bringing these bespatches, those from the Department having accumulated:

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Spanish fleet from Cape de Verde off Curaçoa on May 14th; "Vizcaya" and "Maria Teresa" entered into port as reported, and to leave Curaçoa on May 15th. Department heard colliers would probably meet them [Spanish fleet] north coast of Venezuela. Flying Squadron sailed May 13th for Key West. Pro

ceed with all possible despatch to Key West. Flying Squadron ready to reinforce Cuban blockade or Key West if necessary. The "Minneapolis" leaves to-day to watch between Monte Cristi and Caicos Bank, Bahamas, and the "St. Paul" to watch between Morant Point, Jamaica, and west end of Haiti. Very important that your fast cruisers keep touch with Spanish squadron. The Spanish torpedo boat, deep-sea class, "Terror," remains at Fort de France, Martinique. Only Spanish man-of-war observed May 13th. Captain Goodrich, the "St. Louis," reports having cut a cable between St. Thomas and San Juan.

nite, and almost contradictory sources of information contained in the foregoing cablegrams upon which to base his supposition regarding the enemy's objective point? These cablegrams to Captain Cotton and Commodore Remey were written on the 15th of May, four days before Cervera entered Santiago, and about seven days before the Navy Department felt justified in acting upon the belief that he was really on the south coast of Cuba.

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Sampson left the main body of the squadron to get back to Key West as quickly as possible, and went ahead himself on the New York." Two days later he was met by the torpedo boat "Dupont," carrying a big batch of despatches from Secretary Long to Remey, and also bringing first news of the death of Ensign Bagley and the men of the "Winslow." The latest despatch brought by the "Dupont" was dated Washington, May 17th, and was as follows:

Armored vessels and monitors of the naval force on the North Atlantic and Flying squadrons must be coaled immediately upon their arrival at Key West; also four gunboats of the force of the "Marblehead."

Sampson at once cabled Secretary Long Flying Squadron, after being increased by the armored as follows:

Auxiliary cruisers are ordered to cruise as follows: "Yale" to assist "St. Paul" between Morant Point, Jamaica, Nicholas Mole, and Cuba; "Harvard," Mona Passage, and on north side of Porto Rico Island; "St. Louis," cutting cables at Santiago and at Guantanamo, Cuba, then at Porto Rico, thence to St. Thomas about May 19th to await orders. United States squadron proceeding at best speed, seven knots, to Key West, and will arrive early May 19th.

To Commodore Remey, in charge of the base at Key West, Sampson at the same time sent this cablegram:

Inform at once vessels blockading at Cienfuegos the Spanish fleet may appear at any time on south coast

of Cuba.

From the first moment after he received any definite information regarding Cervera's arrival on this side of the Atlantic, Sampson felt certain that the Spanish fleet would make for the south coast of Cuba. To Captain Cotton, of the "Harvard," he sent instructions, and warned him of the presence of the Spanish fleet at Curaçoa. The following sentence in this cablegram is an excellent instance of the remarkable judgment and foresight displayed by Sampson throughout the war: 'Destination [of Cervera's fleet, then at Curaçoa] unknown. Probably Santiago de Cuba or San Juan, Porto Rico." Could Nelson have done better had he been in Sampson's place, out of touch with the world and with only the numerous, indefi

vessels Commander-in-Chief North Atlantic Station considers most suitable, proceed with despatch [utmost] off Cienfuegos, accompanied by the smaller vessels above mentioned and such torpedo boats, if any, as the Commander-in-Chief will choose to send. The remainder of the naval force of the North Atlantic Station and the monitors will blockade Havana closely, remembering the importance of having current in their favor. Sampson [to] have choice the command off Havana or at Cienfuegos, Schley in either case to remain with his own squadron. Commander-in-Chief is authorized to make such change of detail in this plan as he may think proper. In general the object is to engage and capture the enemy off Cienfuegos if possible, or otherwise blockade him in that port.

An earlier despatch from Secretary Long to Remey said:

that the Spanish fleet have munitions of war essential Inform Sampson that the Department has just heard to the defense of Havana, and the order of the Spanish fleet is imperative to reach Havana, Cienfuegos, or a railroad port connected with Havana at all hazards; and as Cienfuegos appears to be the only port fulfilling the conditions, Schley with the "Brooklyn," "Massachusetts," and "Texas," to arrive Key West morning of the 18th, will be sent to Cienfuegos as soon as possible, so Admiral Sampson take or send his most suitable armored ship [one] to join Schley and hurry with remainder of his heavy ships to Havana blockade. LONG.

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Commodore Remey also sent a copy of the following orders from the Department:

Paul" are changed, and she must coal immediately and Washington, May 16.-Previous plans for the "St. proceed with all possible despatch to Venezuela Gulf, South America, where it is considered the Spanish

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