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Translated report of Agents one and two in Cartegena, Colombia, sent by Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody. They recount movement and numbers of troops between Cartegena and Barranquilla, Colombia. There is no talk of an expedition to Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-02
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody about intelligence from agents in Cartegena, Colombia, that General Daniel Ortiz is planning an expedition into Panama. Coghlan outlines probable ships and the path the incursion will take via the Atrato River. Coghlan speculates that there may not be enough money to fund the expedition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-03
Captain Haan reports information received from two Indian scouts that the Colombian force at Acanti is over 2,000 men, with over 4,000 in the region. Indian chiefs have been asked to supply 400 canoes. Word from Cartegena is that more troops are coming and will attack with or without orders to do so.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-19
Translated report from Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody that the Castine reports Colombian troops still at Titumati and the presence of few canoes, two sloops hauled out and one tug at anchorage. No Colombian troops at Tripe-Gandi.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-22
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that all is quiet. One Colombian aramada ship has headed South.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-15
Copy of Rear Admiral Coghlan’s weekly report to Secretary of the Navy Moody. Coghlan states there is nothing new to report, and then details the movements of ships under his command, and the general excellent health of the sailors and marines under his command. Coghlan also summarizes conflicting information about Colombian troop strength in Titumati.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-16
Translation of a report to Rear Admiral Coghlan by Agent number one, and then sent to Secretary of the Navy Moody. The report recounts troop movements from Bogota, Colombia, to Cartagena, ostensibly to another area. Agent number one thinks that the troops will stay in Cartagena because of internal politics in Colombia. Agent number one details which ships are controlled by which general and which political figures are backing each other.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-30
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody about the movement of Colombian troops, and about the usability of trails and navigability of some rivers in the region where the Colombian troops are believed to be advancing. Glass also reports where the Panamanians have increased their forces. Many of Glass’s men in Yavisa are ill with fever, and he recommends they be returned to their ship.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-07
Secretary of the Navy Moody orders Rear Admiral Henry Glass to withdraw from Yaviza and avoid all hostile demonstrations. Moody also advises that Colombian scouts are moving westward through the northeast of Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-08
Secretary of the Navy Moody advises Rear Admiral Coghlan that Colombian scouts are moving westward along the northeast shore of Panama, recruiting the Native peoples. Moody recommends a course of action and orders Coghlan to avoid any hostile demonstration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-08
Translation of a report from Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody. Refugees from St. Andrews Island, having arrived in Bocas del Toro, state that Colombian forces have landed on St. Andrews and have been “carrying on there with high hand,” but not molesting U.S. citizens.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-11
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody on the location and strength of the Colombian military. Coghlan also reports on railroads, bridges, and the weaponry of the Colombian forces.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-30