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USS Truxton reported that everything was quiet on the northeast coast. USS Newport sighted Pinzon, a Colombian ship, heading north. The Sasardi chief is now supporting Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-15
Admiral Coghlan updates Secretary of the Navy Moody on the disposition of American and Panamanian forces. He reviews recent orders given to the ships under his command. Coghlan also provides information on the movements of Colombian forces.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-26
Admiral Glass believes that the canoes assembling at Caledonia Bay are to be used to transport Colombian troops from Titumati to the Chagres River or Bayano. American forces need to hold San Blas Bay to prevent this movement. Glass reviews the Panamanian and American forces in the region that could oppose an invasion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-25
Extract from a letter from the commanding officer of the USS Marblehead regarding the Colombian forces at Titumati and the attitudes of the region’s indigenous tribes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-15
Commander Gleaves of the USS Mayflower reports from Mandingo Bay that the Carti Indians were friendly and that Guayaquilili came aboard the ship and accepted gifts. The next day, Guayaquilili resumed a hostile attitude and Gleaves believes that he only boarded the ship to receive gifts and spy for Colombia. Commander Culver has had friendlier relations with the indigenous people around Pinos Island and Conception Bay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-16
Admiral Coghlan has received a report that an unfriendly Indian chief from near Cape Tiburon has been abducted by Colombians. The USS Castine and the USS Bancroft are guarding the coast near Caledonia, Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-30