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Commander Beehler sends news to the Navy Department regarding the locations, needs, and plans of Admiral Charles Henry Davis and Admiral Robley D. Evans and their respective ships.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-21
Admiral Dewey writes to President Roosevelt about the ineffectiveness of armored cruisers. Dewey says that while there are some specific uses for armored cruisers, generally either an unarmored cruiser or a battleship is a preferable choice. The General Board does not recommend building any armored cruisers.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-15
In a pamphlet on American naval policy prepared by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt, the past and present presidential opinions on improving the United States Navy are detailed.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1897
English
Theodore Roosevelt addresses the Naval War College of Newport, Rhode Island, discussing the need for a strong and growing Navy in order for the United States to be prepared for the future.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1897-06-02
Theodore Roosevelt replies to Captain Mahan and agrees that the “flying squad was looked upon with hysterical anxiety by the Northeast and its representatives in Congress.” If Mahan is near Oyster Bay, Roosevelt would like to have lunch with him to discuss the requests made for extra protection in coastal regions of “strategic importance.” He arranged to send them a Civil War monitor with 21 New Jersey militia to Portland, Maine.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-27
Theodore Roosevelt has read Finley Peter Dunne’s article about the Navy. Roosevelt agrees with what Dunne said about Grover Cleveland’s administration and the needs of the Navy then as compared to the present. Roosevelt notes that when he took office, Congress had stopped appropriating money for new battleships or further upbuilding of the Navy because there was no immediate need for naval defense after the Spanish War. Therefore, Roosevelt had to fight against inertia and hostility in order to inspire popular sentiment in favor of the Navy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-12-22
Theodore Roosevelt was pleased with Jules Bois’s essay about him. He comments that a successful foreign policy is often dependent on only international courtesy being made public. When Roosevelt sent an American fleet on a tour around the world he instructed them to act as if they were always in a state of war. The “peaceful mission” brought only goodwill from Japan and was popular at home. Roosevelt says he “spoke softly and carried a big stick.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-02-07
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Truman Handy Newberry writes to President Roosevelt that present forces in Cuba are not enough to protect American interests like the railroads to Havana and Sagua la Grande. At least 1,000 more men are needed to “avert serious consequences.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-27
Chargé d’affaires in Cuba Sleeper informs Secretary of State Root that he ordered the soldiers from the USS Denver, who had disembarked in Cuba, to reembark for fear of rioting among the Cuban people. He also reports that President Tomás Estrada Palma was unable to promise the protection of Americans and American property in Cuba.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-15
Nelson P. Webster forwards to William Loeb a telegram received by Secretary of State Elihu Root from Jacob Sleeper, chargé d’affaires in Cuba. Sleeper relays that he told Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma to ensure the protection of American citizens in Cuba and he received only an evasive answer. Sleeper also writes that the USS Denver has arrived in Havana.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-12
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that two ships have arrived at their destination and there is no other news.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-19
Report from Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody that three ships report all is quiet in Darien Gulf.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-11
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody the movements of three ships under his command.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-14
Rear Admiral Coghlan provides a weekly report to Secretary of the Navy Moody. Coghlan details the movements of ships under his command, and that he sent a Marine scouting party to locate positions to defend the canal zone. General Daniel Ortiz sailed to the Atrato River with a small force and has been seen by the USS Newport near Titumati. The majority of the native peoples now support the government in Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-14
Rear Admiral Coghlan informs Secretary of the Navy Moody that he is following orders and sending the destroyers away now that he has no possible use for them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-15
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports the movements of two ships to Secretary of the Navy Moody.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-16
Commander Merts reports to Rear Admiral Coghlan about his reconnaissance mission. Merts went to Colombia Bay and anchored at Turbo. He reports on the number and size of villages or encampments, including the number of people, particularly men. The chief of the camp had no knowledge of Rafael Reyes or of the Russo-Japanese conflict, and the chief and the men of the village had no information about the current whereabouts of the Englishman whom Merts had been sent to find.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-14
Translation of a report from Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody stating that the USS Dixie has left and that two friendly Imperial German ships have stopped to refuel.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-08
In his weekly report to Secretary of the Navy Moody, Rear Admiral Coghlan states that all is quiet despite rumors that an invasion from Cartegena, Colombia, is imminent. Coghlan also reports about the movement of ships under his command, the incoming and outgoing sailors and Marines under his command, the seeming disbanding of the Panamanian military, and the presence of Imperial German ships in Boas del Toro and their help during the accidental fire that destroyed most of the town.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-03-07
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