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Translated report from Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody concerning the establishment of good relations with various Native peoples around Mosquito Point and Mandingo Bay, Panama. Also noted in the report are deteriorating situations, political instability, and food scarcity at St. Andrew Island.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-17
Lieutenant Manwaring reports in great detail about his assignment to explore the Old Panama Trail, and where the trail from Nobre de Dios joins it. Manwaring, writing a day-by-day account of the expedition, details distances and direction traveled each day, obstacles, and the importance of having local guides. The local guides pointed out where Colombian troops would be camping, what rivers the Colombians would need to traverse, and generally very detailed intelligence. The report closes with a summation of the terrain and attacking and defense possibilities at drier times of the year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-07
Secretary of the Navy Moody sends copies of three reports from Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt.
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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.
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1904-01-08
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling encloses copies of correspondences concerning military operations in Panama.
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1904-01-08
Rear Admiral Glass reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that the USS New York has arrived and that the Colombian gunboat Bogota has left Buenaventura, presumably to refuel.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-09
Admiral Glass has transferred his flag to the USS New York. Bogota has returned to Buenaventura.
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1904-01-09
Commander Hubbard reports on military operations in Panama. His report includes notes on rivers, streams, and trails in the vicinity of Chiriqui Lagoon.
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1904-01-09
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses four dispatches concerning military operations in Panama for President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-09
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
Admiral Glass received a report that Colombian forces occupying Providence and San Andres were short of provisions and sent a party to Bocas del Toro that caused a panic. Admiral Coghlan has been directed to send a vessel to preserve order, prevent delivery of provisions, and verify if the island is claimed by Panama.
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1904-01-11
Commander Knight reports on military operations of the USS Castine and USS Bancroft in Panama, who have met with representatives of several native Indian tribes. The tribes have been suspicious and uncooperative, though not hostile, and Knight believes they would be so with any strangers. At least one chief, however, seems to favor Colombia and therefore to view the American forces with enmity.
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1904-01-11
Commander Hubbard reports on places in Panama within the vicinity of the USS Nashville, including a canal owned by the United Fruit Company, the Harbor of Gadokan, Eureka, Chiriqui Grande, and others.
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1904-01-03
Commander Hubbard reports on military operations in Panama, particularly which streams and rivers are navigable.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-05
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses correspondences concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt. Included are reports, dispatches, letters, a map, and orders. The majority are to and from American military personnel, but seven are Colombian military communications.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-06
Secretary of the Navy Moody instructs Rear Admiral Coghlan to investigate navigation opportunities in and around Panama.
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1903-12-31
Secretary of the Navy Moody sends orders concerning military vessel Sterling I.
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1904-01-02
John Grimes Walker agrees with sending U.S. troops to Yaviza, Panama, to deter Colombian troops from occupying the region. Walker recommends a force of Marines supported by ships and scouts to deter occupation.
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1903-12-25
Commander Hubbard, of the USS Nashville, shares his opinion concerning what the outcome would have been if Colombian troops had entered Panama the night of the Panamanian revolution.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-29