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Thomas S. Phelps describes the military operations of the Wyoming, Petrel, Marblehead, Preble and Paul Jones in Panama. The vicinity is currently quiet but in need of oil supplies and gaskets. Phelps also reports on target practice reports and a court martial trial.
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1904-03-21
Reports on military operations in Panama.
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1904-03-22
Report from Rear Admiral Coghlan to Secretary of the Navy Moody that three ships report all is quiet in Darien Gulf.
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1904-03-11
Rear Admiral Barker describes the circumstances of a collision between two ships, the Illinois and the Missouri. He confirms the findings of the Court of Inquiry that the causes and responsibility are as described by members of the crew and that no further action is needed.
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1904-03-11
The U.S. Naval Court submits a statement of facts concerning an investigation into the collision between the USS Illinois and the USS Missouri. It concludes that Captain R. B. Bradford of the Illinois was not at fault for the collision.
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1904-03-11
John Elliott Pillsbury reports that the expedition is indefinitely delayed. He has heard of frequent riots among the Colombian troops in Cartagena.
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1904-03-12
Secretary of State Hay informs Secretary of the Navy Moody that the Ambassador to Colombia telegraphed that the Colombian government had announced a reduction in army personnel and also declared the country to be at peace except the “Department Panama.”
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1904-03-12
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses one dispatch from Rear Admiral Moody and a dispatch and a report from Rear Admiral Coghlan concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt.
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1904-03-12
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody that agent number two confirms Moody’s telegram: there is no prospect of an expedition from his direction.
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1904-03-13
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports to Secretary of the Navy Moody the movements of three ships under his command.
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1904-03-14
John Elliott Pillsbury reports that the Navy Department has decided that the Flag Officer must be in command at the Isthmus.
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1904-03-14
Lieutenant Benham reports on Colombian troop movements to his commanding officer.
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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.
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1904-03-14
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.
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1904-03-14
Secretary of the Navy Moody encloses two dispatches from Rear Admiral Coghlan and one from Pillsbury concerning military operations in Panama to President Roosevelt.
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1904-03-14
Commander Phelps reports on the status of the ships in the Pacific Squadron that are still near Panama. Phelps heard of some conflicts near the border but Colombia has announced that it will not go to war with Panama.
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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.
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1904-03-15
Rear Admiral Coghlan reports the movements of two ships to Secretary of the Navy Moody.
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1904-03-16
Admiral Glass received a report that the commanding officer of the gunboat Bogota attempted to sell the vessel and then left it at Puna Island, Ecuador. The officer then traveled to Peru.
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1904-02-24
William H. Moody discusses Panama’s independence and to not prevent Colombians from landing in Panama unless they are hostile.
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1904-03-04