Commodore Dewey, U.S.N., commanding the U.S. Asiatic' Squadron, has sent round to all the vessels of the squadron copies of the following t-legrams, with orders to the Commanders to read them publicly to all the officers and men: under their command "Chinhai, 2ist February. "Dewey, Hongkong.
"British China Squadron express deepest sympathy over sad disaster to U.S. warship Maine."
"Nagasaki, 20th February. "Dewey, Hongkong.
Admiral-Rheonoff; Captain and-officers of: the-russian cruiser" Dimitri' Donskoi express their feelings of deepest condolence the occasion of the: sad~accident with the Mair
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