on, dth October. directed the immediate dispatch to the Phill number of vessels of the Nav; the cruiser Brooklyn and the Marietta and Mathias. result of Admiral Dewey' to-day in which he went over the Philippine it President. The orders the expressed determination of the President to furnish the Army and 'y every resource for stamping out the Philippine insurrection the en ible time. At Admiral Dewey's extended interview with the President to-day, the former went into the Philippine situation at length, explaining carefully the existing condi of affairs and his views from the outlook with an earnest recommendation that the Brooklyn and some other vessels he sent at once to the Philippines. This reinforcement of the present squadron he urged as necessary and said their should he directed as early as po:
The President immediately eon with the Navy Department and instructed the Secretary of th carrying out the Admical's recommendation and to see that they he got in readiness at e. The Marietta and Machias besides Brooklyn wilt be desi Department alan; vessels which have not hee! The Brooklyn is now with the other vessels of the North Atlantic squadron off Tompkinsville, Staten Island. Th Machias and the Marietta are at present lying at the wharves in this city on waiting orders, having been brought here to participate in week's celebration in honour of Admiral Dewey. These reinforcements will add considerable strength to the Asiatic squadron and the Administration believes their presence will have a material effect expediting the end of hostilities.
he Brooklyn is an armoured cruiser of the first rating, carrying twenty main battery guns and having a total displacement of 9,215 tons, and is so well thought of by Rear-Admiral Schley that he desired that she be assigned as his flagship in the new South Atlantic squadron.
Phe Marieftw ix composite gunboat of 1,000 tons displacement and with a main Battery equipment of six guns.
'The' Machias, with a displacement of 1,175 tons, carries a battery of eight guns.
Their commanders "re all veterans of long experience in the service. The Brooklyn is commanded by Captain Theodore Jewell, who has seen fourteen years of sea service and much more than that on shore stations; the Machias, by Lieutenant Commander Leavitt C. Logan, with fifteen years of service at sea, and the Marietta, Lieutenant-Commander Edward Green, who shows seventeen years of The Brooklyn's formidable make her of invaluable general service, while the Marietta and Machias are expected to be of much usefulness in the numerous shallow waters about the archipelago, where larger craft cannot It is not known how soon these vessels can be made ready, but their orders are to get away us early as possible, and no delay is anticipated." Their commanders will report. to the department when they are ready to proceed, and on arriving at Manila will report without delay to the Admiral commanding the Asiatic station for orders, Awa matter of fact, it has already been decided to increase the naval force in the Philippines by at. least seven regular war vessels. If others cxn be spared they will be sent. In addition to the Brooklyn, Machias, and Marietla four other ships are on the list. for service in the islands, These are the New Orleans, ber sister ship Albany, Nasheille, and Monocacy. The prepa service in the Philiypines will begin at once. All of them are in commission except the Albany, which is rapidly nearing compl at the Armstrong works, Neweastle-on-the-Tyne, England, The' Monocacy is in Chinese waters." The others are all nttached to the North Atlantic squadron, Hongkong Duity Press.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.