. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. On I une 30th the advance portion ofGeneral Merritts troops arrived and sup-planted the insurgents in beleaguering- Ma-nila. The war was now closing. Manilacapitulated August 13th. The peace pro-tocol was signed August 12th. TheTreaty of Paris was signed December evacuated Cuba and ceded to theUnited States Porto Rico, at the sametime selling us the Philippine Archipelagofor $20,000,000. CHAPTER XIII. CUBA LIBRE As if Santiago had not afforded gloryenough for all, some disparaged Admiral Samps
. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. On I une 30th the advance portion ofGeneral Merritts troops arrived and sup-planted the insurgents in beleaguering- Ma-nila. The war was now closing. Manilacapitulated August 13th. The peace pro-tocol was signed August 12th. TheTreaty of Paris was signed December evacuated Cuba and ceded to theUnited States Porto Rico, at the sametime selling us the Philippine Archipelagofor $20,000,000. CHAPTER XIII. CUBA LIBRE As if Santiago had not afforded gloryenough for all, some disparaged Admiral Sampsons part inthe battle, othersAdmiral commander ofthe fleet, whoseroutine and emer-gency procedure hehad sagaciously pre-scribed, Sampson,though on duty outof sight of the actionat its beginning wasentitled to utmost credit for the brilliantoutcome. The day added his name to thelist of historys great sea captains. Schley had the fortune to be senior officer. Admiral William T. Sampson. 1898] CUBA LIBRE 241 during his chiefs temporary absence. Hefought his ship, the Brooklyn, to perfection,and, while it was not of record that he issuedany orders to other commanders,-his pres-tige and well-known battle frenzy inspiredall, contributingmuch to the early accountsdeeply impressedthe public, and theymade Schley thecentral figure of thebattle. Unfortu-nately Sampsonsfirst report did noteven mention and politi-cal partisans took up the strife, giving each phase the angri-est possible look. Admiral Schley at lengthsought and obtained a court of inquiry. The court found Schleys conduct in thepart of the campaign prior to June 1, 1898(which our last chapter had not space todetail), vacillating, dilatory, and lacking en-
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