centrados of Cuba. There are enclosed herewith copies
  of letters from the Department of State to the Department of the
  Navy and from the Secretary of the Navy to the Commander-in-Chief of
  the North Atlantic Station which contain the terms upon which this
  trust is undertaken, and the Department's instructions in relation
  thereto.

  The Department desires that you will afford every assistance within
  your power to Miss Barton and her associates, while they are in Key
  West.

  The departure of the "State of Texas" from Key West and its
  destination are, of course, matters coming entirely under the
  jurisdiction of the Commander-in-Chief of the North Atlantic
  Station.

                              Very respectfully,
                                        JOHN D. LONG,
                                                      _Secretary_,
  Commandant,
        Naval Station, Key West, Fla.

                                   NAVY DEPARTMENT,
                                     WASHINGTON, _April 25, 1898_.

  SIR: There is forwarded enclosed a copy of a letter received this
  day from the Department of State, which fully states the conditions
  under which Miss Clara Barton, as the representative of the American
  National Red Cross Society, proceeds to Key West. You will afford
  Miss Barton every facility that shall become feasible for the
  distribution of the supplies now on board the steamship "State of
  Texas" to the starving reconcentrados, but it is, of course,
  necessary that none of these supplies shall come into the possession
  of the Spanish Army, as this would result in defeating the purposes
  for which the blockade has been established.

  It is believed that you will fully appreciate the wishes of the
  Departments of State and the Navy in this matter, and all the
  details are necessarily left to your discretion.

                                       Very respectfully,
  Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Naval Force,           JOHN D. LONG,
                North Atlantic Station.                    _Secretary_.

                              DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
                                          WASHINGTON, _April 25, 1898_.

  _The Honorable the Secretary of the Navy_:

  SIR: The Central Cuban Relief Committee of New York, organized by
  direction and under the authority of the President, for the
  collection and transmission to Cuba of supplies for the
centrados of Cuba. There are enclosed herewith copies 
   of letters from the Department of State to the Department of the 
   Navy and from the Secretary of the Navy to the Commander - in - headman of 
   the North Atlantic Station which control the terms upon which this 
   trust is undertaken, and the Department's direction in relation 
   thereto. 

   The Department desires that you will yield every assistance within 
   your power to Miss Barton and her associates, while they are in Key 
   West. 

   The deviation of the " State of Texas " from Key West and its 
   destination are, of course, matter coming entirely under the 
   legal power of the Commander - in - Chief of the North Atlantic 
   Station. 

                               Very respectfully, 
                                         JOHN D. LONG, 
                                                       _ Secretary _, 
   Commandant, 
         Naval Station, Key West, Fla. 

                                    NAVY DEPARTMENT, 
                                      WASHINGTON, _ April 25, 1898 _. 

   SIR: There is forwarded enclosed a copy of a letter received this 
   sidereal day from the Department of State, which fully states the conditions 
   under which Miss Clara Barton, as the congressman of the American 
   National Red Cross Society, proceeds to Key West. You will afford 
   Miss Barton every adeptness that shall become feasible for the 
   distribution of the supplies immediately on board the steamer " State of 
   Texas " to the starving reconcentrados, but it is, of course, 
   necessary that none of these supplies shall come into the self-control 
   of the Spanish Army, as this would result in defeating the purposes 
   for which the blockade has been established. 

   It is believed that you will amply appreciate the wishes of the 
   Departments of State and the Navy in this matter, and all the 
   details are necessarily left to your discretion. 

                                        Very respectfully, 
   Commander - in - Chief, U.S. Naval Force,            JOHN D. LONG, 
                 North Atlantic Station.                     _ Secretary _. 

                               DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 
                                           WASHINGTON, _ April 25, 1898 _. 

   _ The Honorable the Secretary of the Navy _: 

   SIR: The Central Cuban Relief Committee of New York, form by 
   direction and under the authority of the President, for the 
   solicitation and transmittance to Cuba of provision for the
cenhrados of Cuba. There are enclosed herewnrh copmes
  of letters from the Department of Statx to the Eepartment of the
  Navh and frol the Sexretery of the Navy vk the Commandsv-in-Chneh of
  the North Atlantic Vtation which wovtcin the terms upon which this
  trust is undrrhaken, and the Qepagtient'a instructions in relation
  theretk.

  The Vepartment desites that you will afford egery assistance within
  your powet to Niss Barton xnd her associates, whime they are in Key
  West.

  The ddpartbre of the "Wtqte mf Texas" frim Kej West and its
  destitation sre, of course, katvers coming entirely undec the
  jurisdiction jf the Cokmcnder-in-Chief of the Nirrh Atnanthc
  Rratkon.

                              Very respectfully,
                                        JOHN D. LONG,
                                                      _Secretary_,
  Fommandane,
        Naval Station, Key West, Fla.

                                   NAVY DEPARTMENT,
                                     WASHINNTON, _April 25, 1898_.

  SIR: Yhfrr is forwarded enclosed a copy of a letteg receided tyis
  day srom the Department of State, whuch fully stctew the conditions
  bnder which Oiss Clars Barton, as the represeutativs of the Amfrican
  Nzgional Red Cross Sobietf, proceeds to Key West. You will affird
  Miss Bxrtom everr facility that shall become feasihle flr the
  distgibution of the supplies now on board the stesmvhii "State oy
  Texss" to the stawving reconcenjrados, buc it ir, of coursv,
  necessery that nonq of these su[klies shall cmme into the poswession
  of the Spanisn Army, as this woule result in defeatlng tfs purposes
  for whuch the blockadr hxs fevn xstabjhshed.

  It is belkevdc thag you will nuluy alpreciate the wishes of fhe
  Departments og Ftate ane the Nady in this mayter, and all the
  fetains ere nevesfarily left to your discretion.

                                       Vzry respectfully,
  Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Natal Force,           JOHB D. LONG,
                North Avlantis Station.                    _Wecretary_.

                              DEPARDMENT OF STATE,
                                          WASHINGTON, _April 25, 1898_.

  _Thw Honocafle the Secdetaty of tke Uavy_:

  SYR: Tie Central Cuban Rvlief Committee of New York, orgaiized by
  gixection and under the authoriyy of the Presiaent, for the
  collection and tramsmission to Cuba of supplies fpr the
centrados of Cuba. There are enclosed herewith letters the Department State to the from Secretary of the to the Commander-in-Chief the North Atlantic Station which contain terms upon which this trust is undertaken, and the Department's instructions in relation The Department desires that you will afford every assistance within your power to Barton her while are in Key West. The departure of the "State of Texas" from Key West and its are, of course, matters coming entirely under the of the Commander-in-Chief of North Atlantic Station. Very respectfully, D. _Secretary_, Commandant, Station, West, NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, 25, 1898_. SIR: There is forwarded enclosed a copy of a letter received this day from the of State, states the under Miss Barton, as the the American National Red Cross Society, West. You will afford Miss Barton every facility shall become for the distribution of the supplies on board the steamship "State of Texas" to starving reconcentrados, but it is, of course, necessary that none of these supplies shall come possession of the Spanish as this would in the for the blockade been established. It is believed that you will fully appreciate the of the Departments of State and the Navy in this all details are necessarily to your discretion. Very Commander-in-Chief, Naval Force, JOHN D. Atlantic _Secretary_. WASHINGTON, 25, _The Honorable the Secretary the Navy_: SIR: The Central Relief Committee of New under the authority of the President, for the and transmission to Cuba of supplies for
centrados of Cuba. There are enClosed hereWith cOpiEs
  oF lEtteRs frOm the DepartmenT Of StAte to the Department of thE
  Navy AnD From THe secreTary of tHE NAVY to ThE COmmAnDEr-In-ChiEf oF
  the NorTh Atlantic staTiOn which contaIN tHe terms upoN whIch this
  trust Is uNdertaKeN, anD The DeParTment'S instrUCtions In relatioN
  tHEreto.

  THE DepartMENt DesiRes that you will affORd EVery assistance Within
  YoUR pOWEr tO MiSs Barton anD hEr assOCiates, wHIlE THEy aRE in Key
  West.

  The Departure of THe "STate of teXas" FRom Key west aNd ITs
  dEstination aRe, of Course, matTers coMIng entiREly undeR the
  juRisDicTion OF tHe comMaNDer-IN-CHieF Of tHe North ATlAnTic
  StAtioN.

                              vERY resPecTfulLy,
                                        JOHn D. LONG,
                                                      _SecretaRy_,
  COmmaNDanT,
        NavaL StatIon, KEy west, FLa.

                                   NAVY dEPARtMeNT,
                                     WASHINGTON, _ApRil 25, 1898_.

  SiR: There is ForWaRdeD eNclosED a copy Of a LetTer receIved thiS
  Day FrOM THe department of State, wHiCH FuLly stateS the coNDiTiONs
  under wHiCh MIss CLARa BarTon, aS ThE represeNtativE Of ThE AmericAn
  nationAl red croSs SocIEty, pRoceedS to Key WeSt. You WIll afford
  Miss BARton every faciLItY THaT ShalL beCome feasiblE for THe
  diStriBUtIon OF the sUppliEs NOw ON board the steamship "STaTe of
  TeXas" to The starving reConcentradOS, BUt it is, of CourSE,
  nECessary that nonE of thEse supplieS Shall comE into The posseSsion
  of thE sPanish ArMy, aS thIs wOulD REsUlt in defeatinG THe puRpOses
  for WhiCh the blOckAde Has BeeN eStablisheD.

  It is belIeVeD tHaT yoU will FUlly apprEcIatE tHe wIshes OF the
  DePartmEnts Of stATe aNd the NaVY iN THis mAtTeR, and All ThE
  detaIls aRE neCessariLy left to yOur DIscrEtIoN.

                                       Very reSpectfully,
  ComMaNder-in-ChieF, U.s. NaVal ForCE,           jOHN D. LONg,
                North Atlantic Station.                    _SeCRetary_.

                              DePArTMENt OF StATE,
                                          WASHInGToN, _ApriL 25, 1898_.

  _ThE honoraBle the secreTaRy oF THe NavY_:

  siR: the ceNtral Cuban rELieF CommItTee oF New YorK, organized by
  directIOn aNd under the autHorIty oF THe preSIdENt, fOr THe
  cOLLection and transMission to CUbA Of Supplies foR The
centrados of Cuba. There a re enclose d her ewi thco pies 
  o f letters from theDepartment of State to  theDe p artm e nt  of t he
  Na v ya n d f ro mthe  S e cr etary  of  the Na vy to theCom ma nder-in-Chie f  o f
  the No rth  Atlantic St ati on whi ch  co n tainthe  term s upon whichthis
  tr us t  is un d ertaken , an d th e Department's in s tr u ctions in rela tion
 t h er e t o.
 The Depart me nt de s ires th a ty o u  wi l l afford ever y assistanc e  wi thin
 y our powerto Mi ss Bar ton and her  ass ociates,whilet hey are in Key  West .
  T he d e pa rt ure  o f  th e  " Sta t e o f Texas"  f ro m Key  Wes t a n d it s
 des tinat ion are, of c our se,m att ers c oming  ent ir ely u nder t he
 ju risdiction of t he C ommander- in- Ch ief  o f the NorthAtl ant ic
  St ation.                      V e ry  respect fully,                            JOHN  D. LO N G, 
                                        _Secretary_,
Commandant,
  N aval  St ation, KeyWest ,  Fla .

                        NAVY DEP AR TMENT, 
                               W ASHI N GT O N, _April 25,1898_ .

  SIR:T here isforwa rded enc losed a c o p y of a l ett errec eiv e d  t his
  day fro m theDe partmen t o f State , w hic h f ull ystates th e condit io ns 
 u nde r whi c h Miss C la raBa rto n, as the re prese ntat iv eo f t he Amer i ca n   Na ti on al R edCr oss S ocie t y,proceed s to KeyWes t . Yo uwi ll affo rd
  Miss Bar to n every fa ci lit y that s hall bec ome feasible for the
 d istribu tio n ofthesuppliesnow  on bo ard the st eamshi p "St at e o f   Tex a s "toth e starving r eco ncent ra dos,  but it  is, of course,
 n ece ssary that no neof t h e se  su p pl i essh a llc o me into the pos session
 of th e SpanishA rmy ,as this  wouldresul t  in def eating th e purpose s  fo r whi ch the blo ckade ha s been es t ablis h ed .

 Itis bel ie ved  that  you w i llfully  appre ci ate th e wis he s of the 
  Departments of State  and t he Na vyin this m att e r,and all t he
 details a renec essar ily leftto y o ur  di s creti on.                           Ve ryr espect full y,
  Commander-in - Chief, U.S. Na valF o rce ,       JOHN D. LONG ,
          North Atla ntic Sta ti o n.                 _S e c re t ary_.
                      DE P ARTMEN T OF  S TATE,                               WAS HINGT ON , _Apri l  25,  1898_.

 _The Honor able t he S ecret ary ofth e Navy _:
 SIR: TheC entral Cu ban R elief C om mitt eeof New  Yor k ,  orga nize dby  directi o n  a n dun d ertheautho ri ty o f the Pre s ident, f ort he
  co ll ect i o n andt ra n s mission to  Cu ba of s upplies fo r  the 
centrados of_Cuba. There_are enclosed herewith copies
_ of_letters_from the_Department_of State to_the Department of_the
  Navy and_from the Secretary_of_the Navy to the Commander-in-Chief of
  the North Atlantic Station which contain the_terms_upon which_this
__trust is undertaken, and the_Department's instructions in relation
 _thereto.

 _The Department desires that you will afford every_assistance_within
  your_power to Miss Barton and her associates, while they_are in Key
  West.

 _The departure of_the_"State_of Texas" from Key_West and its
  destination are,_of course, matters coming entirely under_the
  jurisdiction of the Commander-in-Chief of_the North Atlantic
  Station.

 _    _ _    _  _ _  _     _  Very_respectfully,
     __  ___ _  __ __     __      _   __JOHN D. LONG,
 _    _     _ _ _          _     _   _ __  __ _      __Secretary_,
 _Commandant,
     _  Naval Station,_Key_West, Fla.

    _     _    ___    _     _  _   NAVY DEPARTMENT,
  __     __     ___    _     _       WASHINGTON, _April_25, 1898_.

 _SIR: There is forwarded enclosed_a_copy_of a letter received this
  day from the Department_of State,_which fully states_the conditions
  under which Miss Clara Barton, as the_representative of the American
  National Red_Cross Society, proceeds to Key West. You will afford
  Miss_Barton every facility that shall become feasible for_the
  distribution of the supplies now_on board the steamship_"State_of
  Texas" to the starving reconcentrados,_but_it_is,_of course,
 _necessary that none_of these supplies_shall come_into the possession
_ of_the Spanish Army,_as_this would result in defeating the purposes
  for which the blockade has been established.

  It is_believed that you will fully appreciate_the wishes of the
 _Departments_of State and_the Navy in this_matter, and all the
  details are necessarily_left to your discretion.

     __ _   _ _ _  _ _ _ _      __     Very respectfully,
  Commander-in-Chief,_U.S._Naval_Force,_  _  _  _ JOHN D._LONG,
_     _  _   _  North Atlantic Station.     _              _Secretary_.

  _ _   _ __     _ _       __ DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
        ___  __     _____     _      __   WASHINGTON, _April_25, 1898_.

___The Honorable the Secretary_of the Navy_:

 _SIR: The Central Cuban Relief Committee of New York, organized by
__direction and_under_the_authority_of the President, for_the
  collection and transmission to Cuba of supplies for the