William McKinley actually said...

Provided, that there shall be excluded from the benefits of the suspension hereby declared and proclaimed, the vessels of any foreign countr...

One and all have displayed the most conspicuous gallantry and earned the gratitude of the nation.

May the Father of Mercies protect and comfort them.

Your splendid command has endured not only the hardships and sacrifices incident to campaign and battle, but in stress of heat and weather h...