History Up to Date: a Concise Account of the War of 1898 Between the United ...
History Up to Date: a Concise Account of the War of 1898 Between the United ...
William Johnson
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Within a few hours after the departure of First Prizes Admiral Sampson's fleet from Key of the War West, the gunboat " Nashville " re- turned to that port escorting the big Spanish 77 Digiti zed by Google History up to Date freight ship, the " Buena Ventura," the first prize of the war. Later in the same day the Spanish merchant- man " Pedro," loaded with iron, beer, and rice, was captured as she was leaving Havana for Santiago de Cuba, Captain Bonet, command- ing her, learning that the America...n fleet had been sighted approaching Havana, feared that the city was to be bombarded and hurriedly left the harbor. The " Pedro " was sighted by the " New York," Admiral Sampson's flagship, going at full speed. The " New York " started in pur- suit and caught her after a chase of ten miles. Several of the lighter guns were fired at her, but not until the " New York " let fly a heavy shot did the " Pedro " heave to. While the war talk was crystallizing into declarations of war by Spain and the United Spain* s Fleet States, Spain had been mobilizing as started West powerful a fleet as she could muster at the Cape Verde Islands.
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