The War With Spain; a Complete History of the War of 1898 Between the United States And Spain
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Vincent became inadmissible after Portugal had, following most of the nations of Europe, proclaimed neutrality between the combatants. Admiral Cervera, in command of the fleet, was warned to leave, and on April 29 the squadron set sail. It consisted of the first-class armored cruisers Cristobal Colon, Almirante Oquendo, Infanta Maria Teresa, and Vizcaya, and the three torpedo-boat destroyers Furor, Terror, and Pluton. The whole comprised a formidable fleet, which, if directed against some of th...e less protected American sea-board cities, might cause immense damage. The activity of the patrolling ships was in consequence redoubled ; mines were laid in the various harbor approaches, and guns were mounted as rapidly as possible on sea-coast defences ; and apprehension of possible danger threat- ened to interfere seriously with the business of sea-side resorts during the coming summer. Apprehensions of this kind, however, had no effect on the activity of the blockading fleet. On the 29th of April the batteries at Cienfuegos, on the southern Cuban coast, were bombarded by the cruiser Marblehead, and on the same day the gunboat Nashville, which had made THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
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