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Information from Abroad: War Notes No. I-VIII ... - Google Book Search
By United States Office of Naval Intelligence, Max Plüddemann, Hermann Jacobsen, John Morris Ellicott, Severo Gómez Núñez, Pascual Cervera y Topete, José Müller y Tejeiro
By United States Office of Naval Intelligence , Max Plüddemann , Hermann Jacobsen , John Morris Ellicott , Severo Gómez Núñez , Pascual Cervera y Topete, José Müller y Tejeiro
Cienfuegos - Page 25 It was not known whether Cienfuegos was fortified; all we knew was that it had some torpedoes, and the natural assumption was that this harbor would ... more pages: 56
Palma Soriano - Page 71 Later came three companies of the San Fernando battalion, one remaining at El Cristo and two at Palma Soriano. Finally, General Vara del Rey, ... more pages: 123
Guantanamo - Page 12 All the mines in Guantanamo as well as Santiago Bay were thickly overgrown with barnacles and seaweeds. As a curiosity, it may be mentioned that ... more pages: 58
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San Juan - Page 95 It was unanimously decided that the squadron should proceed to San Juan, and orders were issued to spread the fires of all the boilers and be ready by ... more pages: 87
El Cristo - Page 71 Later came three companies of the San Fernando battalion, one remaining at El Cristo and two at Palma Soriano. Finally, General Vara del Rey, ... more pages: 118
Holguin - Page 164 Let us suppose that, after leaving two or three thousand dead and wounded on the field, the others had opened a road to Holguin ; how could soldiers ... more pages: 138
Matanzas - Page 53 On the 20th a gunboat fired from a distance upon Varadero and Punta Camacho, between Cardenas and Matanzas, and on the same day two vessels entered ... more pages: 85
Las Cruces - Page 150 The forces of the Socapa and Punta Gorda were taken by sea, in the steamer Reina de Los Angeles, to Las Cruces pier, and from there they marched to ... more pages: 126
Portsmouth, NH - Page 3 barracks near Portsmouth, NH, and the personnel of the regiments that were on board the Harvard when the unfortunate affair of the prisoners occurred. ... more pages: 107
Cartagena - Page 151 provided they have rejoined the squadron, leaving these vessels enough coal for the homeward voyage and dispatching them back to Cartagena. ... more pages: 37
Madrid - Page 35 and shows at the same time that there were men in Madrid who shared our opinion and who realized how statesmen should understand their duties. ... more pages: 28
Annapolis - Page 139 Louis that a few officers he permitted to remain with the men who were to camp at Seavey Island, and that we be allowed to take with us to Annapolis a ... more pages: 140
Portsmouth - Page 146 In your letter you alluded to a phrase from another letter of yours which I never received, and iny telegram from Portsmouth was only in answer to the ... more pages: 139
El Cobre - Page 71 in due time a landing at Cabanas; another occupied the camp at Monte Real, and finally another, with one mobilized company, garrisoned El Cobre. ... more pages: 70
Nuevitas - Page 30 Should it be decided to furnish the insurgents with arms and ammunition, the Department suggests that Nuevitas and Puerto Padre would be the most ... more pages: 38
Bilbao - Page 16 The three Bilbao battle «hipe are apparently complete, but yon who have had so much to do with them while in command of the squadron, and since then ... more pages: 11
La Reina - Page 2 At Santa Clara and La Reina workmen could be seen strengthening and changing the original batteries. To the left of the harbor entrance, also, ...
Santo Domingo - Page 57 Nicolas, west of Santo Domingo. Captain Goodrich went thither, and on the morning of May 20 he cut the cable in deep water, being careful not to pass ... more pages: 61
Gibara - Page 46 and still further from Gibara, without being able to elude an encounter with much superior forces, if we wanted to go to Habana through the old Bahama ... more pages: 98
Barcelona - Page 11 I have telegraphed to Barcelona to ascertain when we are to have the sea biscuit. If the coal arrives from England, the ships can fill their bunkere ... more pages: 16
Batabano - Page 56 On May 11 the Eagle dragged unsuccessfully for a cable laid between Cien- fuegos and Batabanó in shallow and clear water. ... more pages: 2
San Antonio - Page 24 Vincent, because the sea coming from the island of San Antonio and striking ships headed toward the breeze on the broadside renders it impossible in ... more pages: 134
San Francisco - Page 31 remembering that it will be to their interest to maintain the ships now in the Pacific for the protection of San Francisco and the San Diego arsenal, ... more pages: 2
Port Said - Page 151 Upon arrival at Port Said, and upon notifying this ministry by cable of the condition in which the expedition reaches that city, and the facilities or ... more pages: 155
Mayaguez - Page 24 A few families from Mayaguez had come hither to await further developments. On my return to Mayaguez I had an opportunity of inspecting a company of ... more pages: 21
Brooklyn - Page 102 Captain Concas is of opinion that in case one of the rapid cruisers, Brooklyn or New York, should at any time disappear, the sortie should be ... more pages: 56
Puerto Plata - Page 75 Louis, are at Guadeloupe and Martinique, respectively ; that the Americans have taken possession of Puerto Plata and, it ie believed, also of Samana ... more pages: 81
Brooklyn, Indiana - Page 113 Opposite the mouth of the harbor, the New York, Brooklyn, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Vesuvius, one yacht, and seventeen merchant vessels. ... more pages: 75
Gloucester - Page 124 I was notified by the United States officer who was in command of the boats to follow him to his ship, which was the converted yacht Gloucester. ... more pages: 125
New York - Page 111 The flagship New York, with the torpedo boat Ericsson, took part toward the latter end of the engagement, the battle being practically fought by the ... more pages: 63
Sevilla - Page 77 There he received orders to proceed with his column and with the whole force in the mineral region to the heights of Sevilla before daybreak, ...
Puerto Padre - Page 30 Should it be decided to furnish the insurgents with arms and ammunition, the Department suggests that Nuevitas and Puerto Padre would be the most ...
Gibraltar - Page 100 4t has been positively stated that after the declaration of war a ship left Gibraltar with a cargo of saltpeter without being molested, ...
Albacete - Page 7 and obtained the election as senator for the province of Albacete, but did not even have a chance of discussing the proceedings of his election. ...
New Orleans - Page 26 Their ships, as far as the draft is concerned, are calculated for banks extending a long distance into the sea, as at New Orleans, for instance.
Lome - Page 23 Last night a meeting was held of the council of ministers to discuss the serious Du pay de Lome matter. With the acceptance of his resignation ...
Norfolk, New York - Page 141 When everything was in readiness at Annapolis, I thought it best to take a trip to Norfolk, New York, and Portsmouth, before the steamer was ready, ...
Villeneuve - Page 111 if the battle was lost, while it might very well have been won, it was because our fleet was commanded by Villeneuve, and the hostile fleet by Nelson. ...
Cincinnati - Page 52 To that end he entered the bay with his flagship, accompanied by the Puritan and Cincinnati. The works were bombarded without any effect on the new ...
Santander - Page 137 But for sanitary reasons, if only one ship, to go to Santander; if two, one to Santander and one to Vigo. 'The sentence in italien is not in the ...
Jiguani - Page 119 records and correspondence, and the station and part of the telegraph line which the rebels had established with Jiguani and Santa Rita were wrecked. ...
Caibarien - Page 53 On the 15th an American vessel appeared in front of Caibarien, but retreated when fired upon by our launches. On the 20th a gunboat fired from a ...
Genoa - Page 37 It will probably go to Cadiz, but the Colon, if her armament can be completed, which is to be hoped, will have to go to Genoa, and that will leave ...
Paris - Page 20 of Paris of that character of universality which is necessary to make it an absolute and uniform rule of international naval law founded on treaties. ...
London - Page 70 The funds on board and those deposited in London amount to 675000. I do no t wish to exhaust resources completely. It is therefore necessary to ...
Santa Maria - Page 74 A few years ago I had the honor to represent in the caravel Santa Maria, which is an exact copy of that of Columbus, the glories of the fifteenth ...
Amapala - Page 76 On the 24th the Honduras brig Amapala went out aud was captured by the enemy. On July 5 the English cruiser Talbot left the harbor. ...
Norfolk, Va - Page 139 to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., with the exception of the seriously wounded and sick, who were sent to tun Naval Hospital at Norfolk, Va. ...
Granada - Page 74 The sound of ruy bugles was the last echo of those which history tells us were sounded at the capture of Granada. ...
Marietta - Page 73 According to late information buttle ship Oregon, accompanied by Marietta and mother similar ship, are on the way from Rio Janeiro to West Indies. ...
Stroud - Page 91 for the situation in which a Barr and Stroud range-finder would have to be placed would allow it only a few seconds of life, as happened to the one on ...
Burgos - Page 36 (Silvela, in Burgos.) I do not speak on the subject of privateering, because it seems to me that no man acquainted with history can attach any value ...
Halifax - Page 148 You might find it expedient (but this is not imposed upon you as a duty) to go u]> north as far as to permit you to detach a cruiser to Halifax, ...
York - Page 103 Captain Teresa was of the opinion that, in case of detach-ment or withdrawal of the Brooklyn and Arein York, we should go out immediately, and, ...
Boston - Page 85 Did the enemy appear off either Boston, the Delaware, or the Chesapeake, he could not effect material injury before a division of ships of the ftreyon ...
Berlin - Page 45 and galloons, and I believe not even in Berlin, the capital of the most military nation of Europe, are as many uniforms seen as we saw in this city, ...
ALLEN, WASHINGTON - Page 160 ALLEN, WASHINGTON, September l, 1S08.1 Acting Secretary. 'After my return to Spain I received the result of an inquiry made by order of the minis) iv ...
Las Lajas - Page 122 At daybreak of July 1 the column resumed the march and reached the ford of the Guarinao River, after passing thrcmgh Las Lajas, where the enemy held ...
Plymouth - Page 164 and I instinctively call to mind Admiral Byug, hung at Plymouth from a similar cause; Persano, after the battle of Lissa; Mathews, exonerated after ...
Nashville - Page 53 On May 11 the boats of the Marbtehead and Nashville, uuder cover of the guns of said vessels, and the Winslow attacked the mouth of the bay of ...
Talavera - Page 15 To these forces must be added the battalion of Talavera, which General Linares ordered from Baracoa as soon as the present war was declared and in ...
Puerto Cabello - Page 79 and knowing further that the French Cable Company has telegraphed its agents at La Gnayra, Puerto Cabello, and Curacao, opening unlimited credits to ...
Columbia, New York - Page 85 The hostile forces are composed of seveucruisers, namely: Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Columbia, New York, Indiana, Iowa, and Oregon. ...
Sagna - Page 81 Among the vessels which made trips from Sagna may be mentioned the steamers Bergen and Mirthelene. Another peculiar fact is that the Тагов one night ...
San Diego - Page 34 of San Francisco and the. arsenal of San Diego, as also their costly trans-Pacific liners plying between the furnier city and Australia and China, ...
Detroit - Page 2 At Trinidad we met the American gunboat Helena, and at Cienfuegos the cruiser Detroit, lying close to the harbor. ...
Newport - Page 31 Newport show that it is the endeavor of the Navy Department to have the officers gain also the necessary knowledge of tactical and ...
Mexico, New York - Page 50 These vessels carry on traffic with Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, New York, Liverpool, the Philippines, Rio de la Plata, and Africa. ...
Bahia Honda - Page 31 Yon will immediately institute я blockade of the north coast of Cnba, from Cardenas to Bahia Honda ; aleo, if in your opinion your force warrants, ...
York, Indiana - Page 84 At present there are off the harbor cruiser \'cw York, Indiana, Puritan, and five other cruisers, six gunboats, and two dispatch boats. ...
Montreal - Page 87 Secret information from Montreal that Schley's fleet goes to south of Cuba (afterwards Sampson's), and that four monitors and several cruisers are ...
La Guaira - Page 80 here as military attache to the legation, and lie und his minister are working hard, the former making~freo,tieut tripe to the port of La Guaira. ...
Hamburg - Page 19 iu which these many years German merchants, mostly from Hamburg and Bremen, have exerted their best energy in steady, unremitting toil, and which now, ...
Liverpool - Page 50 These vessels carry on traffic with Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, New York, Liverpool, the Philippines, Rio de la Plata, and Africa. ...
Vigo - Page 137 But for sanitary reasons, if only one ship, to go to Santander; if two, one to Santander and one to Vigo. 'The sentence in italien is not in the ...
Colonia - Page 80 The Villaverde, coming from Mexico with a cargo of provisions, entered Colonia, likewise escaping from her pursuers. ...
Toronto - Page 74 Our minister from Toronto communicates to-day, 15th, the following telegram: "It is reported that hostile squadron under command of Sampson was at ...
Caracas - Page 78 HONORED SIR: The Spanish minister at Caracas, in dispatch No. 79, dated May 18, advises this ministry as follows: "On Friday, the 13th instant, ...
Minneapolis - Page 57 At dawn of May 26 the cruiser Minneapolis appeared at the en-trance of the harbor, and at II o'clock in the, morning the blockade was established, ...
ANNAPOLIS, Mo - Page 157 ANNAPOLIS, Mo., August 29, 1898. DOCUMENT REFEKREI) TO. MOST EXCELLENT SIR: As the person most prominent among the prisoners taken on board the United ...
Brooklyn, Iowa - Page 99 Firing was done by Brooklyn, Iowa, Massachusetts, Tej-as, Amazonas, and auxiliary cruiser. Batteries and Críslúbal Colón answered. ...
Chicago - Page 36 Chicago i 4 500. Newark . . 4, 098. Philadelphia 4324. Dolphin 1.485. York town 1, 703. 22840. Armament. ...
Santiago - Page 111 It was under these circumstances that the sortie was made from the difficult harbor of Santiago by those commanders and officers who, convinced that ... more pages: 88
Reina Mercedes - Page 93 The cruiser Reina Mercedes changed her anchoring place and remained at the head of the bay as much as possible, awaiting orders to open fire on ... more pages: 139
Manila - Page 115 When the squadron had been destroyed and when the whole world knew that there was no help for us, valuable time was lost, and Santiago and Manila fell ... more pages: 6
Montevideo - Page 111 Last night there were only 7 warships there, 3 at Cienfuegos, and 9 here, yet the Santo Domingo and Montevideo had no trouble in running the blockade, ...
Zamboanga - Page 152 Basilan, or Zamboanga, reenforce the detachments with the landing troops, or, if possible, enter into communication with the authorities at Manila for ...
Singapore - Page 152 or, passing through the Strait of Sunda, touching at Singapore or Batavia if deemed necessary, and proceeding thence to Labuau, Borneo; or, finally, ...
