flagship had suddenly left the squadron patrolling along the mouths of the channels of the Bahamas, and had run full Speed to Key West. Despatches had come on board giving information that the Spanish fleet, under Admiral Cervera, had put into Santiago harbor; but evi dently Admiral Sampson's anxiety was not relieved, for he left the squadron under Commodore Watson to guard the approaches to Havana, despatched the New Orleans to Commodore Schley on the south of Cuba, and went post-haste to the nearest coaling station, taking his flagship alone.The admiral's purpose was not known to me, but the circumstances of the coaling showed clearly that distant service was in View. I deemed it proper, before leaving for such service, to make known to him certain features of a plan relating to the pro Spective reduction of Havana, the details of which, if it Should be adopted, would require early atten tion; and it was while I was making this report that the admiral first proposed to me his scheme of sinking the Merrimac at Santiago.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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