The American-Spanish War;: A HistoryC.C. Haskell & son, 1899 - 607 páginas |
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... Harbor of Havana . The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya had been ordered on a return visit of cour- tesy to the Port of New York , On the night of February 15 , while anchored in the Harbor of Havana , at a buoy , indicated by the Spanish ...
... Harbor of Havana . The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya had been ordered on a return visit of cour- tesy to the Port of New York , On the night of February 15 , while anchored in the Harbor of Havana , at a buoy , indicated by the Spanish ...
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... harbor could be had , the Spanish fleet stupidly steamed out of the harbor to their inevitable doom , leaving the city without the protection of those floating , impregnable fortresses whose mighty guns were sufficient to clear the ...
... harbor could be had , the Spanish fleet stupidly steamed out of the harbor to their inevitable doom , leaving the city without the protection of those floating , impregnable fortresses whose mighty guns were sufficient to clear the ...
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... harbor of Havana , Cuba , on February 15 , 1898 , is an event occupying a middle place between the long series of incidents con- nected with the struggles of the Cubans for release from the galling rule of Spain and the beginning of the ...
... harbor of Havana , Cuba , on February 15 , 1898 , is an event occupying a middle place between the long series of incidents con- nected with the struggles of the Cubans for release from the galling rule of Spain and the beginning of the ...
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... harbor were suddenly lashed into foam in the neighborhood of the doomed ship ; a heavy column of flame and smoke , dotted with innumerable fragments of the once mighty vessel , shot upward into the calm obscurity of the night ; the ...
... harbor were suddenly lashed into foam in the neighborhood of the doomed ship ; a heavy column of flame and smoke , dotted with innumerable fragments of the once mighty vessel , shot upward into the calm obscurity of the night ; the ...
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... harbor , but the entire city , and even the outlying suburbs . In the im- mediate neighborhood of the Maine was the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII . and the Ward Line steamer City of Washing- ton . The greatest activity was displayed by ...
... harbor , but the entire city , and even the outlying suburbs . In the im- mediate neighborhood of the Maine was the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII . and the Ward Line steamer City of Washing- ton . The greatest activity was displayed by ...
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Admiral Sampson American ammunition April arms army arrived artillery attack batteries battle battleship Bayamo blockade brigade Calixto Garcia camp Caney Captain cavalry Cervera Cienfuegos coast column command commissioners Commodore Congress Corps crew cruisers Cuban Daiquiri declared Department duty El Caney enemy enemy's expedition fight fire Garcia guns harbor Havana Hawaiian Hawaiian Islands Hospital hostilities hundred Infantry insurgents Island of Cuba July Key West land Lieutenant Maine Manila Manzanillo McKinley ment miles military morning Morro naval forces Navy night nurses officers Oregon patriots peace Philippines port Porto Rico position President President McKinley Puerto received reconcentrados resolution road San Juan Santiago Santiago de Cuba Schley Secretary Senate sent Shafter shell ships Siboney soldiers sovereignty Spain Spaniards Spanish fleet Spanish Government squadron supplies surrender territory Texas tion towns transports Treasury treaty troops United vessels Vizcaya Washington WILLIAM MCKINLEY wounded
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Página 316 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Página 575 - Privateering is and remains abolished; 2. The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4.
Página 223 - Third. That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Página 291 - In view of these facts and of these considerations, I ask the Congress to authorize and empower the President to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the Government of Spain and the people of Cuba...
Página 303 - When such report is made and accepted it will, in my opinion, be the duty of the United States to resist by every means in its power as a wilful aggression upon its rights and interests the appropriation by Great Britain of any lands or the exercise of governmental jurisdiction over any territory which after investigation we have determined of right belongs to Venezuela.
Página 473 - The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay, and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition, and government of the Philippines.
Página 321 - ... prepare them for local self-government, and in due time to make such disposition of said islands as will best promote the interests of the citizens of the United States and the inhabitants of said islands.
Página 370 - President is hereby authorized, in his discretion and with such limitations and exceptions as shall seem to him expedient, to prohibit the export of coal or other material used in war from any seaport of the United States until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress (30 Stat.
Página 575 - States ship, shall be permitted to continue their voyage, if, on examination of their papers, it shall appear that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term ; Provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to Spanish vessels having on board any officer in the military or naval service of the enemy, or any coal (except such as may be necessary for their voyage), or any other article prohibited or contraband of war, or any despatch of or to the Spanish Government.
Página 291 - Cuba must stop. to authorize and empower the President to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the Government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and...