. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. oat, but her doom was the other pursuers and her owncontract speed the grand Oregon, pride ofthe navy, poured explosives upon the Span-iard, until, within three hours and fortyminutes of the enemys appearance, his lastvessel was reduced to junk. Cervera wascaptured with 76 officers and 1,600 Spaniards were killed, 160 American losses were ships injuries also were hardly morethan trifling. So closed the third of July, so openedthe glorious Fourth ! To
. History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time. oat, but her doom was the other pursuers and her owncontract speed the grand Oregon, pride ofthe navy, poured explosives upon the Span-iard, until, within three hours and fortyminutes of the enemys appearance, his lastvessel was reduced to junk. Cervera wascaptured with 76 officers and 1,600 Spaniards were killed, 160 American losses were ships injuries also were hardly morethan trifling. So closed the third of July, so openedthe glorious Fourth ! To Shafter and hismen the navys victory was worth a rein-forcement of 100,000. Bands played, tiredsoldiers danced, shouted, and hugged eachother. Correspondingly depressed were theSpaniards. They endeavored, as Hobson 2 ;2 [1898 had, to choke the harbor throat with theReina Mercedes ; but she, like the Merrimac,had her steering apparatus shot away andsank lengthwise of the channel. Still, it wasnot deemed wise to attempt forcing a wayin, nor did this prove necessary. Toral saw. The Spanish. Cruiser Christobal Colon. reinforcements extending the Americanright to surround him, and out at sea overfifty transports loaded with fresh honor had been signalized not onlyby the devoted heroism of Cerveras menbut by the gallantry of his own. The Amer-icans offered to convey his command back iS98] THE WAR WITH SPAIN 233 to Spain free of charge. He thereforesought from Madrid, and after some daysobtained, authority to surrender. He sur-
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