. Schley and Santiago; an historical account of the blockade and final destruction of the Spanish fleet under command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898. doros, a point seventeen miles west of Santi-ago, carrying Sampsons chief-of-staff and Schley had agreed that I shouldbe his personal representative in the matterand Lieutenant-Commander Sharpe of theVixen had volunteered to take me. We went up to camp early in the morning, theexpedition returning in the afternoon becauseof the fact that General Garcia had not yetarrived, although we had a very pleasant visitwith General J
. Schley and Santiago; an historical account of the blockade and final destruction of the Spanish fleet under command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898. doros, a point seventeen miles west of Santi-ago, carrying Sampsons chief-of-staff and Schley had agreed that I shouldbe his personal representative in the matterand Lieutenant-Commander Sharpe of theVixen had volunteered to take me. We went up to camp early in the morning, theexpedition returning in the afternoon becauseof the fact that General Garcia had not yetarrived, although we had a very pleasant visitwith General Jesus Rabi. I preferred not toreturn with the expedition, but stayed overnight in Rabis camp, having been assured bythe officers under him that I would be perfectlysafe after they had taken in their personal careall of my valuables. I saw nothing particularlyharrowing, except that my innate modesty wassomewhat shocked at a comparative nuditythat did not seem to worry the native. I wasout on the picket-line, and saw Spanish sol-diers very closely, but they did not fire. Thecountry was not picturesque, nor were thecamps, except the palm-thatched retreats of.
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