A history of the American nation . S E A ,o^vO° 518 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATION Bas/ti Channel NORTH 18. J^ :> . Baliiiliinij Channrl ^ %,CaIUYAN I ISLANDS C. Bojtador • ^ V5 Laoai;Solvo1> C Balinhafav riiiLimxE ISLANDS SCALE OF MILES „ 0 liS so 10U i ?\riU Diilnisa *t\ ; ii. ^ 1 111 nan Wv^ Islands to the northern coast of South America, and thence,aft<T a short dohiy, to Santiago, a good harbor on the southernshore of Cuba, where for a time they were safe from attack,and where they could do no damage to the American marine. There for some weeksthey were blockadedby a

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A history of the American nation . S E A ,o^vO° 518 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATION Bas/ti Channel NORTH 18. J^ :> . Baliiiliinij Channrl ^ %,CaIUYAN I ISLANDS C. Bojtador • ^ V5 Laoai;Solvo1> C Balinhafav riiiLimxE ISLANDS SCALE OF MILES „ 0 liS so 10U i ?\riU Diilnisa *t\ ; ii. ^ 1 111 nan Wv^ Islands to the northern coast of South America, and thence,aft<T a short dohiy, to Santiago, a good harbor on the southernshore of Cuba, where for a time they were safe from attack,and where they could do no damage to the American marine. There for some weeksthey were blockadedby a strong and well-equipped lleet underAdmiral monoton)^ of theblockade was relievedby a daring but un-successful attempt, byLieutenant Hobsonand a small crew, toblock the harbor bysinking theMerrimac,an old merchant ship,in the channel of theharbor. Troops wereshipped to Santiago,and were landed inthe vicinity of thecity. They attackedthe defences of theplace, and after somehard and brilliantlicfhtintr took San S. Cj JIA Cavui;:.A LUBANC. I.^- CALAWIANEs^ ISLANDSpi \SAMAR^ O i,h:ilou:an PARAGUA-^ ISLAND

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