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Vesuvius, nke sonyeere ya na 25th. ji nwayọọ nwayọọ na-aga azụ na n'ihu n'ime Nicholas Channel, * na-atụ anya izute Cervera, onye, dị ka Sampson si gbakọọ, bụ O yikarịrị ka ọ ga-ahapụ Santiago tupu Schley enwee ike ịbanye nara ya, na imere Havana n'akuku Ugwu n'ụsọ oké osimiri nke Cuba. N'otu oge ahụ, dị ka ọ bụ pos sible na ndị Spaniards nwere ike ịga na ndịda nke agwaetiti, na site na Yucatan Channel, ọ bụ kwadoro ịlaghachi azụ na obere ọkwa na mkpuchi Havana si n'ebe ọdịda anyanwụ yana site n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ. Ọ dịghị ọkụ e gosiri n'abalị, na atọ dị iche iche iwu nke agha e nyere onye-isi nke ụgbọ mmiri ọ bụla, ka e jiri ya mee ihe dị ka nke ọnọdụ nke nzute a na-atụ anya ya. Nzisa na-agafe ugboro ugboro n'etiti admiral Washington, mana ọ dịchaghị mfe ịkpọtụrụ ya onye nyere iwu, ruo ugbu a dị ka onye otu, site n'iwu nke ụbọchị Mee 24th bụ kpọmkwem n'okpuru ntụziaka Sampson. Mgbanwe ahụ abụghị akara ịkatọ Schley, onye odeakwụkwọ Long gwara ya, n'oge nhọpụta ya na Flying Squadron, na ọ bụrụ na ụgbọ mmiri ya ga-abụ Sampson nke ikpeazụ ga-enwe iwu nke ụgbọ mmiri niile.
Na Mee 26th Sampson zipụrụ Vesu vius nye Schley jiri ozi ọzọ, na-emesi ya obi ike na Cervera nọ na Santiago na n'echi ya, mgbe Wasp wetara leta commodore nke Mee 23d, otu onye ozi ahụ ka e zigara ya na iwu ngwa ngwa ka ọ gaa n'ihu na ihe niile enwere ike ziga na Santiago iji gbochie ọdụ ụgbọ mmiri ahụ. Mgbe ụbọchị ahụ gasịrị, Admiral nụrụ site na Wash ington na Schley agwala ndị ụgbọ mmiri ndị agha mmiri ekwu na ọ na-aga ibido na Cienfuegos, * Nke a bụ uzo n'etiti igodo Cuban, gbanyụọ Cardenas na Sagua, na Salt Key Bank. Ọ bụ akụkụ kacha warara nke chan sara mbara N'akụkụ: ugwu ụsọ oké osimiri Cuba. t Schley amalitelarị mgbe nke a ruru Cienfuegos.
