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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt:...of axes the wood-choppers were supplied with. But fate had already issued the fiat of doom against the expedition, for just as the steamer was nearly ready to steam away from the island, and preparations for the re-embarkation of the troops were nearly completed, a British ship of war appeared upon the scene, and the Lilian's voyage of invasion was summarily ended. The steamer, with her stores and arms, was confiscated, and the Commander of the English frigate, putting a prize crew on board, took her, with General de Goicouria's expeditionary force, to Nassau. CHAPTER XXV. FIGHTING UNDER THE BANNER OF CUBAN REVOLUTION.--MACITER LEADS A BRILLIANT DASH AGAINST THE SPANIARDS AND DRIVES THEM FROM THEIR POSITION.--ANGERED AT THE COWARDICE OF SOME OF HIS TROOPS. Bitter as was the disappointment felt by Colonel Maclver over the failure of the expedition, he accepted the inevitable with that spirit of resignation which always enables the true soldier to withstand reverses and even defeat with a dignity becoming one bred to the profession of arms, and particularly to one who has had a large experience with actual war and all its vicissitudes. But destiny had so ordered that ere long he would have an opportunity to entirely overcome his disappointment by drawing his sword on Cuban soil, under the command of General de Goicouria. For a time, however, after his arrival in Nassau, he was very ill with yellow fever. The pestilence had broken out among the expeditionary troops, many of whom died of the scourge, among the victims being Colonel Keats, of the engineer corps. Careful nursing and a strong constitution brought the Colonel through, and some time after his convalescence he enjoyed a cruise through a portion of the Bahamas, and visited San Salvador. All of the exp...