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YAUCO TO LAS MARIAS
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was once more in order; and I have not yet ceased to wonder how those in authority managed to erase so quickly the chaos of the night before.
The engagement at Las Marias, while not particularly momentous in itself, was note-worthy as being the last between our forces and those of Spain during the recent war. I do not believe that the knowledge of this fact — even had we possessed it at the time — would have materially consoled us for the disappointment we felt in being obliged to stop shooting just when we had learned to do it so beautifully; but, still, it is something to have been in at the finish.
