in this case he is a " Britisher "—cannot complain
of being snubbed by the authorities. Mr. Goode had a good time on board the flagship, and is able to include in his volume a chapter by the Admiral himself on the battle of Santiago, another by Captain R. D. Evans, LT.S.N., on "The Battleship in and out of Action," and a third by Commander C. C. Todd on" The South- Western Blockade." We do not exactly know the position of the "Associated American Press," for which Mr. Goode acted, but the idea is suggested that if all the daily newspapers could combine to have one representative, he might secure treatment which could not be used with a multitude of more or less irresponsible emissaries. If Nelson could have had an absolutely trustworthy and trusted correspondent with him throughout his campaigns, the world would certainly have been the richer for it. This will be found an eminently readable book. The first chapter is headed "Ante-helium Matters " ; the second relates "The Voyage to Havana" ; the third "The Attack upon San Juan." Throughout the Admiral seems to have been on quite confidential terms with his guest, who was almost like one of the Staff. (Could he have claimed, by the way, to be considered a non- combatant, had things gone wrong ?) Later on we have the "Finding of Cervera," and this naturally leads, first to the "Blockade," and next to the "Battle of Santiago." The story is told with less reticence than we commonly find in such narratives, and, as may be supposed, is not the less interesting on that account.
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