Correspondence Relating to the War with Spain and Conditions Growing out of the Same, Including the Insurrection in the Philippine Islands and the China Relief Expedition, Volume 2 (Hardcover)Washington Government Printing Office. 1902. 1489p The military communications detail the preparations for an expeditionary force being deployed on the steamer Australia and other vessels. General Otis is in command of the troops stationed in San Francisco, with several transports being fitted to carry approximately 4,000 men. The situation in the Philippines is described as serious, with rampant insurrection and challenges in communication that