During the first days of June the city was bombarded, but causing slight damage to the Spanish batteries, navy and city.

They anchored over there under the guns of the Spanish batteries as trimly as though they were to be reviewed by the King.

Since the fleet speed was ten knots, they were soon far away from the Spanish batteries.

These operations were carried out in a dead calm, and were not impeded by a few shots from the Spanish batteries.

At the end of April the bastion was still subject to heavy fire from the Spanish batteries, with three guns dismounted on the 30th.

It was from the bastion, that the "Grand Attack" of the Spanish floating batteries was orchestrated.

It was from King's Bastion that the first "hot potatoes" were fired at the Spanish floating batteries.

It was shrapnel from the Spanish batteries.

The Spanish batteries opened fire on April 30, beginning the full-scale attack on Pensacola fortifications.

At 0520 hours, she opened fire along with the rest of her squadron and the Spanish coastal batteries, although Dewey's ships were out of range.