On this occasion Admiral Mayo's flag was hoisted in the _Broke_ and subsequently presented to him as a souvenir of the first occasion of a United States Admiral having been under fire in a British man-of-war.

It is satisfactory to record that subsequent aerial photographs showed that much damage to workshops, etc., had been caused by this bombardment.
The Admiral and his Staff very quickly established themselves in the high regard of British naval officers, and it was with much regret that we witnessed their return to the United States.

My own associations with the Admiral had led to a feeling of great friendship.

He left behind him his Chief of Staff, Captain Jackson, who to our great regret had been seriously injured in a motor accident.
Admiral Benson's visit took place later in the year.

I had written to him urging him to come across so that he might have first-hand knowledge of the state of affairs and of the policy being followed.