On 12 August, the gunboat participated in the bombardment and capture of Manzanillo located on the southeastern coast of the island.

She began her voyage north on 6 November, and after a number of stops along the East Coast of the United States, arrived at Washington, D.C., on 3 January 1899.

The warship operated along the middle Atlantic coast for about a month before arriving at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 5 May.

There is some information to suggest that, about this time, she also cruised the Atlantic coast making port visits for recruiting purposes.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.