In November 1903 troops from the U.S.S. Nashville were used to stop Colombians from reaching this now-capital city
There were at that time in Bogota seven thousand troops of the Colombian Line, 
... Ex-President Marroquin today has the respect of all in the Colombian capital, ... 
of Colombia on November 6, 1903, addressed the American Minister at Bogota,... [DOC] [TLE] Theodore Roosevelt: Special Message - The American Presidency ... [PAR] This control has now been obtained; the provision of the act has been complied 
... to encumber them with such unjust relations as would prevent their general 
use.