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guns of the American Syndicate was considered ridiculous�察�for few people 

believed   that   these   vessels   had   any   guns。   Certainly�察  �there   had   been   no 

evidence   that      any   shots   had   been    fired   from   them。    In   the  opinion    of 

reasonable   people   the   destruction   of   the   forts   and   the   explosions   in   the 

harbour had been caused by mines mines of a new and terrifying power 

which were the work of traitors and confederates。 The destruction of the 

lighthouse   had   strengthened   this   belief�察  �for   its   fall   was   similar   to   that 

which      would     have    been    occasioned      by   a   great   explosion      under    its 

foundation。 But however terrifying and appalling had been the results of 

the explosion of these mines�察�it was not thought probable that there were 

any   more   of   them。   The   explosions   had   taken   place   at   exposed   points 

distant from the city�察�and the most careful investigation failed to discover 

any present signs of mining operations。 This theory of mines worked by 

confederates       was    received     throughout       the   civilized    world�察   �and    was 

universally   condemned。          Even    in  the   United    States   the   feeling   was    so 

strong   against   this   apparent   alliance   between   the   Syndicate   and   British 

traitors�察�that there was reason to believe that a popular pressure would be 

brought   to   bear   upon   the   Government   sufficient   to   force   it   to   break   its 

contract   with   the   Syndicate�察  �and   to   carry   on   the   war   with   the   National 

army   and   navy。   The   crab   was   considered   an   admirable   addition   to   the 

strength of the navy�察�but a mine under a fort�察�laid and fired by perfidious 

confederates�察      �was    considered       unworthy      an   enlightened      people。     The 

members of the Syndicate now found themselves in an embarrassing and 

dangerous positiona position in which they were placed by the universal 

incredulity regarding the instantaneous motor�察�and unless they could make 

the world believe that they really used such a motor´bomb�察�the war could 

not be prosecuted on the plan projected。 It was easy enough to convince 

the enemy of the terrible destruction the Syndicate was able to effect�察�but 



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to make that enemy and the world understand that this was done by bombs�察�

which could be used in one place as well as another�察�was difficult indeed。 

They had attempted to prove this by announcing that at a certain time a 

bomb   should   be   projected   into   a   certain   fort。   Precisely   at   the   specified 

time   the   fort   had   been   destroyed�察  �but   nobody   believed   that   a   bomb   had 

been fired。 Every opinion�察�official or popular�察�concerning what it had done 

and     what    might    be   expected      of  it�察 �was    promptly      forwarded      to  the 

Syndicate by its agents�察�and it was thus enabled to see very plainly indeed 

that the effect it had desired to produce had not been produced。 Unless the 

enemy could be made to understand that any fort or ships within ten miles 

of one of the Syndicate's cannon could be instantaneously dissipated in the 

shape   of   fine   dust�察  �this   war   could   not   be   carried   on   upon   the   principles 

adopted�察�and therefore might as well pass out of the hands of the Syndicate。 

Day     by    day   and    night   by    night   the   state   of   affairs   was    anxiously 

considered       at  the   office   of  the   Syndicate     in   New     York。   A   new     and 

important undertaking was determined upon�察�and on the success of this the 

hopes   of   the   Syndicate   now   depended。   During   the   rapid   and   vigorous 

preparations which the Syndicate were now making for their new venture�察�

several     events    of  interest    occurred。     Two    of  the   largest   Atlantic     mail 

steamers�察�carrying infantry and artillery troops�察�and conveyed by two swift 

and powerful men´of´war�察�arrived off the coast of Canada�察�considerably to 

the north of the blockaded city。 The departure and probable time of arrival 

of these vessels had been telegraphed to the Syndicate�察�through one of the 

continental cables�察�and a repeller with two crabs had been for some days 

waiting for them。 The English vessels had taken a high northern course�察�

hoping      they   might    enter   the  Gulf    of  St。  Lawrence      without     subjecting 

themselves       to  injury   from   the    enemy's     crabs�察  �it  not  being    considered 

probable that there were enough of these vessels to patrol the entire coast。 

But   although   the   crabs   were   few   in   number�察  �the   Syndicate   was   able   to 

place   them   where   they   would   be   of   most   use�察  �and   when          the  English 

vessels   arrived   off   the   northern      entrance   to   the   gulf�察  �they   found   their 

enemies   there。   However   strong   might   be   the   incredulity   of   the   enemy 

regarding   the   powers   of   a   repeller   to   bombard   a   city�察  �the   Syndicate   felt 

sure there would be no present invasion of the United States from Canada�察�



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but    it  wished     to  convince      the  British    Government        that  troops    and 

munitions of war could not be safely transported across the Atlantic。 On 

the    other   hand�察  �the  Syndicate     very    much    objected    to  undertaking      the 

imprisonment   and   sustenance   of   a   large   body   of   soldiers。   Orders   were 

therefore given to the officer in charge of the repeller not to molest the two 

transports�察  �but   to   remove   the   rudders   and   extract   the   screws   of   the   two 

war´vessels�察�leaving them to be towed into port by the troop´ships。 This 

duty   was   performed   by   the   crabs�察  �while   the   British   vessels�察  �both   rams�察�

were preparing to make a united and vigorous onset on the repeller�察�and 

the two men´of´war were left hopelessly tossing on the waves。 One of the 

transports�察�a very fast steamer�察�had already entered the straits�察�and could 

not be signalled�察�but the other one returned and took both the war´ships in 

tow�察�proceeding very slowly until�察�after entering the gulf�察�she was relieved 

by   tugboats。   Another   event   of   a   somewhat   different   character   was   the 

occasion of much excited feeling and comment�察�particularly in the United 

States。 The descent and attack by British vessels on an Atlantic port was a 

matter of popular expectation。 The Syndicate had repellers and crabs at the 

most   important   points�察  �but�察  �in   the   minds   of   naval   officers   and   a   large 

portion of the people�察�little dependence for defence was to be placed upon 

these。 As to the ability of the War Syndicate to prevent invasion or attack 

by means of its threats to bombard the blockaded Canadian port�察�very few 

believed   in   it。   Even   if   the   Syndicate   could   do   any   more   damage   in   that 

quarter�察�which was improbable�察�what was to prevent the British navy from 

playing   the   same   game�察  �and   entering   an   American   seaport�察  �threaten   to 

bombard the place if the Syndicate did not immediately run all their queer 

vessels high and dry on some convenient beach�拭�A feeling of indignation 

against the Syndicate had existed in the navy from the time that the war 

contract had been made�察�and this feeling increased daily。 That the officers 

and men of the United States navy should be penned up in harbours�察�ports�察�

and    sounds�察    �while    British   ships   and    the  hulking     mine´springers      and 

rudder´pinchers of the Syndicate were allowed to roam the oce

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