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rudder´pinchers of the Syndicate were allowed to roam the ocean at will�察�

was a very hard thing for brave sailors to bear。 Sometimes the resentment 

against     this   state  of   affairs   rose   almost    to   revolt。   The    great   naval 

preparations of England were not yet complete�察�but single British men´of´ 



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war were now frequently seen off the Atlantic coast of the United States。 

No American vessels had been captured by these since the message of the 

Syndicate   to   the   Dominion   of   Canada   and   the   British   Government。   But 

one good reason for this was the fact that it was very difficult now to find 

upon the Atlantic ocean a vessel sailing under the American flag。 As far as 

possible these had taken refuge in their   own ports or in those of neutral 

countries。 At   the   mouth   of   Delaware   Bay�察  �behind   the   great   Breakwater�察�

was now collected a number of coastwise sailing´vessels and steamers of 

various classes and sizes�察�and for the protection of these maritime refugees�察�

two vessels of the United States navy were stationed at this point。 These 

were the Lenox and Stockbridge�察�two of the finest cruisers in the service�察�

and   commanded   by   two   of   the   most   restless   and   bravest   officers   of   the 

American navy。 The appearance�察�early on a summer   morning�察�of a large 

British cruiser off the mouth of the harbour�察�filled those two commanders 

with uncontrollable belligerency。 That in time of war a vessel of the enemy 

should be allowed�察�undisturbed�察�to sail up and down before an American 

harbour�察�while an American vessel filled with brave American sailors lay 

inside like a cowed dog�察�was a thought which goaded the soul of each of 

these commanders。 There was a certain rivalry between the two ships�察�and�察�

considering the insult offered by the flaunting red cross in the offing�察�and 

the    humiliating     restrictions   imposed      by   the  Naval     Department�察     �each 

commander thought only of his own ship�察�and not at all of the other。 It was 

almost at the same time that the commanders of the two ships separately 

came to the conclusion that the proper way to protect the fleet behind the 

Breakwater   was   for   his vessel   to   boldly  steam  out   to   sea   and   attack   the 

British cruiser。 If this vessel carried a long´range gun�察�what was to hinder 

her   from   suddenly   running   in   closer   and   sending   a   few   shells   into   the 

midst of the defenceless merchantmen�拭�In fact�察�to go out and fight her was 

the only way to protect the lives and property in the harbour。 It was true 

that   one    of  those   beastly   repellers    was   sneaking     about   off   the  cape�察�

accompanied�察  �probably�察  �by   an   underwater   tongs´boat。   But   as   neither   of 

these   had   done   anything�察  �or   seemed   likely   to   do   anything�察  �the   British 

cruiser should be attacked without loss of time。 When the commander of 

the    Lenox    came    to  this  decision�察   �his  ship   was    well  abreast    of  Cape 



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Henlopen�察  �and   he   therefore   proceeded   directly   out   to   sea。   There   was   a 

little fear in his mind that the English cruiser�察�which was now bearing to 

the south´east�察�might sail off and get away from him。 The Stockbridge was 

detained by the arrival of a despatch boat from the shore with a message 

from     the   Naval    Department。      But   as  this  message      related   only   to  the 

measurements of a certain deck gun�察�her commander intended�察�as soon as 

an answer could be sent off�察�to sail out and give battle to the British vessel。 

Every soul on board the Lenox was now filled with fiery ardour。 The ship 

was   already   in   good   fighting   trim�察  �but   every   possible   preparation   was 

made for a contest which should show their country and the world what 

American sailors were made of。 The Lenox had not proceeded more than a 

mile   out   to   sea�察  �when   she   perceived   Repeller   No。   6   coming   toward   her 

from  seaward�察 �and   in   a direction   which   indicated   that   it   intended   to   run 

across her   course。 The   Lenox�察�however�察 �went straight on�察 �and in   a short 

time   the   two   vessels   were   quite   near   each   other。   Upon   the   deck   of   the 

repeller    now     appeared     the  director    in  charge�察  �who�察   �with    a  speaking´ 

trumpet�察�hailed the Lenox and requested her to lay to�察�as he had something 

to   communicate。        The   commander        of  the  Lenox�察    �through    his  trumpet�察�

answered that he wanted no communications�察�and advised the other vessel 

to keep out of his way。 The Lenox now put on a greater head of steam�察�and 

as she was in any case a much faster vessel than the repeller�察�she rapidly 

increased the distance between herself and the Syndicate's vessel�察�so that 

in a few moments hailing was impossible。 Quick signals now shot up in 

jets of black smoke from the repeller�察�and in a very short time afterward 

the   speed   of   the   Lenox   slackened   so   much   that   the   repeller   was   able   to 

come up with her。 When the two vessels were abreast of each other�察�and at 

a safe hailing distance apart�察�another signal went up from the repeller�察�and 

then both vessels almost ceased to move through the water�察�although the 

engines   of   the   Lenox   were   working   at   high   speed�察  �with   her   propeller´ 

blades stirring up a whirlpool at her stern。 For a minute or two the officers 

of    the  Lenox     could   not   comprehend       what   had    happened。     It  was   first 

supposed   that   by  mistake   the  engines   had   been   slackened�察 �but   almost   at 

the    same    moment      that  it  was   found    that   this  was    not   the  case�察  �the 

discovery was made that the crab accompanying the repeller had laid hold 



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of the stern´post of the Lenox�察�and with all the strength of her powerful 

engines   was   holding   her back。  Now  burst   forth   in   the   Lenox   a   storm  of 

frenzied   rage�察  �such   as   was   never   seen   perhaps   upon   any   vessel   since 

vessels   were   first   built。   From   the   commander   to   the   stokers   every   heart 

was     filled   with    fury   at  the   insult   which     was    put   upon     them。    The 

commander roared through his trumpet that if that infernal sea´beetle were 

not immediately loosed from his ship he would first sink her and then the 

repeller。 To these remarks the director of the Syndicate's vessels paid no 

attention�察�but proceeded to state as briefly and forcibly as possible that the 

Lenox   had   been   detained   in   order   that   he   might   have   an   opportunity   of 

speaking   with   her   commander�察  �and   of   informing   him   that   his   action   in 

coming out of the harbour for the purpose of attacking a British vessel was 

in   direct   violation    of   the  contract    between      the  United    States    and   the 

Syndicate   having   charge   of   the   war�察  �and   that   such   action   could   not   be 

allowed。   The   commander   of   the   Lenox   paid   no   more   attention   to   these 

words than the Syndicate's director had given to those he had spoken�察�but 

immediately commenced a violent attack upon the crab。 It was impossible 

to bring any of the large guns to bear upon her�察�for she was almost under 

the    stern  of   the  Lenox�察    �but   every   means     of   offence    which    infuriated 

ingenuity could suggest was used against it。 Machine guns were trained to 

fire   almost   perpendicularly�察  �and   shot      

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