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torpedoes she passed into nothing。 The British Vice´Admiral had carefully 

watched the repeller through his glass�察�and he noticed that simultaneously 

with the appearance of the cloud in the air produced by the action of the 

motor´bombs there were two puffs of black smoke from the repeller。 These 

were   signals   to   the   crabs   to   notify   them   that   a   motor´   gun   had  been 

discharged�察�and thus to provide against accidents in case a bomb should 

fail to act。 One puff signified that a bomb had been discharged to the north�察�

two�察�that it had gone eastward�察�and so on。 if�察�therefore�察�a crab should see a 

signal of this kind�察�and perceive no signs of the action of a bomb�察�it would 

be careful not to approach the repeller from the quarter indicated。 It is true 

that   in   case   of   the   failure   of   a   bomb   to   act�察  �another   bomb   would   be 

dropped   upon   the   same   spot�察  �but   the   instructions   of   the   War   Syndicate 

provided that every possible precaution should be taken against accidents。 

Of course the Vice´Admiral did not understand these signals�察�nor did he 

know   that   they   were   signals�察  �but   he   knew   that   they   accompanied   the 

discharge of a motor´ gun。 Once he noticed that there was a short cessation 

in the hitherto constant succession of water avalanches�察�and during this lull 

he had seen two puffs from the repeller�察�and the destruction�察�at the same 

moment�察�of the deserted torpedo´boat。  It was�察�therefore�察�plain enough   to 

him that if a motor´bomb could be placed so accurately upon one torpedo´ 

boat�察 �and   with   such   terrible  result�察 �other  bombs   could quite  as   easily  be 

discharged upon the other torpedo´boats which formed the advanced line 

of the fleet。 When the barrier of storm and cataract again began to stretch 

itself in front of the repeller�察�he knew that not only was it impossible for 

the torpedo´boats   to   send   their  missives   through this   raging turmoil�察  �but 

that each of these vessels was itself in danger of instantaneous destruction。 

Unwilling�察�therefore�察�to expose his vessels to profitless danger�察�the Vice´ 

Admiral ordered the torpedo´boats to retire from the front�察�and the whole 



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line   of   them   proceeded   to   a   point   north   of   the   fleet�察  �where   they   lay   to。 

When this had been done�察�the repeller ceased the discharge of bombs�察�but 

the sea was still heaving and tossing after the storm�察�when a despatch´boat 

brought orders from the British Admiralty to the flagship。 Communication 

between   the   British   fleet   and   the   shore�察  �and   consequently   London�察  �had 

been constant�察�and all that had occurred had been quickly made known to 

the Admiralty and the Government。 The orders now received by the Vice´ 

Admiral were to the effect that it was considered judicious to discontinue 

the conflict for the day�察�and that he and his whole fleet should return to 

Portsmouth        to  receive    further   orders。    In  issuing    these    commands       the 

British   Government   was   actuated   simply   by            motives   of   humanity   and 

common   sense。   The   British   fleet   was   thoroughly   prepared   for   ordinary 

naval     warfare�察   �but   an   enemy     had    inaugurated      another    kind    of  naval 

warfare�察    �for   which    it  was   not   prepared。     It  was�察  �therefore�察   �decided     to 

withdraw   the   ships   until   they   should   be   prepared   for   the   new   kind   of 

warfare。 To allow ironclad after ironclad to be disabled and set adrift�察�to 

subject every ship in the fleet to the danger of instantaneous destruction�察�

and   all   this   without   the   possibility   of   inflicting   injury   upon   the   enemy�察�

would   not   be   bravery�察  �it   would   be   stupidity。   It   was   surely   possible   to 

devise a means for destroying the seven hostile ships now in British waters。 

Until action for this end could be taken�察�it was the part of wisdom for the 

British navy to confine itself to the protection of British ports。 When the 

fleet   began   to   move   toward   the   Isle   of   Wight�察  �the   six   crabs�察  �which   had 

been     lying   quietly    among     and   under    the   protection     of  their   enemies�察�

withdrew southward�察�and�察�making a slight circuit�察�joined the repeller。 Each 

of   the   disabled   ironclads   was   now   in   tow   of   a   sister   vessel�察  �or   of   tugs�察�

except   the   Llangaron。   This   great   ship   had   been   disabled   so   early   in   the 

contest�察�and her broadside had presented such a vast surface to the north´ 

west wind�察�that she had drifted much farther to the south than any other 

vessel。 Consequently�察�before   the arrival   of the   tugs which   had been sent 

for to tow her into harbour�察�the Llangaron was well on her way across the 

channel。 A foggy night came on�察�and the next morning she was ashore on 

the coast of France�察�with a mile of water between her and dry land。 Fast´ 

rooted in a great sand´bank�察�she lay week after week�察�with the storms that 



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came in from the Atlantic�察�and the storms that came in from the German 

Ocean�察�beating upon her tall side of solid iron�察�with no more effect than if 

it   had   been   a   precipice   of   rock。 Against   waves   and   winds   she   formed   a 

massive breakwater�察 �with   a   wide   stretch of   smooth sea between her   and 

the land。 There she lay�察�proof against all the artillery of Europe�察�and all the 

artillery of the sea and the storm�察�until a fleet of small vessels had taken 

from her her ponderous armament�察�her coal and stores�察�and she had been 

lightened   enough   to   float   upon   a   high   tide�察  �and   to   follow   three   tugs   to 

Portsmouth。 When night came on�察�Repeller No。 11 and the crabs dropped 

down with the tide�察�and lay to some miles west of the scene of battle。 The 

fog shut them in fairly well�察�but�察�fearful that torpedoes might be sent out 

against them�察�they showed no lights。 There was little danger�察�of collision 

with    passing     merchantmen�察      �for  the   English    Channel�察    �at  present�察   �was 

deserted by this class of vessels。 The next morning the repeller�察�preceded 

by two crabs�察�bearing between them a submerged net similar to that used 

at the Canadian port�察�appeared off the eastern end of the Isle of Wight。 The 

anchors of the net were dropped�察�and behind it the repeller took her place�察�

and shortly afterward she sent a flag´of´truce boat to Portsmouth harbour。 

This boat carried a note from the American War Syndicate to the British 

Government。 In this note it was stated that it was now the intention of the 

Syndicate      to  utterly   destroy�察   �by  means     of   the  instantaneous      motor�察   �a 

fortified post upon the British coast。 As this would be done solely for the 

purpose of demonstrating the irresistible destructive power of the motor´ 

bombs�察 �it   was   immaterial to the   Syndicate   what   fortified   post should   be 

destroyed�察  �provided   it   should   answer   the   requirements   of   the   proposed 

demonstration。        Consequently      the   British   Government        was   offered    the 

opportunity   of   naming   the   fortified   place   which   should   be   destroyed。   If 

said   Government   should   decline   to   do   this�察  �or   delay   the   selection   for 

twenty´four hours�察�the Syndicate would itself decide upon the place to be 

operated upon。 Every one in every branch of the British Government�察�and�察�

in   fact�察 �nearly   every    thinking    person    in  the   British   islands�察  �had   been 

racking his brains�察�or her brains�察�that night�察�over the astounding situation�察�

and    the   note   of  the

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