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sent by the Syndicate�察�which was a fast coast´ steamer�察�had scarcely hove 



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in sight of the objects of her search when she was saluted by a ten´inch 

shell from the Adamant�察�followed almost immediately by two others。 The 

commander of the Adamant had no idea that the war was at an end�察�and 

had never failed�察�during his involuntary cruise�察�to fire at anything which 

bore the American flag�察�or looked like an American craft。 Fortunately the 

coast   steamer   was   not   struck�察  �and   at   the   top   of   her   speed   retired   to   a 

greater   distance�察  �whence   the   Syndicate   officer   on   board   communicated 

with the crab by smoke signals。 During the time in which Crab C had had 

charge   of   the Adamant   no   communication   had   taken   place   between   the 

two   vessels。 Whenever   an   air´pipe   had   been   elevated   for   the   purpose   of 

using     therein   a  speaking´     tube�察  �a  volley    from    a  machine´gun       on   the 

Adamant was poured upon it�察�and after several pipes had been shot away 

the   director   of   the   crab   ceased   his   efforts   to   confer   with   those   on   the 

ironclad。   It   had    been   necessary   to    place   the   outlets   of   the  ventilating 

apparatus of the crab under the forward ends of some of the upper roof´ 

plates。 When Crab C had received her orders�察�she put about the prow of 

the    great    warship�察    �and    proceeded       to  tow     her   north´eastward�察      �the 

commander of the Adamant taking a parting crack with his heaviest stern´ 

gun at the vessel which had brought the order for his release。 All the way 

from   the    American       coast   to  the  Bermuda       Islands�察  �the   great   Adamant 

blazed�察�thundered�察  �and   roared�察  �not   only  because   her   commander   saw�察  �or 

fancied he saw�察�an American vessel�察�but to notify all crabs�察�repellers�察�and 

any   other   vile   invention   of   the   enemy   that   may   have   been   recently   put 

forth to blemish the sacred surface of the sea�察�that the Adamant still floated�察�

with the heaviest coat of mail and the finest and most complete armament 

in the world�察�ready to sink anything hostile which came near enoughbut 

not   too   near。   When   the   commander   found   that   he   was   bound   for   the 

Bermudas�察�he did not understand it�察�unless�察�indeed�察�those islands had been 

captured by the enemy。 But he did not stop firing。 Indeed�察�should he find 

the   Bermudas   under   the   American   flag�察  �he   would   fire   at   that   flag   and 

whatever   carried   it�察  �as   long   as   a   shot   or   a   shell   or   a   charge   of   powder 

remained to him。 But when he reached British waters�察�and slowly entering 

St。 George's harbour�察�saw around him the British flag floating as proudly 

as    it  floated   above    his  own     great   ship�察  �he  confessed      himself    utterly 



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bewildered�察�but he ordered the men at every gun to stand by their piece 

until he was boarded by a boat from the fort�察�and informed of the true state 

of   affairs。   But   even   then�察  �when   weary   Crab   C   raised   herself   from   her 

fighting   depth�察  �and   steamed   to   a   dock�察  �the   commander   of   the Adamant 

could   scarcely   refrain   from   sending   a   couple   of   tons   of   iron   into    the 

beastly    sea´   devil   which    had   had    the  impertinence      to  tow   him    about 

against his will。 No time was lost by the respective Governments of Great 

Britain   and   the   United   States   in   ratifying   the   peace   made   through   the 

Syndicate�察  �and   in   concluding   a   military   and   naval   alliance�察  �the   basis   of 

which should be the use by these two nations�察�and by no other nations�察�of 

the   instantaneous   motor。   The   treaty   was   made   and   adopted   with   much 

more     despatch     than   generally     accompanies       such   agreements      between 

nations�察�for both Governments felt the importance of placing themselves�察�

without     delay�察  �in  that   position   from   which�察    �by   means    of   their  united 

control of paramount methods of warfare�察�they might become the arbiters 

of peace。 The desire to evolve that power which should render opposition 

useless had long led men from one warlike invention to another。 Every one 

who had constructed a new kind of gun�察�a new kind of armour�察�or a new 

explosive�察�thought that he had solved the problem�察�or was on his way to do 

so。   The    inventor    of  the   instantaneous      motor    had   done    it。  The   treaty 

provided that all subjects concerning hostilities between either or both of 

the contracting powers and other nations should be referred to a Joint High 

Commission�察        �appointed     by   the   two    powers�察    �and    if  war    should    be 

considered necessary�察�it should be prosecuted and conducted by the Anglo´ 

American       War    Syndicate�察    �within    limitations     prescribed     by   the   High 

Commission。 The contract made with the new Syndicate was of the most 

stringent order�察�and contained every provision that ingenuity or foresight 

of man could invent or suggest to make it impossible for the Syndicate to 

transfer to any other nation the use of the instantaneous motor。 Throughout 

all   classes   in   sympathy   with   the Administrative   parties   of   Great   Britain 

and the United States there was a feeling of jubilant elation on account of 

the    alliance   and    the   adoption     by   the  two    nations    of   the  means     of 

prohibitive warfare。 This public sentiment acted even upon the opposition�察�

and the majority of army and navy officers in the two countries felt bound 



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to admit that the arts of war in which they had been educated were things 

of the past。 Of course there were members of the army and navy in both 

countries who deprecated the new state of things。 But there were also men�察�

still living�察�who deprecated the abolition of the old wooden seventy´four 

gun   ship。   A   British   artillery   officer   conversing   with   a   member   of   the 

American Syndicate at a London club�察�said to him�此 �Do you know that 

you   made   a   great   mistake   in   the   beginning   of   your   operations   with   the 

motor´guns�拭      �If  you   had    contrived    an  attachment      to  the  motor    which 

should   have   made   an   infernal   thunder´clap   and   a   storm  of   smoke   at   the 

moment of discharge it would have saved you a lot of money and time and 

trouble。 The work of the motor on the Canadian coast was terrible enough�察�

but   people   could   see   no   connection   between   that   and   the   guns   on   your 

vessels。 If you could have sooner shown that connection you might have 

saved yourselves the trouble of crossing the Atlantic。 And�察�to prove this�察�

one of the most satisfactory points connected with your work on the Welsh 

coast was the jet of smoke which came from the repeller every time she 

discharged a motor。 If it had not been for those jets�察�I believe there would 

be people now in the opposition who would swear that Caerdaff had been 

mined�察�and that the Ministry were a party to it。; ;Your point is well taken�察─�

said the American�察 �and should it ever be necessary to discharge any more 

bombs��which I hope it may not be��we shall take care to show a visible 

and audible connection between cause and effect。; ;The devil take it�察�sir� ─�

cried an old captain of an English ship´of´the´line�察�who was sitting near by。 

;What   you   are   talking   about   is   not   war�   �We   might   as   well  

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