Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-23

'CAERDAFF AFTER THE COMMANDMENT. The British ministry was now the
 calmest body of men in Europe. The
 great opposition storm had died away;
 the great war storm had ceased, and the
 wisest British statesmen saw the unmis-
 takable path of national policy lying
 plain and open before them. There was no longer time for arguments and strug.
 gles with opponents or enemies, internal
 or external There was even no longer
 time for the discussion of measures It
 was the time for the adoption of meas
 ure which indicated itself. and which did
 not need discussion.
 On the afternoon of the day of the
 bombardment of Caerdaff. Repeller No. II, accompanied by her crabs, steamed for the English channel. Two days afterward there lay off the coast at
 Brighton. with a white flag floating high above her, the old Tallapoosa. now naval mistress of the world.
 Near by lay cable boat, and constant communication by way of France was kept up between the officers of the American syndicate and the repeller In very short time communications were opened between the repeller and London. When this last step became known to the public of America, almost as much excited by the recent events as the pub lie of England, d great distur bance arose ln certain political circles. It was argued that the syndicate had no right to nego- tiate in any way with the government of Engand: that it had been empowered to carry on war, and that if its duties in this regard had been satisfactorily exc cuted, It must now retire and allow the United States government to attend to it's foreign relations.
 But the syndicate was firm. It had contracted to bring the war to satisfac- tory conclusion. When it considered that this had been done, 1t would retire and allow the American government. with whom the contract had been made, to decide whether or not it had been properly performed.
 The unmistakable path of national policy which had shown itself to the wisest British statesmen appeared broader and plainer when the overtures of the American war syndicate had been received by the British government. The ministry now perceived that the syndi- cate had not waged war; it had been simply exhibiting the uselessness of war deny that it would be folly to oppose the resources of ordinary warfare to those of what might be called prohibitive war fare?
 Another idea arose in the minds of the wisest British statesmen. If prohibitive warfare were good thing for America, It would be an equally good thing for England. More than that, it would be a better thing if only these two countries possessed the power of woging prohibitive warfare.
 In three days q convention of peace was concluded between Great Britain and | the American syndicate acting for the | United States, it's provisions being made l subject to such future treaties and al- | dances as the governments of the two nations might make with each other In | six days after the affair at Caerdaff a | committee of the American war syndi- cate was Ill London. making arrange ments under the favorable auspices of l the British government for the formation of an Anglo-American syndicate of war.
 The Atlantic ocean now sprang into new life. It seemed impossible to imag- inc whence had come the multitude of | vessels which now steamed and sailed upon it's surface. Among these, going westward, were six crabs, and the spring armored vessel, once the Tallapoosa' going home to triumphant reception, such as had never before been accorded to any vessel, whether of war or peace.
 The blockade of the Canadian port, which had been effectively maintained without incident, was now raised, and the syndicate's vessels proceeded to an Amer can port.
 The British ironclad Adamant at the conclusion of peace was still in tow of Grab C, and off the coast of Florida. A vessel was sent down the coast by the syndicate to notify Crab c of what had oy yN@ &N0 0rI~ ( A~A Al mant to the Bermudas, and there deliver her to the British authorities. The yes sel sent by the syndicate. which was a fast coast steamer, had scarcely hove in sight of the objects of her search when she WI saluted by ten inch shell from the amant, followed almost immedi- atey by two others. The commander of tn, 'Adamant had no idea that the war was at an end, and had never failed, anything which bore the American flag. or looked like an American craft.
 Fortunately the coast steamer was not struck, and at the top of her speed re- tired to a greater distance, 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 commu- nication had taken place between the been elevated for the purpose of using therein speaking tube, volley from machine gun on the Adamant was poured upon it, and after several pines 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 ven tilating apparatus of the crab under the forward ends of some of the upper roof plates.
 When Crab c had received her orders she put about the prow of the great war ship. and proceeded to tow her north the commander of the Ada.
 To be continued,
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