The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-06-28

THERE AIts T No ANSWER, Slit.
preston created by it was intensified
when it became known what the syndi- |
cate proposed to do the next day. Orders
and advices from the british admiralty
and war office sped across the ocean, and
that night few of the leaders in govern
ment circles in England or Canada closed
their eyes.
The opinions of tho conlmandant OF
the fort were received 1ith but littlo IA
vor by the military and naval authori-
ties Great preparations wcro already
ordered to rcrcl and crush this most
audacious attack upon tho port, but III
the meantime it was highly desirable
that the utmost caution and prudence
should be observed. Three men-of-war
had already been disabled by the novel
and destructive machines Of the enemy,
and it had been ordered that for the
present no more vessels of the British
navy be allowed to approach the crabs
OF the syndicate
Whether it was mine or a bomb
which had been used in the destruction
of the unfinished works of Fort Pitcher,
it would be impossible to determine
until an official survey had been made Of
the ruins; but, in any event, it would be
wise and humane not to expose the gar
rison of the fort on the south side of the
harbor to tho danger which had over
taken the works on the opposite shore.
II, contrary to the opinion Of tho COM
mandant, the garrisoned fort were really
mined, the following day would proba-
bly, prove tho fact. Until this point
should be determined it would be highly
iudicious to temporarily cvacUate the
fort. This could not be followed by oc-
cupation OF the works by the enemy, for
all approaches, either by troops in boats
or by bodies of confcderates by land,
could be fully covered by the inland re-
doubts and Notifications.
When the orders for evacuation reached
the commandant Of the fort, lie protested
hotly, and urged that his protest be con-
sidered. 1t was not until the command
had been reiterated both from London
and Ottawa, that he accepted the situa-
ton, and with bowed head prepared to
leave his post. All night preparations
for evacuation went on, and during the
next morning the garrison left the fort,
t and established itself far enough away
/ to preclude danger from the explosion of
q mine, but near enough to be available
in case of necessity.
During this morning there arrived in
the ofting another syndicate vessel. This
had started from a northern part of tho
United States, before the rcpellers and
the crabs, and it had been engaged in
laying q private submarine cable, which
should put the Office of tho syndicate in
tooff low J,
its naval forces engaged with tho enemy.
Tclegraphic connection between the
cable boat and Repeller No. having
been established, the syndicate soon re.
ceived from its director-in-chief full and
comprehensive accounts of what had
been done, and what it was proposed tc
do. Great was the satisfaction among
the members of tho syndicate wheI
these direct and official reports came in
Up to this time they had been obliged te
depend upon very unsatisfactory intelli
eence communicated from Europe
which had been supplemented by wlt
statements and rumors smuggled across
the Canadian border.
To counteract the effect of these full
report was Immediately made by TIL
syndicate to the government Of tn
United States, and bulletin distinct.
describing what had happened was is
sued to the people Of the country. Thes
reports, which received world wild
circulation in the newspapers. created
popular elation in tho United States, nn
gave rise to serious apprehensions an
concern in many other countries. Blu
under both elation and concern ther
was certain doubtfulness. So far tn
syndicate had been successful, but it
style Of warfare was decidedly exper
mental, and its forces, in numerics
strength, at least, were weak. Wha
would happen when the great nav;
power of Great Britain should h
brought to bear upon tho syndicate, wa
q question whose probable answer wa
likely to cause apprehension and concer
in the United States and clation in man
other countries. ..-..
The commencement Of active hosti
tiles had been precip'tated by this synd
cate. In England preparations wei
making by day and by night to sen
upon the coat. lines of the United State
q fleet which, in numbers and lowe
would be greater than that of any l,av'
expedition in the history Of the worl'
1t is no wonder that many people
sober Judgment In America looked upt
tho affair Of the crabs and the repelle