The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-02


Each OF the disabled ironcIadS was
now in tow Of (, sister vessel or of ,ugs.
except the LlsnGaroH. 'Ghi; great shiT-
hal been disabled so carly in the contest.
and her broal5i,:c had presented such IL
vast surface to the northwest wind, tilu !.
&hc had dTifted :niicil farther tu tl1s.
aout:l than any ether vessel. Crnsc-
quc.i;iv before the arrival OF thu t&ic--.s
which Lad been .,,i;t for TO ton: her i3tn
the h,lij0r, the L.aD":ru1i Was we'll on
ilG:' "ay across tic channel. \ fr~~.v
night came Oh. ;,NH tho next 1nri'is;s!L...
a!:r ,:;s: ag;:orG' on the co"S: cc E.r#slcc.
wiki a l..i.c OK water between !,or and
dry land. East rootc;! in !. Hsa"e .a.n.
b.....- s!!, Ia week ALTER week. ~i;!t-:::;
:t.}..:e t;t came il! i.o::: liz .tt!;ilI, j..
and tIlc storms. that came iii from the
German ocean beating upon her tall side
OF solid iron, with no more effect than if
it licu been 4 ,,recipice OF rock. Against
waves and WINDS she formed q massive
brcs, s,kE.tI-, with Q wide stretch OF
slncoth sea between her and the land.
There she lay, proof against al the ;lrtil-
lery Of Europe and all the artillery CT the
Soet ttliu t:ic St)i iu Until tt lIttt u Hiiilil
vessels had taken from l,ei, i.yr ponder
Gus arInuilclIt, her coal and stores, and
she he'd been liglltcncd enough to Goat
upon q high tide and TO follow three tugs
to Portsmouth,
When night came Oh Ecpelicr No. II
and the crabs dropped down with the
tide and lay to some miles west Of the
scene of battle, The fog slut them i'll
fairly well, hut, fearful that to.pcdoes
might be sent out against them, they
showed no lights. There was little dan
&c: Of collision with passing merchant
men, for the English channel at present
was deserted by this class Of vessels.
The next morning the repcilel, preceded
by two crabs. bearing between them a
, submerged uet similar TO that used at the
! Canadian port, appeared oil the eastern
end Of the Isle Of Wight The anchors
! of the net were dropped, and behind it
! the repelier took her place, and shortly
! afterwar;! she sent q flag of truce boat to
! Portsmouth: I!aroor. This boat carried a
note from the American war syndicate
to the British government.
! L. thi; note it was stated that it was
no" the .!ltciilicI Oi tlie Sh lltlttttt u
utterly destroy. by means of the instanta-
neous motor. a fortified post upon the
British coast As this would be done
solely for tha purpose of demonstrating
the irresistible destructive power OF the
motor BOMBS. il was imnlaterial to the
syndicate what fortified post should be
destroyed, provided it should answer the
requirements of the proposed demon
straIioH. Consequently the British gov
ernmcnt was offered the opportunity Of
naming the fortified place which should
be destroyed. If said government should
decline to do this or delay the selection
for twenty-sour hours, the syn'licatt
wouL itself decide upon the place TO bs
operated upon.
Every one in every branch OF the
British government. and. in fact, nearly
every thinking, person in the British
islands, l.al been racking his brains, ol
her brains. tll;:t night. ovor tn, astound
ing situation; and the note OF tie syndi
cate only added % the perturbation of tht
government. There was 4 strong feeling
in oilici.l circles that the insoiclt litti.
eneE.r must be crushed, if the whole