Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-05-28
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the public ~ America, almost NJ much
excited by the rcCcnt events as the pub
lic IT England. great disturbance arueo
in certain political circles. ltwaa arglIcd
that the syndicate had no right to ncgO-
tiaic In any way with the government 81
England. that it had bccn empowered to
carry ca var. and that u IT, duties IN
this rrgard had been satisfactorily exc.
cutol. u must now rytiro and allow the
United States government % attend 90
its foreign relations
Bui the syndicate was firm. IL had
contracted a. bring tho war to a satisfac.
tory conclusion. When IL considered
that this had bocn done. 10 would retire
and allow the American government,
with whom tho contract had ls'cn made.
tO decide whether or not u had bscn
properly performed
Tho unmistakahlo path u national
rolicy which had shown itsclf to the
wiacst british statesmen apf.ard
broader and palmer when the oyerturs
u the American war syndicate had b,en
rcceivcd by tho British government. The
ministry now perceived that the syndi.
cato hal not Wag,d war. u had b.Nn
simply exhibiting the usclcssness u war
as at prvassnt wagc,l. Who now could
deny that II would h. folly to opposc the
RESOURCE. uf ordinary warfare a. tho-c 81
what might IT, called prohibi,i,o war
farcl
Another idea aro-c In the minds ~ the
Wis.si British statesmen. II pruhihltlyc
warfare wcro good thing for America.
Il would h. an equally COOL thing Tor
England ,lorc than that. ii would l.. a
t,ticr thing II only thcsc two countries
I,ossssssd the power OF Waging prohiniiivc
warfare.
ln three DAYS convention ~ peace
was concluded between Great Britain and
the American syndicate acting for the
United S,aiss. Ia pro,isions icing made
suhicct o. such future treaties and al.
llanccs a. the governments - thc two
nation. might make with each other In
six days after The affair no Cacr'ial -
COMMITTEES II the American war syndi.
cate was I'm London. making arrango-
mcnts under the favorable auspicsa -
the British government fOr the formation
% an AnglO American syndicate of war.
The Atlantic Occon nOw spnng into
new life. II SEEMED impossible a. imag.
me whCnce had cOtno the multitude 81
vessels which now steamed and slilol
upon ~ surface Among these. going
westward. Wcro siN erals. and the spring
armorcl vessel. once the hllapoosa.
going home to u triumphant rcCcption,
such a. had never hcforo hccn accorded
to any Vc-..l. whether u war or I,acc.
Tho blockade of the Canadian port,
which had lccn effectively maintained
A
syndicaic's vessels proceeded to an Amer
can port
Tho British ironclad Adamant at the
conclusion 10 peace was still In tow 81
Crab &. and Oh the coast of Florida. \
vessel was sent down the coast by the
syndicate % notify Crab & of what had
secured. and o. order Il to tow the Ada-
mant a. the licrmudas, AMI there deliver
her to the British nuthoritics. Tho vos-
81 ssnt by the syndicate. which was a
fast coast steamer. had scarcely hove IN
eight of the objects Of her search when
she was salutcd by ten inch shell frUm
the Adamant. followed almost immCdi.
atcly los two others. The commander %
tho Adamant had no idea that the war
was at an end. and had never failed.
during his involuntary cruise. to ilru at
anything which lorc the American tlag.
or looked like an American craft.
Fortunately the coast steamer was not
struck, and at the top % her speed re-
tirvd 10 greater distance. whence the
syndicate officer ON buard communicated
with the crab by smoke signals.
During the time in which Crab q had
had charge Of the Adamant M cOmmu.
nication had taken place between the
two vessels. Whenever an air pipe had
lccn elevated for the purpo-e of using
therein a sI.aking tube, a vOllcy from "a
machine gun On the Adamant was
poured upon IL, and after several pipes
had teen shot away tho director Of the
crab ceased his efforts to confer with
those on the ironclld. IL had bccn
necessary to place the outlets of the ven.
tilating apparatus ~ the crab under the
forward ends of some Of tho upper rUof
plates.
When Crab & had received her orders
she put about the prov Of thc great war
ship. and proceeded tO tow her north
eastward. tho commander ~ the Ada.
mant'taking a parting crack w.'h his
heaviest stern gun M the vessel which
had brought thc order for his release.
All the way from the American coast 10
the Bermuda Islands. the great Adamant
blazed, thundere,l and rOarcl. not only
because her commander saw, or fancied
he saw, an American vessel. but to no
tify all crabs. repcllers and any other
vile invention Of tho enemy that may
have bcen recently put forth Ia blemlsh
the sacred surface Of the ia, that the
Adamant still iloated. with the heaviest
coat ~ mail and the finest and mot
complete armament In the world, ready
10 sink anything hostile which came
near enough-but not too near.
When the commander found that he
was bound for the lermudas he did not
understand IL. unless. indeed. those isl'
ands had becn captured by the enemy
Hut be- did not stop firing. Indeed.
should be- lind the Bermudas under tile
American flag, be would fire nj that Tag
and whatever carried II, as long A. a shot
or she'll or charge Of powder ~
mained tO him.
hut when he reached British waters,
and slowly entering 81. Georges harhor'
saw around him the British iiag Heating
as proudly a. II tioated above his own
great ship, be confessed himself utterly
bewildered; but he ordered the men al
every gun a. stand by their piece until
he was boarded 10y boat FROM the fort
and informed II the true state Of affairs.
Hut even then. when weary Crab 4
raised herself from her fighting depth
and steamed Ia dock, the commander
of the Adamant could scarcely refrain
from sending a couple of tons of iron
into the bsaStly SEA devil which had the
imperiinence TO tow him about against
| his will.
No time was Lost by the RESPECTIVE
governments of Great Britain and the
United States in ntifying the Pcac,
made through the syndicate, and IN con
cluding a military and naval alliance
the basis of which should be the use 10y
these two nations. and by no other ma
tions, Of the instantaneous motor. The
treaty was made and adopted with much
more dispatch than generally accompa
mics such agreements between nations
for both governments felt the importance
of placing themselves without delay Ia
that position from which. 10y means OF
their united control Of paramount meth
ods Of warfare, they might become ths
srbitsrs OF sace.