Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-13

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ure which indicated itself. and nil ,e s,,
not need discussion. ''i~i' 'iol
on the afternoon of the dav IF tho
=, 1inoardment of Caerdaff. RepeIler No
- accompanied by her crabs staot,,o,; ~;
ior The English channel. Two dar.
9 a. there lay off the coast :.
brighton, with white flag floating b;ch
ABOVE her, the old Tallapoosa. now naTa1
mistress of the world al
Near by lay cable boat. and cons+.u.
Ionlinunlcation by way of France vas
AepI up between the officers of 81
american syndicate and the renelIer ~
" very snort time communications ,ro,o
0p TIt between the repellerand London
=, men TINS last step became known r.
oine Pu9Ic OF America, almost as mucb
S ia u oy the recent events as tbe NH
=; ~ Vi England, great disturbance aroso
~! "a certain political circles. 1t was arg,,od
tilat the syndicate had no right To Hea, o
1noee III any way with the government ~
england; that 1t had been emnownreJ ~
garry on war, and that if its dntiee IN
inns regard had been satisfactorily eva-
TTpleu' IL must now retire and allow tbo
CHlVeu states government to attend -
ITS foreign relations. '0iiu "
but the syndicate was firm II bod
contracted to bring the war to a satisfac-
Tory conclusion. When it considered
that TINS had been done, it would retire
ana allow the American government
WIN whom the contract had been made
10 decide whether or not it had hoo,
properly performed. ' No'H
The unmistakable Dath of pa+;ool
poIcy which had shown itself 70 49,
WlSest British statesmen appeared
broader and palmer when the overtures
OF the American war syndicate had been
received by the British government. The
ministry now perceived that the svndi-
cate had not waged war; it had been
SIMPLY exhibiting the uselessness of war
as at present waged. VINO now could
deny that it would be folly to oppose the
resources OF ordinary warfare to those al
fare? "a
Another idea arose in the minds Of the
wlsest British statesmen. If prohibitive
warfare were a good thing for America.
II would be an equally good thing fol-
England. More than that, it would be .
better thing II only these two countries
possessed the power Of waging prohibitive
warfare.
In three days a convention of neace
was concluded between Great Britain and
the American syndicate acting for the
United States, its provisions being made
subject to such future treaties and al.
hances as the governments of the two
nations might make with each other. In
Six days after the affair at Caerdaf .
committee Of the American war syndi
cate was in London, making arrange
ments under the favorable auspices OF
the British government for the formation
OF an Anglo-American syndicate of war
. The Atlantic ocean now sprang into
new life. 1t seemed impossible to imao.
Inc whence had come tho multitude OF
vessels which now steamed and sailed
upon its surface. Among these, coing
westward, were six crabs, and the eprin9
armored vessel, once the Tallapoosa,
going home to a 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
syndlcate's vessels proceeded to an Amer
can port.
The British ironclad Adamant at the
conclusion Of peace was still in tow OF
Crab G, and off the coast Of Florida. A
vessel was sent down the coast by the
syndicate to notify Crab G Of what had
occurred, and to order it to tow the Ada
mant to the Bermudas, and there deliver
her to the British authorities. The vCs-
sci sent by the syndicate, which was a
fast coast steamer, had scarcely hove in
sight of the objects Of her search when
she was saluted by ten inch shell from
the Adamant, followed almost immcdi-
ately By two others. The commander of
the Adamant had no idea that the war
was at an end, and had never failed,
during his involuntary cruise, to fire at
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 greater distance, whence the
syndicate officer on board communicated
with the crab b. smoke signals.
During the time in which Crab C had
had charge of the Adamant no comInu-
nication had taken place between the
two vessels. Wherever an cir pipe had
been elevated for the purpose of using
therein a speaking tube, volley from O
machine gun on the Adamant was
poured upon it, and after several pipes
had been shot away the director of the
crab ceased his efforts to confer with
those on the ironclad. 1t 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 Grab C had received her orders
she put about the Prov of the great war
ship, and proceeded to tow her north
eastward, the commander of the Ada
mant' taking a parting crack with bis
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, the great Adamant
blazed, Numbered and roared, not only
because her commander saw. or fancled
he saw, an American vessel, but to no
tify all crabs, repellers and any other
vile invention of the enemy that may
have been recently put forth to blemlsh
the sacred surface of the sea, that the
Adamant still f1oated, with the heaviest
coat of mail and the finest and most
complete armament in the world, ready
to sink anything hostile which came
near enough-but not too near.
When the commander found that he
was bound for the Bermudas he did not
understand it, unless, indeed, those isl
ands had been captured by the enemy.
But he did not stop firing. Indeed,
should he find the Bermudas under the
American flag, he would fire at that flag
and whatever carried it, as long as shot
or a shell or a charge of powder re-
manned to him.
But when he reached British waters,
and slowly entering st. Georges harbor,
saw around him the British flag floating
as proudly as it f1oated above his own
great ship, he confessed himself utterly
bewildered; but he ordered the men at
every gun to stand by their piece until