Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-02
synorcates vcsseis proceeccu TO an amer

s. Indicates Vessels proceeGcu 10 an Amer
can port.
Inc British ironclad Adamant at the
conclusion OF peace was still in tow of
Crab Y, and off the coast of Florida. A
vessel was sent down the coast by the
syndicate TO notify Crab c 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 YES
sci sent by the syndicate, which was a
laSt coast steamer, had scarcely hove in
s,Sht OF the objects OF her search when
she was saluted by 4 ten inch shell from
the Ad2mant, followed almost inmedi-
ately 10y two others. The commander Of
the Auamant had TO idea that the war
was at an end. and had never failed
curing his involuntary cruise. to fire
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
synuicate officer on board communicated
with the crab by smoke signals.
during the time iii which Crab c. had
mad charge OF tie Adamant no comlnl-
nlcation had taken place between the
TWO vessels. henever an air pipe had
been elevated for the purpose Of using
therein speaking tube, vollev from a
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
tlatlng aNpa- itus Of the crab under the
forward ENDS OF some OF the upper roof
plates.
When Grab C had received her orders
She put about tho PROV OF the great war
snip, and proceeded to tow her north
eastward, the commander Of The Ada
in;lnu lahIIIs, d parting crack Win MS
heaviest stem 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 reared, not only
because her commander saw. or fanClcu
he saw, an American vessel, but to no
tlfy all crabs, repelleTs and any other
vile invention of the enemy that may
have been recently put forth to blemisll
the sacred surface of the sea. that the
Adamant still fioated. with the heaviest
coat of mail and the finest and most
complete armament i'll 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
o.,1 t-h5tnyap ..arriD1 ~, torlfr a. a shot
OF 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 tiag floating
as proudly as it floated above his own
great ship. he confessed himself utterly
bewildered: out he ordered the men at
every gun to stand by their piece until
he was boarded by boat from the fort
and informed OF the true state of affairs.
But even then, when weary Crab I
raised herself from her fighting depth
! and steamed to Il dock. the commander
| Of the Adamant could scarcely refrain
| from sending Il couple Of tons OF IRON
! into the beastly sea devil which had the
/ impertnence TO tow him about against
| his will.
No time was lost by the respective
/ governments Of Great Britain and the
! United States in ratifying the peace
! made through the syndicate, and i'll CON
| Guiding n military and naval alliance
/ the basis of which should he the use by
| these two nations, and by no other ma
! tons, of the instantaneous motor. The
! treaty was made and adopted with mucL
more dispatch than generally accompa
MES such agreements between nations
for both governments fclt the Importance
| of placing themselves without delay II
that position from which, by means Ct
their united control OF paramount meth
DDS Of warfare. they might become the
arbiters OF peace.
The desire to evolve that power Whlct
should render opposition useless h&t
| long led men from one Warllke inventor
to another. Every ore who had con
structed new kind Of gun, a new kline
of arnor or q new explosive thought
that he had solved the problem OF Wa;
on his way to DO SO. The inventor OF the
instantaneous motor mad done 1t.
The treaty provides that all subjects
concerning h0stilities between either OF
both of the contracting powers AID othel
nations should he referred toa joint higl
i commission. appointed by the two pow
III 6iS, tliI.t IL W III SiiCbiti ~ NC-tNA 49, ~
necessary, it should be prosecuted ane
/ conducted by the Anglo-American wal
i syndicate, within limitations prescribed
I by the high commission.
+ The contract made with the new syndl
cate was of the most stringent order, ano
contained every provision that ingenuity
=. or foresight of man could invent or suS
gest to make it impossible for the syndl
cate to transfer to any other nation thf
use of the instantaneous motor
Throughout all classes in sympathy
with the administrative parties OF Grea
Britain and the United States there wa
feeling CT iubiiant elati%i on account
OF the alliance and the adoption by Tx
two nations of the means Of prohlbitlvj
warfare. The public sentiment acte(
even upon the opposition; and the ma
iority of army and navy officers IN Tx
two countries felt bound 10 admit tina
the arts of war in which they had been
educated were things oi the past. .
course there were members OF the arm,
and navy in both countries who depre
Gated the new state of things. But ther
were also men still living who dcpfecate'
the abolition Of the old wooden seventy
| Conn. ON, chin