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destruction   of   the   Canadian   forts�察  �the   annihilation   of   the   Craglevin�察  �and 

the extraordinary results of the discharge of said bombs on the preceding 

day。 To this a reply was sent from the office of the Syndicate in New York�察�

by means of a cable boat from the French coast�察�that on no account could 

their   purpose     be   altered   or  their   propositions     modified。    Although      the 

British Government   might be convinced of   the power   of the   Syndicate's 

motor´bombs�察�it   was   not the  case   with the  British   people�察 �for  it   was   yet 

popularly      disbelieved      that   motor´bombs        existed。    This    disbelief    the 

Syndicate was determined to overcome�察�not only for the furtherance of its 

own purposes�察�but to prevent the downfall of the present British Ministry�察�

and   a   probable   radical   change   in   the   Government。   That   such   a   political 

revolution�察�as undesirable to the Syndicate as to cool´headed and sensible 

Englishmen�察�was imminent�察�there could be no doubt。 The growing feeling 

of disaffection�察�almost amounting to disloyalty�察�not only in the opposition 



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party�察   �but   among     those   who     had   hitherto    been   firm   adherents      of  the 

Government�察  �was   mainly   based   upon   the   idea   that   the   present   British 

rulers had   allowed   themselves   to   be   frightened   by   mines   and   torpedoes�察�

artfully placed and exploded。 Therefore the Syndicate intended to set right 

the public mind upon this subject。 The note concluded by earnestly urging 

the designation�察�without loss of time�察�of a place of operations。 This answer 

was received in London in the evening�察�and all night it was the subject of 

earnest and anxious deliberation in the Government offices。 It was at last 

decided�察  �amid   great   opposition�察  �that   the   Syndicate's   alternative   must   be 

accepted�察  �for     it   would   be   the   height   of   folly   to  allow   the  repeller   to 

bombard   any   port   she   should   choose。   When   this   conclusion   had   been 

reached�察�the work of selecting a place for the proposed demonstration of 

the American Syndicate occupied but little time。 The task was not difficult。 

Nowhere in Great Britain was there a fortified spot of so little importance 

as Caerdaff�察�on the west coast of Wales。 Caerdaff consisted of a large fort 

on a promontory�察�and an immense castellated structure on the other side of 

a   small   bay�察  �with   a   little   fishing   village   at   the   head   of   said   bay。   The 

castellated   structure   was   rather   old�察  �the   fortress   somewhat   less   so�察  �and 

both had long been considered useless�察�as there was no probability that an 

enemy      would     land   at  this  point    on  the   coast。   Caerdaff     was   therefore 

selected   as   the   spot   to   be   operated   upon。   No   one   could   for   a   moment 

imagine      that  the   Syndicate     had   mined     this  place�察   �and   if  it  should   be 

destroyed       by   motor´bombs�察       �it  would     prove    to  the   country     that   the 

Government had not been frightened by the tricks of a crafty enemy。 

     An    hour    after  the   receipt   of   the  note   in  which     it  was   stated   that 

Caerdaff had been selected�察�the Syndicate's fleet started for that place。 The 

crabs were elevated to cruising height�察�the repeller taken in tow�察�and by the 

afternoon of the next day the fleet was lying off Caerdaff。 A note was sent 

on shore to the officer in command�察�stating that the bombardment would 

begin at ten o'clock in the morning of the next day but one�察�and requesting 

that information of the hour appointed be instantly transmitted to London。 

When this had been done�察�the fleet steamed six or seven miles off shore�察�

where it lay to or cruised about for two nights and a day。 

     As soon as the Government had selected Caerdaff for bombardment�察�



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immediate   measures   were   taken   to   remove   the   small   garrisons   and   the 

inhabitants       of   the   fishing     village    from     possible     danger。     When      the 

Syndicate's   note   was   received   by   the   commandant   of   the   fort�察  �he   was 

already      in   receipt    of   orders    from     the   War     Office    to   evacuate      the 

fortifications�察 �and   to   superintend   the   removal   of   the   fishermen   and   their 

families   to   a   point   of   safety   farther   up   the   coast。   Caerdaff   was   a   place 

difficult   of   access   by   land�察  �the   nearest   railroad   stations   being   fifteen   or 

twenty miles away�察�but on the day after the arrival of the Syndicate's fleet 

in   the   offing�察  �thousands   of   people   made   their   way   to   this   part   of   the 

country�察  �anxious   to   seeif   perchance   they   might   find   an   opportunity   to 

safely seewhat might happen at ten o'clock the next morning。 Officers of 

the   army   and   navy�察  �Government   officials�察 �press   correspondents�察  �in   great 

numbers�察�and curious and anxious observers of all classes�察�hastened to the 

Welsh      coast。   The    little  towns     where     the   visitors   left  the   trains   were 

crowded   to   overflowing�察  �and   every   possible   conveyance�察  �by   which   the 

mountains lying back of Caerdaff could be reached�察�was eagerly secured�察�

many   persons�察  �however�察  �being   obliged   to   depend   upon   their   own   legs。 

Soon   after   sunrise   of   the   appointed   day   the   forts�察  �the   village�察  �and   the 

surrounding        lower    country     were    entirely    deserted�察   �and    every   point    of 

vantage   on   the   mountains   lying   some           miles   back   from   the   coast      was 

occupied by excited spectators�察�nearly every one armed with a field´glass。 

A    few     of   the   guns    from     the   fortifications     were     transported      to   an 

overlooking height�察�in order that they might be brought into action in case 

the   repeller�察  �instead   of   bombarding�察  �should   send   men   in   boats   to   take 

possession   of   the   evacuated   fortifications�察�or   should   attempt   any  mining 

operations。 The gunners for this battery were stationed at a safe place to 

the rear�察�whence they could readily reach their guns if necessary。 The next 

day was one of supreme importance to the Syndicate。 On this day it must 

make plain to the world�察�not only what the motor´bomb could do�察�but that 

the motor´bomb did what was done。 Before leaving the English Channel 

the director of Repeller No。 11 had received telegraphic advices from both 

Europe   and   America�察  �indicating           the   general   drift   of   public   opinion   in 

regard     to   the   recent   sea´fight�察    �and�察  �besides     these�察  �many     English     and 

continental papers had been brought to him from the French coast。 From 



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all   these   the   director   perceived   that   the   cause   of   the   Syndicate   had   in   a 

certain way suffered from the manner in which the battle in the channel 

had   been   conducted。   Every   newspaper   urged   that   if   the   repeller   carried 

guns capable of throwing the bombs which the Syndicate professed to use�察�

there was no reason   why  every ship   in the   British   fleet should not   have 

been destroyed。 But as the repeller had not fired a single shot at the fleet�察�

and   as the battle   had   been   fought   entirely  by   the   crabs�察  �there   was   every 

reason to believe that if there were such things as motor´guns�察�their range 

was very short�察�not as great as that of the ordinary dynamite cannon。 The 

great risk run by one of the crabs in order to disable a dynamite gun´boat 

seemed an additional proof of this。 It was urged that the explosions in the 

water might have been produced by torpedoes�察�that the torpedo´boat which 

had   been   destroyed   was   so   near   the   repeller   that   an   ordinary   shell   was 

sufficient to accomplish the damage that had been done。 To gainsay these 

assumptions was imperative on the Syndicate's forces。 To firmly establish 

the prestige of the instantaneous motor was the object of the war。 Crabs 

were of but temporary service。 Any nation could build vessels like them�察�

and there were many means of destroying them。 The spring armour was a 

complete      defence    against    ordinary    artillery�察 �but   it  was   not  a  defence 

against submarine torpedoes。 The claims of the Syndicate could be firmly 

based on nothing but the powers of absolute annihilation possessed by the 

instantaneous motor´bomb。 About nine o'clock on the appointed morning�察�

Repeller No。 11�察�much to the surprise of the spectators on the high grounds 

with field´glasses and telescopes�察�steamed away from Caerdaff。 What this 

meant      nobody     knew�察    �but   the   naval   military    observers     immediately 

suspected      that  the   Syndicate's    vessel    had   concentrated     attention    upon 

Caerdaff in order to go over to Ireland to do some sort of mischief there。 It 

was   presumed   that   the   crabs   accompanied   her�察  �but   as   they   were   now   at 

their fighting depth it was impossible to see them at so great a distance。 

But it was soon perceived that Repeller No。 11 had no intention of running 

away�察�nor of going over to Ireland。 From slowly cruising about four or five 

miles off shore�察�she had steamed westward until she had reached a point 

which�察    �according     to  the  calculations    of   her  scientific   cor
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