text_original: ^ Nevertheless, the North had cause of offence against them. The South were making desperate efforts to repair the lack of a navy. They continued, by various devices, to acquire a small fleet of armed cruisers, which inflicted immediate damage on the merchant shipping of the North.
text_transcription: NEVERTHELESS THE NORTH HAD CAUSE OF OFFENCE AGAINST THEM THE SOUTH WERE MAKING DESPERATE EFFORTS TO REPAIR THE LACK OF A NAVY THEY CONTINUED BY VARIOUS DEVICES TO ACQUIRE A SMALL FLEET OF ARMED CRUISERS WHICH INFLICTED IMMEDIATE DAMAGE ON THE MERCHANT SHIPPING OF THE NORTH
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