An account of the Zeebrugge affair published in the Daily
Chronicle recorded that when our Marines and bluejackets landed on the Zeebrugge Mole, the Germans almost with one accord cried out : " The Americans have come !—the Yankees are here ! " These words must have meant that the Germans did not expect the preliminary bombardment of the coast by the Monitors, which had become familiar enough, to be followed by any further action. They imagined that new people must be responsible for new measures. They have since learnt their mistake, and after the recent successes it is safe to predict that they will learn a good deal more during the next few months. We have written on the subject fully elsewhere. Here we will only offer our congratulations to the Navy on an enterprise which was undoubtedly one of the most daring in naval history, and one requiring the most remarkable combination of accuracy in preparation and coolness in execution.
