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Persano, in the "Affondatore," had for a moment threatened to attack the
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Persano altered his own course, and, led by Vacca in the "Principe di Carignano," the Italian ironclads turned in succession on a N.N.E. course.
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Persano afterwards explained that he was waiting for Tegethoff to come out and attack him.
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A few of the ships were at Ancona, but the greater part of it was reported to be at Taranto, with Admiral Count Persano, the commander-in-chief, who from the first displayed the strangest irresolution.
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Persano formed nine of them in three divisions, which were to follow each other in line ahead, the ram "Affondatore" being out of the line and to starboard of the second division.
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During the night the ram "Affondatore" joined the fleet, and Persano had all his twelve ironclads before Lissa.
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Persano had steered for Ancona after dark, and arrived there on the 21st.
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But the Italian fleet was still lying idly in the harbour, and Tegethoff once more returned to Fasana in the hope that Persano would attempt some enterprise, during which he would be able to fall upon him in the open.
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Persano drew off with his fleet into the channel between Lissa and the island of Busi, and when the sun went down the Italian ships were still in sight from the look-out stations on the hills of Lissa.
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Persano was also reforming his fleet in line, and was flying a signal to continue the action, but he showed no determined wish to close with
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