unte ers ▁expected ▁and ▁so ▁none ▁were ▁there ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁vessels . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁had ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁arms ▁ship ment ▁and ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁Aud , ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁captain ▁to ▁sc utt le ▁the ▁ship . ▁Furthermore , ▁Cas ement ▁was ▁captured ▁shortly ▁after ▁he ▁land ed ▁at ▁B anna ▁Str and . ▁ ▁When ▁Mac Ne ill ▁learned ▁from ▁Vol . ▁Patrick ▁Wh el an ▁that ▁the ▁arms ▁ship ment ▁had ▁been ▁lost , ▁he ▁revert ed ▁to ▁his ▁original ▁position . ▁With ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁other ▁leaders ▁of ▁like ▁mind , ▁not ably ▁Bul mer ▁Hob son ▁and ▁The ▁O ' R ah illy , ▁he ▁issued ▁a ▁counter m and ▁to ▁all ▁Vol unte ers , ▁can cell ing ▁all ▁actions ▁for ▁Sunday . ▁This ▁counter m and ing ▁order ▁was ▁relay ed ▁to ▁Vol unte er ▁officers ▁and ▁printed ▁in ▁the ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁newsp apers . ▁It ▁succeeded ▁only ▁in ▁delay ing ▁the ▁rising ▁for ▁a ▁day , ▁although ▁it ▁greatly ▁reduced ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Vol unte ers ▁who ▁turned ▁out . ▁ ▁British ▁Naval ▁Int elligence ▁had ▁been ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁arms ▁ship ment , ▁Cas ement ' s ▁return , ▁and ▁the ▁E aster ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁rising ▁through ▁radio ▁messages ▁between ▁Germany ▁and ▁its ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁were ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁and ▁de ci pher ed ▁in ▁Room ▁ 4 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty . ▁The ▁information ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Under -