▁might ▁be ▁treated ▁as ▁pir ates . ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁of ▁both ▁sides ▁fired ▁some ▁sh ots , ▁with ▁no ▁effect . ▁When ▁the ▁German ▁approached ▁the ▁island ' s ▁three - mile ▁zone , ▁the ▁British ▁forces ▁fired ▁warning ▁sh ots ▁towards ▁them , ▁while ▁allowing ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁cor v ette ▁to ▁stay ▁close . ▁B rom my , ▁not ▁willing ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁into ▁the ▁war , ▁stayed ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁while ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁captain ▁Pol der ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁main ▁fleet . ▁When ▁the ▁modern ▁ste amer ▁Ge j ser , ▁under ▁K apt aj nl ø j tn ant ▁( capt ain ▁lieutenant ) ▁J ør gen ▁Peter ▁Freder ik ▁W ul ff , ▁came ▁into ▁sight , ▁B rom my ▁retre ated , ▁fear ing ▁further ▁Dan ish ▁rein for c ements . ▁The ▁Dan es ▁followed ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁to ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁El be ▁near ▁C ux h aven ▁before ▁res uming ▁the ▁block ade . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁exc urs ion ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁fleet ▁under ▁the ▁black - red - g old ▁Flag ▁of ▁Germany . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hel ig ol and ▁( 1 8 6 4 ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁▁ ▁Gun tr am ▁Schul ze - W eg ener : ▁Deutschland ▁zur ▁See   .   1 5 0 ▁Jahre ▁Mar in eg esch ichte