▁batt les hip ▁ ▁at ▁P ly mouth ▁and ▁took ▁her ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Fle et . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁Lord ▁C ly de : ▁ ▁" was ▁lying ▁at ▁Sy rac use ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁wire ▁from ▁Mal ta ▁to ▁proceed ▁at ▁once ▁to ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁ste amer ▁a ground ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁P ant ell aria , ▁on ▁which ▁service ▁she ▁got ▁far ▁worst ▁a ground ▁herself . ▁ ▁An ch ors ▁were ▁laid ▁out , ▁coal ▁j ett ison ed , ▁guns , ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁stores ▁ho isted ▁over ▁the ▁side ▁into ▁small ▁c aster s ▁in ▁the ▁island ▁h ired ▁on ▁the ▁spot , ▁and ▁everything ▁possible ▁done ▁to ▁light en ▁her , ▁but ▁she ▁remained ▁a ▁fi xture ▁except ▁to ▁s way ▁in ▁the ▁sw ell ▁from ▁the ▁open ▁sea , ▁stra in ▁her ▁back , ▁and ▁w rench ▁off ▁her ▁stern post , ▁rud der post ▁and ▁rud der . ▁ ▁It ▁took ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁sum mon ▁help , ▁as ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁full ▁generation ▁before ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁wireless ▁te legraph y ▁and ▁P ant ell aria ▁had ▁no ▁c ables ; ▁but ▁an ▁officer ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁by ▁a ▁passing ▁ste amer ▁to ▁Mal ta , ▁where ▁the ▁ ▁was ▁lying ▁as ▁flags hip ▁and ▁came ▁at ▁once ▁to ▁pull ▁her ▁cri pp led ▁sister ▁off ▁the ▁floor ▁and ▁get ▁her ▁to ▁bed . ▁ ▁This ▁proved ▁an ▁extremely ▁difficult