The envoys had not yet come back from Rome, aqd it was. not known whether the senate had decided for peace or for war. What did most to arouse Scipio's indignation was the fact that all hopes of peace were destroyed and all respect for the truce flouted by the very men who had asked for a truce and were suing for peace. He at once sent L. Baebius, M. Servilius and L. Fabius to Carthage to protest. As they were in daner of ill-treatment from the mob and saw that they might be prevented from returning, they requested the magistrates who had protected them from violence to send ships to escort them. Two triremes were supplied to them, and when they reached the mouth of the Bagradas, from which the Roman camp was visible, the ships returned to Carthage. The Cartha- inian fleet was lving off Utica., and’whether it was in conseuence of a 'secret messaze from Carthae. or whether Hanno. 二气~，“v丫，‘一.，，‘丫.~‘~一匕，“甘~一‘.~例匕，，甘‘”‘二二“，“占一~‘甘， *ho was in command. acted on his own resDonsibility without the connivance of his government. in any case. three0uadnremes 一.，v一‘一‘.一一甘“舀~匕，’，‘-一“一‘.，一一J一、，一，丫性一，‘一‘，‘~~ from the fleet made a su即en attack upon the Roman quin-. 1 T1 auereme as it was rouname the Dromontorv. t nev were. ，二t，二.二二二‘.‘.‘，‘， however, unaDie to ram it owmiz to its suDenor SDeea. and its greater height prevented any attempt to， Doara It. As long as.1 " .> > .it " 1 It 0 the missiles lasted, the Quinquereme made a Druuant defence. ，_，，__，1衬，，‘。，沪，，， out when these fauea noting could nave savea it Dut the nearness of the land and the numbers of men who had come down from the' camp to the shore to watch. The rowers drove the ships on to the beach with their utmost strength; the vessel was wrecked, but the passengers escaped uninjured. Thus, by one misdeed after another, all doubt was removed as to the truce having been broken when Laehus and the Ca arrived on their return from Rome. Scipio informed them that in had broken not only the truce which they had pledged themselves to observe. but even the law of nations in their treatment of the envoys, he should himself take no action in their case which would be inconsistent with the traditional maxims of Rome or contrary to his own He then dismissed them and prepared to resume ，_Hanniis I呷was now nearing the land and he ordered a sailor toc limb， the,.呼st and and out what_ part of_ the country they.," 畔re making tor. The man reported that they were heading for a ruined sepulchre .14 Hannibal regarding it as an evil omen ordered the pilot to sail past the Ph ace and brought up the fleet at Leptis, where he disembarked s force.