"To sail for home," said the Austrian. "Our consul orders us to take our prisoner to Austria." "You must pardon me," said Captain Ingraham, "but if you try to leave this port with that American I shall be compelled to resort to extreme measures." That was a polite way of saying that Koszta should not be taken away if he could prevent it. The Austrian looked at the six ships of his nation that lay near him. Then he looked at the one American ship. Then a pleasant smile came on his face. "I fear I shall have to go on, whether it is to your liking or not," he said, in a very polite tone. Captain Ingraham made no answer. He bowed to the Archduke and then descended into his boat and returned to the _St. Louis_. "Clear the ship for action!" he ordered. The tars sprang to their stations, the ports were opened, and the guns thrust out. There was many a grim face behind them. The Archduke stared when he saw these black-mouthed guns. He was in the wrong and he knew it. And he saw that the American meant business. He could soon settle the little _St. Louis_ with his seven ships. But the great United States was behind that one ship, and war might be behind all that. So the Archduke took the wisest course, turned his ship about, and sailed back. Then he sent word to Ingraham that he would wait till Consul Brown's answer came. The Consul's reply came on July 1. It said that Captain Ingraham had done just right, and advised him to go on and stand for the honor of his country. The daring American now took a bold step. He sent a note to the Archduke, demanding the release of Koszta. And he said that if the prisoner was not sent on board the _St. Louis_ by four o'clock the next afternoon, he would take him from the Austrians by force of arms. A refusal came back from the Austrian ship. They would not give up their prisoner, they said. Now it looked like war indeed. Captain Ingraham waited till eight o'clock the next morning, and then he had his decks cleared for action and brought his guns to bear on the _Huszar_. The seven Austrian ships turned their guns on the _St. Louis_. The train was laid; a spark might set it off. At ten o'clock an Austrian officer came on board the _St. Louis_. He began to talk round the subject. Ingraham would not listen to him. It must be one thing or nothing. "All I will agree to is to have the man given into the care of the French consul at Smyrna till you can hear from your government," he said. "But he must be delivered there or I will take him. I have stated the time at four o'clock this afternoon." The Austrian went back. When twelve o'clock came a boat left the _Huszar_ and was rowed in shore. An hour later the French consul sent word to Captain Ingraham that Koszta had been put under his charge. Captain Ingraham had won. Soon after, several of the Austrian ships got under way and left the harbor. They had tried to scare Captain Ingraham by a show of force, but they had tried in vain.