The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-27 00:00:00

OUTRAGE UPON AN ENGLISH VESSEL.

The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 17th contains the follow-
ing :—" A very strange and apparently unwarrantable
outrage was yesterday committal by a Spanish guarda-
costa upon a vessel sailing under the British flag. The
schooner Fanny, P. Travo, master, left the Bay of
Gibraltar yesterday at eleven a.m., bound for Oran, with
a cargo of tobacco. At about half-past three p.m., as
the Fanny was standing to the south-east, and distant
three miles from Europa Point, she was stopped by a
Spanish revenue boat, named the Renidora. The
Spanish captain and four men of his crew went on board
the Fanny and demanded her papers. These examined,
they proceeded to open the hatches and to search the
schooner. After delaying the vessel on her course for some
teri minutes or more, the ship's papers were returned, and
the captain and men of the guardacosta left the Fanny,
which resumed her voyage. When she had sailed half a
mile further on her course, the guardacosta returned and
again boarded her. This time six of the Spanish crew
were put on board the Fanny, and the captain was
informed that his vessel must be taken to Algeciras.
Suiting the action to the word, the helm was taken from
the helmsman, the course was altered, and the schooner's
head was put towards Cabrita Point. After another
quarter of an hour had passed, the people of the gaarda-
costa again decided that they would not interfere with the
Fanny, and. giving her up to her captain, they informed
him that he might proceed on his course. Once more,
however, they returned, and, again boarding the Fanny,
drove the captain, who was himself steering, from the
helm, and again made for Cabrita Point. The captain went
below, and a few minutes afterwards one of his own crew went
into his cabin, and told him an English gunboat was
coming to his assistance. This remark was overheard by
the Spaniards, and being borne out by the appearance
of a small steamer rounding Europa Point, the men of
the guardacosta for the third time abandoned their un-
lawful prize, and, taking to their own boat, made foe
Ceuta in all haste with sail and oar. The crew of the
Spanish vessel appears to have been well aware that they
were acting improperly. Before leaving the English
schooner the Spanish patron begged. Captain Travo to
assure the captain of the English gunboat that none of
the people of the Fanny had been ill-treated, and the
British flag had never been hauled down. The steamer
which was taken for the English gunboat proved to be the
Italian steamer Corsaneghetto, leaving our bay for Galata.
The Fanny, fearing further outrage, returned to Gib-
raltar. The above proceeding needs but little comment.
It can hardly be justified, and will no doubt form the sub-
ject of special inquiry."

IIsiCENDIAIIISM ON THE WOLDS.—At Driffield the
magistrates have been engaged in a lengthy examination
of a tramp, who gave.the name of Joseph Wilmot, on a
charge of setting fire to the stacks of Mr. F. S. Jordan, of
Elmswell, on the evening of the 16th instant. Numerous
witnesses swore to the man as the one seen near the stacks
after begging, and when found by Superintendent Young
he denied begging, having matches, and all knowledge of
the fire. This was disproved, and on being cautioned the
prisoner said it would be absurd to enter upon his defence
there. He was committed to York Castle for the assize 3.

IVINNECKE9S COMET.—The following is the re-
sult of observations of Wiunecke's comet, made at the
Durham Observatory, by J. I. Plummer, observer :
Greenwich mean time, 12h. 18m. 15s. 6 ; observed
apparent R. A., sh. 25m. Os. 14 ; observed appa.
rout north declination, 56 deg. 14 min. 44sec. 16 ;
hourly increment of R. A., 59.. 1; hourly increment of de.
clination, 30 secs, 4; by six comparisons with 22 Camelia.
pardl.—Star's apparent 11. .A., sh. 27m. 555. 85 ; north,
declination, !Veg. 16min. 88secs. 89 ; log. coefficient fc a
parallax in 11, A., +OlOlB ; log, oaeillcient far paralla-N
(14cliaatlyn, +o'6ool 912 E yoss_oursitssu9k A
11115 of rafrard'inn