YOKOHAMA, The English community, and we may say the foreign public generally, were thrown into considerable state of exch mout yesterday, when it transpired that an revoked insult, for such it must be idered, hind boon given to the Kuglish 4 here by Admiral Crown, the Ru: Communder-in-chief in these waters, Yes: terday morning early, a portion of the English squadron on this const, consisting Of the Agancnnon, Sapphire and Swift, entered the harbour. As the former slip steamed round to her anchor eye, parsing outside the Kw ip, the lat er run out, manned, and pointed at the Again and wore actually trained on hor until she anchored, following her movements throughout, while the Whitehead torpedoes were also in their tubes and ready to discharge, As soon as the vessels anchored, the cus: tomary proformesslutesand courtesies were gone through, nnd Captain Long, as senior elficer, subs ited thou the ally aki eat of inform will wourcely be believed, that Rear Adimtpressed his displeasure at ug followed by the Englis considering it to be " threat, and he beat to quarters as n mence to the British But we believe he actually did more than this, fur although anchored in a Japanese port, he said that he did not regard it as a neutral one, uor did he acknowledge any port as a where there ws not st trality his, 1 utter ignorance of international usages and courtesies, is what one has latterly been led to expect from Russian ing officers abroad, but itis rarely expressed quite so freely. Japau—to cwhiom thd situation lis no doubt been reported will we presume tuke euflicient future precautions to overawe even the Vladimir: Monomach and its gallant com-munder, but it iv rather lucky for that vessel that Admire! Crown had the prudence not to break the neutrality of the port, for if 10, the Agamemnon would lave been justified in protecting herself, and two or three spies of star-Donrd helm would have cushied her to strike the Vladimir amidships, in which ease Admiral Urowu would have had to took out for another vessel to which to shift his flag.
In view of the excited feelings between the crews, Captain Long, having taken in supply of conl, left for Yok evening, whereby he wil tage in position in case war sh out, and will besides save the risk of any premature collision, Further supplies of coal were despatched to Yokosuka during the night. Admiral Crown made sume slight attempt to make amends for the becue he had committed in when the ships went out last night. The Sapphire was the fest to yet under weig! followed by the Swift, and steamed tower the lightship, until signals to stop were de by the sani-r oticer. the Agamemnon then prused slowly along the port if the Vladimir Mouomach. As the Kugliah ship passed the Kussian, the band of the latter, stationed on the poop, played "God save the Qu whilst the crew stood bare-beode out an pen rupture he allowed to renin not that Tapa thorities, have
and an apology is certainly due for the outrage. Did he belong to any other country, Admiral Crown would be, at once, superseded, but in Russia, after lately given, it is dificult to tell; eral Komarofl's affair. In moat t is the Government that order, but when, a we published last ications with Russia Cuuted to the renewing of Russin's that no such advance will cour, if the issue of coulrary instructions can precent it," weare left in amuzsmout as to who are the actual rulers of that Kmpire, the goverment or ite naval and military Ofiicers.—Japsu Herald, May 7th, ram Zsukushi Kun suds harbour this morning, and the bows of the Russ interview between ers took place, at which Admiral Ceown, presumably, gave aasuratce that he would respect Japanese neutrality, efter which the Zsukushi Kan took up a slightly loss belligerent position, but one in which she has always got the Vladimir Monomach covered by ler 25-ton guns.—Japun Herald, May 9th, The Japan Mail, referring to to occur. rence, says—It was a moment of intense excitement, for there can be little doubt that had 80 mu rifis shot been ficed from the Russian ship, the Agamemnon would have rammed her, In armour and armament alike the advantage was all on the side of the English vessel, and when it is further considered that sie was under weigh while the Vladimir was lying at may admire the There is a rumour shat she excuses herself by blending doubt of the Agumenaon's intutions. But it is tou abuses to suppose that an English ship ould be suspected of steaming into a neutral harbour, and opening fire upon the flag of " power with whom war had not been declared. We subject, but, in the meanwhile, it was felt that should the Russian and Buglis meet ashore after such an untoward in'ro-duction, a collision could scarcely be awided Acting therefore under the pru dent advice vf H.B.B1.'s Miniater, Captain Long took the 4gamennon dwn to Yokuduke, whither tte was followed by the Sapphire and the Swift, The Russians may therefore claim the honour of having driven the Englishmen out of port, but we should think that they will be little disposed to wear euch doubtful laurel
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