The Spanish Version Of The Capture Of The Virginius

A tlispatch from Havana of the lGth gives the story of the capture of the Virginius, as obtained from Spanish sources, and says the most remarkable feature of it is the absolute non-resistance of the Viginius when overhauled.' The Tornado was cruising on the 31st of October, under sail about eighteen miles from the Cuban coast. In the afternoou she sighted a steamer about six miles distant, heading toward her. The captain ordered steam to be got up and soon the steamer headed for the coast of Jamaica, distant about one hundred miles. The f Spanish captain suspected thatshe P er was the Virginius, and ordered the engineers to get up all the steam possible, even if they buist the boilers, and drive the entines at their utmost srn(d. Th Tornado, undor full headway, gained 1 ateadily, but night coming on the Spanish captain feared hat he should lose the vessel. The moon rising, he was enabled, by keeping all hands on deck, at the masthead and in the rigging, to keep her in sight until the corvetto had neared her sufficicntly to bring the guns to bear. A shot was fired, but the stranger made no reply, and four others were fired in succession, the last at ten p. m., and iinniediately the steamer, which had led the corvette a chase of nearly eight hours, hove to. Two boats were lowered, and without resistancu the Virginius was boarded. The Spaniards took possession by hauling down the American tlag, which the Virginius had displayed throughout the chase, and hoisted the Spanish ilag instead. Capt. Fry, in the usual manner, handed over the steamer's papers for examination of the officer in command of the boarding party, and that officer at once took charge of thein, and both vessels were headed for Santiago de Cuba.