a German steamer. Early on Tuesday morning the British cruiser
'Forte' came up with them, and presented the British demand and the instructions of their own Government that they should forthwith cease to interfere with neutral shipping. The Russian vessels announced that they would proceed at once to Europe, and left in company with a German collier, while the 'Forte's' launch remained behind to observe them. The incident is now closed, for it is difficult to imagine that there can be any further irregularity in this particular case, and we trust the Russian Government will be able and willing to exercise sufficient control over their fleet to prevent a recur- rence of a similar difficulty. The incident shows, among other things, how difficult it is to locate vessels at sea. The • British cruisers have been a fortnight on the search, in spite of the fact that the high seas could be ruled out of the quest for vessels which had to keep in touch with colliers.
