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Show SPANISH INSOLENCE. The telegraph yesterday brought a report of the insult o tiered to the United States tlag by tiring at and overhauling over-hauling tho Florida. From the sworn statement of the master there is no question but the act of the war steamer steam-er and gunboat were clear violations of international law. and that the Spanish government is re.-pousible tor them. The dignity of the Untied States do mand-stliat Spain houid apologize for these insults, as well as ui.ue reparation repara-tion for the outrages commiiicd upon uneven ling Unite I S:ai:s citiiens in Cuba. President Uranc is, uoi likely to find a lett-T opportunity to aid the Cuban re'a-'lica:!-, .-tiii mi;; ig to free tb.oiUfelve from Spaui-h r.iie. than the msev:tn aeis "i the-.- Si i;;i-h cfiicers hav.1 tUrc:siuvi. U. i.iac: ' from the L oc.i. aie.i iiug i--'i; n il pub Ushei Madx'.d. w'.iie'i 'V-' tin I mi ezchanges, we p::'cive th? .1 v. j-.v indulging largely in Via Ij a eo:i-eernia.- a ar with .Vneru-i, tl.-.ML.'i-iag what their ticot zzl '"brave d::rs" are prepared to do in ;;ch a contingency. And the toue oi'tlie with tho acts of ani-h oieiai-? in Cuba aud eUewuere. wo'iii it.dicaie that the Spaciarus consider tUeuiive perteeuy abio to insult a po'criile United SuLs wb.h l u:t. We arc averse to wr in any .-Lj; c. except unir eireMUisuaceo wb.ere c'd:ed msoiocco or unprovoked -a:-taek reader i; u:o-ary to niLiir.tiin rutiocil honor and d:u;;y. Uai in ;his ca:e then i no .-ju.'s'i.in of th- re-: lonibility which n'-t- upon tiir rah i ii-1 of kini Aoja leu.-. Th (Ijl' uf a great aud fri.-ndly pov-r ha.- b-.'-n in -ulti'd and uUitagLd, and an ample apul' -hould be d.:iii:ink.l, La'-kcd by the full available naval J.r -f l he I uit.'.l Stat. If prompt rrpjiati-.n is n.ii in.id'-, tb'N our ..ii-niini-nt -hjiil. i in:L..-.il r..e the. b, 1- iL'.T'ii.y uf i'.- ('abiri in.-urg-n' and .i:..rd lb. m -u U n.oul and mac. -rial aid a.; will .-irii I: ti.cm to r..-cn.; tLe "ij.-in of th-: Aniili. from Stanch' rule ai.d aiitiei it t, tlie I "nild Siat h. ! The in -ul: otl-'ivd .- one wh'.-Ii i-lliu , prompt U'ii.jii at the hands of our ..ver:mi.;nl, and ihn cnlirc cunhy will ..iipport it in vifi'lieifiti the na-, na-, tional houur. ; Sini e th.j ab.,vo wa, iu lpe a di-paleli, di-paleli, ne.'ivrd la.L niglit from Wa.-h-inion, announce! that Hr.'.-Meul ( ( iraut vtill promptly dnnaiid an apol- 1 oy and reparation. |