The New York herald., 1863-09-08
Anglo American War on the
Japanese.
The United States Cunboat Wyoming rtSl'oys
The Japanese Steamer Sarsfield and 81
lcnces the Ports at Kanagawa.
The British Steamer Semiramis Destroys
the Batteries, Spikes the Guns
and Burns the Place.
THE PEMBR AT SHAN0HAE
10, DC.

sas FRANCISCO eept o, 1898.
Adviccs from Japan tho 24th July are received.
Tho English ship Mcdma hound from Eagasaki 10
Kanagawa, by tho Island paauage. WINS, tho 18th ~
July. attacked by forts and vessels that had
vously fred tho American ship Pembroke,
Tho Mcdusa received twenty four shots ana moch
injured. sho had four killed and six wounded.
On tho goth of July tho American steamer wyoming
arrived at Kanasawa from trip 10 punish tho Danto,
whose vessels and forts ared on tho Pembroke.
Tho Wyoming reported that she had done her work
well, having blown up tho Japanese .,samor sarshed
senood nearly all tho peshboriug forts and lett tho
japanese steamer IAncck In sinking condition
Tho Wyoming received twenty shots, and bad Ave men
ked and six wounded, whom she deemed t prudcn, TO
proceed 10 Kanagawa.
on tho 2s,h Of July Admiral Jurcz, in tho British
scmlramls, returned 10 Kanaeawa and reported
having arrived, with Tho semram, on the previous
Monday, In scnionsek straits.
Tho British Tancrcd received tho nro from tho
Japanese batteries, which, with tho forts, were BON
bardcd for about thrss hours
ono hundred and ny threo British troops then landed,
who destroyed the forts and batteries spiked the guns
blow up the powder magazine and burned tho village.
But little nght shown by tho japanese after being
shslcd or forts aud what they did do from
behind trees and juttins points Of rocks.
Two thousand Japanese troops were reported 70 be de-
sccndmg towards tho British vosssls: but u Was not
though, that ,hoy would attempt pass within tho raago
OF their guns.
AZ las, accounts nothing could bs q The Japaneso
steamers IAncck and sarsned but tho ,opma1 Of ono
Of tho sunken vessels though, 70 be sosn.
me casualties Of tho British in ,he Las. attack wore
three killed.
THE AnKRIcAa STEAMER YKMsaoxs At suAsonAE-
HER BCAPE YRoA JArAnkss CRUISERS.
by tho Scotia on cap<acs, ws iearn that Calcutta
mails OF July u haA como 70 hand1 IN London. Tho
American steamer Pembroke had arrived al shanGhae.
shs narrowly escaped being captured By two Jspaa<ss
veseh.
From ths above acoouna u viii BE- ssea shas ths
wyomins, naval sswasaistivs in tho Japsssss
waters given good account a herself. and vas sha
nYs vessel of all naval Powers 10 that vicinity 70
punhh tho bsrbasss Of ,hs Jspanssa Ths dsiAiis u
hsr operations win be looked fos With great sssssss.
sho has aous and unadea blown up Japanese vssss
ofwAr ef, ano.hss 10 sinking oooaisoo and sissssd
. number ot forts
1hs Japanese showed sorns excellent guurssy - The
wyoming 10 reported have been hit twenty tines and
| suffered oSs u slsvsn killed and wounded No Soaht
Tho ofnccrs and gratned 70 show their cossHy
mon that whe they aos with shsm nsbtss fcs Tho
Union they doing Doby in making oshas countries
live up 70 their treaty promise These troubles have
boeu threatening for tme but u va not sup
posed japanese would Ore Into American sh't<
vissnt commander of Tho Wyoming has been
alert constantly and repaid BY bsas shs nrss
| TO resist the injury done 70 bis nag
Ths United stAiss screw sIccp Wyoming was buin -
the Phiisdslpha Navy Yard 1853. and II aiss hsa-
drsd and ninety seven sovssnDsnt register shs
nrst attached 70 tho Pso6o sguaxros, AID 0rn
mandsd by Commander John Mitchell 10 iss2 she vss
ordered 20 tho EAs, Indies under tho command a Com
maDder n. McDou2ai she 10 beautiful vssssi, Asd
rios battery u nne heavy guns.
Tse following n list a odcsrs u ihs United slsiss
steam sloop Wyoming
CommarsLY-D. McrooGAl.
Lt,sasn1nf.--G W Young. W ~ Bsrto.
SurgSoa-E II Henby
Isispnf Pasraasy-George T0shran.
Acting kassrs--w. Tailmsn, ,. G. wclle~.
Aa,no kaa>,'s kai,s-I. y. svesny, D. ! Rovn, Wal.
ter Pierce Henry ricklc9.
Ear>erS-firrt Assistant, Y. inth s~cond Az issnt.
y. Albert Third Ass'stants, w. Monroe, w. d'ne,
w. u. smith. I. Sullivan.
Gsnu>y--John f.0gefs.
Cdrp<nta-W W. W. D~ief