The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-10-08
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN,
Hostilities Commenced.
The French. Neither In n ds a nd A inerican Me
of War aG wOrk.-The wyoaifas"
hns an Engagement, etc.

By the arrival at San Francisco, Sept 5. of the
barque Uilheimtna Eiixe. from Ranagaws. Japan.
have dates to July 24th; giving foil particulars
Of the Naval engagements with the japanese. Be-
siie- the American and French vessels noted below,
British or Netherlands vessel. the .tfedusa.
was also engaged in the fight. The Japanese paper
calls the .Hsiusa a NetheTland chip, but it is be-
Iieved 10 be British
Full Particulars.
From the Japan Commercial July 24l
We have been tuTDlshed the following account Of
the "trip If the T. S. steamer Uyomiag. by L s.
Benson, Esq who Was passenger on board
Information having reached YnsohOma. the
1lrh inst, that the American steamer Pembroke had
beer. fired into by JhpaHese armel vessels Cap
tain McDUugal lmInedi 'telT issued the necessary
orders prepare for Coal and having
been taken board. got under way o'cl"ck
on the morning of the l5rh inst entered the Bungo
Channel the 18th, and anchored the Island of
Hime Sius. The next morning Och instantly
proceeded towards the Straits of Shimonos-ki, the
entrance Of the inland On the northern
shore the passage is rhe province of Nago-
20. governed by the Prince Of Tchu-shu-
Wtnin the Pssr year he purchased the steamer
LGHcsfsLd aud brig LaBTicf. the former for Sl25.-
0J0. and the latter tor about SIS, 900.
On nearing the Straits "a signal fired from
& masked battery the northern shore. which
repeated by others to the westward towards
SlimOnO~eki.
Rounding the point the southern side of the
entrance, a barque brig and steamer discover
ell lying anchor cl6Se TO the north shore; the
and the brig made TO be the Lance
field and LaHTick: the barque's dId
know. Ali the vessels were hy ing the Japanese f-g
at the penk. and the private coors of the Prince of
vessels, when n battery e three guns on the
Northern shore about y feet above fhe lev of the
sen, opened IRE ON US, cutting up the rigging be-
tween the main and mizzen mast. We then ran up
the :lercan flag. and, still steaming on, ire.i
on by battery Of four guns; 10 this We replied with
a broadside
barque cuse in shore; about fifty yards outside
OF her. and length ahead. lay the brig another
length ahsai; aud 6ty yards outside the steamer.
The main enamel was outside OF all these vessels.
Captain MrD,ugal gave orders the Hyomiag
brtweeu the and the brig. A. got
Of the buTque she opened "a br,ad-ie dre frDm three
guns; in Iess than two mintftes were abreast of
the brig aud received her srS from fur 81 FOUNDERS.
We had the steamer on eur port side; her guns.
like the others. being traiusi the channel. she
fired ,ew s~ivels and small :arms only. In passing
gave them all guns, on both sides, hulling
both the brig and steamers Keeping close round
the bpws Of the steamer w., stool over toward the
southern shore. receiving AZ constant fire from six
BATTERIES the steamer. rigjsni barque. We here
got aground but backed oi 5sirhouI much difficulty
The steamer Lancsfeif has ng steam up, slipped
her cable. keeping close zug the northern shore,
either vith the intention Of >caEing, running
on shure. examine the d.. age caused by first
shots. The II gomiHg manduvred into
posiiion. aud inch she'll planted in the
direct amidshiPs. about one foot above the
snOke Issued of her, fore and at-her boiler
exploded Auer dropping two more shells into her
null, the order given to cease firing on the steam
aGd direct the shots upon the different batteries,
the barQue and the brig, all of which were loading
and firing rapidly possible. Quite number
shell exploded in the batteries and considerable
damage done the town
In passing out the Straits we delivered few very
effective into the brig, and the last of her
she fast settling by rhe stern. The fire from the
batteries WIS kept up Throughout, but somewhat
sIackened return.
By thar time had four .uen killed outright and
wounded (une since died The armament
OF the If'yoming being only four 81 puunlers and
two pivot guns, oppO-ei iO SIX shore batteries Uf
average of three guns each barque six the brig
eight, aud the steamer two, making in All. thirty
four guns, moetIy 81 p"unders. Capt McDOugal very
wisely concluded TO withdraw from unequal
aud proceeded TO Yokohama for more force.
The Captain. ali his officers and crew behaved with
the utmost Goodness aud bravery The Wyoming
into the sutlst of the enemy's vessels, re-
cervng aud returui brualsies pistol range. at
the time sustaining a hot and continuous hTe
from batteries When successful shot struck
the steamer oar crew gave three hearty cheer- Ihe
action lasted Que hour and ten mIHutesi We were
huIled eleven rimes and received twenty thirty
shots IN 'he masts. rigging aad smoke stack
Que 81 pound sheIl came thr"ugh Immediately
below the tackles OF the forward bruaisde gun, and
exploding. killed one AMI wounded Eve others
From Extra he Japan Herald. July 2lI
The Frcncb Attack.
Admiral Jurrz. In the SfmirGmis, has just re-
turue1 arrived with the TIHcrsie Monday
morning in the ShimOnUseki Straits. The TdHcreds
received the batteries which with the forts.
then bJmbs,rded for about three hours. One
hundred and hiry troops Lnuded The forts, bate
RES aud destroyed; the guns spiked.
po~ier mag zine blOwed up, aud the village burned
Little fight shown by the japanese after being
shetled our-principally from behind trees and jut-
ting points OF rocks Two thousand men report
ed tn be descending towards the snips. but would
not attempt pass the range OF the b'mblrdment
Nothing seen of the LgHTic6, the Ldncetetd, or
the nsrqur; hut the tupmast OF sunkeu snip was
thought To be Casualties, three wounded
fuli account will be published IN mOrroE's issue.
Attack upon rhc Nefher IR nd- Ship Medn-n-
bs JnPa"s-e Forts aad Vessels of War an
Ihe iaiar a sen.
II. " vi ; trigare Ihedusa has just arrived from /.
Naga>aki 10y the inland passage. Uu the 18th inst.
sue attacked hy the and yes- -eis that
attacked the PeRbTo6e and Ken shan. The fire of
the iorts and ships WAS brought bear upon the /
-Heiusa from all directions, aud OF The sIuts 6reI /
At her she received -. which Injured her very much
She has four killed and severely wounded.
She destroyed fort, and having duue 20 she .
deemed II best proceed Kauagawa tu report the
matter IL is intended believe, that the .Hedusa
snail Te-uFu, once, o the Inland Sea.
Fart OF the British feet is about to depart for the
scene Of those attacks.