, 1864-12-01
TIE WAR In JAPAN.
Interesting Report OF the Opera
tf0nS of the Allied Fleet.
Arrows and Armstrou. Guns
Used i'll lsuttTc.
lshanghac lSep.. II Correspondents of the Lon
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Ishanghac (sep.. II Correspondence Of the Lon.
, con Ttmes.l
take advantage Of tho opportune iepar.
ture O; ihc French mail, to give you the brief
account WHICH has reached me, OF an action
fought at SimonosaH by the allied fleets on
the 5th and 9Th inst, which resulted In tue
complete destruction Of Prince Nagato's bat
tcries, and that Daimio's suing for peace:
The fleet consisted Of The following vessels !:
The Euryalls, Conqueror, Tartar, Barossa,
Perseus, Argne, coquette and Bouncer Eng
lsh); Ssmirahts, Iancred: and Dupleix
and Amsterdam Dutch). The merchant
steamer fehion5, bearing the American dag,
Was also present.
Ths Tartar, s Dap1eix, Barossa, Leopard,
open tiie. and were Immediately answered
vigorously hy the japanese. IN three.quar-
ters Of an hour the first battery was silenced.
and shortly after storming party WAS land
cd, which carried it in gallant. style, and
spiked the guns: although II was defended by
On the following day the whole squadron
was engaged with tue remaining batteries !;
but they we,c sileuccts one after another, I'm.
til, in the afternoon, another s;orming party
WAS landed, which, succeeded in carrying
several after hard fighting.
1hc JaDanese used arroTe, which caused
very troublesome wounds. as the Aeads re-
manned in The flesh after the shafts had been
nithdrawn.
The Perscus got ashore, but was mile Ia
nke her guns VI ith effect notwithstanding,
On the morning Of thc 1tl the Tartar. the
Metalen, the Dtamof, and the Duplex pro-
cceded to open fire On the forts at Ifaknsimn.
but the enemy was satisfied, and at eirht. a.
M, boat came of bearing a flag Of truce.
and having on board one OF Negatofs subjects.
who had recently returned from England, IA
expressed hls regret at having fired on foreign
vessels, but, ii is said, asserted that he h3d
been acting under orders from the Tycoon
and s17i1 Mikado: He expressed his Willingness to
dcmnity the allied admi6ls choose to IMPOSE,
Parties were 1andcd from the fleet, who com
pletcly demolished the batteries, DESTROYING
sixty guns Of large calibrc and number q
smaller once, and taking others more yalua-
bic on board the heet.
Thus the inland sen is now opened.
The ships have suffered little or no fninrv.
and comparatively lew casualties have hap.
pcned.
Further accounts Of the recent actlon only
confirm The completeness Of the success.
while at the same time they showed that tho
Japanese offered C. determined resistance.
lhe allied aeet reached Sir1enosaki on the
afternoon Of the 9Th inst, md engaged the
eastern batteries almost immediately. The
heavier vessels Of the squadron anchored il, a
commanding position, leaving Her Majesty's
shIps tartar, bafossa aud Leopard, his Meth
eflants Mnjesly's ships kletalcn md DIambi,
ana MS imperial Alojesiy's slip Dnp1eix, to
operdse. These vessels commenced firing at
fur P. M, a. signal from the Euryalus, and !!
tie Japancte at once replied. In three.uuar-
tiers ol an hour the nearest battery was ST. |
lenccd, and nj forty-:Iye minutes past five IN |
explosion look Place in the second, which had
the effect ol so reducing 1le flc that it was /
acies1niped 10 stolm it.
Nf {f1lfC f1tat IL
?. H., stol1lnng party was landed from the
and Medusa- Which succeeded in car
yang The battery, and spiked most OF the
Z 'uns: me oattery IS Sid 10 have mounted
loo9t ~ l1if' gums, and to have been manned
y ~ men: ana lis enrly capture was highly
aNse gIeaG ANNOYANCE TO he squadron.
NeoIeEons were now opened by the
In 1lsa san - hoAusa, WHOSE territorlea 4e along
=: euutneiH ctase u tnt otln11s. daa this
n!u Snn 1aaS n,n,'e %aa. WIN Cnosln, and
uu ,;n'sI Itaee9 the neet between Two tires, the
greaes Bnt h ~onu 1e,onsS hass
I'VE, I'VE onlg scndli1s friendly depnta1ion to.
Ssas;n t ~ ne ~ monla aeasc tue chastlsenent Of
ha9eaa,,.e 1noetn W aas own counl1ynen, VINO were
~, ~! concerning measures to bring
.1n anai 70 us 4s sensesIns @ statement, however,
,o1;rv - * ue Ianarssa ~. tne nsaa, lempor4zlng
e was informea that :; woa ~ ny iotn tns, ~ hn9
caItnd 1nru enopr.t and fc+o,Jo5' ...I |
,,an tba scs o,reafts,s 'a" ntenoeo no" 70
~ r. ~ oa.o9;.ssa 9oa one r. D .
~ tuG meanlitne tne fersers, Argus, Co
= ne,ae, th 1uancei, neansa an1 iancIcde played
: rt;a lIe hed han pat1el'cs " aark, lie ships
,ont In ,aae,a maa uGn gaea n tse nrat bombard-
nass lss.is fax*a s nsr up lae STRAIT. The Jap
Iae hess S lo!ls oPeneo Ale On THESE ut daylight
t1,o pnrnesa osa1g, ra1a g TnSn ,9 54e Afnslrongs
~ ~ na1ohsa .s were norkea Win great effect.
"a q , ~ n.au.es 20 q. n: me enemy's guns
hu ae. osen os;. snencea' = 9ns shortly afterwards
3 ,s1;nas , ~ on33aetad 1Iang, ana body Of
aratorv vs " ~ ianJn on o9ara the ArguS pre-
a5 ,nn ~, ~ ~ aaEong; LINE p0oy OF smau.arm