The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-24
THE FORMoSA DIFFICULTY.
O0icial Reports Of the Fight Between
the Crews Of the Hartford and Wye.
ming and the Formosa savages.
Particulars Of tho Death Of xieuten-
ant Commander Mackenzie and
List Of the Casualties.

wAsnsGros, Acgust %, 1887
The following dispatches detailing the events con-
nsctsd with the engagement, Of The United States
aaya' forces yh :: tho Island Of f0r"0sa nave
been received a. the Navy Department.
Report Of Admiral Dell.
UNITED STATES FLAGSHIP HARTFORD
SbAsaHAH China, June ~ 1901 ,
Hon. 6IpEos wEllEs. Secretary o. 'Do NAVY
SET have lbe honor 10 report 10 the Departments
that accordance th my instructions no 49, on
series under date Of sd 81 june ,ss. e b~ The
Vycnisg Lieutenant Commander Cafpeetes cou0Ane
Soa Tor the south end Of the ls'ssd Of rosnosa S
savage inbablng The soa,hcast end pcfDs cf that
island and who lnurdcrca 70 maacn ~ we n ZIP
On tho lob Of june tho passage do~as AAsseoscd
Commander BeiknaP, Of The Hartford % nsvc forty
sSsrns rife and ali tho Marines with ave howtscr.
men and Lieutenant Commander Carpenter, or the
Wyoming 10 bavs forty Sharpe ries and her marines,
ali properly Differed ready 10 land provided with forty
rounds OF ammunllion and four days rations ana
water; IN all hundred and eish.y-one otfEers and
prvalcs Tho service show belcr drilled body
Than these stopped The 12th inst al Takao. the
Island of Formosa 10 obtain an interpreter, and Mr.
Pickolns, . scotchman, who had seen much of The
natives volunteering his servces they were accepted,
Mr. Taylor, a merohan. a, that por. aud her
British Majesty's Consul, Charles Carroll who
humanity sent out messengers TO communicate with
the savages, with oilers OF hanson for all tho
SURVIVORS, any remained Oh the unfortunate crew or
the Rover and afterwards went hmsc in the British
guDboa Cormoran Commander George 4. Broad, TO The
bay m question: and was fred upon when attempting TO
Dand there These gentlemen having expressed desire
70 be of the expedition, next morning. June 49, nj half
past osht oclock VIC anchored within bait milo Of
tbo ,oe the southeast side of the iage, open bay
indeninp tho south end OF Formosa, somewhat dan.
gerous exposure at this season 10 typboons though
perfectly sale ami convenient anchorage during tho
ntrtheast monsoon, from October until May.
The landing Of gene hundred and cGby one officers.
sailors and marees provided with fcar days Iaons and
,ata nj halt mash NC lnrx tnAa .a
command Of Commander g H. Ee'kBap, OF tho Hart
ford, accompanied by lieutenant Commander Alexander
= Mackenzie, Fleet Lieutenant as second in command,
who earnestly sought TO 60 on the expedition Soon
after anchored the saSages, dressed in clouts and
sssembsing parties OF ten twelve tho cleared
bills about miles distant their muskets gstening
IN the sun indicated the kind Of arms they carried.
Their visible to Us board daring the
mo Of the day. As our men marched into The hills,
abe sasagos knowing the paths, boldly decided TO meet
chem, and. gliding through the h'gn srass and from
cover displayed strategy and courage equal
or native indians Delivering their ire, they retreated
their covers, frequently fell into ambush.
Our Je,achments pursued them in this barassing
manner out OF sight Of the ships until two o'clock r.
H. when, having halted 10 rest, the savagss took the
opportunity 10 creep up and fred nron tho party CON-
maDdea by Jeutoran. Commander Mackenzie, aud that
0acer placing himself AZ The bead Of tbe company com
mandod By Lieutenant Sands darsngly Tod charge into
&Ae ambuscsde LAID for them, and fell MORALLY
wounded by musket bs and died wbile being carried
70 Tho rear The navy could boast OF no drawer spirit
and no man OF higher promise than Lieutenant Com
man0er Alexander =. Mackenzie lie distinguished
Tor professional knowledge, aptitude aad TACT and
suayity OF manners which inspired TIE condenc, and
sfecion Of the men, while his impetuoas courage i'm
peed him along 10 seek tho post OF danger whore ho
Vas always seen Ia the advance, both conspicuous
mark and an example
Several officers aud men having already experi.
saced severe sun strokes ana the command
being generally exhausted and worn out by their
Iosrs marching, cc@maaaer SeisS.p DOW ,soush SI
espcd'ent To- regain bis picket On the beach. Daring
This march Of two or three miles many Of The 60!
An anrAa ION Gtl cf
The sun that The Commander determined 10 return with
them bosd OF the ship, which be reached about four
M after exhaustipg march OF six hours under the
sun al ninety degrees That afternoon the fleet sur
esou reported Of the day killed.
leen sunstruck-four Of them dangerously.
No sailoss-indecd, no troops unaccustomed to bush
ufecver displayed better SPIRIT but Il was apparent
are not 20 .ha ,hsx rona w ',a
or 10 only by heightened experience. These consider
s.ions together with the Frustrated condition OF many
pf tho men and officers from sunstroke, and Their ina
oiiy TO stand another UGH day. decided not TO land
:hem again. particularly as they had already done all
. number Of native huis, and chased their
warriors until they could chase no longer, though
srosa junsls aHa green grass being Gre proof
d this season. cannot be destroyed o. had contem-
several bunaoss feeding tho distance, these ndca
ing that the natives are not 80 Wild and gnorsnt OF
tuman comforts as they have been represented. The
sniy eiectua remedy AGAINST the barbarous ouragcs
how're KIDD men BY sirbe, who are not numerous
OIL be for the Chinese authorities the island occupy
~ II.
military torcs, which may he effected through our min
6ter Of Pekin.
Waving accomplished all thai was possible got under
Wsy Al nine p N. and returning TO Tapao the l4th
Instant there buried the remains Of the brave Mao
with the prescribed honors the garden OF the
British Consulate; Mt Carroll, the British Consul having
kipdy proposed his garden FOR The grave there being
pubic bnryiug ground rspio The Consular ilass aud
cad all the foreigners present Joined the funeral pro-
session Al half past sx p. NJ, ON the l4th Inst, We
sSs % s. i1 Ss ssss
Pisass reosive herewith the as,ai,cd rcpor, Of Com
aander Bskpsp, marked a. with tue reports OF
commanding officers OF companies. Of the Of
~ lsth Of Juse. marked respectively II Z, y: En-
siso the report OF Fleet Surgeon Beae, marked ~ rs
II Ii. BELL Rear Admiral,
Connsnding unitsd Statee Asiatc squadron
Report Of Commander Beiksap.
Usrrxp srArss FLAG ssw HAsuoRp,(
AT Ssa, June Is 1861 I
Rear Admiral B. H. Bal United states Navy. com
handing United States Asialtc Squadron
Sm--fn obedience 10 your instructions, delivered on
me islh isss concerning attack upon the savage
Scsnosa proceeded Immediately 20 ss.sy shsn~inio
execution far the character Of the cosntry the
male would permit On leaving this shipeu the
81 The data referred TO- directed Lieutenant Commzade
s,suss armed with sharp sraes commanded by Master
D. Folger, and portion OF tho wyomngs eetatchnent
ssdsr the command Of Lieutenant 6. d. b. GLADDEN., to
land In the bay about three quarters Of mile 70 the
eastward Of the place which proposed landing and
gushing forward through the jungle 10 make for the
ne bearing away 10 The eastward order 10 nank the
enemy and unite With the main body the summit OF
shs hiis then pulled int the bay TO the north
u the ships anchorage and effected landing wahou,
opposton or difbculty. Lieutenant Commander A. =
Mackenzie, OF your naH, being The arst 10 jump on
shore. The marines we're immst sfeiy thrown out as
skrmshers along tbs edge OF the jungle which skirts
the coast and reaches down to within hundred yards Of
the beach, and after securing the boats and establishing
strong ricket OF seanen and marines provided With
Esht howtzer 20 protsot the HANK, all under the
msnd Of Gunner Cross OF this ship aad Gunner sapes
The hills 10 the right Of the large black rock Indicated In
che accompanying plan This belt o. jungle seems TO %
about Q third OF q mile In width, and the march
through was very slow, oircuitous and toll
some. Now and then nafrow foospaths or trails
would be entered, 0of they we're soon lost In
thick undergrovth Of priekiy plants and runners
and low branches Of small species Of hapyan Tree, snd
the obliged TO force their way through % best
tbsy could
AZ we emerged from the jungle re entered 40 open
pace OF some ten sores in extsnA with few Struggling
hats aEd clamps Of bushss scattered here and there
ever Ne surface. huls farther the hills could be
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