The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-08-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %

did much damage to crops bridges, &C., sur,
rounding Washington. Yesterday morning
the Rockville stage, in crossing ford about
four miles from this city, was washed down
stream and three lady passengers drowned.
| The Turkish Minister was to>day introduced
| to the President, by Secretary Seward, and
presented his credentials and was formally
received.
| At the accident on the Annapolis road last
night, caused by the washing away of cul-
vert, the engineer and fireman was killed and
conductor Hammond had severalribs broken.
The Navy Department received despatch
| detailing the recent events at tormosa, from
| Admiral Bell, under date of Shanghai, June
! 10, winch left Shanghai the 1st of June.
| He left in the Hartford, accompanied by the
| Wyoming, on the 10th. He directed the
| arming of 11S sailors and marines of the
| two ships, with muskets and rifles, and four
days rations of provisions and water, and
stopped on the 18th at Fakes, where we OBJ.
tanned an interpreter, and received on board
| the British Consul, Chas. Carroll. On the
morning of the 18th we anchored within half
mile of shore in the open bay, at the
Southeast end of Formosa. The landing
party was put ashore at $50, under comman.
der Belknap, of the Hartford, Lieut.. McKen-
zie in command. The sayages were
seen assembling on the hills two miles
distant, armed with muskets, and displayed
courage aud stratagem equal to our native
Indians, gliding through high grass, and
from cover to cover, and delivering their fire
they retrested without being seen bv our
men, who charging upon their covers fire.
quentiy fell iato ambush. Our detachment
pursued in this manner until p NJ, when
they halted to rest. The savages took this
opportunity to creep up and fred on the
party commanded by Lieut.. Mckenzie, and
that officer placing himself at the head of the
company commanded by Lieut.. Sands, dar-
ingly led charge into the ambush that was
laid for them, and fell MORALLY wounded by
d musket bnll, and died whilst being carried
to the rear.
The command being generally exhausted
and worn out by their efforts to get at the
enemy during the four hours marching, the
Commodore determined to return on board
the ship, which he reached about o'clock
in the afternoon, after an exhausiing march
under the sun at ninety degrees. The Sur
geon reported the causalities one killed and
fourteen sun struck, four of them dangers
orsly. No sailors, indeed no troops, unac-
custcmed to the country ever displayed
better spirit, but it was apparent that the
sailors were not adapted to that kind of war.
fare against the skillful enemy, aud could
rience, and it was decided not to land them
again. particularly as they had already done
all that was practicable for them. They
burned number of the natives huts and
chased their warriors, until they could
chase no longer The only effectual remedy
against the ontrages on shipwrecked men by
this tribe, VINO are not numerous, will be for
the Chinese authorities on the Island, to
oecupy the lbay with settlement of their
| own. protected by military force, which
may be effected through our Ministers at
! Pekin. Returning to Fakas on the 18th.
the remains of the brave Mckinze, was
buried with the prescribed honors in the gar
den of the British Consul, I'VE then returned
| to Shanghai.
Six clerks in the Office Of the Freedmen's
| Bureau in this District, have been transferred
/ to the Department of the Mississippi
/ The total custom receipts at five principal
ports for the week ending the 18th, were
| 81 019 eco.
! The following statement has been obtain
ed from gentleman who is in the position to
speak with knowledge OF all facts on the sub.
ject. On the l4th inst, instructions were
sent to Gen. Sickles, excepting the United
/ States Courts from the operation of military
j orders, and they were suspended until his re-
port and views upon the subject could be re-
| ceiyed. On the 18th. the commanding officer
of Wilmington, reported that the Attorney
| General had instructed the Marshal Of 4 or,h
Carolina, to proceed to enforce the execu.
tions of the United States Court, threatening
prosecution against persons preventing him.
Instructions were issued to Col. Frank, by
Gen. Sickles, not to permit the order of the
Court TO be enforced, in violation of exist
ing military orders, and report fully on the
cases pending. These occurrences having
i been reported to the War Department, origi~
4 nally sent to Gen. Siokles, have been with,
drawn.
/ New York. Aug. 90.
4 A special Washington dispatch says a
meeting of the Cabinet was held to day, but
no further action was taken in relation to
the removal of District commanders. The
President, however, expresses his determi>
nation to remove Gen. Sickles.
i The Intelligencer to day calls upon Seere.
tary Seward to resign.
Gen. Grant continues to retrench the ex.
penses of the War Department. Gen. Hitch
dock, head OF the bureau of prisoners, was
| mustered out and the force reduced.
A letter from Lancaster, says the illness o.
| 1had, Stevens, is not 30 Serious as reported