Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-24
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug 23-The rain of yes
terday and the night before has done much
damage TO crops, bridges, &c. surrounding
Washington. Yesterday afternoon the Rock
vile stare in crossing a ford about four
miles from the city. was washed down the
stream and three lady passengers were
drowned.
The Turkish minister was introduced to
Jay 10 the President by Secretary Seward
He presented his credentials aud was for
msllv received.
The Navy Department received n dispatch
detailing the recent events ut Formosa
Admiral Bell, under date OF Shanghai, June
10Th. says that they left Shanghai, in the
Hartford accompanied by the Wyoming. on
on the ioth. He directed the arming fills
sailors aud marines, oil two ships, with mus-
Sets Il ID rifles and four daysrations and va
or. stopped on the l2,li AZ Takes whore
We ubtuntd An interpreter, and received on
board TIE 9fitish Consul Charles NaFio.l.
On tie morning 81 tie 18th We ancaorsd
within "A hali a mile Of shore, IN Ire ofen
bay, and ~ the southeast euI a. Fofmusa,
the party was put ashore al a. N II
der commander Eelknap, OF the Hartford,
aud Lieut. Mcheuzir, second IN command.
fhe sayag.s were seen assembling CA tie
hills, tive mites distant, armed with musket.
They were invisible most Of the dew, ard
/ disn.aytd courage an4 Sirategcm equal to our
naive Indians, ii 1h,ing through high grass.
ana from cover To cover, and delivering
their TIRE they retreated without being seen
hY our men who, charging upon their
covers, frequently fell into ambush. Our
detachmeuls pursued them in this manner
out OF sigh, OF the ships, until , y, m, when
having halted 10 rest, the sayages took this
opportunity to creep IN AMI fired upon the
party commanded 10y Lieut.. Mckenzie, and
that officer, himselfat the head OF a compay,
commanded by Lieut.. Sands, iarinely led a
charge into the ambush that was laid foI
them. aud Gdl nortally wounded by a mus
ket hail and died wLile being carried to The
rear. Tie command being generally worn
out and exhausted by their efforts to get at
the enemy during 'helr four hours marching
the commander determined to return on
board the ship. winch he reached about tonr
II III alter an exhaustive march with the
sun al ~ degrees. The Surgeon reported
the c,usaliti.s 10 be one killed, fourteen SUI
struck. tout oi them dangerously. No saii-
ors. inGeci, no soldiers. unaccus,omet to
bush lite, ever displayed better spirit, I'm il
was aprart ut that sailors we're not adapted
to that kind of warfare IL was decided no,
t. lead them s,ain, particularly as they hsd
already done ali that was practicable They
UltNt u y uuiii INT COuiu GTiNt
them no longer, and burned their huts. The
only t%iiectual remedy against outrages on
shipwroched men. 10y This tribe, who are no,
numerous, will be for the Chinese apthori
ties on the Island, to rccupy the bay with a
, settlement OF Their own, protected by q
military force. The remains of Lieut.. .Ic
} Kenzie, were buried. with prescribed honori
in the garden of the British Consul, hi Ia
J kos.
The accident On the Annapolis r%ailroat
last night was caused by the washing way
of u %culvert. The engineer and firemer
were killed. and conductor Hammond hat
several ribs broken.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2t-President John
son is being urged by his friends to issue q
proclamation Of general amnesty.
Bounty claims are being settled at the
rate of 81 900 per day.
The Stopewall has been brought back ,o
Norfolk for new stern post, and thus heI
departure tor Japan has been delayed fl
teen or twenty days.