The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-17

wAsHIsGroH. August 10, 1867, F,
IL 80 O'Clock A. N. I

ootn tness officers will be removed shortly. Sheridan
VIII Dc transferred to new sphere OF action and
Holt ordered back to tho regular service The reyea
tons OF Auser, Mcfall Mathieson and Martin, pub
i'sned IN few papers yesterday, are regarded in
o'hcia circles as manufactured evidence gotten up
N FAVOR OF Judge Advocate General Holt Tho
| papers that published the aGndavits referred TO
stated that the latter wero coped from the
originals on de in the odces Of the Attorney General
Judge Advocate General and Secretary OF War
| inquiry a. these Offices has resulted In the
o'ScoVery that no such pepees were obtained
| from those departments or onicea Judge Holt
den'os that tho adavits we're obtained from hi M or
from The Bureau Of Military Justice and states that the
only knowledge be has of them is thar no knew docu-
ments OF that Character probably tho afdavts ques-
ton, were IN tue Possession gentleman OF this CITY,
has fanspred that the papers referred 70 were really
obtained from private citizen has no official con.
necIon with any OF tho dcpartnents INIT
who. this mystsrously welt informed parsonage
Is pRnnos DO ready ascerlaiaed al neither Judge
'io'' nor any one else who confesses 10
acknowledge OF him Is wi,Ag TO make tho dis.
closure These facts together with 10 curious manner
IN which the papers came to light and tho laracter OF
twocr hroe OF the atlantis, have combined =, rive tina
disclosures suspicious appearance that wei ia.
formed ocias believe there much about Thorn Which
needs ccrrOboraiion aud confirmation.
sacre "f Americans by tho Formosa
Snyases.
Tho Navy Deparl nient today received voluminous
dispatches from Roar Admiral Bell. datcd sea- la-
ude 81 deg. 81 min norh longitude 123 deg. II min.
east June g. 1861, In which h, says ihs Secretary
Referring to my monthly report of April 80 in
formed the department taat Commander Febger In
the Gated states steamer Ashueot. sca, For
lnosa % rcscuc the surviving Officers aud crew OF the
American bark Rover, which had been wrecked 10 the
southward Of that island. have tho honor
close the report Of Commander Febger Of is proceed
ings and the resu. OF his Investigations by which
| IL will seem that Il Is probable tina, oSery one.
| was murdered By the savacss living rormosa
THIS island Is divided between three different races
| OF men Tae Chinese possess Ieckns in the north.
iamsasd, Wan fou Takan, Lang Kan IN fact all tho
west TO within ten miles of south OF the
island in which direction they gradually extending
hor Settlements. On the east coast Ia Jawo harbor
tie hes; on the island, inhabited by Chinese Of
mon order and some hplfbreeds Of aborignss anil
| Chinese From hero to the soath end OF tho island
there two three small villages of Tie descfip
ton Of Inhabitants. only Wild and savage wearing
scarcely any clothing aud quite hostile foreign.
ers when good opportunities occur, az their wilder
hrc,hron, who bear the blame Tho coast high aad
rugged Inc pure aboriguais live in tho mountains
and in ths retired valleys extending down the coast
aud not in villages nor in huts Thsy
municatlcn with hail oreeis. though not with Chinese
| who dread them.
Many American and European vessels save disap-
| peared OF the south end OF Formnsa at various
| times In hurricanes and not ia hurricanes
| has been suriniscd that Of the
fortunate crews after having escaped 10 Formosa,
like that OF tho Rover cruelty persisted tho hands OF
the Wild natives aud haibrecds nfesting tina. part Of
tho coast This we'll authenticated ,rca,,nen, OF tho
! Rover's confirms that opinion and there rs
government to deal with In this mattor shall proceed
at once With this ship and Gao or two others to tho
south end Of Formosa and land small arms to
the thick and break up whatever the wreiches
may have there The department will perceive
tho difficulty OF q transient force. landed from
ships. getting At foe that 1.-Two iisc
| monkeys than men. Feeling this uncertainty.
tho island arc extendlu their authority ovor The stand
u directed Commander Fehgcr 10 induce tho Tanai, and
themselves OF the ne bay In tbs south end. offering
then assistance and in any cyon. TO go Tiers himself
| will lead an expedition Of ,hsf own IN due Tine
am satisfied that the oarbaes Of these savages eau
nos DO permanently stopped una, ,hs government a.
other foreign ministers al that occupy all the
villages ood bays the cast coa; and tho south,
and nns drive the Ahorpns b1cN 10 the intsro. Of the
isiabd Tley are crro! posi- 10 4, marinsrs who may
-be so uuforunate 70 be thrown on their coast An
| there Is no known way or dealing with them ~ COM
| munity.
CoYmanicr Febiser, in HE report 10 Admiral Bel,
dated April g. 1867 says that he arrived a. Tawaufoo
| or the morning Of April IS. and Immediately for
wariei letter 20 the three principal authorities Of tho
island General 1aotal and tho prefcc informing lbom
| OF the reported murder OF the Royer's crew. and
questing thai immediate investigation OF tho case
| should DO made; that in there were any Of the
still surviving in ths hands OF the sagages imms.
date steps shouid taken 10 them, aud that
murder be caught and punished in accordance with the
Chinese law also ossrius 20 sssis, in Carrying OK
these objects An aesxar was recsyed a,
following dry stating siat information Of
tho had bcen recessi, AID seps had
been taken 10 investigate, and that armed force
shonld bc sent to bring the perpetrators Of tho ou,ras,
to punishment. After tho letters received Cou,-
mander reoiger called upon the General Tsoial and
Prcfoct individually aud they stated they had
reliable Information tha, all the or he Rover hsa
sharsd The same fate.
-Iss:,ag Ts-wsa-ioo on ihs sist d Ap,N c.mgaiisr
Febiger Lcang Raoa Bay, noar sss,s Iss ncf.
der vas committed AID communicated viii the head
= =. here: but they would give no lnforuaon nc!hcr
would tey aThIsi nssssrgv. III, shsagss SOM, teo
or twelve miles di,lau, lie hsn proceeded to The sca
where tie murder was rst..laa, "her2 ?? foaul a
lincse boat wib crew Oh four men. ihsy s'ss d.
lerross,.tr bu, 40 information could 10 obtained from
them ~ savagss made theis appearance ON the bills
| several miles distant. 49,
Accompanying ID, report is ID, ielGSf tom Com.
maaisr Febiger 10 The General Tao,a AMI rrers.t Of
| fsiwan foo, dated April II, announcing tlat tho
American bark Rover tss I2lh OF March, 1907, ran
upon rock on tho southern cos Of Tormoss aud was
much injured that the officers rnf crow had 10 sayo
the bark to their lives. Tbs cspssu. his VIE
second mate and three wen. In cas boat and
were murdered after ianing, except who
escaped The other boat with the chief aud syven
ssamen landed the place and, 10 slppo ST.
shared tho same fate Commander Febgsr then rc-
qacsted authorities 10 search foy and seize nil i'm
picaled In tho murder that thoy may DO punished
Tho reply OF shese officers states that they viii do all ia
their power y and punish the perpetrators Of the
crime; but the savagcs living in the and
woods and lie almost impossible use an armed force
against lhen, but one will DO sent
Farewell Address Of the Colombian Hinister-
| Reply OF President johnson.
To-day General Eusorgo Salgsr Who for some yssrs
past has accepably represented III, Un,ei States Of
Colombia their Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
Penposentary in this country, delivered his letter Of
recall to the President to whom be addressed remarks
| Of which tho following 10 . translstion:
Mr. pnEapEsr--I have the honor place in your Ex
cecncy's hands the Autographed letter from the