The national Republican., 1867-08-24

never allowing our skirmishsrs 10 appear nearer
than eight hundred yards) for about one hour.
But this chasing over rugged hills, through a.
most impassable chapparal, and under scoroh-
ing tropical sun, soon told on our men; and after
giving them short rest I turned the column to
the left, In order to join your command, In obe.
dience to my original orders. The main body Al
this time was about one mile distant and our
march to join II was the most painful Of any du!.
ing the day, many Of the men dropping down
with sun.stroke, requiring to DO helped along By
their comrades. Upon coming up with you the
commands were consolidated, and the rest Of the
movement took place under your eye, which
makes Il unnecessary for me TO report further.
am happy 10 be able to say that all the
officers and men behaved gallantly, the skirmish
party under Master W. N. Folgsr having the
hardest marching, and being the only ones that
were annoyed by the savages
Very respectfully, your obedisnt servant,
J. II. REED,
Lieutenant Commander.
To Commander @. Z. Belknsp. Commanding
United States ship Hartford.
o. 3 sruinnl HAarYolp,(
AT SEA, juno 10, 1857
Sra The following memorandum Of eircum.
stances attending the death OF Lisutanant Com
msndsr A. s. Mackenzie. as far IS / am able to
state About 2 p. N, on the 18th Inst, Mr..
Mackenzie called for volunteers from the Hart.
ford, and I Joined him, with ten or twelve men
then under my command In answer TO his call.
We were stationed behind clump Of bushes
to keep lookout for the enemy. A few minutes
after We had taken our position, Mr.. Mackenzie
was sent for BY you, and I was lsft In charge Of
the party. Al about $3.50 p. m, wo wore fred
on BY the enemy, who had got on our flank
through tho underground, and I ordered .
charge, and returned their FIRE. As soon as the
firing commenced, Mr.. Mackenzie run up to tho
head Of the party, and ordered halt for that
purpose before we had advanced more than
thirty yards As soon as he had reached the
front he ordered an advance, and was leading
the attack whom We were fred On By another
party at distance Of about seventy i've yards.
The enemy fred Ave or six shots at once, and II
was one of thsss thai struck Mr.. MAcksnsis. I
did not know that he was seriously hurt, and
left him walking 10 the rear TO meet the doctor,
who was coming up at the time.
We fred two or three volleys at tho enemy
and drove them back, but before wo had ad.
vancod more than hfteen yards further I re.
ceived the order 10 fall back, and II was not
until ten minutes after that / learned that Mr..
Mackenzie was mortally wounded.
To reach the enemy, we charged across q
gully filled with long grass, which impeded our
movement, and ahead Of US still there was q
ravine backed by dense underground. It was
impossible to tell the position Of the enemy until
we saw the smoke Of his pieces, and We wero
obliged to fire at the fash.
We were in plain sight, an open mark for the
enemy, while they were bid In their underground,
into which We could not SEQ bis feet
Very respectfully,
J. II. SANDS, Lieutenant.
Commander E. @. BsLKsAP, United States
Steamer Hartford.
UKIrsD STATES FLAG suIP HAnryoRD,
Ar SEA, June II, 1867.
Sin: have tho honor herewith to submit q
brief report Of the part taken by the marines,
on the 18th instant on the Island Of Rormosa.
On Arst landing by your order, took charge
Of twenty t2O) marines, dsploying them forward
as skirmishes. A dense and almost impenetra.
Bile thicket Of brush prevented the men from sd.
vaneing very rapidly. / penetrated with them
to creek about half a mile from the beach.
without meeting with any Of the enemy, and
was then recalled for further orders. You then
instructed me to leave sergeant and i've (5I
men on the beach, and to advance with the
main body, headed BY yourself In consequence
| Of all further operations coming under your own
| observation, / have nothing further to report,
| except that the men behaved gallantly, and
deserve credit for the manner In which they
marched over such q rough and hilly country
and under such intense, scorohing heat.
Orderly Sergeant Goltermeyer was OF great As.
serves favorable mention.
A few Of the men were struck down BY the
oppressive heat Of the sun, bnt were not seriously
injured, and are now doing their usual duty.
The entire number Of marines on shore va,
forty.three, 49, thirty-one (3D Of which were
frcaa Inc ship, aud twelve (l2) from the Wyo
ming
have to report the loss Of one (l) Springfield
rife, Il think this rife Is on board the Wyoming
by mistake,) one ~ hfs, ono ~ musket.sling q
and two (2) canteens.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES Former,
| Captain U. s. Marine Corps
Commander dEoRoB Il. BHLksAP. Commanding
United States Ship Hartford.
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD. (sHcosD .ArEJl
| AT SEA, June Is, 1857. (
Sir: In accordance with yonr request, hav,
| to report the circumstances attending the death
Of Lieutenant Commander A. 8. MaoksnIie o
the United States steamer Hartford, during
skiEmish with tho natives Of the southern CT
tremity of the island Of Formosa, upon the lStl
Of June, 1867. The main body Of the troops
with which Lieutenant Commander MAokenIi,
was connected, landed at about 10 q. m, an(
proceeded into tho interior OF the sountry abou
four miles, and had halted for rest and shade II
tho border Of q dense jungle, at about . p. m,
| with detachment Of ten men, under the imme
diate command Of Mr.. MaokenIie, thrown out /,
one side to watch the movements Of the enemy
who had been firing upon US. Soon after halt
ing, Mr.. Mackenzie was call into the jungle b!
the Officer In command, for q consultation as I,
movements, and during the conversation the on
emy recommended firing, Mr.. Mackenzie rushe'
to the head Of his men, and In about two minute
l heard the cry Of doctor Doctor ~ and i'm
msdiatsly proceeded to the front, whore foun'
Mr.. Mackenzie falling, with his left hand on hi
right breast. I caught him by the coat collar
and asked him where ho was wounded, at th
same time, with what aid could procure. drag
ging him to the rear as rapidly as possible, Il
reply, he only looked up at mo, moved his hAn'
Page, Page, I'm dead, and ceased 10 live q
about $50 p. m, and about three or four minuts
from the time he was wounded.
The wound was round, smooth, Of about d