The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-03

| Venus. stating that the steam launch had been
treacherously attacked and all her crew killed or
Saa ns se Iss s mad
| with one OF her crew also wounded. While consult
ing over this astounding intelligence boat from te
Ocean arrived reporting that the steam launch iau
returned, two of the crew being killed. slx WOUNDED
| and seven missing. one only escaping unhurt; aso
that the boats OF the Duplex fully armed haa gohe
| TO Saki.
The foreign Ministers at once proceeded to discuss
what measures should be taken on this outrage.
which far exceeded In enornity all that had preceded
It,. The result of this conference was their deter
! mination to withdraw from their respective ega
Osaka which was carried into eject on the Following
| morning. The French Minister demanded the pro.
/ ductOn OF the missing men, giving the government
until ten A. NJ on the 10th inst TO comply with his
demands. At the stipulated time four members o.
Minister, M Leon ROches, that the missing men were
all dead and their bodies were then their way to
a ey had b ,e rven n8s us
| fortunate victims to the inhabitants and they were
quite at a loss to account for the whole affair. The
! STATEMENT OF THE SURVIVORS
| Following orders the steam launch of the Duplex.
having the gig OF the Venus in tow arrived at three
O'Clock on Sunday afternoon at Saki. The launch
moOred at the Landing place, while the gig pro-
| ceeded to take soundings. some of the I9Inch's
crew landed and were well received by the people,
and after good naturedly distributing some biscuit
among the children returned without pegceNing any
signs OF hostility. The launch had been there about
! two hours when the patron accompanied by the
| engineer went on shore Nosooner had they landed
|
apparently friendly way. and as they imagined in.
| vited them to see something They had proceeded
but a rev yards and passed over bridge when
swered by the instantaneous appearance of about
forty armed men, who at once surrounded them.
rhe patron now threw or the man who had hold of
his arm and ran for the launch. He was Immediately
hred at but succeeded In reaching his Doat crying
out to his officer 'Cut adrift we are attackedu THE
engineer who was still in the hands of the murder
| ers, was carried forward with them as they
approached the boat. on the OF which
| fnW ulp.la ltItn nj
from them. Finding himself thus beset the
daring man jumped into the water, and diving
launch and native boat that lay alongside of her
thus escaping the bullets OF the Japanese In about
twenty minutes, finding that the firing had ceased,
ne c9mbered into the launch. TO find two OF her
| dead and six wounded. the remaining seven having
Jumped INTO the water and while there had been bar
DarOusy murdered. One poor fellow, trying TO climb
up tile sea wall had his brains blown out by musket
pace9 close to his head Another 80 torn about
| the head by weapon studded with hooks that his
! features were almost indistnguishabe. The offcer
In charge was shot in the water. one Of his thumbs
being found in the boat cut or by bullet An en-
gneer who had remained on board the boat was shot
dead with bis hand on the engine in the act of set
ting 1t In motion. Unfortunately, one of the bullets
lad open the steam pipe. rendering the machinery
useless The engineer who had miraculously escaped.
seeing this state OF affairs and that the Japanese had
gone, urged upon his wounded comrades to make
last effort for their lives. Wounded they were
they all responded to his appeal and pushing of the
iauhch managed 10 propel her until outside the mar
Dor. when they hOsted sail and made towards their
ship.
THE INTENSE SUFFERINGS
undergone by these poor at this time IL indc-
scrbaDe. One having both arms broken by an almost
superhuman effort cOntrved to his oar; also
another having bullet through his chest and third
ha2ng bullet through his stomach. The officer Of
tile gig OF the Venus, which had been lowed to Saki
by the launch, and had gone to take soundings at
some distance heS.ing the report OF firearms, has
tened to the spot where he had left the launch,
reaching there In time to see the last Of the men
who were all unarmcd-ShOt down. Relieving all
the crew to be killed, and becoming In turn a mark
for the mnskes of the Japanese. one of his men hav
ing been shot In the neck, he Immediately FASTENED
for assistance. On reaching the Duplex the officer
reported the whole affair to her captain, who
naturally concluded that Commander Ray and M.
Vault were prisoners, they not having met the
launch IA agreed upon, and he at once ordered the
boats to 6e manned and armed and go in search Of
the launch All possible speed was made, and when
about half way TO Saki they met the launch, and
found there were seven o. the crew missing. Placing
some men on board her to enable her to reach the
Duplex. they proceeded towards Saki in search OF
the missing men and supposed prisoners. Such was
the excitement Of the men on reaching Sak that in
order 70 prevent them II possible from firing with
out orders Captain Du Petit Thouars of the Dupeix.
IN, me Spa ne was IN 20 ne 40 az
be to endanger their captains life.
REMONsTRANCE OR RETALIATION
ON reaching the forts, by the bright moonlight
prepared to fire into them Captain Thouars was
now placed In dilemma. Should he at once open
re upon them, thereby running the risk OF exciting
the Japanese 10 murder their captives and also en-
danger the lives Of all the foreign residents OF Osaka
besides, or should he return to his ship with all
his eager desire to revenge the cod-blooded assas-
sination Of his men he determined on the latter and
TO- t await the coming morrow before taking any
armed boats were sent up TO Osaka, bringing our
Minister, also the ItaHan and Prussan Minister'S on
board, to proceed 10 Hogo their destination being
Yokohama, whittier they have since gone on the
Monocacy. On our boats leaving osaka the officials
and Inhabitants seemed friendly and the populace
as demonstrative as on the occasion OF our advent,
the bridges and landings being thronged with
as large and enthusiastic body as before; and
am Inclined to think we the more favored OF
the foreign Powers by the Japanese princes and
people, those OF them who could speak any English
during our snort so,ourn saying to us, French all
same tycoon man.
The oneida. Monocacy, Ocean and Duplex on the
morning Of the 18th steamed down to Hiogo having
their various Ministers on board. Here | learned
that Japanese soldier had drawn his sword on
foreign resident of Hogo on the 9th. The latter,
who was unarmed, ned into house close by to pro-
cure revolver and on his coming out the ruian
had disappeared As we steamed In there was
battalion OF Japanese troops on drill opposite the
Custom House. on the foreign concession on which
they have raised their nag.
THE FUNERAL
of the boats crew OF the sloop- of-yar Duplex.
eleven in number who were slaughtered at Saki,
took place here at one O'Clock p. M, shortly after
our arrival, viz one officer and ten men, The cof-
fms were first all lowered into the launch; after
wards the French marines and blue jackets. all
armed were landed opposite the custom House,
their right resting on the landing there. The Japan
troops marched from the concession TO-
wards the foreign burying ground. Two OF the
French boats subsequently returned and took the
launch In tow containing the bodies, draped by the
French Nag the American boats fell In line after these,
tege. When the collins had all been landed amid
the roll OF muied drums the procession was formed
"a follows, with arms reversed:-A French officer
was In advance, followed by the band or the Duplex
playing the Priere from 'Mose IN EglttO, succeeded
by two platoons OF French marines and blue jackets
Then came the body OF the officer OF the boat, sword
and plume on top OF the coffin a boy following with
a cross, on which was the following :-"Ici Tepose
GtOn Charles, dsDirdnf do 1eip citSse, tie SGht ~
: Mars, 1905" followed by the foreign Ministers,
French American ana English officers and resident
foreign inhabitants. Next followed the ten collins of
the men Sei'0Nn, borne b. their 5hipmatcs boy
following eacn, gearing cross or which were the
following Daf.", :--i.cn!ne '!ahre,. " Maitrc du
Depieix: Hume ArSeuc mai"' = Cvi : icnue- DO;
Nauvai Joan, co.; Bar scent 10; eigindis
hugTisse, do; EtroG fHZ... d.. Modest Pierre
DO. Grurrcnberp i' a, char feur: 4. ndettc FRAN
co.'s InatelOt tnirr each fH.ur was a.su:--"Toc u
S1bi e Mars, 1885, On e,tacr elie o. these cot.
nns, in single HE. we're the An.erasn ard French
blue jacSets-the former IN advance-the French and