The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-02
JAPAN.
Progress of the Civil Wnr-MOvements Of the
Imperial Forces Attempt to Board the Stone

Progress of the Civil Wnr-NIOvements Of the
ImneriaI Forces Attempt to Board the StOnc-
wall.
BY the Pacific mail steamship Great Republic and
the overland mail from San Francisco Yokohama
dates to May 2S are at hand
on the 9th the Tokugawa rebel fleet attacked the
Mikados fleet, including the Stonewall near Sendai
Ray, and were repulsed The Japan Gazette says:-
''By a private letter from the North, we learn
few more particulars OF the attack the St0newal.
Three vessels as we have already announced, were
engaged on the part of Enomoto-the Eagle En-
neTor and Ashueiot Our present account differs,
nasnuch as the Ashueot is given as the attacking
vessel. At A O'Clock in the morning. when those who
had remained on board OF the Stonewall were at
rest, and before they well knew what was occurring,
they were astOnished to find the AshuelOt alongside
of the ram, and at the same time part OF the crew
of the former vessel attempting to board them.
SIT was doubtless the intention OF the commander
OF the Ashueot to run alongside and take the ram
10y surprise with ooafders; DGt owing 10 1ad steer-
ing the vessel went stem on ana sustained great
damage At the moment the two vessels came in
contact, four OF the Ashuelots crew dropped on to
the decks OF the ram, and few minutes after were
headless corpses. The leader OF this daring attempt,
seeing how hopeless matters were, now ordered
retreat. The Ashuelot however, was too much GRIP
pied to proceed TO sea- she steamed short distance,
and was then run on shore and set IRE 10. trencn
Ofdcer who was ON board the Eagle, directing the
FIRE. was shot through the arm and thigh, and now
lies at Hakodadi past recovery Seventytwo Oh lhe
Ashuelot's crew, with one Frenchman, escaped on
shore after the steamer was In names put were
shortly afterwards captured by some OF Satsuma
troops who were on the march TO Awamorl. -,
|
Mikado-s squadron and the rebel steamers at Maco
Bay, in which, as the public already know, the latter
were unsuccessful, nothing Of Importance IN the way
| of news has yet reached Yokohama. the lmperlal
forces and fleet are concentrating at Awanorl bay,
K which has been adopted the base for onensVe
operations against EnomotO and his band OF outlaws,
at present in possession OF Hakodad. Further REIN
forcements are on the way TO the theatre OF war,
| sufficient in the estimation OF the Government 10
| amply vindlcate the supremacy OF the Mlkado :
alps and to crush out within brie PERIOD the last
| smouldering embers OF the civil war.
| ',That Enomoto and his misguided companions
acted under foreign inspiration In making the move
ment they at length did, there is now no reason 70
| donbt TO NJ. Brunet that illustrlous French MI
buster, and his companions in arms, is Japan IN;
debted for the instgation OF hostllites as crlmna
| es they are foolish. 1t may well be asked what ra
tional object can these soldiers OF fortune nave lI
alIyIng themselves with the broken fugtVes OF the
tSrhe Mikado has returned 10 Yeddo, and the city
az fn as il can be OF armed men, VINO nave come W
as retainers Of the Daimios summoned 10 alIen'
mon his Majesty Parliament, CONSISTING o
shme 90 members, is actually sitting, ont nntll W.
fully understand its constitution We Will moi aWemP
any deteis concerning IL