New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-22
SUBSCRIPTIONS IN THIS COUNTRY.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Aug. II, 1871
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
DISPATCHES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM COREA-
THE GROUNDING OF THE GUERRIERE-NEW
POSTAL ARRANGEMENT WITH GERMANY.
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DISPATCHES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM COREA-
THE GROUNDING OF THE GUERRIERE-NEW
POSTAL ARRANGEMENT WITH GERMANY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEI
WASHINGTON, Monday, Aug. 81, 1871
yoluminons dispatches were received to-day from
Admiral Rodgers regarding the COrean affair, but they
will not be ready for the public until tomorrow
souvenir from the Asiac feet received at the Exc
cutve Office to-day in the shape OF very large photo
graph album containing about 30 Corean illustrations
Among them is view of village on the Island OF Kong
hoa showing the to saee River and aguard OF
sailors from the United States feet stationed the rocks
near the rivers mouth; ALSO the island OF Boisee aud
anchorage Of the Asatic feet portrait OF the eeI OF
Rose Island village; picture OF Corean junk bringing
dispatches tho United States steamer Colorado as soon
she anchor in COrean waters full length portraits
OF Corean officials visiting United States officials on
board the Colorado; COrean officers and soldiers with
dispatches for the commander of the United States feet
full length portrait OF the Corean official who brought
the second dispatch to tho Colorado In council OF
war on the United states hagship exterior OF
Corean marnol redoubt; tho first fort captured
on the 10th Of June; interior view OF tho
second fort captured n Corean camp; COrcan maya
zine; United States vessels OF conveying the
army on their advance upon the Corean forts view Of
the sea-shore showing the line OF march followed by
United states trOopsj interior view Of fort, showing
the dead and manged bodies OF Coreans killed by shells
from tho United States 1eetj exterior OF the same
showing number of dead Coreans interior Of the Corean
Commander.inChiefs headquarters, showing number
of slain and mangled Corean men and womenI exterior
of the same showing three slain Coreans fun length por-
traits Of two Corean wounded prisoners on board the
United States Monocacy; full length portrait OK
the chief Of the village OF Rose Island; picture OF the
flag OF the Corean CommanderinChet captured by the
United states forces; group OF Corean prisoners pic
ture Of the United States steamer Pao5 towing BOATS
containg the sorming party tho MonOcacy towing the
tho fort frpnli N
tory. No 20 is photograph of map showing forts ana
batteries engaged by land and water forces OF the United
States Asiatic Fleet compiled from French chart and
the United States survey.
The STAR this evening publishes letter from eorre
spondent on board the o. s. steamer Guerrero, which
ran ashore IA miles from Leghorn, July 20. From the
letter would appear that the officers OF the ship were
at fault and that In tho OF the grounding OF the
same steamer on Nantucket Shoals with the body OF Adj
mral Farragut board there was good weather. good
wind and easy navigation. Two lights were distinctly
visible when the steamer struck and the sailing drec
tons warn ships TO give Vado light wide BERTH which
was not DONE The chart, 1t is reported, marked 10
fahoms instead Of 10 feet the depth Of water IN which
the vessel struck. The letter saysi
"she struck with n vengeance, for she was running
with full power and all sail set with topgaant
breeze the beam Tie mass trembled IKE Ieeas
shaken by the wind and we expected every m0nen 10
hours aoating fragments Of wo6d covered with copper
showed plainly that the false keel was golus iast,
The boilers, which disabled, with one eXeep-
ton. The ship manlfestly h0gged, as shown
by the alteration in the curves OF her lines
tho broken knees and starboard waterway
Two Italian steamers came 70 our assistance,
and after hard work unloading guns, spars provisions,
&C. we were dragged or and tOwed up b. 5peZZa, Wlero
ample facilities for docking ships exist The water has
not yet been completely removed from the dock, but
from the report OF the Government divers 1t would APP
pear that the keel than half cut through In one
or two places that after the ship shall have been
patched up here she will never be the old Gueriere IN
Strength and seaworthiness until rebuilt The letter
states that expenses attending tine accident VIII
certainly amount 10 S95 600 and that the engines nave
to be removed the Italian engineers declare the cost
will he more than double that amount. The snip must
also laid up three four months. Capt Stevens
Is the officer commanding.
The Acting o. s. Treasurer has decided to discontinue
gold transfers by telegraph between NewYork and San
Francisco,
1t has been decided not to issue any report for the
month Oh August relative TO the condition of the crops.
1t Is thought as there has been dminuon in the aggre-
gate worth crops in the Southern States that It would
DE preferable these statements as records Tor
the months of August and September conformity The
force OF the Aicutura Bureau is busy engaged upon
reports as fast as they received in order that an
official announcement may be made as early as possible