The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-21
The scr1mn,age In. corea.

A cynic has remarked that Millions grand
description. Of the battle between the Host
of Heaven and the Satanic llegiops is a fail
usa Necessarily so, because, however con-
summate the art displayed by the poet in
working up thu scene the ioregone conclu-
sion in every mature mind - that the SER
wants Of Omnipotent power must succeed.
The end ID known from the b~egianing, and
saihe description, nae as it undoubtedly ID,
fails to excite that interest which all drapa-
Tic talent aims to- arouse.
That same cynic would find ample rooIh
for his critical abilities in reviewing the facts,
as reported by telegraph, in regard to the
war, if such it may be called, between the
French and Americans and the natives OF
the Coreau Archipelago: It seems that these
pestilent Coreans are aperse to civilization.
Whereupon a preteat ia sought and found,
readily enough, for abatjag that aversion.
They are pirates, these Coreans, and do not
want to trade in Yankee clocks and French
gewgaws, except upon terms disagreeable to
the high commercial sentiment Of advanced
civilization. The allied Gallo-Yankes feet
sets sail, and-the telegrapher tells a tale
which plumbs the very depths OF bathos.
masked batteries, manned BY several
"thousand Coreans, opened a heavy fire."
Was not mention made OF masked batteries
in the beginning Of the. late war, and here
they have been transported all the way to
tbesGorea, and are. there guns enoughto be
s'manned by several thousand" g:unners?
''The French vessels in adoance FOUL
s~'gallantly." So the militia Of Georgetown,
Washington and Maryland were sin ad-
.svancen whsn Virginia was invaded; and 90,
later in tho war, the colored troops ''fought
esnobly."
But, ssthe American vessels, bearing up"
(how boldly! y in the rear OF the French
ships, and after they had: drawn the fire 81
the Corean batteries, manned by several
thousands, .'drszs the enemy from their
ssworks." The Americans drove them; the
French fire, Of course, had, 40 effect. "And,".
observe the subsiding sequence, -''andt the
slide swept the vessels past the batteries."
. But now, the enemy being driven from
their works, the American vessels proudly
and deiantly ''anchored, and threw shell
.samCng the retreating /. enemy" Valiant
Americans! "On the vessels returning they
ereceived no fire from the forts" What! no
irs? Why not? Obviously, because there
was nobody in the forts to give the fire.
They had all ran away before the Americana
dared even to cast anchor.
Mark the CORY close OF this Corean TRACE
dy. ssTtso Americans were hurt" had
their eyelashes dlslocased probably, or some
other equally severe bodily injury. No won
der that '.pacifc overtures are expected"
ssotherwise," be it known to all mankind by
telegraph, 'the feet" combined lass
French in advauce) twill destroy the forts"
nobody being in them, sand take such other
measures as. the interest or civilization
demands ;;".taat is, open trade with these
Coreans, and make pay, instead OF
piracy, the law OF the heather land.
We are not disposed to underrate any war
like performance in which the French take
part. Nor are we, inclined to beuttle the
achievements OF the American Navy. What
ever may be said or thought Of the Yankee
infantry, none will be found to deny the
courage OF the American sailor. But we do
demand that the exploits OF the national
vessels in foreign waters be heralded to the
world by a man Of sense and discretion, and
not by a fool-a bigger fool than the fellow
who used to telegraph the wondrous deeds
Of Piegan Phil. Sheridan.