The New York herald., 1871-08-22
MUD EZAT rs

Asa,c fee: ha high satisfaction the gasntry and end
evinced by them Ia the operations agahst e
Coreans on Rang -Hoa Island.
On the Is, inst. while the Monocasy Paos h sr ap~ ,or
denly assaled BY storm Of missiles from masked batteries
with greaest promp,itute and g,lanry this reacher
os attack was met and the enemy driven from his guns ana
The Corean having faled TO make any apology
consisting landing detailed from the Colorado,
Alaska and Bspsa under % A. k%Ssy WIN
Blake commanding in chief was despatched 10 pnnsh 'he
The operations of the 10th and l'h inst which resulted IN
ss sape S1 ei i've m msen
formidable position, at very dangerous part oi he river,
Two hundred and forty three the enemys dead
counted within and around these works. and nfy hag were
The works were formidable not only the natural fc
river rendered artihcialy by hundreds OF
weapons of various kinds placed by the enemy FOR their
rle gallant band which encountered and o,ercarne the
pers Of Inc navigation fought against vastv
superior forces through mud and marsh over prectons
hills and ara oS1 s1a " ali p anu
TO one and ali the Commander in Chief expresses his
officers and men. He makes known to the command ng
officers OF vessels MS oeiga,Gns o1 & .ne snGe. , up
posing the Asiatic fleet o, - ,,uo,,s b
To those brave men now suffering from 'ner WOUNDS ne
While reJocgg IN ,he success @ @ loss ' Of I hose ga,an
who gave their lives in vndca'ing the honof oil ne
While deplorns their loss let preserve the memory of
Hugh W. Mckee who gaisnty Lending his men -
s 3 sGs Re e wns %pis Ss the 's
His memory the cndeared to us because We Know
him. and his gallantry viii be cher,hed BY =, ns bright
Comma nder.inChief OF the Asatic Fleet.
THE COgEANs sULLEs AND DEFIANT.
few days afterwards Admiral Rogers sent
ashore to the Coreans TO know what he should 90
with the wounded prisoners The answer was that
he could do as he pleased with them, but If they
were not released soon they would he beheaded
when ihey were Further, they stated that they
dor n M
AZ an to do with inc Americans. After lhls Mr.
Low sent letter ashore protesting against tne
treatment OF the Coreans. He stated tnab the
American fleet mad come altogether on a pacific
mission and without any warning their boats had
struction OF the Corean forts was undertaken not
because the latter refused to enter INTO negota-
tops with the Americans, but on account ol the M
SUIT offered 30 the American nag
RETURN or THE EXPEDITION.
on the 81 of june the expedition left Bo'see anchor
for CheIoo CARVING MIN ie, nd hne o3rea9
10 be thus carried away. Tue prisoners were al re-
leased aud sent on shore before the heet leii; the
while tne Monocacy aud Paos went 10 SDanghae FOR
renalrs they having sustained some damage to their
huls hy getting aground once or twice.
IL IT REALLY VICTORY
Thus has ended the first act OF the Corean drama
! OF 1871 VIII there be a second acty IL IS nue thaI
| we may congratulate ourselves on the success or
| American arms, but has tac haine been worth the
! cande2 Where has been the gam LOOK
| aG Inc affair IN any light please and
| tnpt the expedition has turned out complete iai
ure. what we're ITS objects ana WIiae mas oeen a,
| tainedY We were at first given 10 understand that
| the mission was De altogether pactic one
merely TO go there and deliver written request TO
! make a treaty and To ascertain the fate oil the
crow OF he General sherman. If TINS were the
sole purpose tnen the iorce sent up was uspn"poi @
innatey large Surely IL did not require sS vessels
of war TO carry amIcane letter even 10 u nosii,e
| mower was treaty 10 bc maze "hetner VIC
| rore,ns liked it or noi ana were We 10 ueilt1it
| ana insist upon the required inOination as
| In the General Sherman Then the Ioicc use'
| was rjicuIously small for II the Coreans had any
| Intention of being friendly thcy certaihly would
| not have moested one vessel But when the boats
NJ siy armed vesses invade their country by survey
INC tne,r rivers without their consent ana express
ng determ,nation 20 so no 10 me capital the r0rce
certainly was not sunclent Us heevehl mas proven
| should not SHOW their n0stiily.
| TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE DONE.
Thprefore I cannot but consider That the Heel has
anue either too much or has lett Jbe CoISa prema-