The New York herald., 1871-08-22

turely Your readers Will remember the letter
brought OF by some Coreans the day after the
arrival OF the ieet expressing their dlsinCiinatlon
to treat with the Americans If the latter were not
to ne aggressive would II not have been well To
take 'nO' tor an answer and lelts Assuming, again,
that the firing on the boats on the lst OF June was
unwarrantable. Was lt not sufficient TO return tne
fire then and there and TO silence hem TO ianu u
force Of 600 men aS an invading army Is rathef Il
lash act, 1t seems TO me, and although TOO 1nuch
credit cannot he given TO the brave fellows VINO thus
landed Oh terra tacOgn0G, was IL aitogetnei yist
to them that after the forts were taken the affair
should be abandoned and the fleet leave The CoreaY
It seems TO me that IA Admiral Rogers Went so far
as TO capture the Coreans forts by force OF arms IL
was bad logical sequence to immeulatey llIt
his anchor and leave the county. True, the
force was too small 20 30 anything effective,
bur he could have remained ut his anchorage ana
let the Corcans know that he was theie. instead,
however of any sucn action, alter administering Il
little punishment, Mr.. Low and admiral Rogers
seemed to consider that the objects OF this 'pac,hc
mission" were fulfilled, and therefore went away
And the consequence is this. that throughout Chlha
japan and Corea the impression Is that
AMERICA HAS SUFFERED DEFEAT
in no way inferior Elat sustained 10y Tie FrenCh
n few wears back, masmuch as we were entirely IN.
successful IN our mission aud were obllred 10 ieaVe
tue Corea without efectng our object. rms rms
of the advices sent by that gentleman nom
Pekin to the nome government on eastern at1alrs;
Had the affair been entrusted to Mr.. G. J. seward
/ am sure the result would nave been different, for
he would not have been fool enough 10 trust entlrey
10 the 'good services of the Chinese government In
pegUtlaiin. with the Corean government. delusion
In which Mr.. Low seems TO nave unbounded falth
IN the meantime IT IS not improoao'e ,na1 u any n
further demonstrations are made against the
Coreans England may take hand, Tor she Is now
interested In the matter.
ANOTHER CoREAN OUTRAGE.
IL appears that on or about the % OF June the
German schooner Clusan left Cheioo for Passet or
PORT May, but IN passing round the Corean PENN.
sula was drfted out OF Der course by the current
during log stranded on an island or the sir James
Hall Group. and was abandoned ny nef crew VINO
offered TO send them back to Cnefoo overland but
ntlmated that they would be allowed To take
nothing with them from the wreck. when thcy con-
sidered as theirs The Chinese portion OF the crew
accepted the offer OF u convoy ovcrand but the
captain (ShOlkc ana the foreigners preferred risk
ing run across The Guf Of Liautung IN their two
boats. one proceeded direct TO Cnefoo, bnt cap
tam Sholkc and his party fell IN with the Pal0s, on
her way to Corea' ana were TAKEN on ooae9 W "er
IL appears that IN the confusion oil tne wreck
gun had accidentally exploited; suatlering severely
some of the Captains fingers. As soor as he reached
Boisfe ampuaton was performed ON those fingers
recurring u.
Cheloo and was Knocked down "ds she Law on the
island OF The Sir James Hall group, for some eighty
dollars 10 two BRUSH subjects one named Camppell
and tue other Paul. They immediately got ready
lunk, and with another foreigner, German. amt
numerous BODY OF Chinese TO conduct the saving
operations, started lor the scene Ol the wreck. But
they had scarcely arrived there when they were
surrounded Dy large numbers Of Coreans, who
bound the three foreigners nand and foot and sling
lug them on bamboos, as we see pigs carried about
through the settlement, hurried them OF into
the interior. The Chinese were glad TO make
their escape ana reaching CheioO on the morning
OF the 9th instant reported what had occurred. The
Admiral had left some time before III the Saamls
ana Captain Hewitt. Of the ocean, a. senior naval
officer. at once sent orders 10 Her Britannia Ma
esty's Rngdove to get up steam to proceed, as was
generally supposed, 10 make inquiries regarding the
abducted foreigners. After what has recently
occurred In Cofea we fear their fate Will be ahard
one.
II TINS account DC true ana there s scarcely any
room Or doubt, the opening OF the COrca rs not 50
lar distant, as - coalition between England anu
America, possibly including North Germany ana
France.
one Of those governments mentioned would alone
nave the moral courage to ereCt,