The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-30

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t5orea is q large ponihsula in North
eastern AAesie,, h99pded .,on the East by
sne' sea o, Japan, eli tbe South lby the
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the, peninenla ,is about COG; miIas. nnd rdi
the width less than 140. and comprise
about 30 900 square miles,, The capital
Kingkites, is situated in, the centre Of
the pepipsqla, on the, banka Of the river
klaRg.i1 The entire length OF the oounv
try ls traversed by q mountain range
which forms q gentle slope on the West
and rises abruptly and precipitately on
the Wfat; ii The coast ie about as ,trea-
oherous as the Ooreans themselves, be-
Ing :for the most par, 80 rocky as to be
practically .inaeaessihlA although there
are few good hsrbors. ), The climate of
CoKea is very cold in winter, while in
summer rain falls 80 abpndaptly that the
great variety OF fruits which grow. on
the, ,p4a;5sulf IGa1iI, became SO. soaked
that their flavor is rendered insipid,
But, notwithstanding the, ,usual severity
OF the seasons, the soil OF Corea is ROB
and productive, and barley, wheat, COT
ton, rips, millet, ato., ara grown extern
aively and ia great aqaptitiea. Fruit
treegI etso flourish with tropical luxuri-
nnca. The. mineral wealth Of the ,coup-
try has scarcely been attended to, al
though gold. silver, copper, iron. coa},
etc., are found there. The domestic AMI.
mails are oxen, pigs, goats, dogs and cats,
and small race Of horHes, called mon
k-neat. famous sfor, their strength and
spirit: IT is Paid that there is Q royal
prohibttloH agaihst the Fearing Of sheep,
and conseqdently that animal is almost
unknown to the Coaata; The royal tiger
and the panther are. moparcha ,of the
wild beasts in the peninsula, and so, nu-
merous are they that the traffic in their
skins forms an important branch id their
commerce with foreign natinns. The
manufactures comprise cloths, silk, pot
tery and 5arng'' The latter being the best
made, The Ooreah eabfes and daRgers
are much sought for, by Tho Chinese, be-
cause of the exquisite; manner In which
they are made: Tue foreign com meroe
is trifirg. and rs confined mainly to
China and japan. ;.t. - ~
Corea ia almost nm independent king
dom, and is. governed By king WHO
pays tribute to- the Uncle of the Moon,
the Emperor Of China. TIE inhabitants
are said to- be far superior to the Chi
nese in:.mental' and physical resources.
The, government Consists OF d king,
whose ministry IL divided into five de-.
partments, witch form tie centre of all
civil and military. authority. His Ma
jesty power iS'held sacred apd inviola-
Bile from the nnion'in his own person Of
the hiefarchal and secular sovereignty;
he divides his government into CIRCLES
or provinces, each under the rule Of
special governors, all appointed by the
king. to whom they are responsible. The
revenues Of the Opreap no parqh are I'M
mense, and are derived mainly from the
letting out Of land and a 1.-THE OF pro-
duee. As in China, religion is a se-
ooadary consideratien., The prevailing
belief Is in BoodAism. Which was intro:
duced about the year 372, but there ap.
pears to be- another religion-evidentiy
the original faith of the people-and the
doctrines Of Copernious are held in high
esteem. 'a
The genuine Corean language is
scarcely Roman, as it has become hope
lessly corrupted by the introduction OF
numerous Chinese words, the higher
classes using the Chinese language in all
cases. About the year 1920 Corea was
conquered by the Tartars; in 1902 aud
1898 by the japanese, who were unable
to retain it. and it fell under tue sway of
China, and we have already intimated
the people engage largely in piracy, and
numbers Of them are yenrly caught
while at work in their pirate jnnks.
Their treatment Of all forelgnors, who
fall into their hands, is most brutal, and
it was because OF their inhumanity that
the expedition under the command OF
Admiral Rodgers was sens to Eastern
waters.