Worcester daily spy., 1871-07-17
China and Japan.
Arrival of Steamship America at san
Francisco with Latest News from Our
AntiPOdes, Including. Details of the
Fight with the Koreans, etc.

| SAN FRANCISCO July 16.-Steamship America
| thirty-fiYe days from Hong Kong and twenty
| two days from Yokohama, has arrived. She
| brings large cargo of teas and China goods
| twenty white aud nineteen Japanese passengers
| for the United States, and twenty Japanese
students for Europe, from China and Japan
All are well and had fne weather the entire
| trip The America brought large quantity OF
| Japanese manufactures for the mechanics fair
| at San Francisco.
Prince Chosin of Japan died on the 9TH Of
| June.
0zyd, German merchant of Yokohama, had
| absconded with $4,000 entrusted to him.
United States Minister Delong having received
his credentials as United States minister pleni-
potentiary and envoy extraordinary, went to
Yeddo, June s, where he had an audience with
the mikado
A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Yok-
ohama May 30.
Sir Harry Parks and lady left Japan for China
en- route for England.
The following details of the Korean fight, of
which short account was teegraphed June 16
was received by the steamship America at
Shanghai, having been brought thither by the
Palos, which left Korea, June Sd, to get stores
and bring up some eight inch guns from the
Ashuelot. The feet arrived at jerome gulf May
20, and reported ten days surveying of the
channels between the various islands, finally
coming to anchor at point designated in the
surveying party, away during that time, met
some natives who sent off a communication ask
ing where we were from, and hoping we
were well. On Monday of this week number
of Koreans of the third and fifth rank came
aboard the Colorado, where they were received
by Gov. Lows Interpreters and shown about
the Colorado and distinctly told that we meant
to send asurveying party up the river, that our
mission was peaceful, and that we should not
attack or molest them in any way, unless they
first assaulted us. They expressed themselves
as non-committal, were glad to know that our
mission was peaceful, and appeared to be salts
fed
On Thursday the Monocacy and Palos, with
four steam launches, two from the Colorado and
the Others from the Alaska and Benecia, left
about half-past ten in the morning to 90 up to
AndkanghOa, an island at the mouth of the
river Salee and survey. The party from the
Monocacy, under Captain McCrea, numbered
10; that from the Palos, under Commander
Rockwell, fifty The launches were manned by
eleven men each. Captain Homer G. Blake was
on the PalOs.
Accompanying the expedition were: Mr..
Cowle, private secretary to Minister Low, on the
Palos; R. j. McCaslin and Ed. H. Julsbury.
Paymaster Spaulding, of the Palos, was with
Lieut. Totten, and Capt. Boswell and Mr.. Slus-
sen of Colorado were with Lieut. Mead Both
parties were armed with cutlasses, pistols and
Remington rifles. The Benecia launch carried
ROhANSA
twelve-pounders, all having a good supply of
shell, canister and scTapnel.
Awaiting themselves of the food tide, the
launches went ahead abreast up the Konghora
river, sounding as they proceeded, the Palos
and Monacacy following at a convenient dis
tance. The boats, which were unmolested for
some time, prosecuted their work regularly on
the river, which is here quite mile wide. The
day was bright and pleasant, and all went well
till they approached narrow portion Of the
river, about ten miles from the Colorado.
Here great turnout of white coated Koreans
was noticed on the bluff on the left bank, with
flags flying and presenting quite martial ar
ray. A nearer view indicated their numbers to
be about 2000 men, clothed in the costume of
the country, which is white coat, not unlike
the present European overcoat, white pajamas,
tied at the ankle, with white socks and light
summer shoes, such as are worn by the Chinese
There were two red stone forts visible, one on
each bank, apparently armed with upwards of
siXty-nine eighteen Founders, guarding mar
row passage or bend in the river.
hon the right bank was the smaller of the two,
and it was not noticed at all during the engage
ment except by a shell or two sent to find if
anybody was stirring therein; but the main
fort, built upon bank rising nearly one hun
drcd feet from the waters edge, was evidently