New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
TIE COREAN WAR.

IN L
rp,crrcE OF TIE ANERIcANs-IliN Ool''--,-,'
OWEN FROM THEIR FORTS IN CONFUSION
,ycrsoo. July 15.-The following Is
b., .o.onrt Of tie Ccrcan hght received by the
-, America at Shanghai having been oiouSN'
>, ,bc Palos. which left the Corea on June 10
..,,.. and bring up some s-inch guns from the
A.laeot -.,--r
Tho feet arrived at Jerome Gulf May 90 ano rcpOf'ou
6avs surveying Of TIE various channels between INC
.-o,. islands finally coming to anchor at point 0'S
,,45 in the French charts Isle Boisee for three I'd! o.
snrrcylue party away DUNG that time met some na
,,ros Who sent OF a communication asking where We
..,e from. and "hoplug we were well" On Monday oi
3D. week number OF Corcans. Of the third and hitn
"a, emo aboa.d the Colorado, where they we're re-
.e,ycd nv GOV Lows interpreters. They were emo" =
,ot n a Colorado and distinctly told that we ie"n' "
tsud surveying party up the riVcr' ana '1'' w
was ne aceful and that we should not ""'h y, i
lest them in any way unless they hr,t a'S'ui,0u
Te.v expresseG themselves non-comm'''' anu
clad 10 know our mission was peaoo'"i' ""'' 90 ~
leycd were satisfied.
srRvTYrNG TIE RIVER
% Thursday. the Monoeacy and Palos, with four
-. ,.,rel,cs two from the Colorado, the others rom
m asLa and Beueca, left about los a. m' 10 go UP %
ra mass Kanehoa, island at the mouth OF TIC hNo
ssee and survey TIE party from the Monocacy' ilioi
~, 1rinand of Capt McCrea. numbered 10; ana tnaV
60, the Palcs under Commander Rockwell, 90. Inc
,.,,obcs we're manned by eleven men EACH Capt Ho-
- Plake WAS on the PalOs. Accompanying the e1-
5tioo were Mr. Cowle. private Secretary to Minister
low on the Paos Messrs. r. J. McCaslin and Id H.
Jplssurg Paymastcr spaulding of the Palos was with
1ieut Toten and Capt. Boswell and Mr. sassen OF the
colorado veso with Lieut. Meade. The boat parties
re armed with cutlasse pistols and Remington rides.
The Bepeea launch carried 2lpounder in the bow the
others we're provided with 12pounGcrs, all having
GOOD supply Of shell, canister, and shrapnel.
ivaiue Themselves OF the EoOdtce the launches went
ahead abreast up the KanghOa River, sounding as they
Itedcd, tie Pdlos and Mcuocacy following at con-
1t distance. The boats which were unmclss'ea for
fe time, prosecuted their work regularly o. the RIVER
HAAis here quite a mile in width.
TIE CoREANs IN BATTLE ARRAY.
Tie day was bright and pleasant, and oil went well
III they approached the narrow portion OF the river,
point ten niles from the Colorado. Here great turn
out q wleoated Coroans was noticed on bluff bank,
With lags flying and presenting quite martial array
Auearer view indicated their numbers to be about 2eoO
men, clothed in the costume Of the country which Is
vli.e coat not unlike the present European ovorcoat
white pqumas tied at the ankles, with white socks and
lrlt Sumner shoes such as are worn 10y the Chinees
There were two red stone forts visible one ON eacl
bsrf apparently armed with upward Of 60 lspoundcr7
aud guarding the passage or bend OF the river
he one on the right bank was the smaller OF the wv"
ard was not noticed at all during the engagement exeep
tya shell or two sent find anybody was stirring
errip But tie main fort built upOn bank. rising
nearly 100 feet from the waters edge, was evidently the
,,,rlpoiat # tac CoIcans, and from which they ex
r,tel TO ttullite or dive away tie foreigners il
Cvnay.
tho launches kept steadily at their business without
ad hyvk llc
Beueca launch meanwhile dropped astcrn owing to her
leadne foulng her screw, that when the surveying
party came opposite the fort she was nearly two mics
oe. Mr.. Cowe took good observation Of the Coreans
and counted more than 80 guns in position; besides
there were seen countless number Of gingalis, carried
two men each. These last, With the hammered men
lpcd 90 swell the array which formed upon tho sue
al top OF tAc hill behind the stone wall.
TIE SURVEYING PARTY ATTACKED.
TIE turning point Of the river was now almost reached
when at distance Of about 100 yards from the shore
stream Of fire was poured IRON the large fort foowet
IN few moments by @ discharge Of suns from the Tor
On the right bank The launches at once turned tlei
bows on tie main fort, and their guns quickly replied
while the Palos and iiOnocacy coming mp on hVe-hho
tile rat.led away over the heads Of the fouLa Wit
tlir ciclt-inCh riled guns. L'eut-Comlnander RocA
vel, with tho Paos, made splendid practice with n
bow guns while Capt McClea, who followed IN III
Manocaey, gave the enemy fun benefit Of his broad
SIDE battery at close QUaro5so close in fact that tn
vessel CrazCd scce hidden rocks which formed rec
above the bend OF the river Notwithstanding this acct
Dent which displaced iron plate and caused leak
the Monocacy kept up a steady and well-drceted fire
Unit; tie fonts were SiCGcel During the action there
vas Lutte or 40 breeze and the thick smoke from the
sloTe and the river almost hi1 the cOmbatants. At inter
vsls however, there noticed red sand with mortar
from the walls flying on in clouds the shells burst in
The works; aud I'D minutes from tie commencement
Of the iu thc CJIaan driven back heitcr sko!ter
over the hill. Admiral Rodgers had said TO the
saryOng party before ii started, "Do not die
until You are lied upon; but, if you are
fired o. don't lc the frt 10 stop firing" There were
no orders given 20 land that after Capt Blake had
satisfied himself 10 The discontinue Of the enemy,
IL suroas and launches we're ordered to move rau.
~ ir.G "' 'rr lN'i ana anchor .-"r distance above
TIE CASUALTIES
The only a.m'.., reported were on the AaskJ's
A'Nel sailor Was IN the act OF pointing he hoNit
id "hcn ball struck BIN on tle side OF The head and
shoulders Another had two fingers cut % by the rcco Of
sun IL seems trau &c that. with the hot close firing
o. TIE part II c Cc5an such small damage should IT,
cunt h"t us believed That this fortunate issue for the
boat Was owing TO the larger guns on tbs fort heinz Gle
waited toe mucE. Tie gunJoats aud auncbc. were
All more or less struck by baa, and MANY nar-
row escapes took place. but fortunately none w,gr
osdy hit A.tcr the boats had rounded tie
POINT The Coroaus returned again 20 their caips
ora il ume TO open IRE upon toe launch Of the Beueca
Nn'o'" before stated, Va, delayed and let behind
master s'Iocer. In charge OF the launch did not besi-
tate 10 force passage ag inst all odd.
END join his companions. aud. q. -o,p ~
80. 5Ie 1ieb Ina lort was delivered, o,ol,g L.
'NiNcu 'he W., and pushed on up the I.ler.
the RETURN.
At slack water the boats we're headed down tl, ,,,
eSsih but beoIe they ssrtod on Their return T., PA.
squaifon, few shells were iudcou,ly thrown over the
~ lhto the fort This pro- edure settled ar rs for tbt
~ lie Coresa- finding kheir fo.ts OF uo use even
Vush TIE Yankees round the corner and on; of
concluded % eydcUste. They were seem lDarcbinl
'neF works an single Me iuaa.ns .hor, ron a