Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-16
FOREIGN NEWS.

ment in Londonderry has not abated.
To day, large number of apprentices,
consisting for the greater part of boys
from Il to Is years Of age, arranged
and Orange demonstration. They
were headed by tombstone, member Of
Parliament, and Mr.. Rea, of Belfast.
The apprentices attempted to form
procession in violation Of the proela-
nation issued by the authorities The
police, aided by a detachment Of troops.
interfered, amid the yells and cheers Of
the Roman Catholics. Stones were
thrown By the rioters at one another,
and The police pnd the military The
riot act was read without producing any
effect upon the apprentices. The cav
airy and police then charged aud scat
tered the crowd. Several were injur-
ed, but none were killed. A number
of arrests have taken place, and order
is completely restored.
C0REA.
SAN FRANCISCO, August l4.-In
the second battle of the American
squadron with the Coreans, the latter
had six Thousand men miszrably arm
ed with ,'jinyalis." Their bullets all
fell short, viii lie the deadly practice of
the American rifles, told fearfuIly on
the enemy. Under the cover OF the
rank vegetation and the shoulder Of a
hill, the Americans advanced within
ore hundred and twenty yards Of the
forts before thew came IN range Of the
Corean muoketry. The Coreans resist
ed desperately to the last, and Leuten
ant Melee was killed as be entered The
intrenchments " hen the Americans
were 10 the intrenchments, the Coreaus
succumbed. Il number Of prisoners
were taken, including the officer sec
ond in command, who was badly Woun-
ded
The COMMANDMENT Chief was killed
on June 10. tEhe American force
bivouacked in the forts, and the next
day demolished the citadel aud spiked
ali the guns. The feet then returned
to the Boise anchorage.
Two days latter the Coreans sent on
board a letter filed with the most in
sulting language and abusive language,
to which no reply was sent. Admiral
Rodgers, however, sent to know what
lie should do with the prisoners. The
Coreans answered that he conld do
"what he liked" Two days later he
set them at liberty, and sent two mes
sages ashore, but the local authority re-
fused them saying that it was as much
as his head was worth to send them,
and it was no use to attempt to com
manicate further with the Court. MIR.
Low. the American Minister there,
sent formal protest that his mission
was peaceful, and that the American
attack on the forts was not for repri
sal to negotiate, but because the Cor
cans too treacherously. fired on the
boats. The steamer MIliet was then
dispatch to Shanghai with dispatches
for Washington. The ships Monoca-
cy aud Pelos will return to Ohefo and
await Instructions. A hundred thou
sand rations have been sent to Ohefo.
The Coreans fought like men, but
their weapons were wretched old fire
locks and cutlasses made Of soft iron,
which bent like old hoops. The were
dressed in armor Of nine thickne88es Of
cotton, padded 50 that only rife ball
could penetrate it, swords producing no
effect.
Documents captured showed that the
Corean Government had planned the
surprise Of the American feet, and
that they were astoaished at the fail
ure of the forts to annihIate the for
eign vessels at the first fire.
The expedition has not accomplish :
ed any change in relations of the two
countries, and Minister Low and Ad-
miral Rogers will await instructions
from Washington before proceeding to
further hoslilities. -
Twelve native Christians came along
side the Adniral's flagship in a junk
and begged to be taken to Shanghai,
and that their junk be burned, to pre-.
vent its falling into the han DIS Of the
native authority, who would thereby
discover from what village they came
and punish their relatives. The re-
quest was granted.