The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-25

position in the column oil march W tne
morning Of llth inst. Was ordered Win
Company G, both under command o.
Lieut.. Commander Wheeler, to march
around and strike the river above the next
fort. which was occupied by the marine
companies under Captain Tilton and
Lieut., Rreese. Was then detailed TO us.
sist in hauling one of the light l2.pOund'
ers belonging to Master Schroeders sec
ton OF artillery. A Corean force being re-
ported ahead soOnaiter, got the piece into
action on the point of ridge, and opened
fire on the enemy under the personal di'
rectOn of Lieut., Commander Cassel.
then, by order Of that officer, moved the
piece TO the next ridge and opened fire
upon the fort, which was finally taken by
assault fort McKee.)
Finding that the distance was too great
to do good execution with so light gun,
| got permission and moved ahead again
and opened fire from the top Of the next
ridge, being the second from the fort and
distant about thrOe.Quarters Of mile,
Here | expended all the ammunition with
the piece, except one shrapnell, one shell
and six Canisters, when | observed that
the companies in advance did not stop at
the ridge next to the Tort, but that they
were advancing 10 the assault, aud find
ing myself alone, l Immediately turned
the piece over to Mate Quinn, In charge
of the sappers and miners, and started the
company in double time for the fort.
The enemy retreated down towards the
beach where the junks were lying, but
only few escaped by that means. l then
sent squad OF men in the valley below,
so as to cut oil the retreat OF the enemy
at the beach. This was done under COM
mand Of Master Mclean, Company G. A
large, plumber Of the enemy were killed
or captured; some escaped by water, as
would not allow them to be fired upon
when not resisting. They appeared to
think that capture and death were equally
Calamitous. Soon after Twas ordered by
YOU to destroy Fort du Coude, which / at
once commenced to do. | threw over
boa rd and otherwise injured by spiking,
&c, two 32.pOunder cast iron mu2zle
loading guns, six 24:pounder brass dos
two 90.pounder brass breech do, and
about twelve large gingals. These were
the only guns in the square fort at the eX-
IRENE end Of the large crenelated wall.
then tore down the walls as much as
possible and set fire 10 the empty quar-
ters. Lieutenant. Commander Wheeler,
with three or four companies, including
Company II, finished the destruction Of
the fort. Afterwards | was ordered to
take possession of the captured fort fort
Mckee,, My company, assisted by few
sappcrs and miners, buried the dead Of
the enemy which were in the fort, estl.
mated to number between forty and ilrty.
While thus engaged Lieutenant Tollen
marched his company into the fort and
assumed command. These companies, G
and II, occupied the tort during the night
While embarking the hOwitzers on the
morning of the 18th instant Company II
was ordered on TO skirmish up the right
bank of the river, and chased away few
Of the onemy's scouts and held the posi-.
ton until recalled, when the company
embarked In the Alaska's second and
third boats and went on board the U. s,
steamer Monocacy. The following Is u
list of the casualties
William Webb (seaman), severe gun
shot wound in leg Thomas Johnson Tor.
binary seaman), stunned by stone and
afterwards suffered from sunstroke Will
liam Woods (COxswAin), disabled by sun.
stroke; George Brown (coxswaln), was
sent on board ship, being disabled by q
sore hand.
In conclusion, l cannot speak too high.
ly of the company | had the honor to
command. All did wonderfully we'll
Besides those who took standards ! would
particularly commend Thomas johnson
Ordinary seaman), Thomas Duffy (Lds.),
James 4. Brown (seaman), Ed. Gerry
Ordinary seaman), and Michael Bennett
Ordinary seaman) .LtLI r.
| commend very highly Mate A. f.
Calender, who acted as lieutenant OF the
company. lie was jealous In all his du-
ties and cool and gallant in the assault.
All the arms Of the men and the ammu.
milton not expended were retained on board
the Alaska.
am, Sir, very respectfully, your obc.
dent servant,
r. NJ, G. BRowN, Master.
To Lieut. Con, SnAs CASEY, JR,
Coming Infantry Of Expedition.
AsfATIU FLEET, U. =. FLAGSHIP "COIoRADO,"
BoiSEE ANCHORAGE, CORA, Jnne1G 1871.
GENERAL ORDER No. so.
Tho Commander in Chief has pleasure
as well as pride In making known TO the
Officers, Seamen and Marines Of the
Asiatic Fleet, his high satisfaction at the
pallantry and endurance evinced by them
In the recent operations against tho Cor
cans on Kang Hoa Island.
On the 1st inst while the "MonoCacy"
"Palos" and four steam launches were en-.
gagged In surveying. they were suddenly
asSailed by storm Of missiles from mask.
cd batteries on the shore. With the great.
est promptiLude and gallantry this treach.
erous attack was met and the enemy
driven from his guns md his position.
The COrean Government having failed
To make my apology for this murderous
attack, on the 10th inst. an expedition
consisting OF n landing force detailed from
tho "ColOrada "nuAlaskan and "Benicia,"
under Commander i. A, Kimberly, with
the gunboats "Monocacy" and "Palos," all
under Commander II. O. Blake, Com
mandlng in Chief, was despatched to pun.
ISL the enemy. ......N
Tho operations Of the 10Th and nth
inSts, which resulted III the capture Of five
smaller forts, eliminated on the 18th, in
taking by assault, the enemy's stronghold,
located In u most formidable position, at n
very dangerous part Of the river, and des.
pcrntely defended. al
Two hundred and iorty.three of the enc.
my's dead were counted within and
around these works, and fifty flags were
taken. The works we're formidable not
only from the natural features OF the land,
from shoals and violent currents In the
river, but were rendered artihcially 30 by
hundreds OF weapons of yArious kinda