New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-24
MONDAY, JULY "a, 1871.

little band OF men In the launches in fact, FIRE 10 muir
derousy hot that II would have been no disgrace
had they been put hors du combat But both officers
and men showed themselves worthy Of the name Of
Americans, and turned tho stems OF their laanches
against the tide, which sweeping them past these
batteries rapidly and answered these sayage In true
Yankee style from their bow guns The shells OF these
hOwitzers were tearing the works in oil directions.
Not alone did tho fort fire. the battery opposite was also
vomiting forth all sorts OF missiles destroy the little
feet but fortunately with little no effect Their guns
seemed to be nailed down in position Hike Paddy's
compass, only laid for certain point la chinoise and
hence the bad firing. Meanwhile, the Palos and Mono
caey not idle Tho launches had served up for them
the first courses, when these two 24pounder shell
seemed to have enough OF American she'll and rereated
in hot haste into ravnes and other behind the hill
terry well armed with 2ipoundcrs, besides numer-
carrOnaGes dashed platforms thick that tho
one man wounded and another slightly hurt through tho
recoi OF the gun. The Monocacy scraped hole In her
Sic has to Teat Having Thus seen the dsPSstOn
Of the and coa or Of the
them, and consequently the Palos was dispatched to
Chsf9e to order things from shanghai since then the
taken up Goals and provisions as the expedition Is most
At first the Admiral ordered everything 10 be made
ready TO effect landing the next morning, but on more
muncate first with this Government before doing any
thing This is certainly the wisest PLAN for If the
have larger force than he has at present to make
Any defeat would tend to make the stua
ton Of foreigners in China more preearions than 1t is
| already. There several lessons which we can
draw from this exhibition, and which we feel bound
to point out 1t Is the old story again, that the
Coreans like all Asatc nations adverse TO foreign
intercourse and will not advance unless forced to- Secu
what they like and adhere to long they
bound by the shackes Of ignorance and superstition,
which parts OF their sOcalled civilization. In the
tone OF the letter sent TO Admiral Rodgers
| mistakable signs that the Chinese are urging them
| to procrastinae, and their advisers. 1t must,
|
the Chinese are in reality not more favorably dis
posed toward America than to other nations, although
they may outwardly appear The fact s all foreigners
them devils and barbarans whether they come
from America Europe and their only wish Ia to see
them all far Corca ~ the only tributary State OF
China which still shows any real allegiance. III the CHI
nese Government were, therefore friendly disposed
toward America, il certainly would have been able TO
induce the Corean Government TO come to some peace
full arrangement, instead Of making unprOyoked and
wanton attack American ships-Ofwar. We hope that
American statesmen will deduce from this that policy
Of moral persuasion VIII not make Asiatc nations love
and respect them than others who use physical
agency to obtain their object These people are like
overOwn and spoiled children, stepped IN superstition
ignorance, and pride and who can only 10y being now
and then chastiSed be brought TO DO what is right and
become honest and straightforward IN thor dealings
| Pressure alone will make them move onward on Tie
| road OF Progress and civilization.