The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-17


Extraordinary Battle In the Corea and .
Fine Opcnisg for the Reconstruction OF the
Chinese Empire.
We have some very interesting news from
Washington touching matter brought before
a Cabinet meeting yesterday. Our despatch
says that Secretary Robson, of the Navy
Department, at this Cabinet meeting intro
duced despatch, via San Francisco, from Ad-
miral Rodgers, commanding the United States
Asiatic squadron, giving an account of q fight
between the Chinese on the Corean peninsula
and the combined forces of the Americans and
Europeans connected with their squadrons in
those waters. Admiral Rodgers, it is under
STOOD was conveying to the Corea number
of the natives of that country whom
he had rescued from shipwreck. His inten-
cples of the Western nations in con-
trast with the barbarites of the Coreans,
who not long ago had murdered the crew of
French vessel wrecked on their coast. But
it appears that the boats crews from the
French, English, Prussian and American YES
by the Chinese, that fight ensued, in which
the Chinese were punished, and that Admiral
Rodgers had minated that the fight would bs
resumed next day.
1t is supposed that the Chinese were, per-
haps, not aware of the object of the expedi-
ton, and they may have judged it to be q
descent of ''the outside barbarians" upon their
territory for no good purposes. In any event
they have no doubt, received terrible thrash
ing, and have had their eyes opened to the
folly of fighting the ''red-headed barbarians"
of the distant nations of the West.
The Corea is large peninsula of nearly six
hundred miles in length and over two hundred
miles wide, lying between the Yellow Sea Of
China and the Sea of Japan. 1t pays tribute
to the Chinese Emperor although it is practi-
cally kingdom of itself. The peninsula is
wild, mountainous region, and the sea on both
sides is studded with islands. The people are
represented as a well made race and polished
in their manners; but from the geographical
advantages of their peninsula, with its mac
cessible retreats, and from the numerous
islands along their coasts, their temptations to
enter into the business of piracy have been
very strong 1t appears, too, that all that we
have learned Of them for many years past has
been in connection with ships wrecked and
plundered in their treacherous waters
and from ships crews murdered by
those polished people. In fact, in all
those waters contiguous to China, as in the
archpelagoes of Australasia, piracy, which is
a regular profession of the natives, has be-
come great nuisance to all 'outside bar
barians, and it seems to be increasing with
their trade with those regions.
The coalition of the French, English, Prus-
SLAMS and Americans, entered into for the pun
ishment of the piratical Chinese of the Corea,
makes a fine opening for decisive settlement,
by similar coalition, with China, and for q
reconstruction of the Chinese policy of inter-
course and reciprocity with civilized nations.
The Burlingame treaty on all sides has become
a dead letter. The Chinese Emperor is evil
IDENTIFY encouraging throughout his dominions
the policy of treachery and hostility to all
''outside barbarians." He needs visit
at Pekin, from strong military force, CON-
petent to capture the city and to hold it few
years as security for the fulilment Of new
treaty to be extorted from him at the point of
the bayonet. Ten thousand American and
English soldiers and marines, with their supe-
rior weapons and discipline, would be sufi-
cient for the capture and occupation of Pekin
against even half million of Chinese; but if
France. Germany and Russia can be induced
to join in the expedition, SO much the better.
We hope that General Grant will, from this
affair in the Corea, take the hint, and proceed
to the adoption Of measures looking to an
armed coalition for satisfactory treaty of
peace with China.
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