New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-15
THE COREAN EXPEDITION.
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ma ss.s .ss1fa1tt, and rcguegt Jnat the former
.,ond he Immediately delivered TO the King IN
,he mean time pains were taken 10 euit'|ate
friendly feelings with the natives Ihey seene' 10 De
ludly disposed hut in great dread OF Their Government
and came as little contact as possible with the crew
% the wachuset They spoke with great reserve when
Questioned IN reference the Gen. Sherman, but all
tla the same story that the vessel had been burned
no the PngYang River and all her people, "a IN mum
her killed in melee shore by the natives, and not oy
rder of the Maudarius On the morning OF January ~
Coreau ofcer who said he came from the capital city
At the nrovince so miles up the TrTong River, came ON
hoard the wachusett In reply to Commander shuleide
auere his answers very unsatisfactory He denied
All Of loss Of the Gen. sherman, and prayed
that the Wachusctt should Immediately leave the coast
Commander shueldt says have no doubt that this
an lied systematically from the beginning 10 the end
. The manner of this officer was naughty and I'M
and he presented in his person the most perfect
tyne Of cruel and vindicve savage" Nothing further
was heard OF the messenger sent from Commander shu
fdt 70 the King and il judged that no satisac-
tory termination OF the mission of the Wachusett cond
=, oh,ained she returned TO Shanghai. Commander
sAuiedt was Informed that the Waehusett was the hrst
fore, vessel Of any description that had ever anchored
On that portion OF the Corean coast
ra,e In the wear 1867 the pilot Of Chinese junk which
hal arrived at Che Foo from the Corean coast made the
following deposition before the American Consul at that
place
During the last OF August and first OF September
of the present year. wasin Corea on trading voyage
Isaw fhe hull Of the American schooner Gen. sherman
IN the Ping Yang River Her masts had been CUT away
ant h5 adr IN ba hold The Coreans stated that the
crew had been beaten 10 death by the villagers:
was %P9raG Gd4s theme i0 for trade corcan
FAMED ping stated that four OF the were
gS baS asked az wish deceive
me to which ne replied, Il not deceiving you saw
foreigners and two Chinese OF the latter belongs
10 Pekn and and one to weta-wei' klne,Fee-pmg
4t,,tf ~ apap
nm officer i'm 'codown at Pngy ang where they were
well treated and led on rice. do not know why they
II WAS supposed that one Of the foreigners was Mr.
Thomas the English missionary on board the Gen sher
man who knew the Corean language and would be more
likely, therefore, TO escape with his life.
COMMANDER FEBIGER's EXPEDITION
On Jan. 90 1868, the commander of H. b. NJ ship Dove
Informed the commander Of the American squadron that
rpor had been received that twomen, supposed tob
Of the crew of the Sherman, remained in conhne
ulent in COrea 10 determined tosinvestgate the
above reports and the LIST OF April, 1868 Commander
Feblcer in the U. steamship Shenandoah, sailed Tor
The Corean coast Ho fortunate as to secure the
services OF the pilot who had accompanied the Gen..
sherman and aterward the Wachuset The services OF
AL American missionary in China, and ofour Consul al
Cbeioo Mr. SANFORD, were secured as interpreters Con-
siderable difficulty experienced IN enternSlhef ring
Yang River and taking soundings asthey advanced the
shenandoah proceeded cautiously IN the-endeaVor't 10
reach tho point where the Gen. Sherman had been
burned on the morning OF April is, thefollowing COM
muncaton was discovered attached toasigna staff on
,hore and was secured and broughton board:
"of what country yOai For what purpose 40 yo9
come here On what month and day GA yOu start anu
ron what place did you all the way mere are,
Won an wen after your journey of 10000 lie t3le-l mle
through winds ald waves Is it your plan to barter
NEW of me hills and rivers or do you ratbersh pass
by to other places and so return to your NAIVE S b
ysV dTrent ana Language not the same, vet they
treat each other with mutual friendship what your
wish please 10 make known, and DO not concea any
thngi particular reply returned to this island Will be
very "'o'p''O''' THE rsgion Of The yellow Sea;
DistTet Magistrate OF San Ho A."
To this Commander Febiger made reply, explaining
thai his ships company Americans, from the ooun
try lar West 600 lie distant and that present
visit was made for purpose Of inquiry concerning an
American vessel destroyed In the Ping Yang River two
years previous The District Magistrate was prayed TO
send messenger to bear dispatch to the Corean Chief
kacisrate During the following night reply was re-
ce,yea addressed The Honorable American. Open and
examine" 1t was signed by the writer Of the former
dispa and Commander Febger was prayed to ascend
the river no further. The following information regard
Ing the loss of the Gen. Sherman was offered:
THE coREAN ACCOUNT OF LOSS OF THE SHERMAN
foreign vessel came to the lower waters OF the Ping
Yang River. Toe incumbent local magistrate supposed
chat they driven here by distress OF weather anu
wished assistance bnt being about 70 nqu0 INC .ne
thing. the vessel became exeeedlngly naie-
fu officers and men refused attention 70 our woP,
i';I TO Gner insult Our people restrained their
sass enrs RAJ sceradd that the vessel was not
driven hitler by adverse winds There was one man
said to he an EnRishman. They declared thatFranGe
auou to send large number OF war vessels, tbd
Won prlut OVCn trade u VIII be the occasion OF inc
f-r-on OF the soldiers Of the two countries The local
M s.rate replied tlatit did not pertain 10 him TO prom
ise such a thing upon which the Tony became more
and unreasonable and Violent. inc Walef ID tne
hut he drecarded This and every day riding ON the
worked his way up the river Our people showed t
vegetables and fruit but he would not return but gradu
ally pushed his way up 70 the capital of the province
There by means Of graphing irons and cables they cap
fined the vessel Of the AdJutant-General and put
ban dtcT aryed they had shattered to pieces
with their cannon I Do not know how many merchant
vessels SYs m ade so Tss People S SGSd
not train their Indignant rage butcame out all together
desiring TO resue the Adjutant General seysratens OF
killed by the cannon balls and all becoming
alle Guns ana cannon were used on both sldes, ana
T@ 81 9Ghs expoded tearing the vessel to
Seu,s and sending the smoke on bigh burning up tne
1essel ennrey and not leaving single man alive. To
th time We DO know whether or not TINS yessel pc
our honorable country This man Tony without
snfcjent cause pushed strange country and stirred
NJ ms air and even TO this time inquiry has failed to
discover his otye According to the laws OF our coun
Wv II the merchant vessel Of foreign country is driven
on our shores ia the vessel Is subOund we are 10
assist them with provisions and FURNISH what they hee
desroved we are send them at their pleasure by land
and protected by an officer TO Pekn when Iing ias
occurred tnan once We thus act as accoIan VIII
lie principles OF true benevolence Heaven above treats
the people OF aere t LA e sSenId aaRe specai point
f uareating the people of your honorable country We
have heard from the Chinese that the custom OF your
r"1rV ewes special attention the rules Of proprety
Careful examination into the beginning ana emu OF th
affair will show II be not so much as particle Oh
Autumn to De kept in mind as matter oi douOt VI
sohCitude.
On the 10Th Of April a communication addressed 70 the
commander Of the wachusett was brought on board the
shenandoah by a Corean boats This was in an
swer 10 the communication addressed year previous,
nv Commander shufeldt the Corean Chief Magistrate
but failed to reach the until after the Wachuset
,.d ssved IT. was signed by the exofico Inspector OF