The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-23
OUR COREAN VAN,
Official Reports.
MAsHN0TON, Augusl .E

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I WASHINGTON, August %.
The following details regarding the re;
cent operations in COrea arc condensed
from the official reports 10 the Navy De.
partment by Admiral Rodgers, They
are the official negotiations Of Minister
Lowe, and contain some details not yet
given by the press reports from San Fran
cisco:
Admiral Rodgers fleet has returned
to China. The Colorado, flagship, Alaska
and DeViCia arrived at CheiOG July 1th,
having crossed tho Yellow Sea In 4s
hours. The MOnOcaCy and POlos pro-
coed to Shanghai to bo docked for re-
pairs. The preliminary negotiations open.
FED by Minister Lows were well received
by the Corean district magistrate or pre-.
tect having Jurisdiction in the vicinity of
the anchorage. There seems every pros
pect Of speedy and amicable negotia-
liOn Of the treaty sought as soon rs com.
municatiOn with the COrean chief might
be opened, While ourlMiniSter awaited
this objection he offered to survey the
waters N the vicinity Of the anchorage
or the entrance 10 the river. This
Admiral Rodgers was proceeding to do,
when two Of our surveying launches,
which had been treaCherOusly allowed to
come within range, were without warn
ing fired into and two seamen wounded.
Our exemption from serious loss Is only
attributed to the bad gunnery Of the
Coreans and In the fact that some OF our
larger vessels were able to arrive In
time To drive the barbarian gunners
from their works, This occurred on tho
lst Of June. Minister Low Immediately
demanded Of the COrean officials with
whom we were In communication an X!
PLANTATION Of TIE outrage On consulta.
tion with Admiral Rogers II was deter
mined to allow ten days to pass before
any movement was made to resent the
insult offered Our flag, in order to allow
the COrean authorities an opportunity
sufficient for apology or satisfactory OK.
PLANTATION. Notice was In tho meantime
given by Minister Low that II amends
were not offered himself and Admiral
RodgersSthey should proceed to obtain
satisfaction for the attempt to destroy our
surveying party. ''''..
NEW YORK, Aug. 22,
A morning paper has the following rel
Rtive 10 the Corean trouble:
The story Of tho fight Is very simple.
On the 10th of juno 600 men landed on
the Island Of Roughia, and, with very
little opposition, captured tho marine re-
doubt. They then encampod for the
night. Next morning they slowly worked
their way through tho swamp, painfully
dragging their hOwitzers, the mud loot
deep, until they reached, and, without re.
sistance, took, the Fort MonOCacy lie-
yond this the land was broken up into
small hills, and II was only with extreme
difficulty that tho guns were drawn over
the ground. At last Elbon Tor, as II Is
now christcned, Mckee, In honor to the
memory oil Lieutenant Mckee,, tho Fort
was gained. The CorCans made u despe'
rate resistance, and displayed cool conr.
age, which Is one Of tho few noble traits
OF an Oriental driven to bay--hStl their
weapons were almost harmleSs--And with
rush and cheer, the avengers OF our
murdered Countrymen scrambled over
the works, and tho Acknowledged bArhari.
ans either fed or surrendered. Our
death list is, In this brief but brilliant en-
gagement, comparatively small, and wc
have the satisfaction Of knowing that our
men has signally showed the spirit and
pluck Of Americans. But II looks now as
| II England and Prussia will have to thke
hand in this matter, as two EnglishmCn
and one German was seized and carried
off into the. country. Ono thing Is certain
that If England does not find out what has
become olher subjects, Germany will, so
that after all, perhaps some other nation
will finish what America has commenced.
A New York correspondent writing
from Shanghai, the 18th Of July, says the
crew Of the North German bark Norman,
consisting Of Malays, Cinnamon and
Japanese, from Tien Tsin and kelung,
mutinied on the 18th OF June, burned
the ship, murdered the mate, md attempt.
cd to do the same to the captain. The
attempt on the captains life did not sue.
coed. Severalo Of the lnutlneeB have been
arrested. II seems that the rlnglOaders
are three Malays and Cinnamon, who
ran away from the ship at Tlcn Rin, hni
were caught and reshipped.
The following Is tho conclusion OF the
report ofAdmiral Rodgers
We captured and destroyed five forts
or these Point du Condo and Fort Mckee
being the principal and strongest In the
kingdom. Fifty flags were taken, In
Guiding those Of Gen. lssimo 49l pieces
4 Of ordnance fell into our hands, besides
very many Gtngals eaP dead !CoreanI
were counted in the works q lew prison
ers were taken, not above twenty, aTlt
most Of fthese were wounded These las
were treated with all the attention possi
bic, and were finally released. Thus wa
the treacherous attack upon and insult Z
otir people, Hedressed 1twas not deemet
desirable to hold the position, ms Our pur
pose was not to enter upon extended
operations on account Of the exceeding
! danger and difficulty Of holding thieves
sells In position, exposed to tho iuriou
q and uncertain current Of the FLYER. II wa
/ deemed advisable TO withdraw our entitt
y force the following morning, June 10
I II gives me the greatest satisfaction Il
: Say that in this expedition our officers an
men encountered difficulties which Wer
I surmounted only by The most arduou
/ labor, and defeated determined tnem
!, Ia a desperate fight, with courage III
= most Admirable. ! The victory Is one {
|. which the navy may we'll feel proud.
Orders have been issued from the Nav
Department 10 put the steamer Itoquoi
now at Philadelphia, in commission, an
she will sailIrom there and join our fle'
in the East Indies. r or a3lTu
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