The New York herald., 1871-03-23

more aud retusaed to the large steamer having
met no opposition which taey bad no. over.
! ming ia the ar The vessel was as once tIans'
ferged 60 another point Of the coast; hele ,
communication was opened Win naive oni-
cia,s aud carried during three days. On the
| third day number OF people landed ironr me
steps, were red UPON Two mea-- natives or Ma.
pua-were killed aid wounded. The emma then
absence OF TWO weaSs. Jcakias was tired in The
Court Of The United States Consulate General Tor
| having prepared an unlawful and scandalous eXpe-
| ditun. Gaving FOR its OBJECT the exhumIng OF the
Tue defence was, The act alleged was not proved 10
be againsG the laws of Corea.
THE EVIDENCE.
Ry tae evidence 1t appeared tnat the expediuon
was intended TO effect tue capture taking posses
sion oi considerable quantity OF treasure supposed
the Cofea which enterprising capitalists were
anxious TO get at, Win the view to turning II to
The nady OF deiuhct King. Another feature OF the
evidence was iaat The Cofeans nourlshcd q super
Iieu"r note1tat. ter re;pane mbedded in Corean soil
there was no lear that the Kingdom would ever como
10 grief or be liable 10 tie attacks Of foreign Powers
and mat. with view OF rendering them more amen
I able 10 eason and the blessings Of commercial in
tercourSc, il was advisable 10 borrow this body and
then trade upon the anxiety OF the people.
PROPOSED EMBASSY FROM COREA.
It wonld appear tiat the French priest above
escaped from Corea IN 1860. after the murder by the
authoihes OF the foreign and native Christians
which could have been only known to one intimate
with the region. Tne expedition sailed April SO,
| wrote TO the State Department at Wasllngion:-
Mr. Frederick jenkins, citizen Of the United States for
merry interpreter 70 i. once gives the toowng ntor
Bishop foi Corcs OF the Romsh Church These persons
To s S Of ss
and tn. Z he
Gene.s;i shherman Win view to detel mine whether
these
of omity and II. jenkins expects with
these persons for the corca 10 few days believes
viii 10 the sending embassy, proposed lie ex
S ss win Vi sSSas Win % A
% Sy he has sGse se
posed embassy would be more favor ,e received In Anne
fact thai familiar chinese language which is
s sssea @ sassss oStaa a To cs
explained the General sherman matte. any necessity
Mr.. JENKINS EXPLANATION.
After Jenkins return he told the Consnl General
/ bones OF fonnes king and to hold them to force
| large payment of money. He at the same time de.
the purpose unti after salng. when 1t was too late
10 leave the vessel In Tie case OF the CHINA the
was not evidence sunceast 10 institute pro
ceedings against the captain and crew Of
rom sna e SPANISH 0o oonsn
! commenced an action in The German Consulate on
tne ground nat the two Manila men were gnJustla-
! ceeiings Of The captain Of the steamers but the
mater cn ad nsG ,r,sn r,sr m g. aas,g q
the expedition, ana regretted that all engaged in il
nese and Coroans, who lio.d common Ideas
OF The sacredness OF burial places. the. affair.
lie, was looked upon as certain to grievOusly inter-
/ 1ee with efforts 10 open relations with COrea. 1t
was thought by Europeans thar 1t would lead the
| people TO shut themselves up within their country
more closely than ever, and not unlikely that the
authorities being alarmed would make inquiries
| through the tfnfnrce ,lRpaneSa
| should take Tor their future protection. In August
1908, Mr. Minister Williams says:-"in one way and
another they uhe Corealsl have been SO mtich dis
tnrbcd IN their secuslou and repusive pollcy that
tesy may begin 10 doubt whetherlt is as sale mode
| as they have heretofore found It,"
| PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE WRECK.
Notwithstanding ali the efforts made 20 obtain in.
man nothing satisfactory Was received from either
| the Coreans, Chinese or japanese. One OF c Co.
Mr.. Williams privately that "ne heard that after the
vessel had got ashore she keeied over as the tide
Tic nayes gathered around Tie yesse ana ere lons
some alteration arose between the iwo parties,
Whleh soon led to blows and buodsned, and
general attack on the foreigners, VINO.
all killed on the spot by The mob OF ma
! tves, OF whom fully twenty were killed. lie was
sure all Ler company was dead, ana had, moreover,
believed that The wreck stlii remained IN lhc Ping.
yang river" In March, 1858, Mr. Williams received
pilot named yu Wantai who .eturneu from Corea
from the United States Consul Cncioo the report OF
the year before, and related to him ';nat he had
gone uD stream called Piyang river, and about ten
lucs from tue sea had seen foreign vessel lying
the southern bank, without mast5 Oh sails and her
huii full Of water.i lic also net Corean native
OF Island caled Tsloh Tan or Sparrow Island
who told linn that III March, 1857, he had seen
traic's o'i.ce at the cniet city of the district
! OF Piyar The rest OF the foreigners and Chinese
Country. and not ~ the Coresn auhares OF or sa @
de.s. They we're guarded by policemen, ana he
conid not understand why they were detained. Mr..
Jenkins, above referred TO, gave The following ac-
count OF The aifar:-Thc General Sherman had
reached point in the INTERIOR ON river. Several
| hnp1mp pta IN q
row, growing out OF the wrongful treatment OF
some women, and were arrested a force was sent
fioin the sherman which rescued the men anu took
them aboard, together with two native officers,
whom, 1t was supposed, the master intended to hold
as hostages. TAl5 excited the people and they at.
tackled the vessei, killing eight persons and captur-
ing the Others, who were held as prisoners.
THE COREAN ACCOUNT.
The only explanation received from Corca was
through the Chinese Foreign once. 1t was to the
effect ihat the government had 10 hanu in the dis.
astcr that beicn the General sherman ana her crew.
Ihat i was q fixed rule In Corea that When unior.
tunate men were cast ashore that they we're to he
rescued ald treated kindly, SO that II there were
any ptiabie Cases 81 such persons who had driited
wal. 1t was hfatea, besides, that the Corean
authorities lad previously given over six distressed
American vessel wnicha mad been stranded theil
country. ana they were tle only seancn that hac
been delivered 10 them.
FORCE 70 8E EMFLoTED.
| SUch was the condition Gl the affair Al the be.
coast ana codd obtain no satisfaction or informa
ton. The Corean authorities denied all knowledge
oil the vessel or the survivors II any. OF the crew.
The consul considered the statement OF the pilot
Truthful aud, actiug under instructions, requested
the deii.ery Of the two Christians and TIVE Chi
nese 10 t.iis demand Prince lslng, the Chine SC
Prime Minister repliei:"it will really not be best
TO presently SEND or Il mission To Corea about
the surrender Of their prisoners for IL Will
probably be evasyely excused and the probable
success Of me effort lmperllled." The consul
tSeward), who FROM the frst favored an expedition
TO Corea, wrote to the State Departnent:-.'W hat
ever causes may be at work at Corea, am now led
10 believe that 10 negotiations supported by a
GDilSlGeFabic SHOW Ul I0fGe would De likely 10 he
successful
TuE EXPEDITION DETERMINED UPoN.
IL was determined III Washington early in 1870 10
send an expedition 10 Coren, consisting OF three
saIps-o:-Tar under command OF Admiral KoSgers.
Instructions were Issued 10 the latter stating that
II was thought best to enirust the duly OF
opening negotiations with Corea to the AinerI.
can .inlslcr at Pok,n, dir. L. i. Low, In
stead OF The Admiral Of the feet, because
tile political relations between China ana Corea are