Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-06-29
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, d. G., June 2S.
The navy department, this afternoon, re-
ceived the following:
KOREA, June %, 1871.
"To the Secretary of the Macy: The Koreans
not apologizing for their trcacherOus attack on
the 10th, we landed on Kong Noe, took and de-
stroyed the lower fort and the munitions On
the 18th, we took another fort and then
stormed and captured the stronghold. Five
forts have been taken. The troops which de-
Tended them are reported as numbering eleven
thousand There was desperate hand to hand
fighting in the citadel The ordnance was de.
stroyed
-Four hundred and eighty-one pieces, princi-
pally small brass pieces, very many small arms,
and fifty flags were taken. We counted two
hundred and forty-three dead Koreans around
the citadel. We had three killed. They were:
The gallant Lieutenant Mckee, who was first
inside the citadel, killed with bullet and spear;
a marine, Dennis Panrahan; and a landsman,
Seth Allen. Our nine wounded are all out of
danger, and are doing well.
John RODGERS, Commodore, U. S. n"
RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER CAPRoN.
Hon. Hugh Capron, commissioner of agricul-
| ture, has rendered his resignation to the pres-
| dent, TO take effect on the first of August. He
offers his resignation to enter upon the contract
made, two months ago with the japanese
| government, through a commissioner sent to
| this country for the purpose of introducing and
| United States. He is empowered to procure
| models of agriculture and industrial machinery,
even to the matter of railroading, and will take
| with him a ge0lOgist, a civil engineer, and
| other members of corps for scientific investi-
| CATION. The mission promises to be still more
extensive, and is regarded by the president and
cabinet as one of great importance both to
| Japan and this country.
THE FISHERY BUSINESS.
Sir Edward Thornton, British minister, has
Informed the secretary of state that so far as the
action of her majeStys naval officers or those of
the Canadian government is concerned, there is
no cause for anxiety to the citizens of the United
States engaged in the fisheries in the neghbJr
hood of the British provinces, so long as they do
not disregard the laws on that subject still in
force; that the tenor of instructions issued to
those officers, both by her maiesty's govern
ment and by the Dominion, are most liber-
al, although they continue to hold the opn-
| ion that, under the treaty of 1918, the United
| States fishermen are prohibited from frequentng
| colonial ports and harbors for any other purpose
than for shelter, repairing, damages, purchasing
wood and obtaining water; such prohibition has
not been forced during the present season.
and they will be allowed to enter Canadian
| ports for the purposes of trade and
| transhipping fish and procuring supplies;
| that they willnot be prevented from fishing out
side of the three-mile limit within the bays the
mouths of which are more than six miles wide.
| ernment to express the hope, however, that the
| citizens of the United States will, on their part,
| contribute to the prevention of untimely col
| lisions by retaining from encroaching, for the
| purpose of fishing, upon those waters from
| which, by the treaty of 1918 and the laws of
| Great Britain and Canada, they are excluded,
until legislation for ensuring to them the privi-
| leges and immunities agreed upon by the treaty
of Washington shall have been carried out
UTAH.
Gov. Woods of Utah had an interview with
the president to-day. He states that there are
no grounds for the charges against United
| States Judges McKeon and Strickland of Utah,
now on file in the attorney generals office, but
that they are made in the interest of the Nor
mons and certain parties engaged in mining
| operations, who cannot use these judges as they
| desire.
| COMMISSIONER PLEAsANToN
Was among the first to visit the president this
morning, and he had long interview with him
in relation TO the differences between himself
and Secretary Boutwell,. The latter has not yet
| seen the president, but feels confident that his
own course in the matter is in accordance with
| all established p ecedcnts The subject will be
| formally considered by the president tomorrow
THE EXAMINING BOARD
Met this afternoon. Mr.. Curtis was elected
chairman, and Mr.. Elliott, of the treasury de.
partment, secretary. After general conversa-
ton on their duties, the board adjourned to
meet tomorrow. The board called on the presi-
dent this afternoon.
| THE son.
Gov. Cooke to-day appointed Lewis A. Doug
lass a member of the council for this district, in
place Of Frederick Douglass, his father.