The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-09-16
CHINA AND JAPAN.
m, Island OF FOrmosa "a Bone of Com
tentaOn.

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osner N, Island OF FOrmosa Bone of Com
'o1ond tentaOn.
r,4. The eastern seas are still infested
,aLsol' - vilb nests Of freebooters, who, under
plesa. lba designation Of wreckers, prey upon
la.aS iYgS he defenseless mariner whom an ill.,
sss+p 6rEane has cast upon their shores.
sour, 1rt Of outrages Of this sort grew the
lhan, sseassity under which we found our
lsas year or two ago Of chastising
is q 5iratical Coreans The result of
4 beeypedition is too fresh in the memo
Il eli yrd our readers to require repetition.
ana Atrocities Of a similar character prompt
sea' n tho authorities Of Japan to fit cut
3 are a exnedition for the chastisement of
" v 90 IN bucaueering inhabitants Of the
alEer, jlapd Of sFormosa, the accounts Of
tner which from time TO time reached us by
poW' segraph. aaa
A 4, or The island of Formosa is about two
~ aI9.e hundred and fifty miles long and eighty
~ @ " broad, containing an area of 14,000
da.' square miles and population of 2,0OO,-
aasA' ~ COO 100000. 1t lies not far from
me tlesoutheastern coast OF China, almost
,ll lne parallel with the Chinese province of
,ri lMeri Fakiep. under whose jurisdiction it is
althJ eamed by China. The island abouuds
N tropicai fruits. Some Chinese have
selse been settled on the coast for ages and
EGAR Wethrifty and peaceable. The origin
bod Il The Japanese expedition and the COM
passjous with China likely to grow out
lead n IL "A ag follows Some time since
ugb, flty Japanese sailors, shipwrecked on
Sonr the coast of Formosa, were murdered
Taste BY the natives The government OF
pisa. Japan sent 10 China to demand redress.
4 tha TIE reply was that China had no control
XIII over that part of the island, and That
gG pAM IL, InN
,nsia 1nafter musb be made direct. The
Ahse J8aneae accordingly prepared to exact
riisn a0nnsnsssisa and redress from the
gull arsie. The Saga revolt at
mia llene piefertea the sailing Of the expe-
,I,s aifi0n at tha time appointed, but as
gseu s66n aa fhai was exushed preparations
ssa3 raf5maas 1f 1a out the intentions
~ efthe government. Here new Difficult
Y ~ " arose. Foreign ministers, not Eatis-
,assa heh with the statement that the Chinese
Glaa G had repndiated control over the FGrmc
sas assa SIMS, were afraid that the expedition
fa's might produce complications between
onie China and Japan, and demanded the
.lO & authority upon which Japan proposed
wv ,nI % act Tire British and American min
ss., gs@ isters both issued proclamations forbid
WV .ss ding the subjects Of their respective
eovernmants To take part in the expo
,on dhop, This at once deprived the Jhpa-
h "a nese Of the services Of Gen. LegendIes
ma formerly United States consul at Annoy
hsna and we'll known Ia Formoss, and Lieut..
riad Carol, an excellent naval officer. The
gm prohibition further deprived the Japas
nsse Of two foreign steamers, the York
Tet shire and New York, which had been
pa chartered to carry troops. Notwith-
Ema standing these drawbacks Okuma, the
l3h miaister OF finance, and Gen, Saiga got
iiNle Aaag rpnrf and landed
3 aa 1,209 troops on the island in the latter
Nv psrt Of May, covered by corvette end
gunhoat. Gen. Saiga, ON anchoring
,st hia vessel at Shahlian, found himself
M. shortly visited by q Chinese corvette
ssnd gunboat with guns out and men at
a quarters. Expecting an attack, he
irm placed himself i'm the best position ui
defense, but the mandarin confined him
ng self 60 soliciting an interview, which
ee was accorded by the Japanese comman-
onl der The mandarin asserted Chinese
y" ownership and sovereignty. Saga re-
ieEred him to the negotiations between
eE bis own government and Pekin. The
aE Interview concluded by the mandarin
@ issuing q proclamation enjoining che
4N Chinese settlers ON the island TO render
w gyefg aid 10 the Japanese. The Chinese
ten heet then weighed anchor and sailed.
Several skirmis1es occurred with the
natives, il which they were uniformly
l' beaten, end nearly all the tribes, except
the Bo6tangs submitted. These are
the miaereants who committed the out
RACES The rest of the tribes rendered
theinvaders all the aid they could in
pnttng down the plunderers --latest
advices show that the expedition has
1een entirely successful, and that 2
japanese embassy has been sent from
s tokeO to Pekin to satisfy the Chinese
gosernmtnt. But the news from China
Z oy no means Of 50 paciHea character.
ihe Shanghai araeusls ring with prepa-
Iapons f0r war. Unusual activity pre-.
h yasls also q Kan Chang and Macao.
Neg the past three months general
Nofk hes been suspended and all effortt
paacensrated On the production of shot
= ana she'll for heavy rified cannon re-
esafy received from Europe China has
asged 1ast and loose during the nego
laaons, disnlairning possession in ordel
te avoid responsibility, and then assert
b I n make Rranna fer reclamation,
s seouid hostiihes result, We oan mol
ai q &c injured III our commerce, and
possibly become entaBgled in com.
'eAtions which we would wish to avoid
9s Japanese approved themselves
4 ss'uefs % an excellent type-cool
aQy and daring and will give the
ea.1sse g hard fight if war Is declared
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