Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-10
Details of the COrean Trouble
London and Ching T.Eenrnnh


On July %, according to the N,,i
Nsch5 Shsln6urs, about p. m, there was
a great disturbance in the immediate
vicinity OF the japanese Legation at the
capital. A large mob assembled and
made preparations for attack. A rush
was instituted, and volley of shots.
arrows and stones was poured in. The
japanese hastily fortified themselves in
the best way they could, and for seven
hours, it said, fought desperately
against overwhelming odds, but
the assailants finally set fire TO the
building and it had to be evacuated,
The wind was blowing strongly. and
it was speedily reduced to ashes The
Japanese fed to Taibutsuho. on the sea
coast, encountering many difficulties and
dangers by theway, and finally succeeding
in getting into boat and putting out to
sea the left their pursuers behind. With.
out proper supplies of water and food
tn fugitives were drifting about with
starvation before them. The perils of
the land were thus only exchanged for
the perils of the sea- After three DAYS
of misery and hardships the British sur
veying ship FLYING Fish fortunately
picked up Mr.. Hanabusa, the Minister.
and his companions, and conveyed them
to Nagasaki, reaching there on the 29th
of July.
The following dispatch was forthwith
sent to His Excellency Inouye, the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs: cat 5 D. m. on
the 23d of July many hundred malignant
characters attacked the legation unex-
pectedly with firearms, arrows and
stones, and setting the building on fire.
We defended ourselves energetically for
seven hours, but no soldiers were sent
for our protection by the government.
We finally escaped to the castle and
asked for protection, but the gates
were closed and we were re-
fused admitia0ce We then ran to Min
sen, but only 10 meet win another at
tack by company of Corean soldiers, in
which two japanese policemen were
killed and others wounded. From there
we ran to Taibutsuho and got into a
boat, making our way out to sea off
Mango, town in the vicinity of Ninsen.
There we were picked up by the
Flying Fish and brought to Nagasaki.
We have been treated very kind
ly on board of that vessel. The
same mob is reported to have attacked
the palace and residences of Bin. Kenko,
the nephew of the Queens father, and
Bin TaikO, the younger brother of the
Taiin-Kun, the Kings father. 1t is
necessary that Japanese men-of-wa be
sent to Fusan and Gensan, or the
Japanese residents there will share our
fate. Mr.. KOnGo, the Secretary, Lieu
tenant MidsunO, and twenty-four other
persons, have arrived at Nagasaki, but
nothing is known of the fate of Lieuten-
ant Horimoto and eight other men who
have disappeared. From Hanabuso
Yoshitoshi, Nagasaki."
The Munich Shimbun states that it is
reported that the excited mob who sack
ed the legation and slaughtered as many
as they could of its inmates at Seoul.
probably belonged to the anti foreign
party, and after demOishing the legation
building next attacked their own govern
ment offices, and it is belieyed that all
the Japanese in the capital who did not
succeed in etfecting their escape were
mastered. These latter statements APP
pear to be bat surmises, and require con-
tirmation before acceptation. At present
1t does not appear to be known
whether it was a local attack confined to
the capital or whether 1t was a general
and preconcerted rising directed against
the japanese residents at every place
where they were to be found. In any
event the government will, as a matter
OF course, as recommended by Mr..
Hanabusa, dispatch with as little delay
as possible fleet of ships and such forces
as will meet the gravity of the occasion.
The tasks to be performed are the rescue
of Japanese life and property from
imminent jeopardy, and to overawe and
take the COrean Government to task
for this merciless and sanguinary outrage
on the part of portion of its subjects.
1t is possible that it will be contended
that the affair is the outcome of the ex-
cited feeling of the conservative or anti
foreign party, who have strong reasons
tc dislike the japanese, and that as such
the government has only a sort of quasi
responsibility for what has been done,
and that they deplOre it. But most
Easterns are adopts in discrimination; the
japanese, who are themselves experts,
may be safely left to arrive at a sound
conclusion with respect to the bona tdes
of such line of defense if set up.