New-York tribune., 1883-11-04
FIGHTING WITH COREANS.
A wATcHMANs "REMINISCENCES OF THE coREAN
EXPEDITION.

A WATCHMAN'S "REMINISCENCES OF THE CoREAN
EXPEDITION.
Louis Anderson is a watchman at the
Park National Bank. In 1871 Anderson was salcf on
board the United States ship PaOs then on the Asiao
station and one the vessels which took part ID tne
oorean expedItion In conversation with TRIBUNE
reporter recently gave interesting "reminiscences
of that last Of our foreign wars.
.'Tere were five OF our ships there" said he, lying
in the anchorage at the mouth OF the river They were
the Colorado MonOcacy, Benecia Alaska and Palos All
along up the river we could see the Cofeah
forts mounting their oldfashiOned bronze Gun
non. 1t was on May 20. If I remember
correctly when we had been lying there some rev days.
that the Corean commander off to visit the hset
He came attended by large retinue OF Oicers, al got
ten up regardless He on board the COlOado anu
was entertained there by the Admiral lie seemed
friendly enough but did not say definitely whether We
,Vould be permitted to proceed up the river ana
tae soundings as we wanted to do. However, on June
l. the Palos and MOnOcacy got under way, and accom-
nonied by two steam launches from the Colorado, one
from the Benecla aud from the Alaska, moved up
the river, taking scundings as they went We Passeu
to or three small forts which seemed 20 be deSeT'5l
but at the place where the river made dOuDe Oehu VIC
saw large tort that appeared to be sWarming WIN
soldiers large yellow flag aOated over 1t and all
along the ramparts were stuck spears with little
banners 1uttering from them, such carried Dy
rho Corpan soldiers We were beat 10 quarters on the
two ships and everything was cleared for action JUST
"A we got abreast of the fort one OF the Coreans nred
pistol and then they opened on u.s. For reply ooth
shps fired twelve brOadsdes, after another into cue
fort BY the time we had got around the
mint another fort on our starboard opened rre
The Monocaoy was behind us, and soon aiteI
we got around the point of the launches came up
and told us that she had struck rock and was leaking
badIy So we put back, and all went down TO the an
chorage again.
"Tbeu the Paos was sent away with dispatches 20 ne
port from which they could be forwarded 70 'ne
United States. We got back on ne
9th and the next day the fleet got
ready TO force the passage of the river The or
tbroc forts we came to were small affairs, ana Wers
enced by few percussion shells. Then force Oh 800
blueaolets and marines, under the command OF captain
Kimberle was lauded and the fleet with Admrai hou>
gers Leading with the Colorado, went up ana en-
| gogad tina big fort that had fired on US
HeSore covering the advance of the landing party.
Canaan Kmbere had two or three enall neIu-peecs
| and he mounted them heights commanding the Tort
ana then with his SOC men made rush 1Or lne peast
works There were thousands OF C0reans IN the Ior-
| as many as 10000, should thnk-sn9 taey
| yvere taken completely by surprise. III haG never
mnrred to them that the handful OF men they saw In
The yPey would dare to attack the strongest i0Ct ~ AZ
the hUgTGpI ggoiGerIss in Corea We could the st
| lacking party FROM the ships, and just oetoIe
I@n9y @ bap swept with grand rush over the breastwoFk
The sailors were armed with car9he5, GuIasSes aiu
tois and the marines had their rifles with liked bay 0,
Rets PSC' It was handohand 4ght a2tors ard naTe
| oLt9' caOax, ont his way to the Corean standard
and succeeded in capturing It and carrying II ON on
9d ching FOR their country, OF the hrs
to enter the fort stalwart young warrior the son o.
| t6e Corpan commandant, made thrust al mn
vuV t1, ia snear The lieutenant, with sweep o.
his sword the lance in t Two; .; The 9a9s a6e q
thought the COrean raised the putt emu Oh 'n9 S
,nbSaS bis antaganist In the abdomen. Mr. MCKAY
died shortly aterward One OF the sailors from a
brUnSelf Nv Wrenching a large sword from Coteai
aud then rushing into the enemy s0 eGtuns sad ny srap
an tba aword circle through the air that no one wa
ba m GET anywhere Kemp The Coreans Oh cours'
twelve years ago now, and saw the light as
& bn tbis "a the story of the affair as remember J.
rbJrt mar our entire loss Lieutenant Mckay ah'
| three men,"