New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-24
SCHLEY IN THE COREA.
HIS HEROISM AT THE srOEMING OF SUN
TOl-M0K.

HIS HEROISM AT THE STOEMlNG OF Sun
TOl-MOK.
,,,, 80 occ,sIoN,r CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUSE.l
W,sutSGrox. Aug. 21.-1hs is the second
i,e Commander s,hey OF the Thets IA appeared be-
fre te world rs a distinct hero ne having In his younger
manhood p cked lnurelS from under the shadow o. the
DRAGON I'm North Cuina In 1871 the Uni cd STATES
Government undertook to open ncZoiitons with Coca
which until then had refused intercourse with all the
OF tic earth, carrying It's ervam to such
20 Mt the denial of harbor to distressed vessels and
rescue to the shpwr 'cSed. Fighting John RODGERS y
was given fleet aud Discretionary orders aid dispatched
tn mis- ion. lie sailed from anton, and on My 80
1871, cast anchor off the mouth OF the Kang Yam
The flagship mme iiatcly BOARDED by mum
her Of natives. prominent amoag them beng
three men, who claimed 10 he ENJOYS sent by their
sovereign e. meet and negotiate with the Americans.
hut tie interview that followed WAS unsatisfactory for
the styed ENJOYS showed credentials and not only
did not give any Information whatever but o. the con-
trary devoted thcms Ives shrcwdly ana persist III u
finding out all tncy coal regarding the mameut of the
Ct ON tn next day the PaOs AMI Monoc icy s'arie Tor
the Kang Yam preceded by four picket Ian caes Every
thing went well un The vcRscls rounded the cud OF KING
Iloa Island Teen they sight chain of frts on the
mainland connected by d WALL and furt or on Fort du
Comic showed 1t bait rc4. The guns were manned nags
were nying gayIy and mt least Thousand 10 soldiers
w, re- deploycd on the hill From parlp,t overlook ng
both fore aud tn, to ps yellow nlg rose AMI irl'
giving the lri o rampant s He'd sinister mir oi
life IA the ltle np Ia came pnrc ,st OF Comic sing
u stol shot was fired AMI ten forts an masked bat
rcs broke INTO chorIs OF iron and FIRE
TO tis the gnps rcsp0u let almost Immediately, fur
Adm raj Rodgers believed IN armed utrtluy. ani
thought diplomacy showed bcst against back
ground Of heavily slo It'd guns. After brisk inter
cinnrc or .hols "a Americans drove ont the c)r1n''
tut could follow 49, IN" niyartlse for tn Mono'acy
was sroyc IN ana leaking badly, the gnns Of tn Palos
hal kicked her hulwarls clean away, the launch were
out of amnnn ton, ana he boats ihe nsevrs were Mica
with water. \ retreat was siglnllcl The VI nocary
nppad her nnchors and steamed back, ming hght nrd
LETT The PaI,s followed dcnintly, AMI the launches
spnt,rsI like a btuol Ot gam cocks. "A the plu'ky
mt sirry nililh came r'pling IT
tho river tho Colorado Aln'hl and lIonicla
fell into white heat and ~ the ho ~ council SUN
1ned aboard Tho M shin worl4 were sea Ell" necessary
t. Il clare tn huiie aud the knife t. tie hit
The first npu wus FOR immediate vengeance bet the
aprne ndrs were running anl, tho rs" uf the nnpd
was thirty to thirty i've feet the Admiral determined 10
walt tho npnp tides
ON June 10 hptturlliinn got out w" Pln7 drawing
twrnt, two bpils nlo1 win sailors, martinez and mun
iuna On friohlns 'he slito II wa fi ii to hr bel ~
49, nut q Iayctsei nY Il 49, ~ 'S ~ whoh tho mon
sanh a. hr ,aes and stack 80, nllng IhoraaNo1 vita
atIromo III ulti aud at the otpah'a ~ giiira, sh"ra
ANA even uuuacr legs. Tho guns acttrd aaisde' T.,
aud n WIS only by persistent o1'n ana tli'rs
courage that the indng was effected at ull
HE first forr easily taken, hr tho 'oienn' with
drew alter "a few scttrnlg shots rms MS rorlnntt,
for there WAS hrh ordinances ~ ~ walls lis water nat
ter, mn iuict thttY ghl-, III the iimilN were W'1
irrt rlfh In l' gus we 'mn' ,.u' SI",u ,
dropped ni the iv,r ana ne men nrnei III loi ne
might Ia %. II enui Narkc' ID 'oticl-n IA me morn
ing u tone fort earn Il Dy a,stul, aud smdntci,
a. IA n m tso famous Nt"inns a"d capture oil ne
4h, onnrn,ch f. tina fIrt was N only for eagles or
goat, bc,~g .cc LION OF Sccp hills SA'h"l 10 IA 'r
very fomiilioas by lrr-mlir ceva'-,s ma I9vin~,
IA liars zf 4
ncat for. in ofd-r t. get The gus hlon taey we're
obliged to widen paths m "a lie' new out new ro"I.
The Curcau.. luimr, IN sod Their troops 80
skiLult that Tn, American H. nix was in sri
fair. vat wei n the fort, Of big n.cr eptcl aad
cNte-uuit,d ~ os'tler About mild 3 he troop wctt
assault Ghc quvcrrd Withhe a. the Mo loc-cy an
he fos on tr river ucow an. h 'lr gtln M M ana
lolcd avn md n~Xprc,. bly viii an molrnfu norci
iowa the sro -hnd OF toe yellow lia. tue dcttl-
SONGS Of the to'cans At re word command IN bu--
prrpcndc liar wa ~ ro that led the citadel The
u't was particularly sty QUO t. make, for
dc.l ylty ana the dreams maln,l1cd an
; i%1 1 7c Gs. b3iTa c Ta ai ta
the pIrHp"ts a. 50 amOital. But they had no
no alcc oIprrc tacr itehdcis Then ley on
tIe rampT and threw 4ow one md whatever leavy
comm .niar ulen Aelte1anU Sch cy VS. the second
ore a. mos. Gram ~. H-u'cn7ut Mck"' vino prc-
a &c fe -cncy pcr.cl his murderer uciug tlly
nsiX-d III sell tat he spear ran b wen is arm
aud bod; I'll" 'pcat-pguL appeared o. the
utucr eide he luTfcd and fired his issail-
ant. kuag him instantly, and ten TO few Winu'"s d.
and Iirutcn Ttnn (o' the Marine Corps h-i the
enemy ~ drIdly mat tlafd attr- thcr "ii crs
iincd tue mtn McKee, death AMI Se eys danger
nilaucd t:rm wit rage tIat hInltO-hard night |
lowed which has few parallels in tn hi DRY Of
The Ctreaus fought like devils aud though charged again
aud again wit tx buyUn.ts, they cXFosct thar bar.
hT0,ets tn the -'cel T. the utmost lu hrr TIC
air dark with living 'ouel cuhb Il musket4. nnd
GnF for the zed ,r me 'o ana rIs
TIA m Cries. of anguish aud victory mingled
wi Fcreauiut ~ tho shcls, and |
the shor quick bark ~ the howiZers and athwart |
hlenlc1 with the aoas1n of the biz guns M come
clearly cd the spmbrr de tn iant 81 uIti.cs
Nearly tour hunlr natives lay dc ii and than
tina number wounded before the survivors yielded
and the " affair WAS ended.
wac -ch'cys II e. time under heavy Ore. and he not
only distiugll" hims llhra tly hut wrote the best
report u thr hattie tgu lone II T. marked
cutte ahcncc at the personal ponuln and In his grief
tnr tSe death Of s Trend 1ckcc heh PROBABLY almost
In Tho nj