New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

known and difficult passages Of the salee River
less peIllous than II was ouLg me & r556
crate neap tides vessels did not escape injury
All preparations Tor our movement being COM
peted at 10 o'clock a. m. on the 10th Of June the
policy Indicated In the letters Of instructions from
myself il was decided that the punishment 10 be
inflicted upon the Coreans should be confined TO
or two s-inch guns from the colorado The force
detailed from the Colorado, Alaska and Benicia
numbered l5s men OF these the crews OF me
men leaving the actual force put on shore 65l men
or these 10 were marines seven howitzers were
commanded IL chief he was 70 remain ehoat.
nllnoeT-y OF the Benlcia was detailed. a. MS own
request 70 command the landing force Lieutenant
WeeIeT e 1 II 1o75 nlsIiegat COM
r1enSer y II csesei c5,o,,1. ,5eS az srtteTv
Captain Mclyane Tlton commanded the marines.
oeded BY two steam aurches' surveying the chan
mel IN advance, while the Palos having IN tow
The Munocacy had the duty Of Smelling the
10 he landau hs rst fart SOW ssjSBgted on
the chart Marine Redoubt. IS some miles distant
tic Monocacy came within good range she opened
TstrDe5 ,s % so i VIII bus fhSn so ne enemy enemy
our and when our landing was made abandoned
boats paea 9 lor the shore a3 e6ea az a Te
ing below he fort. The point chosen FOR the dis
other respects. vas for military reasons deemed
IL
LETT nothing 10 he feared In our rear.
The character % the shore unknown, and
proved 20 be most unfavorahle for our purpose.
Between the water and the firm land broad belt
q soft Ulu traVersed by deer Euliics. had 20 be
passed. The men, stepping from the boats. sank
% their knees. and so tenacious the clay that
In mDuy cases they lost CATERS and shoes, and
even tr0u~er legs. The guns sank above the aKies
Or their carriages. and Il required the strenuous
eNertions az many men 10 get them through.
The Landing was covered ly the guns OF tho
PalOs and the steam launches The boats reached
the shore about noon. - soon as nrm ground was
attained the infantry battalion formed and
the marines were CeTl0yed EllirUIshers. The ad-
occupied. TL!s ICrt was constructed OF stone, is
walls being about twelve feet high. From the
upper TANK stretched long water battery; 81
mounted thlrty-Cdd guns 81 various calibre. most
. Of them being the small bronze brecchlOading
pieces Cf from one 20 TWO inch bore. five or SIX
were 81 about B-pounders. and there were two
S4-DOInders.
The destruction Of tho fort was al once begun
. Inc guns were cast into the river, with the eN-
etIilon or the a2-pouEders, which we're spiked.
me walls Of the fort were thrown down and the
Stores OF powder, provisions and clothing burned.
lsy TINS time the afternoon was far gone that
II was not exnedent 10 make a ft1rtfer ~ -,
that day. The force. therefore weut into camp
upon a favorable spot in the vicinity OF the Tort
lLe marines with hoWitzer, occUuIed the
EoHllcn ln advance OF the main body OF the
lpIfrs ana pckets we're established 10 guard
against surprise during the night. The Corenus
Hiite an attack al about midnight but II was
soALLed 10 distant hiring upon our lines and a
~ shells thrown hy the howitzers caused their
retreat On the morning OF the uth. ths destTus-