| Show NEWS FROM JAPAN arap shap IN 11 tue TUB OF or INLAND sfa U S STEAM SLOOP WYOMING YOKOHAMA july 23 SIR on the evening of the loth news was received through a japanese source that an american steamer had been fired on by a bark aback and brig ol 01 war belonging to the prince of fogata at the western outlet of the inland seal sea and andl that she had disappeared and ind was aa supposed to be sunk A mail from shanghai tue the bame same evening brought authentic information that the american steamer pembroke on her passage fro from m this place e to Shanghai bro I 1 the laland inland bea sea had b been een fi n ed UPON by the I 1 above ves had bad made her escape through the bunge passage on the we left this thia place for the scene of the outrage and arrived olathe inner entrance of the estern western A out outlet letof of the inland sea on the morning of the irth on oa he tide proving favorable we proceeded in the straits straits and discovered a steamer brig and bark of war at anchor off the town of si blosak with the japanese colors at the peak and the blagof the prince at the fore we stood for the ves vessel scle sele and on approaching were fired on as we got in range by six batteries in afferent different df positions from two to four guns each passing between the brig and barkon the starboard side and the ste steamer ameron on the pot port we received and returned their fire at pistol shot slot range rou ding the bow of th steamer and getting into position we maintained the action for roc about one hour during the affair the steamer got under way but bollers two tw a well directed shells sheils exploded her boilers hoil the brig appeared to ba be settling by the stern and no doubt sunk the amount of damage done the baik must have bave been serious geat destruction was also done on shore the straits opposite the c ty are about three fourths of a mile wid e I 1 1 with strong currents which made it vety very difficult 1 to maneuver the ahi abi ship p proper properly lyas as I 1 had no char charlsa charts tsa and nd my pilots were completely paralyzed and ali all d I 1 was apprehensive of getting on bhore shore in intact tact fact I 1 did touch once an and was lul lui in 1 deuced to draw out of action the fire from I 1 OM the shore battery was extremely brisk and BO so long as we were in range we were hit clevea times and with considerable tp to the smokestack smoke atac stac a d and rigg rigging jing efcy vr aci W a aleff which was wag thour passing within range d fortus 1 I regret t to 0 state the loss af pf four seven wound wounded edt one of whom has baa since died is the surgen surge ns lm report it affords moe toe much pleasure to state that thai he the conduct of the officers and crew was all I 1 could desire lieutenant barton in command comi nand cand of the first division makes honorable mention of the conduct of act dg diate ire jre sweeney peter king eing km senior c plain of the forward pivot guns thomas sad er captain of top and chiarle cil Cli arle arit J murphy seaman I 1 would also mention the cool conduct of frank Wyatt boatswains mate captain of the after pivot gun and edward jenne jenney y captain odthe of the top and second captai llor the after gun the wince prince of fogata it appears bab hab hlas bas commenced this war on his bis own account as be he is one of the most powerful and influx stil wili of tte the its princia of the empire and bitterly opposed to foreigners but burllie llie ihfe ke punishment i flirted and in for him wa will wiil 1 1 I trust teach blin bim a lesson that will not soon be forgotten on the ath instant the fren h dispatch ds dis pach steamer kieu kleu chang passin passing through inn on her way to stian shanghai hai bai as filed fired on and considers con sidera bly injured and on the lith her britannic Bri tannie maje ship medusa was waa also fired on and 9 some damage and a ios los to a of or four men mea and seven wounded As soon as the outrage on the french steamer was known here the french admiral ard arf mira juarez heft left eft wb vv ah his iiii s flagship and a gunboat for Sinona si sald bald and no doubt will punishment due for the wanton violation of existing treaties the jamestown wag was at on the loth to sail immediately for this port via na nagasaki aiau I 1 shall wiit wilt her arrival I 1 a proximate plan of the thi straits the position of the vessels and the shore bat terie etc etc all of which is fi respectfully submitted by your obedient servant D Cm commander 0 maider magder 1 hon ron gideon welles weiles secretary y 0 oth th navy 1 |
