(now 4 connesroNDENT Ar szechuan).
moved down here from Seoul on the 16th inst, Wo had a cape on the 6th, "Another foreign resident and wont to the Japanese Legation en route for the British Legation, at 1 p.m. At 3,90 firing began at the palace between the Chinese and Japanese troops thought that show feated their Legation would not safe place for us, and, besides, we might gut into trouble afterwards if we remained assist the Japa So we escorted our people und servants (Japanese) through the streets to the U.S. Legation, passing through excited crowds all the way. But our rifles looked formidable, and kept the natives at respectful dit Wo reached our destin 5 out from the Japanese Legati hour Inter we should never have got th "Indeed, four Ji us, and who attempted to return at once to their Legation, to assist in its defence, were surrounded neartho big bell, and two of them wor killed. the other two came back during panting, having barely saved Thirty-tivo Japanese civilians, including one woman and three children, have beau killed in the afreets, and in the country, The Japanese photographer was absent from home on business on the Gth, and was never seen afterwards. He was probably killed when trying to reach In the evening, some Chinese (not soldiers) broke into his house and I was raped by ten men. They were then going to kill the children, when another Chinaman came and atopped them, and took them to his house. They were brought under a Chinese military escort, the next morning, to the U.S. Legation. They are now in Japan. At the attack: on the palace, some of the Corean soldiers united with th The Japanese had two killed and five or pix wounded, the Chinese forty or fifty killed, the Coreana a great many killed. 'Moat of the killing in streets was done by Coreans. 'The greater part of the palace has been burned. Most of the Japanese killed were afterwards stripped and mutilated. One officer, by name Isobayashi, was in the country at the ti with' A military cade!
surveying. He at once set out with his young companion, de!
ed to reach the Legation or peri They got as far as the gates, but were at tacked by a Corean mob. Lavbayashi killed seven of them with his sword, but they were both killed. Their bodies were brought into Chemulpo on Saturday, and buried, together mith another cadet. Killed in the country, on Sunday. Isobayashi's body was so mutilated that he was only recognized by a well known mark on his temple.! Even his heart, etc., torn o1 nights of Saturday and Sunday, the city was fearfully excited. The people marching about in crowds, armed with guns, spears, clubs, bows and arrows, ete., etc., and bonfires were burning. Every: body was yelling. We at the Legations were up day and lit armed to the teeth, and posted on guard at the gates and other points. No one slept, except about an hour or so at a time when relieved. We had sixty arean soldiers to guard the place, but we mistrusted them, and Eu had to be with the Cor: at each post, to prevent their gettin Further, we had another danger inside. Besides four Japanese soldiers lent to the to Legations, we had about twenty-two other Japanese of both sexes in the U.S. Legation, and we feared that the Corean soldiers might try to attack them. On Monday we were reinforced by about twenty Chinese soldiers. This made us still i id to conceal all thi in one room, and the and to watch the Chines ing about, and 1 ing from the Coreans of the whereabouts of the Japanese. Wo were all worn out with patrolling, heavily armed, heavy later on, and our pockets full of revolver and rifle cartridge:
On Monday afternoon, the whole of the Japanese marched out of ti jon, in order, women and children in the centre, The troops kept up a fire along th to clear the road, wounding and killing many. No one attempted to stop them, except some Chinese or Coreans in the palace who fired three shots at them from cannon, and also fired at them with mus-kerry. Only one man was wounded by a rifle bullet. The whole of the Japanese, the Minister and the women, wer ing. They left everything behind, money and to Gill their pockets with ammunition. Shortly after they were out of the city, it came on to snow, and snowed heavily for some hours. They had to tramp though the snow all night, but none were lost, and all reached here next morning. The women and children were at once shipped off to Nagasaki. The Japanese left the city by the West Gate, as the South Gate was guarded by Chinese sold There were 50 or 60 carpenters with them, and these made short work with the gate with axes.
All seems quiet now in Seoul. Th open, but large num saving the city. Nothing has been settled yet. Two Japanese Envoys have come over, and meetings and consultations take place every day. The U.S. Minister and English Consul-General lave removed down here. The German Consul-General left on the Espo some days ago. General Foote is now on board the Ossippee. Mrs. Foote left for Nagasaki the other day on the Trenton, We nese, one English, one German men-of-war.
Yang Yik may yet get over his but blood poisoning is apprehended.' They are very busy up at Seoul uow, torturing every one they can catch, fo "extract 9E confessions or money. Nothing has yet been seen of Kim Ok Kian, tions. the suspected chief mover in those assassitia:
Jenchuan, Dec. 26th,
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