Hisamidzu, a Japanese officer, un land found that the villagers had fled, leaving all rheic houses empty. He then proceeded up the main road essen-fu, three despacehes y the King, one for the Cnanz-tso shih [x Goverament cicer] of Kin-ki [4 town) and another for Governor The vill to w their addresses, and Mr. Hisamidzu returned to the Flying Fish, In the afternoon he saw a Corean on horseback, waving his hand and making signals, Mr. Hisamidzu accordingly put off in boat, and fouud that the man was a courier bearing despatches from the Governor to the effect that he would come on board the next day or as soon as the weather cleared up. On the 5th August Hisanidzn landed. again, and was informed that the Governor had come the day before; but while he was waiting for the flood-tide, at about 2 p.m., he had suddenly fallen down dead! The supposition was that he had been poisoned by the rebels, Mr. Hisamidzu thereupon wot into his boat again; but just as he was pushing off, " Corean suddenly rushed oat and scrambled in too, be-ging to be taken on board the ship, said he was a servant of the late Min Ysien-hao {a Corean official who had lately fallen]; that the rebels were approaching from all sides, and that he had no place to hide Mr. Hisamideu accordingly took him on board, and the following facts were elicited from him in examination "Phe rebels have made a raid upon a certain yarrison where a force of three hundred soldiers is kept, and made a clean sweep of all the arms.
The men who did this were foreign-drilled.—The King is said afe keeping, but the Queen has been poisoned,—Japar corpses: have been scow lying a little way from the e-ground aforesaid, The corpse of more, younger brother of the Japanese Minister, was recognised by some Coreans from its likeness to-him. It was lying on the side of the street, covered with wounds, the nose and mouth being choked full of sand and mud, About fifty Coreans were killed upon the road,"—A{tor viving this formation, the man begged Mr. Hisamidau to take him either to Japan or to one of the other Corean por On the 7th August, about 9a.m, a crowd was observed upon the Bluff, among which was somebody waving a flag. This place, it must be noted, was wearer to the Paying Fish than Chi-wu-pu. After some discus sion with the Captain, Me, Hisamudzu decided upon landing, che Captain kindly providing '@ special body-yuard of armed seamen, A boat was lowered and proceeded to where the people were assembled. It was soon soon that a troop of mor al soldiery were on the Bluff, in the mids! vf which stood a Corean officer in a white hut. This was immediately guised og mur for the lute Queen. On luriding, Me. Hisamudzn found that the officer belonged to the Liberal ho was well acquainted with the the Legation in Seoul, and now of the Dai Tu Ku. Ho wi the bearer of message to say that his clivf prevented by illness from coming, as he had intended. Mr, Hisumidzu thereupon niveyed the oliver on board, when the following conv Q.—How is the King?
Phe Kit Q/—How are the Queen, and the members of the Cabinet 'A.—Four high officials have been killed them; and the Queen is dead, She was sitting in the Palace with the King, on the 23rd_ult., when the rebels rushed in, 'The Kivg' took her hands, and tried to assist her in escaping; but she sank in a state of exhaustion, and died of terror. the Dai In Kun then tusk the government into his own hands, He was ones suid to have been at the head of the Anti-foreign Party, but his sole intention since the outbreak of the rebellion has been quiry diferent from that with which he is credited, and sent any here on a_ sp. plain 0 youl that his tur of peaceful and friendly into tins veins myst neces-events which he looks upon with sadness and regret, and which ho will never
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