The native account of this possibly historic event is that 2 gunboat came into Hankang (or Autao) bay, our seaport, a few days since and lauded eleven men under command of one civil and ove military ollicer. They called on the petty oflicial'at Antao and stated that they had come to see the place, and to take bearings, etc., preliminary to its (some say) opening to foreign trade (and some), to its annexation by the selfsame Tekgok.' Two of the seamen were in a" foot-bent" (a canoe with paddle wheel turned by foot-power) who attempting to make a short turn in a strong current upset the little craft and "fell in deep:" Some fishermen picked them up and received a reward of 30 cents!
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