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제너럴 셔먼호 사건 경과 및 천주교도 탄압 사실 보고

  • 발신자
    H. H. Bell
  • 수신자
    G. Wells
  • 발송일
    1866년 11월 30일(음)(1866년 11월 30일)
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    1867년 2월 19일(음)(1867년 2월 19일)
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    ADPP, Vol. 9, pp. 19-28; NA I, M89 R257
 U.S. Flag Ship Hartford (2d Rate)
 Lat 26 01′ N: Long 123 47′ E
 November 30, 1866
Hon Gideon Welles
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D. C.
Sir:
 I have the honor to inform the Department that on the 19th of November, I received from Vice Admiral King, Commander in Chief of Her Britanic (Sic) Majesty’s Naval Forces in these seas; information of the shipwreck of the American Schooner General Sherman and the murder of all on board of her, on the West Coast of Corea.
 This information, was in the form of a letter, from an English house Meadows & Co. of Tientsin, China to the British Consul, at that part; a copy of which letter was forwarded in the above mentioned British Consul to Admiral King; two British subjects having been murdered on board at her.
 The following is the substance of this communication.
 In July, or August 1866; the American Schooner General Sherman was loaded for a trading voyage to the West coast of the Corea; in pursuance of an engagement, between her owner and the firm of Meadows & Co. above referred to. She sailed from Chifu, bearing the following the persons on board: Mr. Preston, her owner, and Mr. Page, her Master, both said to be American citizens; Mr. Neilson, here mate, said to be a naturalized American citizen, Mr. Hogarth, of the firm of Meadows & Co. acting as her super cargo, a British subject; Mr. Thomas, an English Missionary; Mr. Portuguese, who accompanied Mr Thomas; and a crew of Malays and Chinese. The Schooner has not been heard from since her departure from Chifu; till the return of the French Naval forces from the Corea to Chifu, in the last days of September, when, it was rumored, that the Schooner General Sherman, had been wrecked, in the Corea, and burnt with all her people on board; by order of the King (Regent, the King being a Minor, his father is Regent.)
 The following extract from the letter referred to gives some interesting information of the ill fated vessel, [viz. (accompanied writing from Chifu Oct 7th)] since writing to you yesterday. I have had a long conversation, with the pilot of a junk, belonging to this part regarding the General Sherman. It appears that he met the General Sherman at the mouth of a very large river, called Ping-Yang. He know, Mr. Thomas very well, and so consented to act as pilot to the General Sherman. He conducted her for four tides, which occupied three days, up the river, and then left her to fend her way to Ping-Yang city; a large trading mart on the river, about six days journey, from its mouth, going day and night. It is between five and six hundred miles by land. He left her about midway, between the mouth of the river, and the trading mart above referred to. This was on the final day of the eighth moon (11th Sept. 1866). He has never seen the vessel since. He left piloting the General Sherman, because her appearance had created alarm: the Coreans being a simple people; and all trading was stopped, between the Coreans and Chinese. The Coreans asked him about the General Sherman, and her intentions. He replied, she was a peaceful trader, but they said he has not come to buy our goods. He goes from Shanghai to Corea, sometimes, three times a year. He is forty three years of age, and has traded for many years with Corea. Mr. Thomas, constantly wanted to land and ramble, but the pilot advised him against doing so. Thomas wished to keep the pilot and let his junk return to Shang-tung, but his junkmen, would not hear of it; saying they could not face his family without him. On the pilot reaching the mouth of the Ping-Yang river, he had some conversation, with the Coreans there; and they told him, that their sovereign would by no means trade with foreigners.”
 Last spring, some Roman Catholic Missionaries (French) in the Corea, were put to death, by the Coreans. Hearing of this, the French Admiral, with one Frigate, one ship and two small gun boats of the frailest kind, all steamers, repaired to the west coast of that country, and leaving the two large vessels at anchor off the mouth of the Kiang Kang, or Seoul, ascended that river for about fifty miles, with her two gun boats to make a reconnaissance.
 Finding the navigation difficult, and also meeting with active resistance from the natives, as he approached near to the Capital, he descended the river, and retired to Chifu, on the coast of China, to await instructions from France; leaving a garrison in a fort, and one vessel to hold the entrance to the river.
 The Kiang-Kang, the largest river in Corea, debouches into Bay of Prince Jerome, Lat 37° 30′ North.
 After carefully consulting the chart, I am unable to find any river of the name Ping-Yang; given by the Chinese pilot; and as the width of Corea exceeds in no part one hundred and eighty miles. I infer that the pilot has exaggerated the distance from the sea to the Capital; and that when he speaks of the town, as being, five or six hundred miles from the coast; it is probably not more than fifty or sixty miles.
 I shall not therefore, be surprised to find that the Ping-Yang, is the same river, that was ascended by the French Admiral, and known as Kiang Kan, or Seoul.
 Notwithstanding, that the trade in which the General Sherman was then engaged, was irregular, the murder of our countrymen, and their associates, was a most cruel and barbaric outrage; and shall receive my immediate attention.
 Not only, should prompt punishment be inflicted on the savage King, and his willing people; but a sufficient guarantee should be extracted to ensure humane treatment to Americans; and all persons under the American flag who may fall into their unchristian hands.
 Admiral King, on whom devolves the protection of British subjects; requested me to let him know my determination in the matter; after I shall have obtain more exact information; though he did not indicate what measure he might pursue.
 The murder of the French priests, followed so soon after, by the murder of the Americans and English, on board of the General Sherman, indicate to the intention of the Coreans, to keep out all foreigners from their country.
 I shall upon my arrival at Hong Kong; despatch a vessel of the Squadron to Chifu, for further information; and if possible to the Corea itself. The coast of that country is however described as being very dangerous, in the winter, and much cannot be done before next spring.
 In April, I shall go the Corea myself; and I should be happy to hard from the Department on this subject, previous to setting out. In the mean time, I will keep it duly informed.
 My despatch No. 57, enclosed herewith, informs the Department of the accident to the engine of the Hartford; and the necessity for that vessel to proceed to Hong Kong for repairs.
 I have the honor to be, Sir, Very.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
H. H. Bell
Acting Rear Admiral
Commanding US Asiatic Squadron

색인어
이름
King, King, Preston, Page, Neilson, Hogarth, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, King
지명
Tientsin, China, Chifu, Chifu, the Corea, Chifu, Corea, Chifu, Ping-Yang, Ping-Yang, Shanghai, Corea, Corea, Shang-tung, Ping-Yang river, Corea, Kiang Kang, Seoul, Chifu, France, Kiang-Kang, Corea, Bay of Prince Jerome, Ping-Yang, Ping-Yang, Kiang Kan, Seoul, Hong Kong, Chifu, the Corea, the Corea, Hong Kong
관서
the French Naval forces
기타
Meadows & Co, Meadows & Co., the firm of Meadows & Co.
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