The War in the East : Japan, China, And Corea : a Complete History of the War
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While the French remained in the river not a bag of rice nor a fagot of wood entered Seoul. Eight days of such terror, and a famine would have raged in the city. Seven thousand houses were deserted by their occupants. When the ships re- turned to the mouth of the river two converts came on board. They informed Ridel of the burning of a " European " vessel, the General Sherman, at Ping-Yang, of the renewal of the persecu- tion, and of the order that Christians should be put to death with- out wa...iting for instructions from Seoul. Sailing away, the ships arrived at Chefoo, October 3. The regent, now thoroughly alarmed, began to stir up the country to defense. The military forces in every province were called out, and the forges and blacksmith shops were busy day and night in making arms of every known kind. Loaded junks $54 ilEPtJLSft OF tliE FRENCti. were sunk in the channel of the Han to obstruct it. Word was sent to the tycoon of Japan informing him of the trouble, and begging for assistance, but the Yeddo government had quite all it could do at that time to take care of itself.
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