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Korea, War with
The trouble between the United States and Korea began in 1866.
A vessel named the General Sherman, bearing American papers, in that year made her last trip from Chee-Foo to Ping-Yang City in Korea, near which the ship was captured and destroyed, and her passengers and crew massacred.
Official notice of this outrage was given to the United States by Admiral Bell, United States navy, then in command of the Asiatic squadron, whose force, however, was insufficient to secure redress from the hostile Koreans.
Two years previous (1864) the Koreans had become involved with a Christian nation because of their having put to death several French missionaries.
The French had sent out an armed expedition, but it was poorly prepared and badly conducted, and was compelled to retire.
These circumstances greatly emboldened the Koreans, so that in 1867, when Commander Shufeldt, with the United States steamer Wachusett, visited Korea to save, if any remained, the passengers or c
Liberty Bell.
In the old State-house in Philadelphia is the famous bell that rang out, in conjunction with human voices, the joyful tidings of the Declaration of Independence, in July, 1776.
It was cast by Pass & Stow, Philadelphia, and was hung in the belfry of the State-house early in June, 1753.
It weighed 2,080 pounds, and around it, near its top, were cast the words, prophetic of its destiny, Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof.
Lev. XXV. 10.
When the British forces approached Philadelphia, in 1777, the bell was taken down and carried to Allentown, to prevent its falling into the hands of the enemy.
In 1781 it was placed in the brick tower of the Statehouse, below the original belfry, which, being of wood, had become decayed.
For more than fifty years the bell participated in the celebrations of the anniversary of the declaration of Independence, when it was cracked while ringing.
An effort was made to restore its tone by sawing