1861 CAPTURE OF PORT ROYAL lan refused to move, and began the procrastinating policy which marked his entire career. In the meantime important naval expeditions were fitted out. Hatteras and Port Royal on the Southern coast were captured, and the effectiveness of the blockade was constantly increased. New gunboats were rapidly provided. The South had neither ships nor seamen, and her ports were soon closed. In the capture of Port Royal, which made an opening into the heart of the Carolina cotton region, fifty vessels were engaged under Samuel F. Dupont and Thomas W. Sherman. The year closed with the Confederates hopeful, England inclined to favor their cause, and the prestige of Big Bethel and Bull Run not yet destroyed by any Union victory of comparable effect. But the North had at last begun to realize the magnitude of its task, and to bring to bear those enormous resources which the Confederates could not match. The peace between China and the foreign Powers compelled a revision of the position at Shanghai. Admiral Hope sailed up to Nanking, and exacted a pledge from the Wangs that Shanghai should not be attacked for twelve months, and that the Taiping force should remain at a distance of thirty miles. Ward and Burgevine were compelled to desist from recruiting Europeans, and were taken into the Emperor's service to drill Chinese soldiers. This was the origin of the Ever-Victorious army, which under Gordon was soon to achieve great and lasting results. Toward the close of the year the death of Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria, on December 15, plunged the British Empire into mourning. In announcing his death to the nation, Victoria confessed herself "the heartbroken Queen of England." EVENTS OF 1862 Spanish, French, and English Warships Land at Vera Cruz to Enforce Payment of Claims against Mexico-Spain and England Withdraw from Intervention-Ward Wins Successive Victories Over Taipings -He is Killed-Burgevine Succeeds Him-Japanese Outrages on Foreigners Cause English Punitive Expedition-It Burns Kagoshima and Exacts Indemnity from Satsuma-Lorencez Marches on City of Mexico Juarez Calls Mexicans to Arms-French Suffer Defeat at Puebla Forey Brings Reenforcements He Supersedes LorencezHe Fights His Way to Puebla-French Bombard Acapulco-Stanton Becomes Federal Secretary of War-Burnside and Goldsborough Take North Carolina Harbors-Curtis (Union) Wins Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark.-Grant (Union) Captures Forts Henry and Donelson, Tenn.-United States Ship "Merrimac" Transformed into Confederate Ironclad "Virginia"-Ericsson Builds Ironclad "Monitor" for Federal Government-"Merrimac" Sinks "Cumberland" and Beaches "Congress" at Hampton Roads, Va.-"Monitor" Arrives and Fights Drawn Battle with "Merrimac"-Farragut and Porter (Union) Fight Their Way Up Mississippi and Land Butler's Troops-Butler's Rigorous Government-Union Gunboats and New Orleans Fleet Join Near Vicksburg-A. S. Johnston (Confederate) Forces Grant to the River at Shiloh, Tenn.-Johnston is Killed-Buell Joins Grant and Beauregard is Driven Back to Corinth, Miss.-McClellan (Union) Takes Yorktown, Va., and Forces J. E. Johnston Back to Richmond-Jackson (Confederate) Fights His Way Up the Shenandoah Valley-McClellan and Johnston Fight Drawn Battle of Seven Pines-Lee (Confederate) Takes Command of Army of Northern Virginia-Jackson Eludes Frémont and Shields and Joins Lee Before Richmond-Seven Days' Battle of Lee against McClellan Ends in McClellan's Withdrawal to Harrison's Landing-Lincoln Calls for 300,000 More Volunteers-Pope (Union) is Put in Command of Army of Virginia-He Advances Across the Rappahannock-Jackson Beats Banks at Cedar Mountain-He Flanks Pope-Lee Beats Pope in Second Battle of Bull Run-Kearney (Union) is Killed at Chantilly-Pope is Relieved of Command-Lee Occupies Fredericksburg, Md.-Jackson Takes Harper's Ferry, W. Va.-Lee and McClellan Fight Battle of Antietam, Md.-Lee Withdraws Across Potomac-Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation-Rosecrans (Union) Wins Battle of Corinth, Miss.-Buell (Union) Beats Bragg at Perryville, Ky.-Rosecrans Succeeds Buell-He Beats Bragg at Stone River, Tenn.-Burnside Succeeds McClellan-He Attempts to Cross Rappahannock at Fredericksburg and is Beaten Back by Lee -Hooker Succeeds Burnside-Secretary Chase's Successful Financial Policy-Blockade of Southern Ports Produces Cotton Famine in England. Ρ worse. UBLIC affairs in Mexico were going from bad to Juarez, enlightened ruler that he was, was despised by the Hidalgos on account of his Indian blood, by the higher officials on account of his uncompromising honesty, and by the priests for his outspoken hostility to 1862 FRENCH TROOPS OCCUPY MEXICO clerical privileges. He was made to suffer for the sins of his predecessors against foreign interests. Spanish, French, and English warships landed their forces at Vera Cruz. A joint note was addressed to President Juarez, demanding redress and indemnity for all the outrages of the past. The demands of the French, among which were those of the notorious banker Jecker, were so excessive as to excite the protests even of the allies. On February 19 an understanding was reached at Soledad which permitted the allies to establish themselves in the cities of Cordova, Orizaba, and Tehuacan. Soon afterward French reenforcements arrived under the command of Count Lorencez. Vice-Admiral de la Gravière, the French plenipotentiary, now revoked his signature to the Convention of Soledad, and, raising the claims for indemnities, demanded that his troops should be permitted to occupy the capital to insure a proper reorganization of the affairs of Mexico. The attitude assumed by France was too much for her allies. On April 9 England and Spain withdrew from the alliance and recalled their forces. On January 14 the Taipings reached the vicinity of Shanghai, heralded by the smoke of burning villages. The rebels were repulsed by the French at Woosung, the port at the mouth of the river. Sir John Michael arrived with a few English troops, which, with two regiments disciplined by Ward, made a force of 1,000 men. Ward captured Quanfeelung with several hundred rebel boats. On February 21 a joint British and French force of 1,096 men, with Admiral Hope in general charge, stormed the village of Kachiaou. Although driven out, the rebels resumed their attacks. Hope was reenforced by 1,150 men with 7 howitzers. He attacked Tseedong, a place of great strength, and killed 700 and took 300 prisoners. The Ever-Victorious army, for this decisive victory, was brought to the favorable notice of Prince Kung MUTINY OF CHINESE MERCENARIES 1862 and the Chinese Government. An Englishman contracted to convey 9,000 of the troops who had stormed Gangking from the Yang-tse to Shanghai. At the end of March General Stoveley arrived with English reenforcements. A plan was entered upon to clear the country of rebels for thirty miles around Shanghai. In their first efforts the English were defeated; Admiral Hope and some other officers were wounded, and seventy men were killed and wounded. The following two days the rebels were defeated. Kahding, Tsingpu, Nanjoo, and Cholin were then attacked. Defeated at the first three places, the rebels made a final stand at Cholin on May 20. The English carried the place at the point of the bayonet. The troops from Gangking to the number of 6,000 had arrived. Futai Sieh, who was to be succeeded by Li Hung Chang, resolved to employ them at once in a way to restore his sinking fortunes. He advanced to Taitson on May 12, and two days afterward Chung Wang came with 10,000 chosen troops to relieve the garrison. Of 7,000 men under Futai Sieh, 5,000 fell on the field. General Stoveley had to abandon his intended plan and retrace his steps to Shanghai. Chung Wang was once more called to the assistance of Tien Wang at Nanking. Shortly after his departure, Ward was killed in action and Burgevine succeeded to the command. Charges were made against Burgevine. The English commander would not interfere, and referred the matter to London. Burgevine was then ordered to embark his force at Shanghai for Nanking. He and his troops refused to move until they were fully paid. In Japan the agitation against the foreigners grew more threatening. The foreign Ministers, who up to that time had their Legations at Yeddo, retired to Yokohama. They demanded that fortified Legation buildings should be furnished to them by the Japanese Government. Ando, the Prime Min 1862 CHOSHIU'S MEMORIAL ister, gave up the recreation ground of the city for that purpose. A Japanese mob burned down the buildings. An attempt was made to assassinate the Prime Minister, who barely escaped with the loss of an ear. Mito-ko's men failing to win the Shogun over to their side, determined to embroil the Government with some foreign nation. At Kanagawa a party of Europeans was set upon, and an English merchant, Richardson, was murdered. The British Minister's demands for redress were treated with contempt. At the same time, Choshiu, a daimio, who held a commission as guardian of the Straits of Shimonoseki, acting according to the letter of his instructions, fired upon some foreign vessels passing through the straits. In consequence of this, a squadron of English, French, and Dutch warships appeared in the straits, and levied a heavy indemnity from one of Choshiu's relatives whom they took for the daimio. The Shogun disavowed Choshiu's proceedings. To satisfy the foreign demands he undertook to punish Choshiu. This he found to be next to impossible, since the soldiery as well as the Japanese people at large regarded Choshiu as a patriot. The Shogun at last was compelled to come to terms with the daimio. Choshiu presented a memorial, in which he said: "The only way to bring about national union is by a solid union between the Shogun and Mikado, acting together as one man. After the Emperor is firmly established on his throne the dormant soul of Japan will awaken. Then we will be united in power and independence. Once our independence is restored we must reform our military, our navy, as well as all branches of industry. The whole nation must devote life and soul to the benefit of our State, and we must learn and study the interior arrangements and the development of arts and sciences in foreign lands." Great Britain, unable to obtain redress for the murder of Richardson from the Shogun, undertook its own punitive |