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FRED’K BANDINEL, Vice-Consul to William H. Seward, April 30, 1878
[Inclosure in No. 7.]
Mr. Bandinel to Mr. Seward.
New Chwang, April 30, 1878.
No. 17/497]
Sir: I have the honor to give you the following information:
Monseigneur Ridel, the French bishop in Corea, has been imprisoned, and the four French priests have fled to the mountains.
One theory is that the Coreans apprehend a war with Japan, and intend to hold the bishop as a hostage.
Another theory is, that the act is due to religious enmity, and that his life has thus far been spared at the intercession of the young Queen, herself said to be a Christian.
The French missionaries here tell me that war with Japan is expected by the Coreans, and would be popular among the lower classes, but that the country is quite unprepared.
I have, &c.,
FRED’K BANDINEL,
Vice-Consul.
Vice-Consul.
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.