Letter

PRUYN, Minister Resident in Japan to William H. Seward, July 24, 1863

[Telegram.]

Mr. Pruyn to Mr. Seward

No. 49.]

Sir: 26th June American steamer Pembroke attacked at Simonoseki, 600 miles from here, by vessels of Prince of Nagato. 16th July Wyoming blew up his steamer, sunk a 10-gun brig, engaged 6 batteries, with loss of 4 killed, 7 wounded. French gunboat fired into, 8th July; Dutch sloop-of-war, 11th July, at same place; 20th July, French Admiral destroyed one of those batteries.

ROBERT H. PRUYN, Minister Resident in Japan.

Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth View original source ↗
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth .