. Corea, the hermit nation : I. Ancient and mediaeval history. II. Political and social Corea. III. Modern and recent history. ition, with little honor and less salary. He was aterward exiled,and in 18G2, having headed a local uprising, was put to death, his body wasminced up, and the fragments were exhibited through the provinces. 3G4 COREA. The Erigone cast anchor at Macao, September 7, 1841, amiCaptain Cecile awaited events. Moving north in February, 1842,with Andrew Kim, the Corean student, as interpreter, on the Erig-one, and Thomas Tsoi, his companion, on the Favorite, the Frenclicaptain
. Corea, the hermit nation : I. Ancient and mediaeval history. II. Political and social Corea. III. Modern and recent history. ition, with little honor and less salary. He was aterward exiled,and in 18G2, having headed a local uprising, was put to death, his body wasminced up, and the fragments were exhibited through the provinces. 3G4 COREA. The Erigone cast anchor at Macao, September 7, 1841, amiCaptain Cecile awaited events. Moving north in February, 1842,with Andrew Kim, the Corean student, as interpreter, on the Erig-one, and Thomas Tsoi, his companion, on the Favorite, the Frenclicaptains, hearing of the sudden conclusion of the war, gave up theidea of opening Corea. The two Coreans, with two French priests, engaged a Chinesejunk, and landed on the coast of Shing-king, October 25, December 23d, Kim set out for the Border Gate, and within twoleagues of it met the outward-bound embassy. Each of the threehundred persons had his passport at his girdle. StojDijing to seethem file past, he saluted one who was a Christian, and had in hisbelt letters from Maubant and Chastan, written before their execu-. The Missionarys Gateway into Corea. tion, and from the natives. Unable to go back with Andrew toAi-chiu, as every name on the embassys list was registered, theman went on to Peking. Andrew Kim, by mingling among thedrovers and huge cattle returning from the fair, ran the blockadeat Ai-chiu; but on the next day, having walked all night, he ap-plied for lodgings at an inn for shelter, and was recognized as astranger. Fearful of being arrested as a border-rufiian from theneutral strip, he took to his heels, recrossed the Yalu, and afterresting at Fung-Wang Chang, rejoined his friends at Mukden. On December 31, 1843, Jean Joseph Ferreol was consecratedBishop of Corea, and resolved to cross the frontier, not at Ai-chiu,but at Hun-chun, on the Tumen. Andrew Kim exploring the way,after a months journey through ice and snow, mountains andforests, reached Hun-chun, Feb
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