The "Variag" was isolated at Chemulpo, the port of Seoul, doing duty that might have been left to a gunboat.
Chemulpo, a town on the W. coast of Corea; a thriving town since it became a treaty-port in 1883.
Never heard of again—after being spoken in the Yellow Sea about three days from Chemulpo.
The charg d'affaires made his way to Chemulpo and once more Japan was obliged to demand reparation from Korea.
The duty remained, however, of hoisting the boat and resuming the course to Chemulpo.
