The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1853, Page 6

THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN. interesting Informat Furnished for the American Expedition. PaLask TO HON JOHN M OLAYTOM, SFCRBTAKY OF state WasktrGton, Sept 17, 1849. Duan Sim—I have just recewed, and oy the honor of emolosing to vou here ith ‘or yoar ia‘or- mation, the Chinese Rep oitory tor Jane ass, con- ducted by Mr. S Welle Wiitsms, at Osaton. oa taining ap aceoun® of the visir of he Uat o4 Scates | ship Previe. Commander Gi.na wo Naogasaki, ia April preceding. for the re one of Afteen of the sar viring crew of the American snp Ligoda, of New tn Reowld WoDonald, of aod doteacd prisoos iu Japan; wita a barrati the orvet acd baros ous treat neat - euffered at tne hand: of the Japanese Prova and Imperial astro ities from tne time of savir | landing in the country up to ths ouy of ubeir de- | livery oa board the Prebi-.* | Commander Glynn appears to have accomplished | his mision with the orsrotoricio promot ude emergy, and deterwiastion «f so Awericso paval officer, in deflance of the customary opvosiiion, and evasion: of the Japsucse officals In view of the facts reissing to the caw as stated in thet journal, it 19 myers ively tucuwbous oa our | govermment to adop i omeats(s and overgetic mea fares to compel ihe Seogoon ot Japan 1o make the most satisfactory a onewe or sud togem: ifostioa for sech barbarous and ou ragoous treatiaout of ship Wreeked -Awericaus aad qusreviee tne rignte of hospitelity and frievd y proisoy fo our couatry- men who may h fer nave the misfertupe to be coasts of Javan, or compsilsd to put into avy of ‘be por so’ the empire, by stress of weather or in waut of sssta'nocs | In my communication respeoting Japan and the | dent Oriestal Nawns wooh [ bad the honor of addressing you uvder date of ths lish of March ‘ast, 1 woe the hover y of suggestiog that | the United States Commicsiover to Unitas be vested | 0 & DeZOtiation pening of tha of an appropriate Jetier wis» lor to the Emperor o' Japan whicn met with your approval. Lae: such # commixsionsr be appriated | and elothed with the reqaisite autnority wud iastruc- | tieas, and despatched to Janvon without deiay Les him thence, with the whole Uvited S:ares im tne Chinese sess, direct to the Bay of ‘edo, and ap ie the espital, aod demaad an au- dienoe with Srvogeou, or the beat ef the pro- per department of the imperial goverom-nt ; holding no official or persona! incercourse with any other | eabordinate Japanese fuvetivnary, aod suemit to that government, categoricaly, the following | Ist Fail and ample indewnity ani reparation to | the shipwrecked A meriosn seswen, for tnotr dete tion, imprisonment, apd b. *OUS treatment by bl Jegaacse officials, dur: thetr cap ivi:y ia tha’ tegecher with tae expease: of sendiag and | & equi re co d-maod such in demnity and rep nouns of waich co be | Specified in the eommissioner’s inscrustions ; aod a | gveranios or pledge te be exac'ed from the J«jai- | ese govermment for its furu-e good conduct towards | Americans and the ci isrosor surjoc sof nasiens | in emity with the United s.aces 10 the dominions of Japan, under the pecaity of detag held strictly | acecantable to our goveruuent for the deteation, impriconmest, or ill usage of Ameriosu citizens | wit that empire; and, woreorer, to the payment of five thousand dollars to te neirs or eg! repre- | sentatives of any ‘uch citizen to way sutfer desch all imoidental expenses of recovering the sams, if deemed necessary. by a Uvited Siaes squadron. | 24. In all oases where Amorioan vess.s are oom- by stress of wen:bor, in wat of repair or | j» t® put into amy of the ports of the they may be avied aud provided with te refit, a¢ the ourrens prices of she s0a9- | |, in owe of shiow rok, thet they receive | end hospitacie treatment, aud de forwarded, | their goeds and effeots, us sovn ua prasticsole, oare of che Usired Sta es Vonsa', daiavia, delivered on board samy Amerioin ship oc veu- Jepao; end fall retmburseumens ot all ise expenses shal! be msde by the Vatted Stacas Japanese gover: mens Tae opening of certain ports of the empire ite colevial gependsn nes co American oom- the right of es ablisning United states Con Commercial Agente theroiu. and of soored't- Amerioan Minis er or Commissioner to the Court of Yedo, and who ere to be protected in ail the recognised rights, priviieres. aod immunities incidental te such funciwnsries uoder the law of mations; and rpeciaily exempted from any degrad. bi I | a £ petaeas 5 E £ i Hi rf ing or obi ere- ith Pho Minister or Com wuesio: direct personal end offi ioterseurre vi oper de ot: of tae Tmp-riel governmeut & Yodo, apon Pais: equality betwour the two sovereign of and 4th. Privilegs of establishing soaling stations ceo trate Peeihc t-smere betwee Jen ‘90 amd Shanghai. at a port or porta ia Jay ‘wa aball be designated for such pars gua f Tous-Sime, im the Acrnit of Core: P. ye Capital at Yoro Matemai, toe iy to trade a those places; and yer Be ships to have the peel ost whales off tv." 8#t of Jepan. and ia tho different boys ot Yeso Sena rae Karite Ialands, without molestation,» ea1D, to refit or provure woud. water ax4 provisions Sth. The foregoing articles to 16 Swbosti-d ioe commercial treaty or copven'ion with the S-ogooa of Japan, endo’ wich tbe treasy of Vongnis of the 8a July. aoe’ sappy ra Ewprror of Catna tates, wball form ome batt vent of a pon COD ,.450) wick the Bhovs udcimetuen on the par of ee Seogron the sommis- sioner should be > inorized avi i stracted to oF tablizh sti pivckage of toes Dsy “for 6 id at the Loo- hoo | well as og and Japan ae be shell d-cm expedient acd prieals of the Japaceve cowmerviti rax aod ae 81% gre bearing jacks, anil the wmo-ral govern “went of Japan woos bo Maid wliimutun, OF tO sueb modifica thereof et anall ne sanatestory to the commissioner, sud within the soups of bis ia structions | There would be no @ fiisalty, should prosesdings of scompulrory cature be required. to pasting » Stop 10 tbe gres’er part of tele oomsiog trade which is very extensive, by int rorp jug Cas lope i # im their progress to the ng possersion of wi! goTernu At Binagews the port or martiims guburb of Yodo severs! thoussnds of vassole are sometimes ooilected; sows braning taxes iv money or in kind, otbers ladeu «ith produ ¢, merchsadiee, or fish:— the latier O ing a stupls otic & of food with a olarees of the Jayancre, wore the daily supplies for the oxpttal once s opped, vast goversment would 4000 be browgbs to teruy Japan is vuineradle a: every poiut. and. although & brave and like nation, they beve co means of land defenoe sdequate to rest a sing'e figete Moet of their forws wre of psioved cravas cu-ir powder is very bad, and tney are quite tpexpert in the use of artillery. Cneir creops are criefly armed with bows, swords. spears, aud mateslonks None of their ja ke exoved (bree bund d was, and tory do not possess a single vesve! of war The Seoaler Ewperor of Japan and whose au- thority extende io ail civil sod ui icary affsirs of the empire, is genera'iy called by bix title, Seogoon, or * Geveraliseimo,” or 1ba of Cubo waoich bas nearly the ramemgnifcation He resides at Yedo, ealled the “Eastern Cspisal”” The Wikado, or Spiritual Emperor «nd Sovereign Poouifl of tne Sin- too Religion, resides # bu capit+l of See of Misco, and hss sole junediction wl rel at Matiers. He is never e uenlted oo Stave affeira, «xorpt incase of & declaration of war, or neg cation wita foreign Formerly, the prinors of the diffrent provinces of Ja; a0 wore almost sovereigue mo (oeu terrtores At the prevent day chose of Saoday in Mo of Kage and Sa za are the ouly woot woo oon be considered independ -nt All toe others are a» ore app ivted by the Be guon, why adini tor the dirtriv's confided to ther henge pire is distributed into wight gras di countries, (aneien'|) iv epencent kingdome,) these are divided into sixty e'ghs provioces, which are in sub divided into ix Oundred aod tweaty two distriots. The aggregate popalation ia estimated at fifty millions + To aid bin in the adm ation of the govern- ment, the Seogoon has a Courci! acd Se the firat consists of fve mewbers. all of whow mast de reigning princes; ihe seound oopsite of fifteen, may be either pritoes or nobles Tos Coua- 1, according to Golowuin, decites ordinary cases witho opplt ing for the yw'ion of the Svo- ; mm wll exiraord: caves. though of bat fisue importance vo bing be a home ty yonsent, Dor can bis wil) be carried iato execatio pithowt the spprovai of the Suuste Toe ss0g00n the members of bis counoil at bit pleasure ; pot he does vox often rerort to this leet th» privees ould oppore bie aarhority; and how formitavia Dey are from the precsutions taken ty een hem them in check Tacy ure obliged to roside The article occupies seventoon pages o ‘he Chinese Rapesitory eeumme’y of (aa * Correspondence ra Intive to ‘viets of Preble to Nangasnk! forthe oar- pow of dem nding (mori-oord Ameticen sesmon ” whic was robeequent!y on the 28h of Angurt, 180 creas owed by the Hop, William A. Graham Avcratary of the Tiery to the Ppesker of the Hocse of Kagramnrn (ves wand pinted.—Le Lee No 4 int let Fess. dd | t hr Levyrsons the ivte Du ch iden! as Dex aan gatizantes the popeistion of Japea xt sovemty millns | © | ebjeot of maintaining empire. Over cer sides. Seesing mantors. He was greatly interested wi lege of Captain Cooper's ascouns of the people and civili- zavuon of our country, and the lat:er spared no pains to leave a gocd impression of the American bame ani character, especially as 40 mmercial pee- ple, om the minds of Mose bigh officers who-e pesi- tion ns ght carry them intw sudiencs wish their soverciga lation as numerows avd ivduetriow appesred to exist on isnd e'xea, from were shalloys te large janke wars under seil, oratencher, wherever the eye cured on the every other year at the capital, which is tho eon stant residence of their wives and children The of the Council of State is styied “ Go- vernor of the Empire,” an officer revr«sem ed to be superior in suthority to that of the Gracd Visier of Turkey and the Premier of Englasd, and uniting the functions of both Senate decide all important oi vi} aud crimias! oases ; aud all otavrs whioa are of importance mus’ firat be examined and decided by this body bsfore they can come before the Counoil of Stato There two branches of the government form the legislative authority of the ewptre; they are. however iv many vf their measares, very much inflasacxé by che courtiers of the , who are entirely the orea- the public affairs of J assigned to cigh ‘he public affairs of Jay are te eight Central Administratiens pagent 1. The General Central Board 2 The Board of Legislation and Public Instrao- tion. 3 The General Board of the Interior. 4 The Bourd for the Affairs of the People, er General Potioe The General Board of War. 6 Tho Board of Criminal Affairs 7. The Treasury Board. ss 8 Tho Ministry of the Imperial Dwelling. The city of Yedo is situated oa s large plain, on the eustern coset of the island of Nippon. im lati tuce thirty-six degrees thirty nine mivaces north, | ami longitude ove buudred and forty degrees oat It lies iu the form of # crescent around the bay of the same name, at the mouth of one of the largess rivers of the isiand The circumference of the cy id to be over Gfty milea, and iss pooulatio, estimated at upwards of two millions. I: con: the residences of the pricces and grat lords, who are compelied to reside there half tae year None of their mansions are more than to siortes higa, aed most of them only one story, of a simple styto of arcbitecture, and generally surrowuded oy wide enclosed courts and extensive gardens. ‘The pslace, or residence of tae Seogooa, is buil’ of freestose, and is encompassed by a wall said to be fiiteen miles in circumference, including & wide ia terior ares, oooupied by the spacious mansions of the princes and other bigh ministers of bia vourt. The palace contains a groat spartmeut calied “fae Hall of Hucdred Mats,” brilliantly adorned by pil- lars of cedar, painted walis and gilded seilings = In this ball the presents brought by toe Dutch Mission for the imperial court are displayed; and itis here the Envoy is admitted to » brief sudieave with the Seogoon and the grand dignitaries of the ewpira After being compelled co wake mauy degradiug obeisances, to crawi on bis heads and kaees to p'sce shown him between the presents arrayed in due form on one side, and the place where the Ser goon sits on the other, and thea kneeling, ne bows his forebead to the ground, and retires, crawling backwards, without being permitted to look ap or utr single word. Oa s0me oovasions the Envoy and bis matte have been required to dance. play op musical inetrumen‘s, aud praotice buff. ry, tor the amusement of the Seogoou and his court Such degrading acts of bowaze and submission, tegether with the servile orsequiousness of ths 3 | Durch residents to the Japanese viflizials, on all oo- casions, for upwards of two hundred years. wi b tho their paicry trade at Dezina, have inspired the Court of Yedo wica » profonad contempt for foreigners of the westera nations Tais will, in # great measure, account for the invariable avsumption of its haughty and arrogant vesrwg tewards straogera who have visited che country, aa well as for its barbarous treatmentof saipwresked ms! rs Yedo is the seat of varieus brauohes of industry, and toe wart of an exteusive trade with the wavie The wares of the merohsnts aud shops vep- ere are said by Fisher to be moss beautiful, indnice ly better and much cheaper than are to be foucd at Bgeiaki Across the river, ia the centre of the y, stands the celebrated bridge, called Nippon- wr 2 | Bas, from which aistances to ali parte ot the empire are measured ln @ Japavese map of Yedo. on a large soale six feet square, in the possession of Mr S Wotis Wii- liams, of Canton, whiea I have been pormiiied to | examine, every part of thas vast usctropolis is mi- | Butely delineated—the resiceuess of cre evurt, princes, aud nobility, are distinctly indicated tnere- on, ened bearing ibe aris of its owner. The aity appears to he interieoied by @ gest namberof ca- nals, all communicat'ng with tae river. re is sv ficient depth of water in the bay for veatela of tho largest civs2 to approach and anghor off the city. In April, 1845, Cap'ain Morcator Coopsr, of 626 American whale ship Meus tan, wita .wenty-t#> dapancee seamen on board, whom he had rescued from saipwreck, was allowed to go up and an:hor within # furiong of the city, whers ne remsinsd four days, aud wae supplied, by oonmacd of tho eogoon, with wocd. water, rice, rye, Vexotabies of various kinds, and some crockery composed of the lacquered sare of the country. “de was recraited wisn everything of which he steod in need, aad all remuneration was refused. Were permitted to revuro to their tomes. but neicher The Japanese eeamen the capt jor crew of ths ship were allowed to go All communication with tbe shore was rigidiy interdioted, and the ship was surroanded and guarded by three circular barriers of boats She was visited by » groat number of people of all ran..6, including the Governor of Yodo, aud many of the high officers of the court, arrayed in golden | and gorgeous tunics. All were filled with an in- satiable curiosity to see the strangers, and inspect mixutely everything on board Captain Cooper represents the Governor of Yodo to bea grave and elderly lookivg person, some what grey, with @ remarkably intelligent and bo Ligrent countenance, and of vors mild apd pr The barbor of Yedo prosonted a maritime porn- Vessels of ail sorts aad bay. The porr 6 sptain Uonpar to be the wart of a prodigious covet comm roa, sod ve waole bay wae alive wi ba bastie and iwiey E The day before he tef:, tha Seo aotads token of his ¢ ou for his f the ship humanity ‘n wreok d eeomen ordered bir nevor to return fod arg reeds nena ty depart, at tee command of the ( »veraur Y the anchor was weighed, av immense nuaber ef beste were attached to the bows of the sb in thie manner e stowed (wenty mir a sea, against @ heed wind whew tho Japanese voor a courteous leave of ner officers mei orew On the o. iou of Caps. & r Htvard Bolstar’s visit 'o Nemgeeshi. in ber Sritunnic Mejes y's ship Saurranc, the same yeas, Curing bis voyage for hydrogrephical surveys and megoetical udverva- tions te 10 Eustero sees. no edic’s wae issued ae is enrtomery. forbidding hie returo; bas, on tae qou- trary, hia promise to revinit the port wae race with appareu’ eatiefaction, and the chiefs who cam on board. including vernal yourg wen of fawily, ex prested the hope that thay might no able vo sh # him tbeir bonees, end introduce bin so tas faint They wemed bim of the friendly dispositio towards lies of the chiefs and preat people of Nangoaaki the Eogiieh, and their bope Guat on o4 retara the * High seiliors of ¥ ed would eonsent t» his admivsion freely; ‘thet is wa’ in tinoir power entirely, aud not the Seogoon’s; toa: Kiadiy «x. pression had transpired amovest the * Croat Ubiefa’ about Nangesaki, and they were geasrally precar- tore of good.” Oa hia docliniog to awcis «anh de- termination, havirg no wethority to negotiase mith the Japsnete goverment, they reqaered shat he would bring with olm cow pock mater, aulphate of quinine, ipececs ux vomit od other rocaiciver, engagi ars savoral li the eommusions ¢xeeutod for him. Ha was eup plied with epars. wood, water, aud fres» provisions, free of ebarge, and permitced to Isod on wn island im the barbcr to make mognetica! observa ciona In the month of Way last Commander Mataison, cf ber Britannic Majesty's steamer Mariner, wade a survey of the entracee of the Bay of Yedo, ard an- chored off ‘he town of Orogawn. which com nina twenty thousand inhabitant When about eight miles from Oepe Misoki, which forma ths touvbros end ot the bay, tem boats came alongside, manuuod with twenty men acd fire officere im each, and armed wih muskets aodswords The officers wow serord and dagger. He silowed the latter to come on bosrd, when tbey presented bim « paper, writ- ten in Freneh acd Datob, desiring himnotto snahor or crnise about the bay. Finding, however, hat be was determined to proceed, they offered their bata to tow bia up to the acchoraye, which he sevep-ed Guard boets were smationed roaud the sveamer during the night For re lighted up, and areat four hundred boate, ali manned and armed, eojlee*- ed along the shore, each carrying s lsatern. Ha mace them keep at s respectable distance, had his guns loaded, and kept careful watoh on dork wt bight, during the three dsys be remained at tins port to complete the rurvey Cowmsnder Mathiton regarda Orogawa as the key of the capieel, trom which it is distant abont twenty five mules Ae states that all the janks gn- ing and returning from Yedo arrive hemp to pass \he custom boure; and that with a moder armed na- val force trade might be completely stopped, as Yedo entirely depenta on ite eupplice by sem. There is a very gord soad between the towns Afver Jeaving Orogews, be also viiited and made 8b wecnrate eurvey of Bim di Par. where there aro three fixbing villages Tho ssopclied bie crew with vierty of feb, and when we og depart. ton” fiity bowte to od he Governor af the provine be OF Mivwsomiy leis 4 the ereumer. aiid ws from ‘he reepect oh 1 v0 of reuk its odo were. aid condurt the megetiast with due courtesy, firmness of purpose, ani ut wavering decision, would uudoubdtedly stand a o-t:er chance of success than any ether wission hisherio sent from the west to Japan 1: would impress tho | despotis Seogoem and the “High Councillors” of bis | courtywith # salutary respeot for the digai -y, maj ety, acd power of this empire republio, prove « | tangible demonstration of the paternal policy of our government to extend its provotion to American citizens wheresoover dispersed, or howsoever op | presse 1, in the romotest quarters of glob; it | would infatlibly bring Japan wishin che political | pee of the western nations; opam up that rick po: lous. avd productive empire to our commereo, seow: she desired privileges for our sicamships and whalers in its seas, ports, aud haroors, and refloot lassi oredit on the firmness, decision, and energy of General Taylor's ai m'nlsiration Tho bostile reception which Captain Ingersol, of , the Awericam ship Morrison, rocsived at tho seroral ints at which be touched on the coast, in bis of forta to open trading intercourse with that coua- try, in July, 1837, was mainly owing, ss waseunse quently ascertained, to bis bieng uuarmed, and hev- ing on board two missionaries, the Rev Peter Par ker and tho Rev Dr Gatalaff ‘Che official visit of | Vommodore Biddie, with the United States Co'vumbus end Vinoeunes, tothe Bay of Yedo. in July, 1846. ite abortive result, and the grous iodig- | nity to which be submitied at the heads of s vom | mon Jepanose soldier, appears, by the deposicion of one of che craw of the Lagoda, co have lofs an un: | fevorable impreesion on the publio authorities and | pecple of Japan respecting tho Americta sauracter, | which can only be effaced by an imposing miasion | for the accomplishment of tne objscts svove indi. | ented Se oe ee | Ihave the honor io be, with groat reepect, dear | sir, your most faithful aud obedient servant, Aaron H. PaLwen Hon Jonw M Crayton, Secretary of State. [No. 2] Extracte from a letter of Mr. Palmer to President Fillmore, solloihing, ip atientioa to ths plan sub- | mitted by him to Secretary Clayton, for opening | Awweriean iotercourss with Japan. Original en- | do:ted ‘Referred to Seoretary of State M. F. Jauuary 6, 1851.” Wasuinaton, January 6, 1851. Dean Sin—Dovming the ovening of diplomatio | relations, commercial intercourse, aad steam navi- | gation with the independent maritime nations of Fastern Asia and the Indian Archipelago. worthy | tbe favorable con:ideration of our government, I have the honor to solicit your early atwution to this | important subject | in the absence of any speolfic appropriation for a | ep cia} oriental mission, the position of China, de | siguated by the natives #1 ‘The Central Flowery | Kingdom,” ia respeos co the surrounding nations of | Ex:tern und Southern Asia, andover which, with the exception of J.pen, the Chinese Emperor isthe ackvowledged Suxerain—would suggest the expe- di-noy of accrediting tho United States Commis sioner to that empire te the sovereigns of these na- tions, aud likewise of veating him with authorivy to act os General Superintendent of American Trade | in their dominions | By placing our cquadrom in those seas under the Commiscioner’s orders, he would be cuabled to make | ec ssioval short visits, iu a national steamer to Ja- | an and ite dependencies to Corea, Covhin Chins, | iem, Burmoh, and the [ndian Archipelago, to open | Up intercourse and make commercial treaties, es, | civily with the government of Japan, without senually interfering with his duties as Commiasion- erto China; such arrangement to b9 continued until | cur inoreasipg mteroourse avd commerce with those | Eastern regions would justify the appointment of | resident Mioisters and Consuls theroin, by our gov: | eri ment. Such valuable information, geographical, politi oal, commercixi, and bydrographival, could be ac- quired in such orief soissions, that would prove of | grest arility and advautage to us in our ulterior in- | Seroourre with tho countrics thus visited, particuiar- | ly in selecting suitable coaliug stations, aud making the requisite preiiminary arrangements for tne ea tablish ment of steam communtcation between San Francisco avd that quarter of the world. Under thie comprehensive, effzotive, and eoo- Romical eystem, whilet our legitimate commerce with Chins is about eqaal to on half tha: of the Britieh, with the exception of the opium traffiu (which is probibited), and possesses far greater ca- pebilities for w profitable expansion, tae annual charges incident to the extension and supervision of our trade with China ard the adjaocnt mations, even ip the event of raising the Commusioner to the rank | of Minister Pienipotentiary, as recommended ia the New York Metgorial to Gieneral Saylor of the 24th of February, 1849, would not probably exceed one- | tenth of the expenditure for the Britian Superin- tendent ot Trade in China, and their consular os teblichmente at the five privileged ports, which | auonnted, for the year ending on the 31st March, 1248, to thirty three thousand threo handred an twenty six pounds ten shillings sterling { | | } * The people of Japan, in general, are known to | be friencly and well disposed towards forcigoers, with whom they have invariably evinced a disposi- | tion to bold intercourse and trade, but are prevented | doing so openly for fear of their rulers and the law. | The governmen? of that country must, ere long, be | compelled, by the force of circumstances aad espe- | cisily by the presence of our people on the Pacific, | to succomb te the progressive commercial spirit of | the age | In font, Prin-e Arreo Madsimano Kami, an emi- nent Japsnece statcrman, thon Governor of the | Island ot Yeso avd the Kurile dependeucies. was in | favor of opening the ports of the empire to foreign trac offical r port frou: Matemai to the supreme govern- | ment at Yedo. ‘Since the eun, the moon, and the stare, which are the creation of the Almighty, are variavle in their course, the Japanese law, the work of men’s hends, prohibiting foreign voesels entering apy other port taen Nang aki, cacnot bo eternal.” This prinoo wea ambscquontly promoted to the high office of Governor ct tno Imperiel Paiscs at Yedo and Membcr of the Counoil uf State iba ” Var eresviona daring th years ugh Lo the netive of one govera eee of tes barbarous treatm ship trecked Am: rica seed in Jeoan; eho sing t 'y of sowe effivient ani om h sted to compel tory atousment tou last od va of Our cow stortane to be enipy pou the Japanese or compelled to put inte any of their ports so of weather, in want of assistance, re etter to Hon John M. Clayton, inte Seere- ary ef State, unter date of tke 17th Sopsemoer 1242, ow fle with my pepers ia the Depsr ment of staie tranawitting a detailed arcount of the duteu tion and enflerings of tho crew of the Amoriesa whaler Logoda, in Japan, and from #bich they were roecued by ner Glynn, of tha U. 5. stip Preole, at Nengavaki, in the ding math | f April, L cabmiteed a pian for the acoumplies ment of tha orient objset above snegosted, which met with his approbation Hoving since | mnaturely recontidered jean ai] its boariogs, asd por- tieelarly with reference to the notional character ' avd policy of the Japanese, I forl satisied itis the ly feseinie one that comports with the dignity o! y govercment to adopt, in promptly domanding joe dreve for the wrongs they buvs iaflieted on our coun rywen. with sfactory guarantee agriast their reemrrence. A isn of the proposed charac: ter, introsted to ® commissioner porsessing the reqat ' atte bact. energy, and firmaecas of parpose, | ported oy an imposing United States & may he vonfideutly predistad, would #pe ¢ the haughty and intraqiole Seogoon, bia © Co cillors of State,” and di 'ri'ual “* Mikado,” fome entiefactory arraiwinents, and opea that wire to our commerce “4 ef . } have the bonor to he, with the highes! respect, your Excetleacy’s wost faithfal aad bniatle sere vent, AALON HE Pacuen | Gis Excelleney, Millard Fillmore, Previdext of tho Draft of = proposed letter missive, from President Teylor to the nperor of Japan, 18timatiog his de- | mre ro open friem4l> and somrmorcisl relations with | thas Empire; submitted to Hoo Jom M Olsyton, Becratary of State, Marsh 14, 1540;:— | ZACHANT TAYLOR, PRESIDENT OF THE UWITED | ATATRR OF AW’ RICA, AND COMMAS DMR IN-CH ARMY AND NAVY THRRBOP, TO WI8 MPR KIAL MAJRSTY THA BEOGOON AMD SUPREME my- | MOrecver, pat the supreme governmer.’ of Yodo in | LEK OF JAPAN AND ITS DEPENDENOIWS— SALUTATION AND FRACK Bleoted and solemaly inavgurated President of | | the United States of Ame: Ihave great a- faction in transmitting t+ your imperial majesty nelored oopy of my recent inaegural message | t wo Honses of Congreen, whieh I pray your | imperial majerty will recoivese a mark of my ro- | aoa and Favail of this oecasion to intimate iny | desire to open friendly retations and commercial in- teroourse with Ji considered rmatuall both nations | Oar empire republie is at present composed of | thirty indepandont roverei ea, ancl five terri- | tor ve not yet organized inte State go ernmen's Moor of ont States are larger than many of the prin. | onl kingdoms ef Kurope, and contain, with the | terito ies, an aggregate popnlation of more thea | twen y three millions. They are all united onder | swe dorsi or eupreme government, estadiianed at Washington; and whieh, among its covstitational | edtributes, is solely tavested wit the power of | japan, upon such @ basis as shall be ly benefietal to the intorests of | the opening b | his porte of | your Ful | VeD*one and improvements in the | commereial the Alantio Ocean, sixteom hundred miles on the Gulf of Mexioo, and eighteen buodred miles on the gees lskes, which divide us from the adjacent ritish possessions, and sixteen huedred milos of maritime frontier on the woetern cous’ of the Pa cifio Ovean. Tne city of New York, our chief port apd «mporium, has upwards of five hundred thou- sand inhabitants Itis now reckoned nex’ to Lon- don and Liverp2ol in the extent of its forsign oom- merce apd internal trade and the magnitude of its bu- sivecs traneactions The other prinoipsl porw are Bostop, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Coerlesion, Sa- vanvah, Mobile, and New Orleans; besides these, tbero are numerous large commercial, and manu- facturing cities avd trading towns on the seaboard, and op the great rivers and lakes of the interior The discovery, last year, of extensive auriferous depori’s. and riob miaes of gold and quicksilver, in California, is attracting thitrer an immense num- ber of immigrants. both from the United States and otber countries. San Francisco, the chiof port of the territory, from its favorable position and su- ivantages, will thortly besome the entrepot for the commerce of tho Polynsgia, Ooeanica, and Austral Asia. We have already opened steam communis urea between it znd our ports on the Atlantic, via Cragres and Panams. Another line of Americana stestors is to be established between California aud Chias. by which it is calculated the transit of mails, ré and morebandise will bo made botwecen Linee of magnetic telograph are now in | operation in nearly all our States; ard it is even ted to extozda live to San project 18 pending before our Congress for the con- struction of a railroad from the Mississipp’ river to that port. to connect with the railroads already couttructed or in progress throvg aout our country; elt which. when completed, are destined to muke | Now York the preat centre of business, trade and commerce, exchange aud banking transactions, for the who!e world. We have treaties of amily and commorcc, and maintain diplomatic relations with ali the sover- eigus of the maritime and cowmeroiai States of Hu- rope; with Mexies, Ventral Americas, the Empire of Brezil. and che republics of South Ameria; with the Sulten of Turkey, the Gmperor of Morocco, the Barbary States, the [mvum of Muscat, the Emporor ot China, the King of Siam, and the King of the Sandwich Islands. While tranquility reigns within, we ure at peace and friendahip with all the world, and our merchants | city ep an extensive and profitable commerse with the four quarters ef the globe. Foreign merohanis of sl! mations are fcvely permitted to visit car ports and citics for trade, aud ours resort to theirs for the bke object We have between six and seven hundred ships en- gaged iv tho whale duhery, priucipaliy ia the North- erm Pacific ocean The capital invested therein amounts to about thirty millions of dollars, sud it gives employwens te upmards of twenty-five thous and oflicers and scamea. eigantic game, our whalers are now beginniag to frequent, in Jargo flecte, the soar aad coasts of Japan, the Loo- Choo, and Meaicozima groups. Bays of Yero, the Kurils Islands, sland of ara- kay, or balien, Sea o: teohatka. Gulfs of Okotek ana Tartary, and the Arstic Osean. ¢ As wo consider the whale fishery of great impor- tance to our pavigating and commercial interosts, We aro rous of fostering and protecting it by all legitimate and proper means I would thorsfora tpecially commend to the protection of your Im- peria! Majesty’s goversmont avd provinoial aachor- ities such of our marinors employed ia whaliug, the raval or merchant service, ss maz be compelled by | etaess of weather, in want of repair and assistance, te put into any of ihe ports of the empirs, that they be aided and provided with neoarearies to rofit at the current prices of the country; aud in case of shipwreck, that they receive kind and hospitable | treatment, and be forwarded as soon a3 poasible to “| the care of the Auwrrican Consul a Batavia, who | | will promp:sy reimbaree ali the incidewtal expences. | Distrereee J parece maiinors bavo, oa Various o¢- cations, beer rescued from shipwreck, and restored to their native country, by captains of our waslin, and werckent ships, notably in the instonce of Cuptain Mercator Cooper, of the ehip Manhattan, in April, 1845. It was highly gratifying to the Aerican government and people to observe thet | Captain Cooper received the thanks of your Impe rial Mojcety for his kinduese and hamanity toaards twenty: two Japanese seamen, in rescuing whom, ia a cestitute aud famisuing condition, from a desers jialand and sivking jusk, he was necessarily com- pelied to mzke a considerable deviation in bis voy- sge. From such exatapler, your Imperial Mejosty may alwaye rest assured of the alacrity and promptitude of our naval cffivers, whaling end mer- chsnt captains, in the rescue, aud return to their country, of ali distressed Japanese they may find in wont of their arsistance. It may bo presumed «to Japancse government is aware that the Britisu took possession of Q1elpacrt’s Isjand in 1847, with the intention of permanently occupying it as another link in the long chain of their mil y aod raval stations in ths Eastern tena We learn that ey havo several vessets em- ployed in making tcientifio observations and hyaro- graphical surveys, in thore ted A) uaknown sas, which cavnot fail to prove ighly beneficial to the navigators of all na‘ions. Daring the ssmo year, it is underetood ths Mmperorof China, ac- corded to the Russiaus the free navigation of tne great Mancburian river Amur; and wo anticipate the Czar, at no very distant day, of his perte ortheastern Asia and the adjacent istande, as well as those of b+ possessions ou tho Northwestern coast of America, to forcign eom- mucroe. In this atate of things, whon the Japancee seas are becoming the highways and thoroughfares, not only ti rt | for American whaleshipe and merchaatmen, but { , and widreesed the following languag in an jjkewise those of other Western nations, im the | peaceful purruic of toeir lawful catorpriss nad oom. meroe, or for geographical and scientilic diasoveries, it would appear be extremely oii bysically imprastivable, for the supreme gov ment of Yodo to waiataia herealter, poavolully and invelately, ita exclusive aystem of izolation end reelwion of the’ompire from th rest of che world ‘The veruler geographical position of Japan, her excesten porie sod hsihora, douse end industrious popuetion, houndlers productive retowrves, and vast eapybiities for erce; the superior intelligence aud refinement of her princes wud nobles, texechor wool the , energy and enterprise le, justly entitle her +o rank nationr By « judiy reersietive poli political eavan ovgductipg a ve ma awong the first Asiatic jon of bee * profite! Seates, wid ro Is veckipg & pea Jepav, we #k neither lends, forta exclutive privileges wi! domicions We wonid rolely r of the rupreme government of Yedo for that pro- tection which will enable American merohantw aad traders to cordact % legitiaaie commerce in the , ports of the empire and its dependencies, whish cannot fail to prove mutually hex nations. We will engage thas our be permitted to visit Japan on commercial > Bers, eball strictly cocfurm to its lane, pay the srs tomsry imposts and daes, scrupulonsly abs.oin from any interference iv wattere of religion sod poverny and yield dus deference apd rogpetio the esta ed auihoritiew, usages, and vusioms 0 the coun Bhonld it be agreeablo to your imperial Majosty te permit your merchants to resort to our ports, har bora, and cirive, for trado, or send hither aay o ots to be ed in our langaage, rts, pei-noes, naval aud milisary tactics, and en- ginervipg, ship building, or any other branch of in dustry, they will receive the most cordial welcome, ard every facility and eotion will be roadiiy pforded to thera by the government and poopie 0 the Unived Stater . Awong the mapy chviens political and commor to be denved by Japan from tbe propored intercourre between the two countries, vpon the opestag of our steam communivation wit! Chine, she witid possess the facility of goaui- practical krowledge of the come, age meng of stewmer. and Nkow ra f he latert in- yates of mo- dern warfare by !and and sea, which, with tia in- domitable bravery of ber sons, would the better enable ber’ cupreme government to placs the ooun- try in ® perture saccersfully to reps! fursign aggrec- vion or in vaion, meiutain the integiivy of the om- pire, 804 make Japan the frst mii vary, marition, ead commercial power in the Howt ‘Lhe periodical srrivel of onr steamers in the Jnpym seas would, the latcet political, solen*'ao, and oteiligence ‘rom all parte o! tha world, muoh sooner than by the prevent tarde mean of porsession conveyance by the priviiegea Dutch suips fom | Batavia. Repesing entire oor fidence in the pradense, patri- otiom, euinent qualifienvions, and intimate sv- usinsance with Asiscio affairs, of —--—, Comm ener to China, I have veated him with fall power to enter into ory negotiation with your imperial Moajeaty, baving for its object the openiog of the | desired friendly and commoercia! intercourse with J Our «aid Cowmiseioner will await, in o your imper ity’s rmination upon at the enbject, which, if favorable, ond permission be accorded to him he will promptiy repair to Yedo, to obtain from the supremo govern nt oa official ond authentic record of snoh concetsivu, privilege, or treaty, ag it might vo indnoed to make te the freedom and recurity af Ameriean commeree in ite 8, ord whion ebef nt the name time guaranties, on cnr part, full reciprocity of trade and protec'ipn Of Japanese subjects ln owr ports, aad lay the foun In ths pursuit of their , the | sult, if not | ficial to beck | h , the qaeatdon ation wad wan. | dation of o lasting peace between Japan and the United States The Amorioan trado with China is conducted in conformity with our treaty, concluded with the Ta Tsing empire, at Wanghia, July 3, 1844 8 princed oepy of wi in English aud Chinese, I the to ose herewith, for the in- ation of your imperial Mujesty. ‘his letter mirsive wili be accompanied with —— packages. marked No —-—, addrossed respectively to your imperial Mojesty. containing charts of the | United States coasc aurvaye, mops, public dosu- men‘s. solentito and agrieultursl puliostions, agr- cultura implements, a collection of seeds and msdi- cines, somples and musters of American manufay- tures, &o. a8 are particularly spscified ia the catalogue thereof herewith* I hope thoy will be received by your imperial Majosty as small tokens of my regard and friendship, not for thoir trivial eounisry value, but sent with the view of oonvey- ing relisbh’e inforwation—-geograpbical, polivioal, | agricultural, industrial. commercial, and fioancial | —respecting our country, its boundless resorrces, advanee® avcial progress, and elevated renk in tho | | family of civilized nations; ali intevded to show what great material advantages might natural!y be dio reeult to Javan from Cogs ge of diplomatic and commorcial relations with those United States of America. With the hearty areurances of my perfect regard and friendabip, I commend your imporial Majosty | to the holy keeping of Almighty God, ‘ by whom kings reign. and princes deorse justice ” Given at Washington, undor the great seal of the United Btates, thie -—— day of Marob, one thou- sand eight hundred and forty-nine, aud of our [nie- pendence the seventy-third. *Tn Mr Pa'mer’s memoir of the 14th April 1849, on the independent oriental vations. sa 1 rubmitting to Mr. Clayton a plaw for opening ex‘ending an protootin; Atwericen commerce in the Kart, prinved by direction of the Department of State in the National Infelligencer of the 6th Beptember. 1849, he recommends that a Unived Staces envoy be rent to Japan, bearing the following presents for the Seogonn :— + Cherte of the United States Coast Survey and maps of the T rephical Bureau ; Public Documents. such as late Presidential moseages ; Pate at Office raports, and thors relating to steam vavigation on the Atlantis and | Pacific and proposed opening of communicetion by rail- | roude savale and magretic telegraphs with both oeans; and on Oregon and Valliornia; lithogrephs of Amenican | een end river steamers: prints of Ameriown campatgns and | sea bactles; a set of carpenter's tools; a emall assortment ich ice medecines, together wich’ @ copy of the best American works on medicine, surgery, the puysical | sciences. na'hematics, astionomy navigation. engineer. ing, mectaniosl arte and ingustcial pursuits of our | country; # fow agricultural imolements; a *mall collec- | tion of cereals and gardem perds; tobacco aad cotton seeds; files of American agrisultural, mining. and railroad jovrcals; newspapers and prises curreat of New York. Bortou Xc., Daguezreotype likenosses of tho Predient snd mwembere of bis cavinet; American almaaac for 1844; se mples and musters of onr cotton and woollen ma- nufactures ; descri, tion of the magnetis telegraph,” &o | | Interestlay from s*exloo, | (From the New Orleaas Delta. Deo 81.] By tho Eether Burr, we have reseived dates from tho eity of Mexico up to tho 15th instant | The zevolusion waa still r: ig, and a ministerial | crisis bod token place. M Mariano Yanez has re- fice of Minister of Ioreign Affairs, and nation was accepted This step, on the | part of the Minister, is atwributed to differences of ; Opinion exisiing between himevif and the Prosident of the republic. The office of Minister of Justioo ia also Vacant. It was thought that President Arista wishod to | forma a compromise cabinet. {[t was attempted to ) appoint, first, M Olaquibel, and then M José Va- | lente Baz, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, put both | refaeed. Both of the ntiemen are yures, aad | the other members of the cabinet, MM. Priot> and Anaya, ore what are called moderate MM. Garcia Aguirre and Ponciano Arriaga, both puros, ware alwo offered the postof Minister of Jastice. Arriaga accepted, and eatered upon the duties of his offive | on the 13th. Tt wae uigo rurcored that Anaya, the Ministor of War, was about to regign. Mariano Macedo is ken of for Minister of Foreign Affeirs The Yard? Union thioks that ‘he appointment of M. Macedo would be marked wiih certain modifiouti ns in the policy of the guverpucat, and one favorable tp the Bellunge compacy for the privilege of open- | ing the Isthings of Yebusntepec. iu relation to the resignation of Don Mariano Yanez, the Siglo says:— ‘cis geceraly believed that the resignation of Senor | Yeuex will change the potey of the goverament om the Tuvnantepes quo-tion, reeusoitating the Beliange com- pavy in the spanish reelamaions, agtceing to all kinds ; Of mowes, and also in otber affairs, [he cnemios of Senor Yanes have effeoted his removal because his ho- end pat.iolinm presented am obstacle to their imi | quireus exd anti national de-igns | The Chamocr ot Deputies nave adopted a resolu- | tion, nushoriziag the government to grant promo- | tions to soldiers figntiwg againg; the revo) vtivaists. | The projet precented by M Martines dela Vonoha, © grant the government extraordinary powors, was | ee Thus is attributed to the reetgnation of | Yanez In Jalieco tho rsvolution is still raging, but no | demonstrations have lately been msde. Gea Mion, | who had leftto take the oommacd of she troops @goinet the insurgents, bad retarned with four hundred horsemen to help Gaanzjuato, but he was ordered to Guadalajara. Goa. Minon is complained | of aa being too harsh; he maltreated a Guadalajara pbysician, and had two others exccuted without consersiou. Gusnajuato is besieged by Couimander Miguel Cemargo. The rumor wes afloat that cho invur- gents of Michoacan bud taken possession of Morelia, aud had hupg the Governor. Sut the rumor hed turaed cut to bo falne. It was thought expe fient to send & peace commission to Patzouaro, bat this could not be done ut once. The pronuncramento at Vora Craz was not con- | firmed—the authorities were on their guard bus no demoustration had been mado. ® Genera) Marin Jeft Vera Cruz with ihe ships of wor Puebia, Tabasco and Itvemplaro, to subdue | insurgents at Tumpieo, and no tdiogs bed been received of his expedition. Ramon Prieco had | reached Tampoo, snd put himself at the hend | of oe political government of the port, as first | Tbe joint committse reported onthe 4th, in favor | bs of | of givirg to the Guansjueto eompauy the rt; | waking @ road aoruss the Isthme of Ted and on the 10ch, Congress, by & vote o | eppreved Oi the generat terms of thot rep ore The Obam der of Deputics, va the Lith, approvad the first article of the report, which recommends the proposition of \bat company. the Tyait d' Uni paviishes news from Sonora We con gather but very lictle from it, One haw dred aud erghty asveo men of the aousset compa ny have, without the concurreace of Ksousset, capitulated with Geseral Bianoo Threo woucted men, who remained in Mermosili, a¢hered to the treaty made by their comrades. Tne number of Prenebmen killd on the way from Hermosili to Guayamas, reaches thirty-four, oud the wousded twenty five. The expedition was dissolved Morel xes's opera company is sti'lin Moxico, and f the Mexicans is divided votween dalvi fhe rabbers are still ravaging the country sround [From the New Orleans Picayune, Doo 31 Wo have reosived Giles of papers from the oity of Je xico to the ith, end Vera Crux to the 20ca inst ¢ Siglo Diez y Nuevt gives the followiog isons ae%s in relation tothe Tehaantepeo question, o} wae lett, at our lust advices, returnsd to Cou- frees by the goverament wita a recommendation in | savor of the Guspajuato company. Toe joins com Wwistioa was egain aamed to exav:ins the question, and on the 4th instant reported in favor of tne Gae Rejuato company. The Siglo Diez y Nueva, of tho Lith, says:— Leeteruay Congrers approve’. by 46 votes to 40, the voreral terme of the report of the joras commi.t- in fa- vor of the Gameajuato company. 1¢ verta+ to us that tbe Cham oer ignores completely the poliical question, | Vhe Sree ot tbe 12ch was2:— ut of Y (bem Deputies approved ube first | | artlele of the reves’ of the jointcommittiveon Cohuanta | peo Ti article was returned to the ormaitiee, | The first erticle referred to approves the Gavaa | vato proposition. The second artiv\s stipulates the worn: ir which the government will sek ‘ous churd | of the stock No osner “Sion had beon taken om 3 intbit date % i had occurred, and Dow ala ghed the portfolio of Foreiga Af- | _A ministerial or riano Yanez res, | fare The Sigio saya: — } It's gemeraliy beiieved that the rosiguation of Senor Yanez mill ebavge the poltey of the geverument om the | Tehuantepec question. rescacitating the Bellevge oow- | pary jn the Spanish reciamations, agreeing to all kinds | | Cf abutes. ond also in other affairs The enemies of so nor Yanes Lave uileoted his removal because bit honesty | sud patriotiem presented an obstacle to their iaiqaitoas end enti mational derigns { A list of officers is published by the governmont | ac having beon dismissed iron the army for doing | ia orms agains? ths State. The Count Raousset bad capitalated with Gen. | Blanco, at Guayamas, giving up bie arms and beiog | secured im perron and private property Uno haa dred and eighty two Frenchmen signed the treaty © espitulation, and ail the arms wero delivered (0 | | the Mexionvs. The wounded wore taken oare of, being placed in ® large convent The expedition | waa entirely dissolved, and the members of it vent ‘© Masatian, where thoy arrived om ihe 15th Yo- | vember. ‘The ag tg of the 5th, says:— Hector ( Ames Keq . has boom named soneul fer the United States fur Acapuloo. The government has grant ed the eustomary rarquator. On the 418 of December at earthquake was folt | io the ee! peae7 leperionee ih ~ Je apa. © damage o! res’ hipa- limge and Chilepa had suffered mach ws ¢ Minister of War bas sent s note to Captain Hora, commanding the two sbipe which joined the inourgents at Manetlea, that if he did no’ revarn 10 eiiegionce he weald be pureued by sae British im those waters, woioh bad ordors from the "4 Baie | in hiding, it was not exactly known where. | crowned tho victorious banners of che tavi minister to treat him ass pirate. Tho Mim- | members ment signea by Henry May, offerin, 9600 ying on that will wv exact in te the whereabouts of a silver mize in Rio Verde, formation os owned by Dr Gardiner, and $50 more to any ono that will show in the same distriot a quicksilver mine pretended te he owned by Dr. Mears The federal government had ordered a suspension of the usual traffic permits for goods going to aud Fed Tamaulipas, in conseqacnoe of the revolation ere. = We translate frem the Mcxioan papors the follow- R: Srescu or Junce Cowniinc—Om being presented to the President of Mexioo, ? benor Preridemt—On presenting to your Kxociloney. 0% Thave the honor to de my credentials ax reprentative of the United States accredited to the Goveram-nt of your Excellency, Lrefratn from speaking of the seati- nents entertainet by the President of the Ualted States towards your Exo-llenoy aad towards the pecple of this the greatest of our sister rapublios on this continent. broause Mr. Fillmore hes wished to be bis own exponent of those sentimants in the perronal letter whieh I have the bonor to doliver. Bur I evail myseif with pride aud pleasure of this oppose tunity to recall to your Mxorlievoy the love or justice, ibe moderation, and the scrupuious re-pect of tne rigaw of other mations. that ia all onr forsiga relations, ag alo in bis patrictio regard for the welfare of his couatey, fo everything conoernimg per domertic policy. bave so boworabiy dixtinguisbed his administrerion Your Exoelleacy will mot tall to perceive.io his firm aad cons'ant adhesin to those primoipies a sure gasraates that in regerd to the several pointe woioh cement an srravgenrnt between the two governument:, there ven be betbing in my instructions obliging we to insist a any- thing which in the judgment of my couatry is ot ua- quertiopably just; and. in regard to my wif. Loe: your Fxcellency that my desire, a rll ax my @ keep me witbin the limits I beve mentioned. have no rearon to doubt, I should have fane to find this goverawent auimated by etmiler somil- ments. I shall rot despair to see a prompt and satisfactory sirangerent of all the differeucus between the cwo goverDments, and tne founaations uf pease and trl sbip firmly established When we rhall buppily h will enly remain to my counr: pathy with tho wire wise Jaws and strict administratioa of ja: ings of liberty aad pa'tonal weal the day. ‘will soon coms. your country shall bave 16 eived « degree Of prosperity aad grandeur proportionate with its g+o- ercpbical extent its unequalled nm» ural elements of wealth the variety and salubrity of it: olimste, aaa the all sw passing magnificence una richness of its soll, The President replied in the followiag terme — Senor Minister—I am happy to receive from your Kx- orliency the credentiels whioh constitute you represen tative of the United States wear the goveraman: of the Mexica\ republic and the private letier of his Hroetioney Mr Fillmore, President of those States che seatuments of patriotism. moderation snd ju-tics which animate his Exceilency, amd have distinguished his admiat-tradoa with bonor to his country ‘rv well kuowa. In them, and in the personal rentimente which your Exoellemoy bas expresed. I do see @ guaractee of a promo’ and happy arrangement ot the div: rse affairs pendiag ween the two countries. on the basis of jastice aad good faith, The Mexican goveroment. guided wivavs dy the senti- men's nemed bas insirted on nothing not in contormity with them. and the perf-ot agreement cf the two govern- ments in such holy principles, will produce the eonvolida- tion of the good relations tast so happily extat between the two countries, The wish of the Mexioan republic and alto my own perronsl derire. is. that wo rhall ally craw more clore those friendly and useful relations, aud entertain the most sincere desire for the prosperity of che United States and its worthy President eonsra‘ulating | myself et the rame tme for the wise ceieotion of your distinguirhed cetf, for the oburg» of promoting those inte- reete ae Envoy Extraordinary und Minister Plemiporen- tiary from those States to this republic. Important from the Rio Grande. We have recerved the Amerwan Flug (published at Brownsville) to the 18th of December. Tae ca- yolusion was progressing in Tamaulipas with fearfal tapidity. Onrdenas, the usurpivg Governor, aas been takow prisoner by the (nxurgenta. Canales was Col. Basave, who was in command of che trovps sont to Matumoras by avalos, bas surrendered unvondi- tionally. Tbe Flag of the ith ooutains tho fol- lowing account of this affair Ban Pema: Deo. 5 1852 —We have just ceovived letéers frova the city of Victoria, which avkonnce to us that after foor days and nigate of continusl fighting, Oolerel Basave bax capitulated, and all the arms, ma- nitions. artillery, &,. has faiien into the hauds of tae in- vireible Ruantttas (partisans of Rufuo Rodrigues). Den Jose M. Valdes is mow in this vilinge. Ae intercepted couriers with despatobes to General Avalos and informed that they contain matter of great: importence N De. Then follows two addrosses from General Casa- nova, who, it seems, afcer the provunviamento had been called to the head of the liocrating torces. This Geversl Casanova secms to have ooen a colonel in the regulvr army, and by his sot has brought over witb hum 8 jong list of other officers. He ap- peste to the patriotiam of the oitizsn soldiers in tne usual bombastic style, and doubts not she success. Those two documents bear date of the 29:0 alt.; and then follows the plan marked out »y the pro- wouciadores. In thie there are few arcioles in ad- dition to that of Jalisco, nothing. however, of much importance, or by auy means of improvement. The Flog of the 18ta has the following further and important intelligenoe:—“ ithe news Som oar neighbors of Mexioo continues every day to iaoresse in interest. We have, through the courtesy of a friend, been shown letters aud documents from the city of Victoria to the I4th inst. Governor Car- @enas has been captured ia together with some nine membere of the Legisla:ure, his adherents. An extra, issued from the seat of the new govern- mm @oncunees thisheppy event We have before Us @ message from the provisional goveroer to the People, in whioh be tells them their success has en most complete. The entire Stave, with a few exceptions, have sent their avquiessenoe to the provisional govern uons, and the new plan—d plan selvuadw de Gwadslujara Rating Rodrigues aa- Bourves to the peopis the same tappy resate He eye that, after four d: eri figh"iog euocass has ible propunciados. Cardenas had been taken prisoner Ww Tampico: ba was oaptarcd by a detacdment of national guards from tne latter plase, Oansies is stl at large, mod report says, io Liamros. A totvor from Rodrigues to a friead in thin city, dated 14h jostans, states that tar wer steamer Kusto de Mexico, whieh recently lofe the Brexos wish mani- tions of war onnnon, &1, for Vera Crus, bad, toge ter with avationai war achoouer, wlio orvn uaced, aud were wow With the insurgevts in Tampwo if thig de true, and our ivforwaot asaares uy itis, it gives & deathblow co the maritime forse of the gou- erbment inthe gail Pos over bro@ of the prasent Be en’ seems inaviiahe Matamorns, womevor, sev Oetrmined t> bold out to the law, The ewrmandent of thet important post bas osa- menced to fortify aud barriocde, preparatory tow derermined recive oe, Oor mersvanca have bven ta; plying barrels, &o , for Dreustwork.; aud co day the sonorous toves ot bis vig mouthed osnuoa abrounced to us of Broeneville shat all power ia that city bad parsed fiom the civil into che milisery Arwo Of government. Ma emoros has deoa deciarod iD a wate of 4e saugh no enemy is ta sight, acd wartial law prov vils iv our riater aity. Too daga of the differeat patiogs sre vow flostiog over tho't respec Ve ounEUlEteR; bho beasd ensiga of Meaiso this morning flutters tp the breeze as proadly and a+ Cefiens a oror—1's rampant oag'+ seems bo grasp the serpent ip its talons wish oven « Armor grips af (oop) derermined. to crush t only thas, bat Ty other ome whieh presunts iwelf, nydra-aeaded de Gey Bb present are, We bave bofere us three proolamations from Gan. Avslos, to the troops under bis oom aad and thy people He entreste them to romaia truo to ta9 foverpment ip its hour of peril, and assures then, vhat there ere yot siroog arms aod stout heurss enough in the Jand to stem this great tide of tasao- ordination, gigantic ax it ts, Wo loarn that tae Matemorenres thik differently Caraveje! was raid to ce in Guerrero, ab tho heed of wlarge Mexican forse: and Cravian, oun of his was guarding the Paro del Z & considerable pumber ef a4 vere! ‘Tho Flog say# Wat be A nertiond ars ongagod in thie abet: 4910 & Pom by affair, and tae Mextoang are fightivg it out amovgs: themselves W.W Dunlap, Kea , bas been ole sted to the Loe gisls' we trom Cameron Nty, to fill she vscenc: oocgsioned by the remgnation of H L (Gctasted, Eeq Me J P MoDonough committed mioide in Browns. Ville om the 10th ines No osuve could bo assigned for the ravh sot We learn from the Flag that Mr. Robort H Hod has lodged @ith the Lrearpry Department a; Vash- ipgtom, ® Dumber of grave oba-gen agawmst Col. Jona 8 Rhea. Collector of Customs at Point (sabol, and Mr. Robert 8 Kingsbury. Depuiy Cotleator at Browpevillo Tho Secretary of the Trossare has detormined to send the Gon Samnol Ward a 690- cial agen: to inquire into tha trath of the nosue. tions The Flay expr at de: ja the gentlemen named, acd sa38 both are apxionst) meet their aoousr. Ip tho Flag of the 18th, we fiod the dasistoa of Jusgo Arringcon, of the Distrie: Court, upon tho @irpate d sna titlevioand about she oi’y of Browns ville We quote the oonsiuding paragreph of the doeision: — Fur these jong and meay mors which I bave not space to merate, itis my Jadgnest thet the city of Browmaville was absoln'e owner of tho land within its corporate limits, and ‘hetitis che uty of the court, to prevent the greareat injustion, by appointing s trustee im order to admintetor the Decossaty trusts apd 1 oherity which belong of right to the ol'izens of the county of Cameron and to the people of Brownsville Visotwta Hierovicat Soonry Rives baw boon cleoted President cf the Virgtote Histort ce] Brolety; oud om Tunaday. the 2lat tant. Coors W, P. Curtie of arlington Va Thome: Aaily Raq. of Pai ladeipbia Hon Kaward Bvare't of Roston Rav Pransip Hewker DD. of Yew York Him Goorgn Hom Abbott Lawrencs, of Boston, wore ol