The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1859, Page 2

INTERESTING FROM JAPAN, News from Simoda, Kay,agawa, Yokohama, Sinnagavyva and the City of Jeddo, WR. BARRIY MOVEMENTS AT SIMODA. His Landing at Veddo, ani Cere- mony on tae Occasion. THE RESIDENCE OF MR. HARRIS, OUNSUL DORR AT KANAGAWA. @ FLYING VISIT TO THE CITY OF JEDDO, WTS TEMPLES, DWELLINGS AND STORES, HE TEMPLE JAN-SHOOK-JEE A NEW ISLAND DISCOVERED, &e., &e., &e. ©UR JEDDO NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Usiren States Frigate Missssivri, ) Jxppo (Japan), July 12, 1850. | f rip from Nagasaki of the Frigate Mississippi. Japanese Officials—A Great Trade Mart in Prospet— Consul Dorr Soluted by the Natives—Government Market Charges—Looking at the Forei;ners—Hvisting the Ameri can Flagon the Fourth of July—Commodore Perry's Con ference Building—Going to Sinnagawa—Surveying for Government Purposes—A Look at Jedito from the Sea— The English Reya! Steam Yacht—Going on Shore in Btate—Jon-Shook-Jee Temple—Dining with the G nor—A Royal Ride in the City and City Sigh's—A Look at Metropalitcn Juggters and Beaxties—Returning on Board Ship—The Militiamen Cheer the Americans—Cur- rency Value Dificulties—Three Colored Americans in the Joun—Fffects of Yanker Powder—Municipal Divisions— The City Police and their Arms—Aectivity in Trade—Jeddo asta City of Churches—Marriages of the Natives—The Public Shools—Trades and Industry—Position of th Ladic—Tie Weather—Mr. Harris to have an Audi ence—A Japanese Navy Yard—Character of the Em peror—A Fire Company or Two Wanted—City Colleger— Splendid Garden Fruits, but Deceitful—A New Island— Wishing for Home—Financial Negotiations, dc. We arrived at Simoda on the 27th of June, after a very rough passage of five days from Nagasaki, and found io ‘That port the American schooner Wanderer. Soon after we anchored a few Japanese offi me on board and warmly welcomed us back, as they did also Mr. Farris. Since we left that port all tf extensive stcck of lacquered ware and other valuable Japanese merchandise have been removed up to the port of Kana. gewa, ard nearly all the principal officers have also been pent up to the same place from Simoda. ‘The day after our arrival the Governor of the province, atcompanied by ag large suite, called upon Mr. Harris at his residence, to take their final leave of him previous to his final departure from the place. The meeting was attended by several of our eMicers, Mr. Dorr and Mr. Heard. The meeting and part ing were very interceting; the Governor expressed himself warmly of the kind treatment that he and his subjects had received from him during his long sojourn with them, tnd he aid it was with the deepest regret that the in- babitants of Simoda parted with him. In return, Mr. ‘arris thanked the Governor for the kind and faithfal at ‘Yention and aesistance that be had received from the Ja- panere, from the Governor down to the bumblest fisher- man. Mr. Harris said:—“Icame here among you asa Btranger, and you received me as one of yonr own people, nd your friendly acts and feelings towards me and my country will never be forgotten by me or my countrymen.’ ‘The Governer then warmly embraced Mr. Harris, Mr Dorr and Mr. Errbins, and then returned to Simoda pi per. Men were then sent on shore to assist in pack Mr. Harris’ goods, and the liberty pole of American f Gom—the first one ever hoisted in Japan—was lowered to the ground, to be taken to Kanagawa. He gave his cow pigs and poultry to the officers and crew of this ship ‘A large number of the merchants of Simoda have re moyed, and more will soon follow, up to Kanagawa which will in two years time be agreat mar Young Heco, the Japanese before spoken of in a former Jetter as being with'ws, wetit Gn shore at Simoda to learn some intelligence respecting his parents, and be r ed the unwelcome news, which we hope will prove ut that bis father was dead (bis home is in Oraki, fifty miles from Simoda). The young adventurer is much depresse:| in epirits at this news, which he hopes will turn out to be falee. While on shore he was not recognized by the Ja panese ag one of their number, but since then some of those that came on board spied him ont at once, aud com menced a chit-chat with him in the Japanese language. They appeared very glad to see him, but they could not make out how he was dressed up in such genteel style Previons to our leaving, the Governor paid us an offi visit and took his farewell leave of Captain Nichol the good old Mississippi, which ship will never again Yhe harbor of Simoda, which now closed to all for per. for trade. eigners. On the 29th, all Mr. Harris’ effects were transferred on board the Wande When Mr Harris vicited the shore for the last time, and took his leave his neighbors and friends they (the Japanese) knelt down and made a bon-bon as he passed on to his boat. The Japanese officers imme diately took charge of his late residence, and it is to be again converted into a temple. Mr. Harris very hberally wresented the proper officers with five hundred Mexican dollars, to be appropriated towards refitting the ing. He also gave them six rolls of heavy matting to recarpet the building with. When Mr. Harris shook hands for the Jast tame with the Goveruer, the tears rolled from each of ‘their eyes. Mr. Harris states that he felt as bad on leay. ing as they did to have him; be says it was like leaving home, so attached had he and Mr. Perkins, his interpre: ter, become to the people of Simoda. The evening pre- vious to our leaving a large number of Japanese remained on board with vs until a late hour, evidently unwilling to know that it was the last time that Americans would vieit them. At five o'clock on the morning of the 30th of June, we weighed our anchor and left Simoda, which port is now forever closed to us aga portof trade. We can only use it in thoee cases, should © of distress or shipwreck: and in y occur, the Governor and bis officers have promised to render every protection to our distressed countrymen and their property. And this Snishes up our intercourse with that part of Japan We arrived at awa the san y. Our passage up the bay was delightful. The day being clear, the views preeented to us were most splendid. Foogee Yama, unobstructed by clouds, was exposed to our view and we could distinctly see that the June sun had di- minished the snow on its eap greatly since we last saw it We passed eeveral schools of whales, blowing in all direc- tions. Since our last visit to these parts in March Jast we found that from seventy-five to one hundred buildings bad been erected in Kauagawa and Yoko! a Jarge part of them being for stores; niso three exten: bazaars. Many of them have been erected who have removed to those places from Sim: Jargest number have been erected in the town y me of Yoka hama, which will be the mart of trade in the bay of Jed 40, as the government has ordered all the pri chants to take their merchandise to that place. ous consnis are-toreside in Kanagawa, On the first day of July Mr. Dorr, the newly ap- pointed Consul (Mr. Harris’ appointment) to Kanagawa and Yokohama, left this ship in full uniform to pay his Tespects to the Governor of the four provinces. He was Honored with a salute of seven guns. At the Governor's Palace he was received by his Excellency and his suite in a very flattering manuer, and was warmly welcomed to the Place. Tables were spread with refreshments of all kinds, one up in true Japanese style; and much to our surprise, e found that a sort of local currency had been estab- fished during the time of our visit of Yast fall and that of this summer. A currency of two itzebee for a Mexican @oliar had been put in circulation, They are of pure sil ver, that is, as far as we had been able to test them. They @o not, however, bear the private stamp of the Emperor, swhicb the old coin does, which they Benerally gave three for a dollar. This old coin, the itzeboe, government ‘was endeavoring to collect in, not wishing to have them Jeave the country. ‘Ihe government officers were yuying them up at a Mexican dollar each; but they never can get them in, for they are worth threo times that am This change in | ney b & good deal of il feeling, &e., & cipal mer: The ‘ari ae a onriosity: NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘We also found that the lacquered ware, porcelain, and other articles had increased nearly fifty per cent; and, much to our discomfort, the government had established a regular price for all provisions, increasing the prices over one hundred per cent from last spring, as follows:—Eggs 25 cents per dozen, ducks $18 per dozen, fowls $6 and $8 per dozen, sweet potatoes $3 50 per cwt.; beef was not to be had; fresh fish at the rate of about 20 cents per pound, and other articles in the same ratio. As ignorant as these people have been termed, they pretty weil under- stand how to put the prices up, and are fast finding out what a god-send to Japan @ plenty of hard Mexican dol- lars will be. Before we left the bay the government con- sented that the sellers of the provisions might reduce their prices a few cents, but¢he amount was so small that it was no olgct, and the shipping in the bay bought nothing more than necessity compelled them to do. This shifting of the currency, after the same had been once agreed to by treaty with Mr. Harris, on the part of the Umted States, may yet lead to serious difficulty. Mr. Harris in his official capacity positively refuses to acknowledge the new coin, orto have anything to say about it until such time as he shall hear from Washington upon the subject. Owing to the increased prices on the lacquer, porcelain and other wares, the demand for the same was small. ‘The glorious anniversary of our independence was duly observed on board of this ship. At daylight the ship was dressed with extra flags of all descriptions, and the day set apart for a regular jubilee. At ‘hoon we fired a national salute of wenty-one guns. The English steamer Sampson hoist.) the American ensign at ner fore early in the morning, aad at noon she joined with us, and also honored us and the day which we were celebrating with a salute Of twenty-one guns. ‘A few invited guests in port were entertained by Captain Nicholson and the wardroom officers, In the evening we sent up a few rockets and burned blue lights, &., much to the amusement of the Japanese. This was the second Fourth of July that we have spent in this country, and up to this time the only American man-of-war that ever fired a salute in Nagasaki and Jeddo was on that memorable day, The excitement among the Japanese to see any of v= when we went on shore was as great on our late as on our first visit. Whenever any of us landed we were sur- rounded and followed by hundreds of them, staring us in the face and begging for the gilt buttons off our coats; at times it was almost impossible for us to get along through the streets without raising our canes to them, andevery day the ship was surrounded by hundreds of junks and boats, with men and women, imploring to come on board to see the ship. The lacquer and porcelain wares in the bazaars are of the most splendid kind and of the richest patterns we have ever seen in the country. The wrought silk work is the most splendid in the world; of some patterns which are of a very rich design, they asked $100 for a pattern for a dress. On the 4th of July Mr. Dorr hoisted his flag in front of his residence, as the American Consul of the above named ports. A yery large number of the poor class are employed in fishing, and at all times from 600 to 1,000 boats are to be seen engaged in that humble but houest occupation in the bay. Some of the fish in the bay are of the finest quality man would eyer wish to eat. Mr. Harris is in- formed that the Japanese ambassador, accompanied by a suite of at least forty in number, will leave Jeddo in Feb- ruary next for the United States, and that Commodore Tatnall has asked permission of the honorable Secretary of the Navy to proceed to Jeddo at that time, and to con- vey the distinguished party direct to the United States in his flagship. Your readers may well anticipate a great sight to see forty Japanese, with their odd dresses and queer looking swords, land in New York. We learned that the litte opposition that was felt last fall against send- ing such a man to our country has nearly all died away, and that the people are daily becoming more willing and anxious to h free intercourse with the outside bar- barians. The Dutch brig Bretario, from Java, had been lying some days in the bay, loaded with all sorts of a car, but she went to the wrong market, for the Japanese di not wish to purchase anything she had on board. When we left she still laid there, and will for years before she can sell out. All they want of foreigners is to sell them the productions of Japan. I have heard it hinted in Mr. Rice, the now acting Consul or commercialagent at Hakodadi; and if all reports are true, it is high time that he was ousted, and some one appointed who will treat his conntrymen with proper civility. Our country- men may restassured that Mr. Harris, as far as he has the power to act, will not allow any one to hold office in this country who is not capable to fill the office in a respect: ful mi Mr. Harris openly declares his intention e honor and dignity of his country while ery one agrees that to deal with means will be the only way of bring favor with foreigners; therefore tlemen should be allowed to repre ment in their midst. ence building in which the Japanese com. met Commodore Perry still stands as a e first movement in opening this country the world. During our stop at Kanagawa. two females left one of the Jap nd ascen tod our accommodation ladder, prompted, L-suppose, by the the They The conte sioners oment to geta sight of the inside of by once followed alway were at who two im- are conveyed — bi nd then placed in confinement for When we left they were still verity of the Just before we it coiue of the old and new stamps tion; they proved, those we got de of white copper washed over ft the port the new coin had been. culation, by what order we know not. arth of July the Ditch Consul at Kanagawa paid respects to Captain Nicholson, and was honored with a salute of seven guns. We left thatport early on the morning of the Sth, and eeded up to Sinmagawa, Which is a very large’ city four miles from the eity of Jeddo. Owing to the of itze possession of, to be with On the y draft of our ship we could not approach Jeddo. We arrived there after a run of two hours. Found lying off of the town three war ships, to wit: two steamers and blowing at the time, with Junk soon came off to u A heavy gale was ly sea on; but a Japanese als in it, who s that a dwelling had already ‘n prepared for Mr. Harris, requesting that he would y and see if it would er his purp afterwards went all over the ship on their own hook, and with paper and poncil they k down minutes of what they saw. They could not speak a word of English; all our business was done through an interpreter. We learned that the evening pre- vious a very destructive fire took place in Jeddo, by which two or three hundred buildings were consume but this is a small item in a city w is said to be thirty: ngth, and a population of between three and ships of w will improve in all respects. However, they were civil and polit ig our stop of seven da: aster, M.G, has been coustantly employ Ying the harbor or roadstead. and taking the bearing of all points of land, shoals, and the forts, of which there are tive in front of Jeddo, mounting, as nigh as we could judge, about fifty guns, ten each, mauned by any number of Japanese. Their construction and location Uo not show as it they would be of much defence against an armed fleet, should itever so happen that it might be found necessary to at- tack them in order to reach Jeddo, or Yeddo as the Ja- panese term it, Afew good gunboats or sloops-of-war would easily capture them; and the Japanese bear the name of being poor soldiers, for the reason that none (except such as are permitted or so ordered todo by an inperial order) are permitted to own or use tirearms, i the only weapon that they are much accustomed to ise is their sword, and from appearance they are more worn for an ornament than gerv The view of gi ship is splendid: the most prominent building to be seen rising above the others is the Emperor’s palace. He very kind ly sent six boats to attend on the ship, free of charge, to convey all who mi to visit up aud back. Suitable accommodations were prepar for ug in that city by order of the Emperor, aud the Hon. Mr. Harr ise Was open to us all, free and with- ou! cost; guides were furnished to show us all the most prominent objects to be seen. In fi ho officials have shown every desire to make ou eable as we Mr. Harris k again in the great city. The day he went on shore to look at his residence, he was met at the landing by over fifty officers of the highest rank, who in the most cor a line, and bowed almost ty the ground pped on shore, when they all surrounded him diy shake of the hana, while the low ¢ fell upon their knees ag Mr. Harris passed along the streets to his fu It i certain that the Japanese have high opinion of Mr. H. They look up test man, save the Emperor, in the cc His interpr » Mr. Haskins, isalso a great favor, with them. The steam yacht that was presented to the Emperor by the British government, and which bears the name of Emperor, is in the roadstead, manned by Japanese officer and men. On the 6th of July Mr. Allcock, the E. Consul General to Japan, left the Bi Sampson, under a salute’ of thirt by his wife, two children, secretar: landed at Sinnagawa and hoisted When the dis- tinguished party landed. they were met by several officers who escorted them totheir residence, followed by a crowd of at least three thousand Japanese. The lady of Mr. All cock attracted their attention more than ali the rest of the yy, she being the first European lady that ever stepped foot on Jeddo soil, and to them, with ber crinoline spread out, and gayly trimmed bonnet, she was eyed by all the crowd, who would run ahead of her s0 as to look her in the face; some of them took hold of parts of her dress, and this ungentlemanly conduct she very propor! sented by giving them a pretty heavy blow over their heads with her parasol. Mrs. Allcock has been a loug time in Canton before she proceeded to Japan, and she was prepared to meet the Japan heathens. On the 7th, at half-past nine A. M., we mannod ompanied by Captain Nicholson, Lieuts. Stem Harris, ‘ Jacob Reed, of the marines ble and Pattison, Lieut. Fleet Surgeon Spotewood, Chief Engineer Dant Phillips and Wales, Sailing Master Bacon, Aseistant Engi neers Jackson Niame an’ Dosanae idehipmen Ket ai i that naws « pretty good quarters that Mr. Harris intends to remoye | | } | | Jeddo city | red. i and your humble servant, the writer of this, left this ship in five boats, whieh bad been provided for the ‘or, for Jeddo, As the voceasion by order of th party moved from the the men on the yards gave three cheers, and the , Which was stationed on tho poop, etruck up ‘Hail Columbia,” and with the American flag tlying in the stern of each » the party moved on to the landing which had been selected by the Japanese officers for Harris to make his grand and offl- cial entry into the great city of Joddo. hours sailing and pe bi ht us to that point. As he passed the rent , the Japanese troops of the same exxenged hecmaives along in a line. When we reached the w! the party was met by about fifty officers and a large number of police, with their staffs of iron (with puppies the uppermost end, which make quite a noige as ay strike the other end upon tho ground) to keep the crowd » Not less than fifty thousand Japanese were on the ground to witness, for the first time. a party of twenty-four entering that long closed city. It rained at the time quite heavily, but they main- tained their ground, and when ordered by the police, they fell back and gave u3 a chance to form ‘a line, and to march a few rods to take the palanquin which was in waiting for us, This being all done, the American ensign, borne by a Japanese with two swords, started to give the Jead, and the train proceeded through some of the princi- be streets to the temple of Jan-Shook-Jee, in that part of leddo called Azab (as the city is divided into twenty districts, and is known each by their names), followed by an immense crowd. The streets on each side which the train passed was filled with one solid mass of human beings. At times the officials and police had a pretty severe task to keep the streets clear; yet all of that vast crowd of Japanese were in every respect Derfectly civil, and all anxious to get a view of 80 large a party of Ameri- cans who bad been permitted to come amongst them. The procession was over one hour reaching the temple above spoken of, and which had been given up to Mr. | Harris by order of the Emperor for his present residence. In time he will be allotted a temple near to the district m which the,Tykoon or Spiritual Emperor lives, and all the princes and officers of » On the route we passed by several of the celebrated dimios of olden times, and some‘of' those of this generation, in which some of the royal blood and the wealt merchants reside, surround. ed by all of their households, including all the wives and mistresses they .may see fit to keep, including all the servants, &c., &. One, which attracted my attention more than the rest, was,as nigh as I could judge, built of a whitish kind of stone, and all of a mile square with a yery magnificent gateway on each side. ‘The dimios are built on all four sides, ant the gardens, yards, &c., are all in the centre, In the immediate neigh» orhood of M. Harris’ residence is one of those princely mansions. Arriving at the court which leads from the street to the three temples back, including the one assign- ed to our Minister, we found the same entirely blocked up, and it was some time before the officers and police succeeded in effe @ passage so that we could proceed on. This done, we beheld before us some thirty stone steps extending across the court or avenue, which is nearly two hundred fect in width. We ascended them, and walking about a hundred fect further on, on good stone flagging, we ascended about thirty more steps, when we came up to a monster of a gatework, built of heavy timbers and planking, aad all richly carved. Suspended directly in front of the gate was fa monster of a lantern, larger than a flour barrel, clegant- ly gilt. The gates being thrown open, we were conducted into the grand yard or grounds of the various temples; turning to the right, we were ushered into the Jan-Shook- Gee, the present home of Mr. H. During this time the crowd had filled all the grounds around the building and in the court, and by order of the First Lieutenant Governor the officers and police cleared them all off; and during our stop of two days, ropes were stretched across the same, with a large party of officers and police to keep the peo- ple back, 80 that we should not be annoyed. ‘The temple Jan-Shook-Jee is one hundred and sixty-five feet in length and seventy-five wide, and with the use of the Japanese matting, or sliding screens, it can be divided into twenty-four comfortable apartments. Attached to it is a large cook house, wash house, apartments for his servants, &c. It is now divided as follows: large dining hall seventy feet in length, two large parlors, reception room, private office, private parlor, and ten sleeping apartments, all on one floor. It is all furnished in a.neat but plain mauner ‘he purchasing the same at Shanghae, on his late visit there). The whole building is covered over with thick, heavy Japanese matting, which was furnished by order of the Emperor. This, as well as the adjoining temples are surrounded with all kinds of forest and frait trees; some of the former are the handsomest that any of us had ever seen in any part of the world. In the rear of this residence if a” veantial winding hill, covered over with beautiful shade trees, and under which, Mr. Harris will, l have no doubt, take much oer in the hot sum- mer weather. At the foot of the hill is a fine pond, about one hundred feet wide, containing some of the largest and most elegant gold fish Iever beheld, while on the surface are strewn a large number of mandarin and other kinds of choice ducks, which Mr. Harris bas, at great cost, collected during his sojourn in Japan. ‘The party that accompanied Mr. Harris on here, by hiz invitation, made his house their home, and they, as well as those of the second party that went up to’pay him their respects, found the latch strings of all his doors out. All were welcome, and eatables‘and driukables were free toall. Immediately after the party arrived, Firet Lieutenant Governor of Jeddo, accompanied by a dozen officials, called at the temple and informed Captain Nicholson, through Lieutenant Stemble, that it was the wish of his Majes- ty the Emperor that the party attached to tne ship who accompanied Mr, Harrison shore would partake of some Japanese refreshments. Being informed by Mr. Stemble that the party would with pleasure accept of the same, they at once proceeded to the adjoining temple, and sent in by their coolies elegant Japanese trays, cach one con- taining seven different courses. To each one of the party was placed two trays, thus given each one a taste of the fourteen courses of a Japanese feast; amongst them were baked fish, dried tish, birds, rice, candies, pastry, &c.; tea and saki, pears, peaches, plums, apples, and other kinds of fruit.’ Lacquered cups were’ used to drink the tea and soki from. The tables were attended by Japanese oflicers, each oue bearing his two swords. This repast being over, the party politely thanked the Lieutenant Governor for the same, and the coolies forth- with cleared the tables. The party then, in company with several officials as guides, sent by the Court, took a stroll to the more business part of the city to see the sights and to make a few little purchases as mementos from the great city of Jeddo. The party concluded, for the sake of sight Seeing, to go on foot, and the conse- quence was that we were followed by a crowd of people to such an extent that we were at times forced to halt until the road was cleared of the Japanese, who were running and crowding upon us on all sides—not to injure us, but to obtain a look atus. When we stopped at any of the stores the same were at once surrounded, and Such a pushing and haul- ing, and kicking up the dust, and the yells of the little ones that happened to get a peep at us poor devils; and thinking, perhaps, that we were actually the evil spirits that their worship tells them about, half frightened out of their wits, they almost suffocated us. We were accompa- nied on this expedition by Mingo, a native Japanese,whom we first became acquainted with in Nagasaki, and who, in four months, had learned to read, speak and write the English language remarkably well.’ He is a fine young Japanese, and his many attentions to us will long be re- membered. At4P. M. returned to the Temple, and gat down to an elegant dinner with Mr. Harris—being the Kee party of Americans that ever sat down to dinner in that city. During the day the Japanese had erected a flagstaff in frontof the Temple, and at sunrise on the morning of the Sth day of July, 1869, Captain William C. Nicholson, U..i- ted States navy, hoisted the American flag in Jeddo. in front of the dwelling of the first foreigner ever allowed to reside in that city. It was hoisted when Mr. Harris visited Jeddo a year or more ago. That was, however. temporarily; but now it will daily float amid the beau fal trees that surround that temple. It was the intention of several of the party to be the first to hoist the flag; but Nicholson always sleeps with one eye open, and to him alone belongs the honor of hoisting the flag of bis coun- try in this far distant city. Soon after sunrise the aye- hues and space in front of the temple were filled with people, looking at the strange sight of seeing the Ameri- can flag suspended in front of one of their temples; also to eye Us as we passed and repassed out of the building. Atll A. M. the Governor sent twenty palanquins, or noramans, ani two ofticers to each, with the Japanese in- terpreter for our special use, to make our visits at the different points of the city, which kind act we readily ac- cepted, and, followed by thousands of people, we were carried to that part of the city which contains some of the richest Stores, and to our sur- prise we found every one calculated to do a large business. The silks, queredlac, porcelain and glassware stores were found to be’ filled with the richest kinds of goods; the lacquered ware is of the most beantiful pattern of any kind we ever have seen in any part of this country. So great was the crowd. it was im- ible for us to make the slightest purchase; in fact, as iced along our route, the streets became more and more blocked up with men, women and children, all vieing with cach other to get the best chance at us. Many of them would cry outas we passed on, “L-0-you’ (how do you do). Whenever we would extend our hand towards them to give them the friendly grip, they readily accepted it and politely bowed in return, This excursion occupied our time until five P, M., whem we returned to our headquarters at Mr. Harris’, almost exbausted with the excitement and sights we had had the pleasure of see- ing in Jeddo. Soon after our return, the interpreter informed us that the Lieutenant Governor had requested him to invite the party to attend an exhibition of juggling, which we ac- cepted, Atten P. M. (which is the hour ofnight that such places open in this country), a large party of officers and policemen, carrying Japanese lanterns (some of which were very ¢ Uy painted), called at the temple for us, and under their escort, we ‘left as quietly a8 possible, hoping that for ouce we might,pass the streets without a crowd; but we were soon disappointed; the first man that ve the signal that the strangers were again in and before we had proceeded far we were ovnded, and as we went on, windows and doors flew open and men, women and children ran out of the same in almost a state of perfect nudity. In fact, some were quite—(for the Japanese, as old a nation as they are, have not | What decency or modesty means, for more than two-thirds of the fernales that we passed in the various streets were nearly half naked, shirts or rage hanging down only to their knees, shoulders aud bosoms exposed to the view of all, while some boys or young men, of sixteen to eighteen yeara, I ehould gay, go around the streets in a perfect state of nudity). Ar: riving at the place, or play house, the front we found completely filled up, and it required some exertion on the part of the officials to clear the road that we might enter the building. Being in, and seated, we were served with rome refreshments, nuts, arsaki, peaches, &c., &.; and then the women and girls entered the stage, the former performing some devilish sort of noise on about as oxd looking wooden and bamboo instruments as I have our yards and fired a salute of seventeen guns, and Mr. | ever met with m all my travels, To this music the girls through all sorts of muvres, which we suppe That over, then came ching or yelling, which, we were informed by our interpreter, was a Japan love gong. That over, a few males went throngh various performanses— jumping, rolling, tombling, showing th various tricks with money, eards, throwing en eggs up at atime and catching them all before th to the floor, &c. But which was the most interesting, the exhibition within or the noise of the I shall decide that and the Jeddo jugeling establishment, raki nnd no cirentation of hot worth fi 6 tick make portion of thom were a decent set ot fellows, without much tact for their business. ™f they had, they certainly would have given us a better entertainment. As to the female performers, they were young, nearly white, with keen black eyes and prett; brown hair, and more willing and acquainted with thei part of the play the others. After spending about an hour in that close den, we, under the escort of the officers and lantern carriers, returned to our lodgings, followed by the same large crowd, almost worn out with fatigue, "At midnight, just as we had all ot to bed, the building and all in it commenced to trem- te. and a distant rumbling was heard. It lasted nineteen seconds, and can be set down as a pretty severe shock ef an earthquake. 1 am confident that none of the inmates (save the Japanese servants) would ever flinch at the sound of cannon, but I do know that two or three of the arty pretty ri ly left their beds and ran out of the Bouse. fearing ‘their end of life had arrived. On the 9th, orders were given by Captain N. for the party to return to the ship by cleven o'clock next day. Accord! the Governor had the streets cleared in front of the avenue or court leading to the temple, and Tipe einted across the street to keep the crowd hack, Ppalanquin was then brought into the court, the party took their leave of Mr. Harris, and being seated in the palanquin, escorted by officials and followed by thousands, left, and proceeded to the landing atthe river. Arriving there we found the mengn eae the surrounding buildings and boats crowded with people anxious to sce us. In fact, the longer we remained in the city the greater the excitement ¢, and the masses flocked into the city from all directions, eager to see the first American party that had been allowed to have the freedom of the city of Jeddo. When we left the landing the multitude gave three tre- mendous yells or cheers, which one of our boatmen gave us to understand was three eheers for the Americans. As we left the mouth of the river, and just as we entered the open sea, some Ji ese fired a salute of thirty guns with Japanese muskets, and when we our last look to the beantiful shore of the city of Jeddo, with her handsome sea walls and lovely green banks, tne crowd was still Hiaaithy fhere watching us, until the dis- tance became 80 great we could no longer see each other, Tshould say that the residence of Mr. Allcock, the Eng- ligh Consul General, is four miles from Mr. H’s. It is in that part of Jeddo called Sinnagawa; consequently Mr. Harris is the only forcigner that, oP to this time, is now residing in the city of Jeddo. The High Governor and other high officials ave signified their intention, through the Lieuten- aut Governor, of calling officially in a few days to tender to him the congratulations of the Emperor for his safe arrival in the city.of Jeddo. The Lieutenant Go- vernor had called twice at the temple to see Mr. Harris cting the eurrency, concerning which there has al- been a great deal of difficulty, and adout which there is room leit to fear that some misunderstanding may ve the result. If] mistake not, the treaty we have made with this go- vernment atates plainly that we shall weigh gold and sil- ver coins against each other. At Simoda we did so, and, as Ihave already stated in this, respecting the difficulty we have bad at Kanagawa, r getting shore, and wishing to make some litle purchases, Captain Nicholson requested the Lieutenant Governor to have a few hundred dollars in itzebos gent to the temple. Lo! when the request was made, he was informed that our Mexican dollars would not be weighed, and that all they would allow us for them would be one itzebo—that is, thirty-three cents. To this imposition Captain Nicholson strongly demurred, and gave the Governor and all the off- cers around to distinctly understand that, as the the captain of the American frigate then lying in the road- stead of Jeddo, he would not consent to any such devia tion from the article on that subject as it is laid down in the treaty, and that for all the articles required for the use and comfort of his ship and ship's company he should cause them to be paid at the rate of three itze- bos to the Mexican dollar. As Mr. Harris had not at that time been recognized or regularly commenced his official duties, he, as a matter of delicacy, could not interfere in the matter, although he feels confident that the stipulated terms of the treaty in the case will eventually beadhered | to by the Japanese government. It was certainly very civil and polite on the part of the Japanese Emperor to order boats to be furnished for tho use of Mr. Harris and all others who had the good fortune | togo onsbore. Certainly, when the Japanese Ambassador shall arrive in the United States next year; our govern- ment will remember this, and in return furnish him ne his suite conveyance to the great capital free of | charge. One incident connected with our first visit on shore I must not forget. Three servants accompamed the party on shore; amongst them was Theodore Hurband, captain’s body servant; Thomas Seaman, Lieutenant R. N. Stemble’s servant, both of New York,and colored men, the latter very black; very tall and stout, and the interpreter informed me that they are the first black men that ever stepped afoot on shore in that city; colored as they are, they 5 ) received every attention from the ~ Japanese, and no insult offered to them, but, on the other hand, they appeared to attract’ the most attention, for the reason that they had never seen a black man before; and as Hurband and Seaman passed through the streets all eyes were turned upon them, and all appeared to be lost in wonderment as to what class of the human family they belonged to. Our ship is now riding at anchor four miles above sound- ings; that is, as far as soundings are marked out on any chart. The United States steam frigate Mississippi, Capt. | ‘Wm. C. Nicholson, is the first United States ship of war, or of any other class, that ever anchored in this harbor or roadstead, and the first thatever fired an American sa- lute within sight of the imperial palace of Japan. Those seventeen guns which were fired on the occasion of Mr. Harris leaving the ship made a very heavy report. Iam almost inclined to think gunner Bermia gaye them an ex- tra charge, with the intention of letting his Majesty hear how Yankee powder and thunder sound. I can assure you that the party that has been permitted to visit the ehore feel | pretty proud; for one to be able to state that he has visited | and'slept two nights in Jeddo sounds pretty large. Would to God that the lamented Perry were alive, that he might see the grand results of his expedition to this country. Earthquakes occur every week or 0 in Jeddo, but the population have become so accustomed to them that they pay but little attention to them, unless one happens to | destroy one or two hundred houses and thirty or forty thousand lives, as was the case some five or six years ago. ‘That portion of the city in which is the palace is in the northeast part or direction, and by some is termed the imperial city, and in circumference it is said to measure seven and half miles, and it is divided into four classes; for instance, the first class, or imperial district, is that in which the Ty-koon, or spiritual Emperor, with bis family, resides; the next is where the Minister of State and the hereditary members of the royal family re- side; in the next reside all the high officers of the court; the fourth class, or district, is the residence of all the other government officers, and within thatenclosure ho outsider can enter, not even the most favorite Japanese, unless he has permission so to do. When Mr. Harris made his first visit to this city he resided in the fourth dis- trict, and in the same quarters which have since been occupied by Lord Elgin. Within these districts live over one million of people, all some way or other connected with the ruling power of this vast empire or country. The nearest we could get to the palace wasthree and a half miles. Our view of it was from an elevated part of the city. The buildings, as we could distinctly sce, were very humerous and large, and, as I have before stated without paint, surrounded’ by trees, &c., &c. We coul distinctly gee’ the massive gates ‘of the entrance to the Emperor's districts. The Japanese interpreter being with us, we asked him several questions respecting the Emperer and the palace, and the only answer we could get from him was, “ Meno can tell; me no allowed to Speak about the Emperor.” The people of Jeddo appear to be very civil and friendly, and I should judge them, from their acts, &c., tobe an innocent people. ‘the laws are very gevere, and crime seldom occurs. ‘The police, like our own at home, have their own beat, and do not leave it unless especially ordered go to do. They are each armed with a long six-feet iron rod of an inch in thick- | ness, with four rings on the uppermost end, which make aringipg noise when they wish to attract ‘attention, by Just striking the other end on the ground or any other place. Officials of varions ranks are constantly in motion, | armed with two swords, in all the streets, and the great- est care seems to be taken to prevent’ any outbreak amongst the people. The streets, as many of them as we had the pleasure of passing through, (and that was not a few,) we found to be wide, clean, and at every few hun- | dred yardsa heavy gate, which can be closed in case of an outbreak, &c. Many of the streets have buildings only on one side. A large part of the city is hilly, and is ap- proached by steps. On one side of the city there are wide Stone drains for the waste water to run off. The city in all directions, as far as we could discover, is well sup- plied with ornamental and fruit trees, and all kinds of the most rare and elegant shrubbery I ever beheld; every dwelling of any note is thus richly ornamented ‘by the gift of nature. Surely Jeddo is a lovely city. The dwellings are far superior to those we have seen in any of th@other ports. <4 The large business part of the city is one mass of com- motion, people going in all directions with draye drawn by hand, loaded with goods going to different Parts of the city. "The business portion of the city, I ig, ct covers over an area of at least four square miles, whichts densely pncked together with two story buildings, the lower portion of which is used for shops and stores, the upper part for dwellings. These stores are all filled with the very richest kinds of Japancse gools, and nothing foreign is to be seen within them. The book stores, all in sthe native lan- guage, are literally crowded with reading matter. Everything—both plain, rich and curious—that one could wish for is to be seen in those stores. To have afair view of all a man must have permission to reside at least a month within the city, for so extensive is it that one- half of the population hardly know the other from those who come in from the country. Some of the greatest curiosities in the world are there to be seen; for a few cents you purchase asmal! box an inch square, full of what You would suppose to be little crumbs or scraps of paper; you drop one of them into a glass of water, and it in. stantly spreads out in the shape of a junk, or'a beautiful tree, or a woman, or a man, all dressed in Japanese costime. ‘They are certainly a great curiosity for so small an affair. I mention about the lacquer more in another place. I can only add that to describe its beauty is impos- sible; it must be seen to be admired, The numerous temples are, as a general thing, very large, and in almost every instance they are located tn the most tiful spots that could be selected within the city. They are all well supplied with idols of every description, which are richly ornamented with gold, silver and othe: Precious articles. The priests are very numerous, and are all supported out of the contributions which are daily distributed in the cash boxes by the thousands that throng the temples for the purpose of paying their devotions to the numerous wooden gods, &e. Attached in afeparate tower to each temple is one of the beautiful sounding bells which have been so much admired by all who have bad the pleasure to hear their sweet notes pouring forth in the still hours of the night. At five o'clock in the morning all the various riest: fall to praying, which is usually Kept up! vata about half-past’ six, when, by a certain” signal given by the gound ‘of the ‘temple bells, they on Such is the state of worshin in Jeddo It’s worn wishes to avoid or feels unable to pray to the idole tor blessings, &e., &c., all he bas to do is to y the priests a few pleces of cash, and they will do all the-pray, ing that one may wish for, "The marriage laws avo pretty much the same, if not oxactly such, as those of the | other parts, In Jeddo if the prince or any other male enh. | ject marries a woman that js the firet wife che slive e, for her hush nd can marry (if he choos ant lege Wiieh they f Ny all improve) as many im ; covered over with a can as he may see fit to purchase, and as young in years as he pleases, takes them all home to his richly furnished houses, and by him they may all bear children, which are all hdded to the extensive family of the dimios; and the sole charge of all the children, ‘more or less, by all their wives, is given to the first wife, and to her igs left all responsibility for their comfort. After a child is brought into the world by nay of the wives, eave the first, it is at once taken charge of by the unfor’ tunate first wife, who, in fact, is the mother of all the children of the household; the wives, save the first, cau act their own option in regard to painting their teeth after marriage. If one can judge from pppearances the Japanese of Jeddo are an_ industrious, hard-worki peo- ple. Their day’s work commences at daylight, they do not quit until sundown; and for such long day’s labor they receive but one hundred pieces of cash, equal to ten cents of our currency, and they are, in fact, slaves to the rich, who oppress them in all ways. When the coolie or mechanic happens to mect or pass a wealthy merchant in the streets, the former must, by the laws, stop and bow his head nearly to the ground until the rich man eae: by. Jeddo has her public schools, and they are supported by a direct tax upon the people; and the Japanese interpreter gave me to understand that the law was very severe uy all parents who neglect to send their offspring to school. In the ontskirts of the city all kinds of mechanical trades are carried on to avery great extent. In many of the shops and factories the young girls and old women are to be seen bard at work at all sorts of manual labor, such as planing and eawing timber, boards, &o. lam sorry to say that the beautiful women of Jeddo fare not much better: the poor women of the other parts we have visited do. Unfortunately the male Japanese look upon the tender sex as only a companion to gratify their man: lustful passions and to take charge of the household, an fall upon ber knees at the approach of her (who ought to protect her) husband, or any other man of the least rank or title. Inall of my travels in this country daring the seven months which we have at various times spent in the same, it has never fallen to my lot to see a gentleman and et either of high or low rank, walking lovingly to- gether, as can be seen inour own beloved country. Many of the females of Jeddo are perfect beauties, of beautiful form, black hair and eyes, with such, Déwitching looks ‘that one cannot, after once seeing them, help admi ing them; yet, with all their charms, Yam sorry feats i that decency and modesty are two accomplishments whic they have not yet learned. The luxury of bathing is enjoyed together, and at the various bathing-houses you will find the married ladies, young, beautiful misses jnst budding into womanhood, and the girls of the town, the gerteman of means, une men, boys, girls, the coolie, joafer and blackguards, all joined together ih a perfect state of nudity enjoying bathing, with their persons all exposed to the view of cach other, and pass through any of the streets, look into the various shops and door ways, and there yousee the females wit ir shoulders, breasts and legs far above their knees all laid bare, and at the sight of a foreigner they do not move; this may be all well for Japan, but it would not do in our land. The houses of ill fame, or fashionable tea rooms as they are called by the Japanese, are all under the control of the government, and are a government monopoly. Travel- ling barber shops are to be seen in Jeddo as well as in China. I was informed that the weather was not so severe in the winter at Jeddo as is supposed by many. Mr. Harris informed me that ice never was known to make more than two inches in any part of the city. Cattle and horses are used to some extent in this city; but most of the labor is done by coolies, who carry very heavy loads, and all who ride are generally carried in a palanquin, which does not cost over thirty-three cents for all day, with two coolies to carry the same. ‘Temperance is a great feature in Jeddo. It isa rare thing to see a Japanese of Jeddo intoxicated, although raki is plenty and cheap. The principal articles of flesh for diet of this great city consist of muttons, pigs, fowls, ducks, rare game, such as birds, deer, &c., including fish, eggs, rice, &c. Beef is seldom ‘slaughtered for the table in Japan they only looking upon cattle as beasts of burden; an wo to the poor cattle of Japan, for they are awfully worked up and stall fed, they never being turned out to feed. A large number of the coolics, or working men, go naked in the summer, and wear a small sack around their loing, and a@ large proportion of them are elegantly tattooed all over their jies with serpents, idols, dogs, &c., &c. We have learned that the court will give Mr. Harris an audience at the palace day after to-morrow, and that the Emperor has ordered him to be received by all the officers connected with the imperial pa- lace, who will show him all the honor due him as the representative of a greatnation. I doubt if there is a person in Japan, and particularly in Jeddo , but knows the name of Mr. Harris; although they cannot talk and un-, derstand hardly a word of English, just mention the name of Harris, and they at once understand you; and he will no doubt be as well received in Jeddo as he was in Simo. da, in which place he so long lived among them. Tn the district of Sinnagawa is located the navy yard. It is small, and one would be loath to call it such if he had not been informed of the fact, for the reason that onl, open old junks, boats, lumber, &c., fill up the same, wit) a few officers and coolies moving about the yard, We passed one of the foundries for the casting of their brass guns; but the interpreter told us that we could not be admitted, and we did not insist upon so doing. The haudsomest brass guns in the world are to be seen in Jeddo, the materials of which, as well as that which the bells are cast from, are of the very best and most costly. bells near the imperial temples for the royal family cost, as we were informed, seventeen thousand dollars; in the materials used in their castin, were six thousand dollars in silver, and three thousan dollars in gold, to say nothing of the other costly articles. Their bells are only tolled or rung on public occasions, or on the birth of an heir to the royal family, &. The Emperor is spoken of by our interpreter (that is, the spiritual Emperor) as being very kind and benevo- Jent, but very severe in cases of Baga for any vio. lations of the imperial laws. ¢ principal manufac- \uring districts for silks, porcelain, lacqueredware and other articles are in the provinces of Gokinaih, Fekuro- Kudo, and Seikaido, and the imperial government are taking steps to have communications between them and the imperial districts by telegraph, similar to the one sent out as a present to the Emperor by our government. Fires are of frequent occurrence in the city of Jeddo. We passed by several burnt districts. They subdue the de- vouring element with hand fire engines of their own model, and by pulling down the next buildings. By the way, the best present that our government could gend out to the city of Jeddo would be one or two clegant New York fire engines, the sight of which would create a great seveation in this great city. The chief Governor has consented to-day to allow us to pay for what we have purchased in this place, at the rate of three itzebos to the Mexican dollar; but before this can become the basis of exchange an imperial law respecting | the currency will have to be amended, which, as the Governor stated, could not be done for some time yet. He expressed a great desire to do all that his office would permit him to do without conflicting with the laws to obli us and make our visit and departure pleasant. The offici took us around a good part of the city, but it was very evident from their movements that they would not and did not intend to take us tothe best part of the same, where the most interesting sights were to be seen; if they had been ever so much inclined, they would not have dared so to do, for fear of disobeying some one of the many imperial laws; they are very careful in all their movements, and no matter how trifling the matter ma: be several officers are consulted, and fsometimes the ad- vice of the chief Governor is asked before a final move is made, or a final answer given, and in many cases he will not decide, but waits for instructions from the officers of state. Jeddo is certainly ruled with all the severity of the most monarchical governments of Europe. Jeddo, as well as other governments, has her colleges and professors; the imporial college, which is situated within tht districts of the Emperor and other members of the royal family and nobility, is a magnificent building, and the government has absolute control of it, and none but members of the royal blood are permitted to receive an education within its walls. One of the most ite sights that we were shown wag a garden containing artificial fruits and vegetables, covering a space of about half an acre of ground, an y or house constructed out of bamboo and straw. Within was a most splendid dis- play of water melons, cantelopes, pears, plums, cherries, quinces, cabbages, beets, onions, carrots, radishes, &c., all made out of paper, colored and shaped so exactly like the original articles that it was some time before we could be induced to believe that the grand display before us was nothing more than a paper show. whole party pronounced it to be the grandest sight they had seen since they had left the United States. Captain Nicholson tendered Mr. Harris our marines and the bands to form a military escort for him on his landing; but he declined to accept the same, not wishing to make any unnecessary display. ‘The party which ac. companied him went in full uniform with side arms, and their appearance created a great sensation amongst the crowds of Japanese. It is pretty well understood that the houge of Augustin. Heard & Co., of China, already located a branch of their house in Kanagawa, (one of the firm, M. J. Heard, is now up here,) and that the Consul, Mr. Dorr, the young Japanese, M. Heco, and Mr. Herskine, Mr. Hatris’ secre. tary, will manage the affairs of the same. has been on board, and took his leave of us. We shall proceed to-morrow afternoon back to Kana- gawa, and a8 soon as our duties are finished in that quar. ter, join the Commodore in Shanghae, and, we hope, bid adieu to China. On our passage from Nagasaki up to Simoda, second day out from the former port, in lat. 8113 N.., long’ 129 40 E., weather clear aud calm, ninety miles from the land, discovered a new island not laid down on any of the charts in our porsession. It appeared to be about a mile in length and balf a mile wide, two hundred feet high, and composed of rocks; we ran to within ten miles of it, took the bearings of the same, and called it the Mississippi Island. It lies in a dangerous place, it being almost in the track of ships standing for the harbor oi Nagasaki. Provisions and fruits (excepting fresh beef) of every de- fcription that man can wish for can be procured ere, atahundred per cent less than at Kanagawa, only thir- teen miles distance. In looking over the New York Heratp of February 21, 1869, I tind the following copied from the Java (Batavia) Messenger, Nov. 27, 1868:—' After the making of the treaty with ‘Japan by Commodore Perry, much was said in America ree the trado at Simoda. All that is now known here of itis that an American ship came to Simoda, bought and received a considerable amount of lacquer work and porcelain, and left without paying for the same. If this can be called trade, T leave it to the decision of uninterested parties, The American government, ashamed of the conduct of its citizens, paid the value of the goods, but the transaction has bad a bad effect on the character of Americans here.’” This letter was written to that paper by some one on the Dutch island of Desmar, in i; no doubt by rome Dutchman. who feels sggrigved to find that the Dutch sway and occupation have faded away in this de- lightful country. Ishowed the paragraph to the Hon. Mr. Harrie, and he at once pronounced it a base false- hood, and aesured me that nothing of the kind ever took place in Simoda. 80 ular are the Japanese in their dealings that they will not allow you your goods into your hands until they get the cash for them, much more to get them on board ifs ship without paying for them. The individual who wrote that letter deserves to have a rope around bis neck, and then with the other end be sus- pended to the croesbeam of the gateway at the entrance of Dermar, and there kept, that all the digappointod Dutchmen of that ten foot island might take warning and not attack Americans without cance, Hoping that this, the Orst letter ever sent for publica Hien from the great city of Jeddo, will come accept ible te cS The Governor that we are in hopes now soon to start for home, as we know of no duty or canse that can or ought to prevent us, Our duties cruise haye been constant avd borioug, and we are worn outand long for that cpange of climate’ we 80 much need, We are now two Years in commission, and we really hope on our return toshanghae to receive orders to depart; if not we shall be greatiy ¢is- appointed, willing, however, to submit. to. the will of tuo honorable Seeretary of the Navy and the calls of our be~ loved country. Captain Nicholgon made a demand upon the Governor of Jeddo to arrange the currency question in such a man- ner as to enable us to buy, and pay for what we might buy, at the rates of exchange stipulated for in the treaty Just come into effect. To this demand the Japanese pro- mised an answer on the next day at ten o'clock; but they entirely failed to comply with their promise. A® Capt, N. was desirous of returning to the shi P, he selected Dr. Phillips to meet the Governor and arrange the whole af- fair for him. Dr. Phillips immediately despatched a mos- senger to the Governor, saying that unless some officers. were sent to confer with upon the subject by 5 P. M. of the same day he would proceed himself to the Governor's palace to demand sati tion for the disrespect showp to him as the military representative of his countr: ap- inted.to act in the absence of his comman y Bapiain Nicholson. ie niag hereto his message had the effect desired, and at 5 P.gM. the: Lieutenant Governor of Jeddo, ‘accompanied by six or seven high officers and an interpreter, came to the residence of the American Minister, where they awaited the presence of Dr, P. Gate Baal gone out to visit tho city) until? P.M. In reply ates Doctor’s remarks concerning the great disrespect they had shewn to Captain Nicholson: in not fulfilling his request and their own promises, the: Lieutenant Governor, with true Japanese duplicity, pre tended that he had not properly understood the Captain’ request, in consequence of its having been badly inte preted to him. He further stated, in reply to the demands made upon him relative to the strict observance of the treaty, that he himself had no authority to act, but would + be glad if Dr. Phillips would receive and confer with his Excelleney the First Governor of Jeddo opon the ques tion of the currency. z Dr. P. at first consented to receive a visit: from the Governer the next day at three o’clock, but recoliecting that the next day was Sunday, withdrew his consent. He was then importuned to appoint some hour for that purpose on Monday. This was also declined on the part of the Doctor,on account of his being obliged to retnrn to the Mississippi on that day. He therefore told the Ja- panese that an answer must be sent tobim carly on Mon- day morning, or else he should be compelled to report very unfavorably concerning them to Captain Nichols and that if many such r ft treaty violations made against them, the ,uxs which had berctovore only fired friegdly salutes in their waters would soon be discharging sft and shell among them. “To this they re- plied that they hoped things would not proceed to such extremities, and that they would do all they could to avoid such an evil by returning the best answer they possibly could at the hour of ten ou Monday. At that time they were faithful to their promise, and at 10 A.M. the Deputy Minister of Foreign Athurs, ac companied by a suite of officers, called upon Dr. P. and informed him of their readiness to arrange matters in @ manner which it was hopea would be satisfactory. ‘The Minister stated that a law had been passed making it obligatory upon them to issue only the new and depre- ciated coin'to foreigners; but inasmuch as we would not receive or recognise the’ new coin they would call their Ministry together as soon as porsible for the purpose of changing the law; but as that would require some days time to do, they hoped we would accept the only pro- position left in their power to offer, viz.: to buy all we wished, and pay for the 8 aS 8OON as Convenient after the currency should be altered and made conformable to our interpretation of the treaty. As this was a very great concession on their part, and a virtual surrender of the question, it was accepted’ until the matter could be: more fully ahd properly arranged by his Excellency the American Minister, PASSAGE OF THE MISSISSIPPI FROM JAPAN TO CHINA. OUR WOOSUNG NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Usiten States Frigate Miseasurr, Woosune, North China, July 31, 1859. } Run from Nagasaki to China—Discipline and Ship's Pay. Our passage from Nagasaki to Woosung was exceeding- ly hot, the glass standing nearly all the time from eighty to nincty-four; cousequently our firemen and coal beavers suflered very much from the heat. Notwithstanding the severe heat the usual exercises have been gone through with, such as drill at the big guns, small arms, general quarters day and night. On the pas- fage the martial music at midnight sounded, calling all hands to quarters. Great was the commotion for 2 mo» ment or so, and all was silent save the noise made by the. paddles of the wheels, and in seven minutes from the first tap of the drum all the hammocks had been stowed, tho: guns loaded and the ship in readiness for action, which: may be set down as pretty quick work. One night the bell rang for fire, supposed to be in the cockpit, and in two and a half minutes our fire hose, with pipes attached, were all pointing down into the cockpit, ready in an instant to flood the same. ‘Two days ago six thousand dollars was paid out to this ship’s company fer spending money. I will yenture to say that this ship's bea rg will be paid off with more- money than any ship been for the last fifteen, years, Weare now only two years in com: joa, and there ig now due to the crew alone, chargéd to their crodit on the purser’s books, over eighty thousand dollars. Some of the petty officers have from fiveto eight bundread dollars due them. AGITATION IN JAPAN. OUR HONG KONG CORRESPONDENCE. Hone Kone, Ang. 9, 1859: Affairs are in the same unsettled state in Japan us those in China, The Mandarins seem to have been frightened at the great rush of trade which poured in upon them, and are already throwing every possible obstruction (ebort of ac tual hostitity) to the fair carrying out of the treaty. The chief source of difficulty arises from the currency ques- tion, nor does there appear any prospect of an immediate solution, The Japanese traders are entirely in the hands of their- government, and are not allowed to receive other money or at other valuation than the government choose, and since it has becn determined to bring the Mexica: dollar down to the inferior value at which ie ‘was held pre- ewed cdot ay. eras thirty-three and a thira Tse rice of i thee a Pl exports are at once raised @ treaty is in other reg; ver’ ly an ‘ile lingly carried out, and avers anil ye taken ees free and untrammelled intercourse with foreigners. So far as American shipping the trade is mainly confined to three or four bar! i i \° Sing OBR ‘ks, ‘which are retained run. Protested, ¢ English Consul has in a strong note. against the lack of good faith on the part of the caganene officials, and when affairs are less pressing at home we may possibly hear that three or four cit have been bombarded and burned, and that Japan is at last, “by the: ree of God, thrown open to commerce and Christian. Political Intelligence. Bick Rercercan HURRAH apout THR JowA Euno- TIoN.—Twenty-five counties have been heard from in Jowa, and they, combined, show a republican gain over: the election in 1867, of 757. ‘This small gain, we think, hardly warrants the raising of roosters and the use of © big type. Axoruzr TickET.—A new paper in Alabama, called the Slaveholder, has nominated for President Robert Barnweli Rhett, of South Carolina, and for Vice-President Clement C. Clay, Jr., of Alabama, We suppose the Slavcholder be- longs to the fire-eaters party. Usirgp States Sexators —The republican party will gain three United States Senators by the result of the October elections, viz: a Senator to be elected in Penn- sylvania, in place of Mr. Bigler, and a Senator in Ohio im place of Mr. Pugh, and one probably in Minnesota, in place of General Shields. ‘The Senatorial terms of Mesers. Bigler and Pugh close on the 4th of March, 1861 ; that of General Shields has already expired. Texas Orriciat Vore.—The Austin Intelligencer gives the official returns of the vote in Texas last August for mem- bers of Congress:—J. H. Reagan, of Anderson county, was elected from the First district by a majority of 20,618 over W. B. Ochiltree, of Harrison; A. J.{Hamilton, of Travis, from the Second district, by 1,257 majority over T. N, Waul, of Gonzales. MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF VERMONT.—Governor Hiland Hall transmitted his annual message to the Le. gislature of Vermont on the 16th inst. It is a short docu ment, and ig mainly taken up with State affairs, The Governor, however, must needs say a word on the qnes- tion of slavery and the slave trade, and closes bis Mos- sage with the following in reference thereto;— ‘The a of Vermont on the subject of slavery, which has for several years past 80 much agitated the public mind, remains unchanged. While yielding due obedience to the provisions of the constitution of the general government, Vermont docs not claim a right to interfere with slavery in the States where it exis's by Jaw, she protests in strong and emphatic terms against its extension into the Territories of the Union, wiich she insists shall be forever consecrated to’ tree dom. And although she does not deny ber ob ligation by compact to surrender fugitives — from service, when duly shown to be such, she ro uudiates all pretensions of right in the tlave- Ider to bring his slave into this State and hold. hin: here in bondage, and will never, under any circum stances, permit her soil for a single moment to be thus contaminated by the curse of slavery, Tam sorry to feel under the necessity of saying that a new and most demoralizing manifestation of th progressive aud grasp- ing power of slavery has been made during the past your, Not only is the relation of master and slave advocated ak the South as the bestand most desirable condition of society but the African siave trade, which afew years ngo bot the South and the North united in denouncing as robbery and piracy, is how openly proclaimed by leading Soutly- h politicians as a commendable species of commerce and its reopening even urged asa measure of benoyo, lence und Christian philanthropy. It i# unnecessary to say that any attemp: to logalize this horrid and abortina, bie traflic Will receive the most decided condemn the people of this State ven A PROGRAMME FoR SOUTHERN ResisTANcR.—The ton Mercury of the 13th inst, plan of operation Charies- offers the following as the for what it calls “Southern rosistance orthern wale 1, Pet the 1