The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

THE WAR IN JAPAN.

The Gazette of last night contains correspondence
between her Majesty's Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs and her Majesty's chargé d'affaires
in Japan, and the despatches of Rear Admiral
Kuper and Lieut.• Col. Sir John Neale. In a de-
spatch, dated Dec. 24, 1862, Earl Russell expresses
the indignation of her Majesty's government at the
barbarous murder of Mr. Richardson, and the
murderous assault on two gentlemen and a
lady, who were in his company. His lord-
ship sets forth the reparation which must be
given by the Japanese government. These terms,
which included indemnities amounting to 110,0001.
sterling, were complied with by the Japanese
authorities. In a despatch dated August 26,
Colonel Neale describes an expedition with Admiral
Kuper's squadron to Kagosinia, the capital of the
Prince of Satsuma, the Tycoon's government
strongly opposing the expedition. The letter of
the Japanese minister to Colonel Neale was as
follows :

On receipt of your despatch of the 3rd August, we have
fully understood that you intend to go, within three days, to
the territory of the Prince of Setaimis, with the men-of-
war now lying la the Bey of Yokohama, in order to demand
satisfaction for the murder of a British merchant co the
Taicaldo hat year. But owing to the presort unsettled state
of affairs in oar empire, which you wireless and boar of, we
are in peat trouble, wad *may ewe wee dianis •
&wpm* now something untoward were to happre, then
all the trouble and can both you end webs.* taken *oat _
lave bees in vain and fruitless ; therefore we mewl the
rid degertnee nay be delayed far the presest.—With
repeat and ooneidention.
(Signed) MATIDAIRA Bozmnro lea
IDDZOONO losoormro Haut.
IMIOORA 800W0110 Haut.
ISOWOO-TAT ILAWATISDIO KAKI.
Translated by (Signed) K. Erinor.
Colonel Neale, describing bin communications
with the officials of the prince referred to at Hege-
lian% gives the letter which be addressed to the
pewee, together with the reply of the prince's Lai-
niter. The colonel says :
_ .

I deemed the general ter rd purport of this MOT
of Satsuma's counsellors to be utterly unsatisfactory.
It raised the question whether, according to the laws of
Japan. a Daimio, travelling with his retinue, is not fay
Instidied in beating or thrusting off the rand all persons Ida
eamenter him so the ►ighway. It raised also the quoillse
whether°, sot the Tycoon was free from blame for seS '
having inserted in the treaty these assumed and extras-
pat privileges. The indemnity demanded, it is said is the
reply, will be an after consideration, when it bad bees
decided whether the Tycoon or the Deimio was to blame,
Such being the general purport of the reply which I bad
received, I considered it to be my unavoidable and imme-
diate duty to call epos Admiral Kuper at ease to realm to
such preliminary measures of coercion, by reprints or offer.
wins, as he might deem most expedient and beet calenlated
to arouse the Prince of Satsuma to a sense of the serious
nature of our mission. I have the honour to enclose a
copy of my despatch, addressed in that sense to the
admiral.

The pperations that ensued ere then described by
Admiral Kuper :

The injury ialicted upon the poseestioos sad proper* a
the Prince of &teams, during the operations above dseedbod. r
is briefly summed up by the admiral as follows, viz. r—yhp
disabling of many guns, explosion of magazines, and other •
serious damage to the principal batteries, the destruction by
firp of the three steamers and five large junks before mes-
thpasel, the whole of the town of Kagosima and Weee of
the Prises, together with the large aruesel and gas factory
and edjarsest storehouses, added to which slay ba witted
the injury to many of the junks lying is the inner harbour,
caused by .:plosion of shells which may have peeped osier ,
the batteries. The conflagration thus created continued
anahotted ardour up to the time of the dppartuso aces
squadron, 48 bridis autorsineartlY to the *et shook '
Colonel Neale says, after referring to the un-
timely fate of Captains Joaling and Wilmot :

I did not hesitate to oonvey to Admiral Kuper
my unqualified opinion that enough had been effected
to viadicate the outrage committed upon British sub-
jects by the adherents of Satauma, at least until I bad
the honour to receive your lordship'a further instructions.
The chief agent of that outrage is generally understood to
have been Minutia' Sebooln, the father of the Prince his
guards but obeyed his instructions.. No power as yet
brought to bear upon Japan by her Majesty's government
is calculated to coerce the Prince of Satsuma to deliver up
hi father to condign punishment, as the principal perpe-
trator of the outrage committed. It was determined upon
this to return to Yokohama, when, after a series of severe
gales and typhooes prevailing at this season on this dan-
gerous coast, the squadron returned to this anchorage on the
24th inst.

Thus I have the satiefaition to report to your lordship,
that the instructions with which I have been charged,
onerous en they were palpably and in fact, and having re-
ference to the outrage of hat September, have been car-
ried out in letter and in spirit. The indemultee demanded
of the Tycooa's government are afloat on board ber Majesty's
ships. I have had the honour to transmit to your lordship
the written apology of the government of Yeddo ; sad in
respect to the Priam of Sapum► having ill-advisedly sought
to evade the specific demands which her Majesty's govern-
ment deemed it advisable to direct me to make upon him,
after due consideration of all the circumstances, and after
long forbearance, his capital is in ashes, his foundries de-
' *eyed and his steamers burst. It remains for me to trust
that herifiajady's government may deem that my instruc-
tional/ore Mem thus fulfilled in a manner best adapted to
the difficult circumstances with which I have been, and
x ill continue to be, surrounded.
In conclusion, I trust your lordship will pardon me if I do
not moist the natural impulse of desiring to bring nadir your
lerdship's notice the special aid unlooked-for services rm.
dered on the °amnion of the expedition to Satsuma of Messrs.
I Emden, Gower, llastionald, Willis, Fletcher, Von Siebold,
and Setow, of this ligation. In their absence all coo:multi-
cations with the shore at Salmi ma must have failed. In-
terpreters from the shore were held beck and never appeared;
an attempt to impede all explanations rendered nugatory
by a ready knowledge of their own language, which they
found on board, nor shall I have accomplished my duty were
I to omit to solicit your lordehip's favourable notice to the
devotion with which these members of her Majesty's civil
service exposed themselves to the anticipated perils of naval
combat, unaccompanied by any ostensible prospect of the
ordinary honours and rewards attending the exposure of life
is the profession of lima
We subjoin an abstract of the casualties :

Ettryaltus —Killed, 10 ; wounded. 21 ; total, 31. Pawl—
Wounded, 7. Coquette—Killed, 2 ; wounded, 4 ; total, 6.
Argna—Wesaded, 6 ; Pernette—Killed. 1 ; wounded, ;
total, 10 ; Raaeltoraa—Woundod, 3. Killed, 13; wounded,
50 ; total, 63.

THE FEEENAHOWS or VICTOILE AND THE MAR.
MAGI Or THE PEACE or WALES. —Tbe follow* address
of oougratulatice to the Qum', ma the marriage at NE
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, having been tream
mitted to the Bight Hooourable Sir George Grey, Bert.. her
' Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home De-
pertinent, for preeentatioe. has accordingly been presented
by him to her Majesty who has been pleased to receive the
came very priously." To the Queen's most excellost Ma-
jesty— We. your Majesty's loyal subjects, the Previocial
Grand Master, ofAcers, and brethren of the ADANA awl
Honourable Fraternity of Free eel Accepted Marione ol
Lod io Victoria, desire to join on the present occasion in the
chorus of coogratulation which ham ascended to the theme
from all portions dour Majesty's dominions. Great is
the joy felt by all damn of your Majeaty's subjects at the
happy maims of the hair to the throne with the Priestess
Alexandra, and especially is that joy felt by us Freemasons,
bemuse hie Royal Mightier is the deemodant and repro.
*entities of a limo whose wont illustrious members have
deemed it not ineoestathat with their high position to bold
office in OUT body. That this menu may be a source of
Immerses to year Majesty sad a blends( to Eogised is oar
earnest sad heartfelt prayer.—Dated at Melbourne, the 29th
day of June, 18&4.—WILLIAM C. HAINES, Provincial Greed
Master; W. P. WILSON, Depoty-ProviocisiGnsod Master;
Joint EDWAIDS, Provincial Greed Secretary."
FORME-OFFICE. Ocruezx 241.—The Queen has
bee. pleased to apsran of Mr. T. W. Mons van Mesta es
Otewel.Geoeral at MelMwrmo for his Majesty the King of
the Metsberiands.—Genitr.