The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-28 00:00:00

BILITb3II CONSULAR NOTIFICATION.

Bansgawa, 7th July, 1861.
The undersigned, 11-8.112 s Consul, knowing that ru-
mours are in emulation respecting an attack made upon
13.111.'s Legation at Yedo on the sth instant, by some dis-
affected Yaconeens, begs to impress upon the minds of the
British community that there II so c►use for apprehension
or alarm. H.M.'s ship Ringdove has gone to Yedo to pro-
tect H.M.'s Envoy from further attack, and every means
has been taken for the protection of British interests, in
connection with the ?hips of war now lying in this port.
British subjects are requested to be careful how they walk
about during the next week, the undersigned having beard
that the streets of Yokohama are likely to be exceedingly
crowded, and to remain at home during the evening. The
undersigned again coils upon the Britieli community to be
calm under the existing circumstances, no apprehension for
their safety being .onteniplated. F. HOWARD VVIIR.

We subjoin another amount by an eye-witness of the late
attack upon the British legation:
I have jest returned from the trip through Japan, and
I shall, if all go well, mend you an account of it by the next
mail. At present, revolvers are the order of the day • the
second night of my stay in Yedo an attack on the legation
occurred of such a determined nature as nearly to put an
end to the whole of us. We bed just retired to rest after a
merry dinner followed by a few amp, when a loud knock-
ing at the front door disturbed the even tenor of our
tloughts : thinking there was a fire or a disturbance among
the coolies, we paid no attention at first, but as the noise
increased and footsteps began to be heard running along the
plumage, followed by two pistol shots close to my room, I
thought it time to get up, and on doing so saw Mr. Oliphant
and Mr. Morrison bleeding awfully one with a cut
in his head, the other wounded in the arm and shoulder.
We all went into Mr. Alcock's mom and inquired what was
up. Arms were produced, revolve', loaded, and every pre-
paration made for a determined resistance, when en awful
smashing of windows close to us, and various noises, made
us sure that our end was at hand. They got in at five dif-
ferent entrances, but the Yacunins must have been attack-
ing them he this time, for they did not come where we
were. A tumult was heard outside, sad we supposed the
asmassins had returned is force, for we had so idea of the
numbers, when in rushed Yetunins, armed with swords,
muskets, and lanterns ; they piled their arms in front of I
the verandah, bayonets were fixed, bonfires were lighted,
and we kept watch every now and then the watchmen's
two bite of wood beet quietly, and we were on
the qNi vin. More Yaeunine, naked sword,. and pie.
taresque dresses—all the officers wore knickeeoockers—
a Looting had been caught ; this happened two
or three times. We watched under arms the whole night,
and when daylight began to dawn we sallied forth in the
grey fug to see the damage. The long straggling !garden was
filled with guards and watchmen in every direction, ponies
were tied up to the bamboo fence, dead amassing lay about
with heads almoet severed from their bodies by frightful
sword cuts ; one Locoing wounded in the bead and every
limb was being cromerozamined, and the shaved doctors were
attending him ; he wee surrounded by a fine guard and the
scene was quite dramatic. Several beds had been cut about,
• The authorities also are laid to have made a return of
killed ; but this may ham been to exaggerate the value of
their assistance (the wounded ware sew).