Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-09
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RUSSIAN EMBASSY 10 T4p4y

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RUSSIAN EMBASSY 10 JApAE.
The Russian Officer. CzP,2l7 y,a L11zsl,-<--,,
IN th- travels recently published " h-z, h1s -
ven very deSaIlei account u Ms Tis-t % lax,
Thithc~ he Vas sent IS An5zsszds. f.y-a la So
yersign, ard vas chzrged 20 O7ea, Il p1s..5.s.
COMMERCIAL intercourse between tbe two Pr
pire5- The first z't=npt Ss5 made b. the e1-
pres Csihzrl1e. That p l-e5l b.lag anfy7ns6,
tflat Japan merchant, uaEnzd n0ix5, tpgs.ier
with some CHER persolis E.so had besa ETerFs1
some years 5ef1-e uPoa th= KGr5le lslz-sds, pseT=
living IN Si5ersz, sle invited KodAi - $. Peers
burg and zfter dizpl-yisg IL TIE 21ap ard s1l.1-
dur OF he- court md shaving INA every icksa
of respect and kindness, give Inn .Fess.. .
return TO his native cO1-itr!- lie repaired a
consequences 70 OchOlsk, and y 80 -z5 c5uveged
b. lieulensn Lzxmzna, sOn o. the ceIs5-z.sd a
turzlist, 20 Axis, I harbour n Mzlrlzl Or tie
north-e4s. coast Of japan The Glverl0r Gs e
raj OF Siberia sent lett b. Lax7zal % TIE
Emperor OF japan, IN EtI.en, n the lzze q ne
Imperial Mistress, he made kaoIa the ass1zTs q
his voyage and proposed, n order % pEoIo.e :
closer friendship and unso1 between TIE tTo n1-
tons 20 establish regular Intercourse o. trade.
Some presents not Of vegy great value, Te-e So
sent IN her majesty name 70 the Ea7s-u- OF ID
pan After the lapse Of same mSaihS, Lzz.nzza
received, instead Of IN zhswerto the empress o
the goye-n0r-geDsT4l, PsPes Of ias-ucloas, n
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were h<sd and irTzInoTzble, ard as-e- co-i d
shaken. bid 5ddsl any fu-s5gn vssse,s 70 c--ss
INTO any hErb0r c. port OF that E5nEi1-a that
the BDiE elcept5csl H.--.te Tls n Ez-c- Of siFS
Dutch vh) srs ps-nifseI 10 tr.de 70 Nea<-sxEi,
BIZ; neve. 70 20 into the intsT0r o; tx COUNTY
th1t he, LsxmAnn, having violated l4s O. the
state, ought II stT.ctnsSS, 70 be prohibited e.
turning % his ou.l cosIat-y, and suffer d-zth
but N confederation Of h.s hEvi1S Slih!ls5 his
MISSION which WIS TO convey s0ree sahjeSSS Of a.
pan entrusted 70 his care, with - much sGel.ty
and hrmness. he viii be permitted 70 return
The paper then proceeds
As japan has sever hitherto e1ts7si into s-v
friendly intercourse with Russia ard CONSEQUENT.
~ 5 ignorant of me d=srse Of dignity AZ Eh5ch
the Russian empire z-TITeaI xn1 IS L ! n
possible by naezns of > leiIer - judge OF ths
greater or less extent, OF 10 aaw Si.at o,lsso7as
an rsaEes prevail n that Gentry, To means zru
therefore presented Of jcds5us aoE FER the ,go
countries are agreed n 1hs.r sdszS with read
to respsct OF contempt beng shevn 81 ce-ta \
actions On th.s ground, and ca account Of DIS
imperfect knowledge, 40 answer c1a ts sent .
the letter from Russia, except by rsce.y.1- The
people whom chance has SIT h.-he-, z5i o.
whose account IL was written; sRy fI-shg- inter
course wiih them IS not des,Ted- As 4 vf,zr
concerns future ties of .ogis,1, no trestr uaqa
the SUBJ Get can 0e cArri-i on IN he h -5o~ OF A.
KS, and As Little can any perInIsso on bs E.vsa for
foreigners to cone 20 the capital civ q J-sa..
Merchants OF other nations. Sf-c- the estzhlsss-
meat of friendly relations, can only come 20 sae
places pointed out 10 then. For The res, i is
law 10 treat all ships Of war lei them o17pe ~
what harbour or iARdiag Placs thev " u. nth
the utmost StrlotneSS not TO e1ter INTO a-ly inte
course with them OF receive any sx-G e. thsT
offer"
As the last point Of instruction, tie aADe- en-
Guided with SAVING {" You t2xmArn, have leave,
10 come 20 the har IT OF Nzn., ask on pr1{.lc n.
our PegnisSsOn here committed 10 you b.fs
without producing 81, you arc not Permitted %
enter even there
The permission ran nss-iy in ,he allowing
terms -" ERt-Snce 20 'he barber az Ns-SisSSi
is permitted TO ship Of sss G7e1t Rl,ssl4a e-s-
piFe Mt as We have already declared. 10 $
strictly torb.ddehto tore a vessels 10 llni n
any other place. We also rcne,, that thc cAris-
tisn religion cSlpot be permitted u our K M lon
AMI We therefore make IL 3 crciit on. tlS. .iu.
ring their STAY, No act ofrcliE.ous Worship IS 70
be performed All in case any agreement shoui1
be entered us n failure, that notAipg shall -
done contrary to our laws as lsid i,an 90 TO
above schedule. As car authority Co.. cannEcn
these conditions We slvc ihIs oar act o. Asa
LaxmSnn."
The Russ On vessel, with the Smhsssl.lo-
and presents to-, The eOseror hay 0e tach rel
in the harbo- oi NaoSssski, on thc S.a OF u ODER
the japanese enforced thc ustalr -,ilatraS tlry
surrothtigd thcyssscl with-r'w bosts, wh.ch pry~
vented alt comnlun. catiuH with sac s..o-t ~
took away the gums. hrc ARMS. snd ~unaVi r
ON board. which they put Ntcpast Ua. A. be-, je.
pAgtucc. The a.ih4ssSilr. ,hoI.A trcS.ci U- ih
civhty. was not permitted 81 prccesl to lN.do
and deliver his credentials and pss,s1,s--r q,
visit thc Dutch shut up az ues,o.S os "a send
any letters without thcir hsiN- '.srcc ell flc
Was pcympted TO lid only Af,w times, sas de-
q 81 seeeSs 20 The temples nlrces.vcd hi, t'Si
audisnce Of the governor ot NsoSsSAS, p .
hernniag OF Aprl, when ths VIZ of thc csnHccag
of Japan was communicate 90 ban q - ESicv-
ing dispatch. which has been sent trn CSHrt.
and was supposed &, have b, en- d.efs,sd ~ he
EmperorhulSci So
"ln hrmef Umcs. ships o. sl nations wee
allowed To come freely o. lsp,0 al ,he lsps.
assc were IN she lehIt vi VS. tnE Neega eeua.
tries with equal frcslon 4 hJ0drol snj hftr
wears sEl hovevses - rlyv- er h's sss'ty 81