The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-11-17
THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.

The United States steam friga,e Missi. $ ppi
sailed on Saturday from New York for Ann polls,
previous TO her final departure tor Jfp1n. She
carries Commodore Perrys flag, and ut Anna
potts will take the Commodore on board, and
sail for Japan in company with the Princeton
The Mississippi has on board a75 souls 2Jl
sailors, As marines, and 80 officers, all Of whom
are in excellent health and spirits.
1t is probable that The squadron WILL rendezvous
at Hong Kong, and thence proceed to Japan
The Mississippi, it is said, will touch at Nader .
ST. Helena, and Cape Of Good Hop, on her
way to Canton. We subJon list Of her Of
ticers
M G. Parry commodore; VIM. J McCluney,
Captain II "A. Adams, Commander, Captain
Of the Fleet, East India Squadron Alfred
Taylor, Thos A. Budt, Edmund Lanier, Silas
II Rent, John Conte", Licn'enants; Vim.
Speiden, Purser. Dlnl. S. Green, Surgeon;
l.. j. Williams, Passed Assistant Surgeon !;
Arthur Nj Lyman, Assistant Surgeon VIM A.
Webb Master; Geo. Jones, Chaplain; Walter
Jones, j. Howard March, X r Breese;
Passed Midshipmen; WIN. Men. Armstrong,
8 G. Mish, }. w. Shrk, Nldsbipmen; Amos
Coson, Boatswain; Henry Nj. Lowry, Carpen-
ter; Jacob Stephens, Salmaker; Zeihn, Cap
tain and Brevet Major; Geo. F. Lindsay, Cad
Lieutenant; Jesse Gay, Chief Engineer; VIM.
Holland, Robt. Danbay, Ist Assistant ngineers.
Geo. T. w. Logan, WIN IL, Rutherford. 2nd
Assistant Engineers; e. w. Alexander, F, ID.
Robbie, J d Mercer, 3rd Assistant, Engineers;
A l.. G.. Portman, Commodore's Clerk; J. Nj.
Bibb, Captains Clerk; VIM. Speden, Jr. Pur-
ser's Clerk: N B. Adams, Commanders Clerk;
Eliphalet Brown, Jr., VIM Hcine, Master s
Mates.
The New YORK Tri une, in an article on the
expedition TO Japan says
1.-THE great interest which the expedition has
excited in Europe, and especially in Holland,
has led to formal discussion Of the matter in
popular branch of the Dutch Parliament. The
Government were called upon to state what had
been the results OF its efforts made in the year
lS44 to induce Japan TO adopt more liberal
policy; whether the Dutch Mini: ter at Wash
ngton had been directed, in 1851, at t1e request
of the Japanese Government, ana in lis behalf,
to declare that the exclusive system was merely
conformable TO its ancient laws, and to paliate
the SINE; whether the mediation Of Holland
between the United States and japan at present
would not be hurtful to its own interests; and
whether any favorable result would be expected
therefrom."
The entire debate, with the detailed answer
which the minister of the colonies returned TO
these n'erpellations, is given at length in the
Ouch pap4rs.
I" The Minister, it seems, 1--WE quote the Fri
bune) does not speak in very sanguine terms OF
the result to be anticipated. 1t is not to be ex
pected, he remarks, very Justly, that Govern
ment like that of Japan, separated as it is from
the world, and following its own prejudices witt
rigid consequence, should be easily induced all
at once to depart from its habitual course. No
is it to be denied that it must be exceedingly
d fficult to bring such Government to the in
sight that what it is now asked 10 grant as ia
vor it must sometime be compelled TO concede a
a necessity. Sill we .day confidently expcc
that the present attempt will have no inconsid
cradle influence in expecting the day when thu
Japanese nation will finally be- induced 20 throw
down the barriers and take lis place as mem
Der of the family Of universal humanity"