Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-05-22
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF JAPAN
THE EXTIRPATIoN OF CHRISTIANS.

The Portuguese who had settled in great
numbers in Japan, intoxicated by the extent
of their commerce and the success of their
religion, became so obnoxious, TO the ma
tlves by their avarcous and domineering
condnct, that the representatives of the hea-
then priests became at length sufficiently
powerful to procure prohibition from the
Emperor against the new religion. A vio-
lent prosecution was commenced against the
Christians, OF whom 10000 are said 10 have
been rut 10 death in the year 1900. Still
the number of rroselytes continued TO in
crease, and in 1891 and 1892 Twelve thou
sand were converted and baptized One
Of the Emperors with his whole court
and army embraced the Christian name,
and had The Portuguese acted with ordinary
prudence and gentleness, their cause must
! have triumphed, hnt the insolence of some
of their prelates 10 some prince of blood,
| provoked, new persecution in the year
| 1896. which was carried on without inter-
rup,ion for the space of 40 years. and ended
in the year 1888, with the determination of
the Christians, and the banishment Of the
| Portuguese from the country.
INTERCOURSE WITH THE DUTCH
In 1000 squadron of five ships, which
sailed from the Texel for the East Indies
was lost in the Straits Of Magellan, with the
exception of one Dutch ship sreered by an
EnglShman BY the name of William Adams
which reached the harbor of Bango in Lat.
| $780,. Adams was fortunate enough 70
ingratiate himself with the Emperor of ia.
pan who loaded him with present, but
would not consent to his returning home
The accounts he sent to Batavia with the
prospects he held ont of beneficial com
merce between the two countries, induced
the Dutch East Indies Company TO dispatch
a ship thither in 1909 and TINS, through
the intervention Of one individual, are the
Dutch indebted for their establishment al
Japan. They are the only people that have
conirived 10 retain the favor of the japanese
who, under humiliaiug restrictions, permit
| them 10 carry on trade limited TO the des.
patch of two small ships annually from
Batavia TO japan. Nearly at the same time
the English also by means Of their country
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| lowed to traffic on advantageous terms, the
trade was abandoned for reasons hitherto
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chants in J,nap
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co,,on ,rI Ii,eo clo,hs sroor J,a-wooa,
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mo "P"''"'e"'S' Ne''ner "o'eS no' c"aiFs
are uS'u' 'ne people suing squat OH straw
l"a'S' III "hicn posl'loh 'hey eat 'heir
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Inc o'e' oi me japanese Is composed ol a
greater variety o' "''ic'eS 'hah 'ha' oi
any people III Inc world MOI content win
.he many KINDS Of whoiesome ana hu'IinVe
food supplied by the produce OF 'heIr LANDS
and waters they contrlve by their modes OF
| preparing their pictuals, to render The less
valuable, and even the poisonous parts oil an
imals and vegetable substances useful, or at
least harmless articles OF subsistence AT
meals the portion for each person is SER
we'd up in neat vessels of porcelain or japan
ned wood, which are large basins fur.
nished with lids. The guests salute each
other with low bow before they begin TO
eat and like the Chinese, take up food by
means of Two small pieces of wood, held
between The fingers Of the right hand, and
used with the greatest deyterity, SO as to
pick up the smallest grain Of rice. Be-
tween each dish they drink warm jack, oil
rice beer, out ol shallow saucers, and al