The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-08

making var. psaes and treaties; Of regulating ooa-
merce, and maintaining diplomatic intsrc With
We have seaooast Of nineteen hundvsi miles ON
the Atlantic Occan, sixteea handrsd miles on the
great Lakes, which divide az from the adj accent
British posssssions, and sixteen hundred miles Of
msritime frontier on the western coas. Of the Pa
cfc . ear. Tho city Of New York, our chief port
sand inh sbitants IL is no reckoned next to Lon
don and Liverpool In the extent of its foreign
and internal trade and the gnitude Of ts
spess transactions The other principal ports are
Boston, philadelphia, Baltimore, Chsyles.on, Sa-
vanuah Mobile. and New Orleans; besides these,
ttcro arc numerous large commercial, and manu-
featuring cities AID trading towns the ssAboard,
and on the great rivers and lakes of the interior
The discovery, last year, of extensive aurferous
deposis and ROB Of gold and quick silver in
CAlifornis, ia attracting thitner an Immense mum.
Der of Immigrants both from the United States aud
ether countries. san Francisco, the chief port OF
tho territory, FROM its favorable position and su-
peror local advantages, will shortly be,ome the
great mart and entrepot for the commerce of the
Pacific with Asia, Polynesia Oosanica. and Austral
Asia We have already opened steam com nunica
tIca between it and our ports on the Atlantic, via
Cnagr-s and Panams. Another line of American
steamers TO be es aoshed betwe California aud
CbizS by which il is calculated the transit Of mails,
psseergere and merchandise will be made betHeeen
Lines Of magnetic Telegraph are nov in active
operation in nearly all our States; Ard it is even
oon tcUplsted to extend tUe to San Francisco
proecG 10 pending before our Congress for he cOn-
struotion of railroad from the Mississippi river 70
that port. to connect with the railr aads Ahead y
constructed IN progress throuy lout our country
al which. when completed, are destined to make
New York the great eeRsre Of business, trade aad
commerce, exchange AMI banking transactions, for
the whole world
We have treaties OF amily and commerce, an
maintain diplomatic relations with ali the sover-
e'gus Of the maritime and commercial States OF Eu.
rope; with Mexico, Central America, the Empire of
Brszil. and che republics o. South America; with
tie Sal.sn Of Turkey, the Emperor of Morocco, the
BarbaIy States. the ImauH OF Muscat, the Emperor
OF China, the KiDg of Siam, and sho King OF the
Sandwich Islands
While tranquility reigns within, we arc at peace
and friendship with all the world, and merchants
carry On en- extensive and profitable commerce with
tho four quarters Of tue globe Foreign merchants
OF al nEtons are freely peIni ted to visit car ports
and cities for trade and resort to theirs Tor the
BIKE object
We have betvoen six and seven hundred ships en-
gagged in tho Whale dshery principally Ia tho Nossh
err Pacific ocean The capital invested therein
amounts to about thirty millions Of dollars, 0od it
gives eml ioyDers t. up wards Of twenty five thous
and officers and seaEeh. In tins pursuit OF thor
gigantic game, cur wbasers are now beginning to
frequent, in largo fects, the seas aad coAets Of
japan, the Loo 1hoo, and Meaicoeina groups. the
Bays Of Yeso the Kurils Islands, the Island Of Tara
kay, or 5sgbalier, Sea of KsmtschAska Gulfs Of
Okotsk ana TartaTy. and the Arctic Ocean.
Az VIC consider the whale fishery of great impor-
tsnce TO our navigating and coo msroisl interests,
VIC are DESTROYS Of fostering ami protecting BIZ all
legitimate and proper niesns would therefore
specially commend TO tho protection Of yoar I'm
perlal Asjesty's government aud provincial aasaor.
titles such OF our mariners employ sd In VII alag the
naval or merchant service, mas be COM pslled by
stress OF weather III want Of repair ard assistance,
to put into any Of the ports Of the eirj tia. they
ka aided dad sit r;.sf In AZ st
the current prices Of the country; AID in case Of
shipwretk, that they receive kind and hospitaslo
treatment, ard be forwarded as soon ~ possible 10
the care Of the AMer Consul Batavia, ah3
will pronp " reimb ali the Incidental expenses.
Dsrretses japan csc raatinera tsve on Various ,e-
casoDs been rescued from shi2vrock, and restored
to their ngtivo country, By captains Of our weaas
and ,nercssnt ships, notably in the insisuce Of
Captain MsIcator Cooper, Of the ship N .ubstsan,
in April, lS45 Ii WAS highly gratifying TO the
American government AMI people to observe that
Captain Cooper received the thanks Of yoar Iups
rial Majssty fox his kindness ard humanity toaaris
t@en' y two japanese seamen. in rescuing whom, Ia
a destitute aud furnishing condition, from . desert
leland and sinking junk, he was necessarily COM
PEELED to make a considerable deviation in his voy
sge. From such examples, your Imperial Asjssty
Hsy alwaye rest assured Of the alscrity and
Ironpti,ude If our naval ofioers, whaling and mer-
chsnt captains in the rescue, aud return TO .heir
country, of ali distressed Jaa snese they may fE2
IN wsnt of their assistance.
1t may DO presumed The Japanese government is
aware that the British took possession Of 1spaorts
Island in 1S47, with the mention Of peru annuity
occupy ing il ~ another link in the long Chain of
their military aSd raval stations In this Eastern
:ess We learn that they bavo several vessels ON
ploysd In making scientific observations and hydro
graphical surveys, in those compare lively unknown
seas, which cannot fail TO prove highly beneficial to
the navi gators Of all ma ions. During the Same
year, il is uDderstood tbs Emperor OF China, ac-
corded to the Russians the fee navigation OF mo
great Mancburian river Amur; and We anticipate
the opening by tho Czar, ~ very distant day, OF
his ports Of Northeastern Asia and the adjacent
islands, well az those OF hs possessions on tho
Northwestern coast Of America, to foreign com.
MGrCe
In this state Of things whom the Japanese seas are
beco ming the highway and thoroughfarss, not only
for American whelaships and nercha ataen, bat
hkewise those of other Western nations, in the
peaceful purs ui of tue lawful slserprs, ind oom-
meioe or for geographical and scientific discoveries,
it would appear 70 be extremely difficult, if not
Physically imprasti'able, jor the suproJe govern
mers Of Yedo 10 main, sjs hereafter, peano nly sud
Involstely, it's exclusive system Of ia)lati1n and
zee asot e the empire from th5 rest Of tho world
The iu5ulsr gecgr apb,cal position OF Japsn, her
exosileHt ports aEd hsthors, dense end Industrious
popuattp, bounoless productive resonrces, and vast
"sphtites for eon!uerce; the superior iAseiigsnc
hna refine ant " hsr prInces and nobts tc sether
wish the skill energy and enterprise Of Der psople,
justly entitie ner - rank among she first Asissic
nations b judio'ons aud tinoly relaxation ofcer
regsrictive poiug, al these uefvailei natural and
Foitlca e@' snsaseS could &c msce avausole Tor
eolouotipg very excessive AID proGtVb ole ooH.-
Dlesee with tne United States, Tilhsnt, it may be
presumed compromising either he; soys.,ignty, ma
torsl religion, peculiar institutions.
We hnse no desire for oonquss. or colonization.
u seekiDg peaceful commercial intercoursa VITA
japan, We AZ neither lspds, foria fs-'osics, nor
excusive privileges Within your imperial Najesty's
oonibions Ne -onld tolely r.is upon the wisdsIn
OF the supreue government of Ysdo for that pro.
lection which viii enable American MERCHANTS eni
traders TO CDIlact leslticll the
ports Of the empire and its dependencies, whi,n
cannot fail 10 prove mutually beneficial to beth
nations We win engage that oas citizens, who u4Sy
be permitted n visit japan on Commercial bpsi
ness sBsll strictly coo.rm ~ its lave, pay the
tonary iuposts and daes, sorupG'ougly abs .&l
from sny intsrfsiencs IN matters Of religion SOD
soveTpmsnt and yield QUO difference sod respect %
the es,sbl!sked authoritiss, usagts, and euscons
tse country
Shonld il be agreeable to your inpsria, Nsjesty
n .In,t ynpr e-chhnta To Iasort % ON. rnrls.