New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-06

MeauwllN he Japanese tn "a N'stNs 'he shr es'er'
hg vpt, th,,s~ Who With she VeNe'oef ~ u"hp'
Mas,,r sna ,h,se eame go haslVcss fhe, Ho'Nsa weh
sl.,e,eA ,cwsrd tAe ewslaaA cee,'ecea aei Amt he,
examined e,eD,h.Ns with considerable ceyts'tn eed
- m,a ssge,siN vkas,A with The eNA,as hv. Ia 'fteei
~ eu, eeas,,,s hyy srNd ae,va rNsee,a and whom
Wa ptN,sved 60 "a ,hem ANY thNs a, seeasi rN''tN
i,N t sbAe ther ne,y they c,pNsscd ,No' r'Nlhe's I"
Nu, hm stAl tNc, DAM nNt da a. a. I wAs NvN'ilM,
A.N "a ttvAe with hutsnc,v la ANY other reu hm Manga
ext The VoNetuOf yNaVcgr,d hng tnne with nnf
lsrsvsse sNent hsmNAaAa oNclsA StAANed the nesh
t,rs Islands Nt a scoms that the N',vfemee' ct 'er'"
Is bs,0WNs aAuld oi ,he eea, Uo0Nhsh'd =" 'h' u"
surs
W0h ,sA IA, he structures II the watch c,c' she v"'o'
es,sss,a and she number oi saaj hoaIs heame erv''
sae Il tA,m WV dp,d with rNdees VII, al MT permit
any or, l., p..s vWrh hs sNie cha, surrounded tho shr
N,~nul, he, hsVushu ~. seventeen casAS ct wafer some
S,r', csss AVID Nvsh Deb ,Scusiog hoa"oV" for not
N,.eiss IA O. n cat by declaring that the, hal bat 60"
GYM aul tha, hcsc lev view rqsiNd tV agricultural rar
r'scs
Ia ,Nr racani,wo sid,v aserul'cd nom all ades Al the
iowa os Seda Ssmed with maskc,s pikes sshros or dag
s,rs Wle caravans vi laden and horses passed
o,rsi, iSs ship along the shcc by which The mad nom
0c e,eny e. thc bnwn cf Snola ran aud although tho
aaAvc> prc,cp,,d cur seeing What they carrying yet
We bad h.ue dVuh, hut they inssmu,h as We
ccvd y,s,ove Jus, opposite The ship and about two cable
krEhs AVm Hmones; The tees The Shorv tents which
,t,u,d V,s, much Ike covered batteries
Tie Gvvvtnor the Captain " the pcs aud several Other
ct,trs visited the ship and again expressed their thanks
with CVty appsSrarcc vi sincerity Tor the timely assistance
rvuSsvd 10 their distressed countrymon Aud as gave
them for suspicion and they themselves seemed
perfectly opcr and confident considered tina; the groat 90
es Of the cxyciion would be successfully
psraSIy when considered that in all probability their
strtutnts and feelings icwsrd would bo The Same
these of The Government explained TO- 10 the Governor
hist by the first to that the Russians had
ruTrCd unfortunate Japanese back TO their homes and
hat consequently they must be thoroughly convinced Of
The kindly feelings entertained by Russia toward Japan.
and dat whenever their oountrmon shoad visit they
would undoubtedly receive hearty welcome.
On the Slsi the long-wished Vice Governor from the
Goytrrmt nj City Of Odowar came board vessel;
cur japanese were then questioned anew and before oil
Their answers committed TO writing To my question,
10 where they would receive the japanese and the letter
whiCh had brought he answered that the of the
rival of Russian ship had been sent to ledo and that be
fore the reception of orders from that city nothing whaso
ever could BE- done and he further explained 10 that at
The tine that the orders arrived from iedo, the Gov
error Of The City of Odowar would present himself When
begged him 10 receive payment for the vc,uals and water
which had been supplied to he seemed confused and
said ;ha; ii a matter of Importance and that they
were glad that they had been thus able show their graft
iude for the kindness had rendered their unfortunate
counuymtn All | said. however was of no avail |
showed him plainly could that il was not the nten
ton Of The Russians to receive anything from them
present. ard hatf had known they would have taken
payment foT hat had had should not have accepted
anything from them but he positive he burst not take
anything
On The evening OF the lst Of August, while there
still some daylight left several divisions of horse and foot
= I~.4l
could still perceive that columns march
ing along the road opposite the ship moving from the
Try toward he town. When asked japanese what
the meaning Of all this they replied that the Governorof
Odowar-a very important ofcer-was about to arrive and
that he never moved anywhere without being accompanied
by ct least 200 troops.
On the following morning the VceGovernor Of the city
Of Odowar 10 the ship accompanied by large
Der Of barges When he had mounted the deck he sum
moned japanese him. and when they kne round him
in hall circle he made them long speech while all those
whom be had brought with him remained standing but
bowed their heads low of respect to what he saying
When be lad finished his address sadness and
evidently visible the counenances of japanese and
they were also apparently very much perpexed of
them indeed wept aloud When ] asked what this meant,
of Them informed that the Governor had explained
them that he could not receive them and that they
return with This conclusion very difficult for
poor japanese to ber entirely unexpected for
since arrival had always seemed that object
would be readily obtained As did not choose TO enter
any xpanaon with the Vice Governor upon the deck
invited him down into the cabin, where he assured me,
that according to orders received from Jeddo he could
neither received the returned japanese the letter which
had brought with that the port were then in
intended tob entered by foreigners he could longer
hold any intercourse with and finally in accordance
with the strict orders be had received from his Government
be begged to inform that there no reason
why should remain any longer in the harbor that he had
Request would u. take my departure. Fruessly
placed before him the unreaSnableness and
city Of bis conduct towsrd his counymen and his ingrat
itude toward the Russians who had undertaken long
and tedious for the good object Of returning
come unfortunate, shpwrecked sailors, who had much
sgsintt their will passed two years and half away
from their land, back to their homes; and at
length told him. if did not take the japanese
back again TO Russia that the following year another vessel
would be sent and that they would then be obliged to re-
ceye them to which he answered that year and for
ever the would be the same that the order
Of the Government and that he himself could do nothing
II easy however well his countenance as
hose Of his companions that his opinions did not
coincide with the orders he obliged to obey now de-
elared my wish TO have personal interview with the Gov
Of OdOwar in order to receive my from him
but the Vice Governor persisted that this utterly i'm
possible and that he had been board the ship in
order make acquainted with the final decision Of the
Government and finally he pressed leave the port
az could especially the wind favorable lie
pointed out at the time how very much our ship had
been favored inaueh very important section Of the
Jfpaness law had been broken namely the one that for
babe any armed vessel making any stay in the ports Of the