Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-07
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Interesting frcm Japan.
Prirr. Insr roo,irei from ocT.r N hs sgi:,l,o,
dual = s'enaSr SI'y.-bo'u,a OF Ordgat-l g,.rgg
bIy OF Jeit', irs"y .t "i!e' from tie city 81 .J,y
IEi1AY, July :, 1875
"Tis distance lends erchontrcnt to the view Ijar
in the HEs0or Of Jeddo after unnn, over nearly
$1,000 miles Of various aud various c!imcs-her,
anchor four !,e- ger up the bag than has ever wei
anchored s:ip bearing Christian flag. We anchored AZ
j AID soon large beats, rowed cheery with al out
twenty men ard IN each some lnaidlrus gentcnue
with swords, and well dressed came swara.,
oil with Dissemination .e TO come baIri, demand a.
names the nation, =ud the intention of the four Graf. thu.
coming boldly in IN joy anil calm. They were me, with
wave 81 the hand, and kept of, no one allowed 70
board except the highest mandarin" Thi, lit
orally took them al abeck, U4; they clustered together
and Insisted upon a!ni'tAIcc At last a voice said in
Dutch 20 you SPEAK Hoaniesc, sooa the commo iorcs
clerk, Nr !Ostilsu D.t- ~ nigh couiab.
After uIah persuasion their part ard their insist
ing that one Of them a k'gh mandarin, the
commodore or!rre me 10 put my uuolm aud to re-
ccive him and TIE interpreter board in the adm and
20 represent himself, sayu. that In-sou friendly
one. ie bearer Of letter the itom Pref lr:t of
the Unite. States his Majesty VI Japan tia; il va.
Necessary 30 send on boar! high mdniiian to receive
this letter and the the better. Again wss to in
sst upon that boats should c by the hundred near
ani around ships thus guarding and watching u a.
has been tlicir custom. The Columbus and Vucenres
having from i've hundred 10 tholsIrd boats arouud
tIem constantly, all Iukei tosc;her.J That We would
not submit 10 thi>, but would Dive them OIL Here Won
have the his,- OF Hy instructions. Thus armed took
Mr. Mand rin and Interpreter Ei,h iay tao iuerprc-
ter, hr WlAm-, IN Chiae.c aud Mr. rosimai in Dutch
into the cabin.
Alter being seated moment, Nr N4ndlrin arose made
fdd"" Is JLpIaeA' and then extending hi hand we
sh0oH hands then seated ouFeiyes using Mr. Postwar
Htsf reter H. the Japanese Interpreter gyke Dutc lu-
emily. / thus opened: TEL the Leutgnaut Governor
for such vas the MIn'arin that am the aid four chief
the admiral and ain instructed speak for him. We
nave come here OIL friendly mission with friendly ir,cn.
tons % deliver letter from the Prclen, Of the United
states 70 your soycrcgu Emperor Of japan that the
letter = read. Tor delivery by O'cDes tomorrow 10
any Mtu!drn >Yi-ecauy Lisn 20 receive it," To Inn.
was replied 1t must Je referred % i,hcr powers 10
know ~hO receive the letter. ] tu. a-EgJ How
lOns vii b. take 10 give answer They could no.
tell said, u think the sooner the bet or. a. src
ana'ouS 10 be OIL TIE reply vas Il 10 not think il
will take long, gud il then uuI,r-Ooi that in the
morning, Mandarin ~o.I be oil receive the letter
then cmphA'taly said "T1is ship has aboard the
chCi-therc is his pruuan. Al messages from shore
must come here by high mandarin. No boats must ~
70 Tue Other Ships usr commanders have orders not to
permit intercourse they have right 20 thuk and must
obey We n-i-t shat no boats shall hiug around
rel. % Hatch tAguI. This not pAlliIJla. Tlry
sAid: 1T h japanese CUSTOM Law, AID we anus, carry
them out Says l. "Ic!I iim, sir that too have our
cI-iO., and Win -o!-wa o! the laws i that no
boat D. iiy~cl 20 come within certain riuns There
positive consent given I,i then - ~ wlst thry
would DO they cvSiei DO by asking questions. where
arc you !r1mF "Ffon the United Stste- Of Arnercs"
"lc,, but ~Hst art. Washington New York y J-.ou
Ny -gTIfise va 20 gfsa. that smiled aud told him
Some from Wa. y"1, some lrs. New York, all psrt-
trst tie Prr.Isu, OF Size .gI STATE. live. ir Wasting.
ton What BE- the name % the ship, how many p,opt,
guns @cf Tell BIN, .ir that 80 are not traders, We
seek no trade We are rrst Di aud our custom j. Egy
CT 90 an-~er ..oI questions"
The questions were uglu repeated 10 pretty much the
same way, Wien ! Toll 81. +. to make 90, zane
reply, and 20 add chat have no curiosity % know how
macy men arc either DO ths emperor army iu his nt.
w. and ai.J that bee cO4i see f,r himself tia, We had
iyuf ship, that We had Obes iu those water. "When
will The others come ~ II don't know IL depends urgn
the answer o. the letter" What are the content. oftLe
letter Tell bin, -ir, tsi the letter j. from the Pre-
-i"ni 90 The emperor Of Japan aud t would be- most r
itNci' n fl' 20 rglfe into 's cDutcut- This rabuks
wa received boo IN app. Irec manner, lnd . question
irg dropped. then s.tu alluded ~ the boats which
/ we're 'tH clustering around our .lp Aui the Othsi
fhp i"d Dun o. was a4J.I.HiY urcasify that tev shOuiI
he Kept OIL tIlt tbs most d. done 1--WE shai bs s0r
~ With "uf Lnj md friendly lsnngl o. you a. do yor
Any ihiin or 10 cora" iutp oDon With sou, but Il yOt
20 hot order Nouf Dpat4 %. shall fire. into them and
ufVo thcn or OR boat are nov aim % and ready snt
We cannot a.oS yoI moio than fifteen minutes 10 CIV,
your ordes- spI ~ keep them OT AZ tho eud Of t.a
time you must sIftf'
hr hauI'fn went ouf ,1lI uistothe boats .ent worl
10 tue other bptts aui como &c., "Now must have or
answer what have you decided about the boats 81 Of
have orIerei them ~ from al toe shps and with ords
on( 70 communicate witI THIS "Yes from al the chin.
and any com" around goa send word a. tbe governor
aud be will punish thrm.H Thus va. ti. utipt revet
before yielded, eorcc icl. Ahera lev more feu.tks
we'd Nc hantiein oil, All away he Eeni Oh shore "a
king she bDsts 81 viii him
Ny interview sti my hisni vs. agsin rensusd in the
evening Ant ia rather different phase which doc, no,
promise 20 end ~ peacefully bat 10 mOffos will tell Al
Prs'enI am too tired hlyng been W al DAY from AZ