Washington telegraph., 1853-11-30

It's ina5sI'e proportions, and examining 1t,
SAID, interrogatiyely, "Paxhau' Ii he
has an acquaintance with "Paixhan. trust
1t is from reading, and not from practice.
AT six O'Clock the next morning was
called on deck to receive the mandarin SO
dressed hurriedly and went up. There
was the same story, but he proposed to send
to Jedao for permission We gave him uu-
! til Thursday, at II o'clock, saying III the
letter was not received we would regard ie
as an Insult to the President, aud act ac-
cordingly." So it rests.
July l7.--One week has passed since I
have written word, and week of much
excitement and great events. And hare
1 we are, thank heaven, safe and In nine
days we have effected much-so much, that
the world will be gratitied, and our country
feel herself honored We have landed in
Japan, within twenty-five miles of Jeddo,
! with armed troops aud armed men, aud de-
! livered our credentials and the Presidents $
I letter to commisioners-two princes, one a
councillor OF the realm, and appointed by
his Majesty to receive us. But am ahead
OF events, and must more leisurely detail the
I interviews, arrangements, &c,, which led TO
an Issue SO happy, so peaceinl. and 50 desir-
able, which have reelected much ectat upon
the hrmness and wisdom OF Com Perry
lie has certainly selected course of con-
duct W Ach reflects great credit upon him
| SELF
left off by telling you that we had Civ
en- Tezimon, Governor, or highest authority
! IN Uraga, or, by his other title, "the learned
scholar who WHITES, until thursday, at II
| O'clock to get an answer from j eudo TO cur
propositions that is that the copies OF the
letters aud credentials, with letter OF the
commodore enclosed, were to be received by
a high mandarin, accredited by his master
to receive them. On Mouday we were to
receive information from hlin of the ad-
vancement OF matters On that morning
he came off quite pleased, aud said that he
thought the letters would be received. BY
the by, we showed him the letter, which Is
beautifully done up in case, and the seal
enclosed i'll a goiu box, costing SiUJ0 SO
also with the commodore credentials. We
had talked and p,iasered over matters, an
swering many questions, aud amongst 9TH
er dipionatizng about the propnety of sur
veyiug the harbor. &c, Tor IN lhe morning
the boats well armed, with the Mississippi
to guard them, mad preceded her up the bay.
sounding, and mad advanced ten miles near
er to .jeddo, hndins plenty of wafer, and
Ene, large, capacious, magnificent harbor;
when it mas always been supposed that Z ra-
"a was about as Iar as vessels Of any size
could go, 50 great is the mystery that hangs
around this land
On the advance of the boats the forts were
armed, the dungaree and canvass screens,
behind which rested the pixies of the SOL
diery, fairly Iiapped with anger, and armed
boats with about twenty-five men each start
ed cut from every pomt by the hundreds,
looking defiance but onward went cur lit
tie boats, throwing their leads and marking
the soundngs, aud steadily advanced the
Mississippi on her purpose. Our steam was
up, and ali the vessels hove short to slip and
run to their asssta nee, aud throw IN Japan
ese forts dungaree, cotton, boats, and ali,
few Paixhan she'll My opinion is, that for
these thirty-six hours(and more particularly
for these last six) the japanese hesltated
whether or not they should at once resist
and try with US the fortunes Of war But
SO steady was the council and our conduct, 50
utterly careless OF any action on their part.
50 perfectly confident OF our own resources
and power, and SO regardless OF all danger,
that they were paraiyzcd, and prudent and
friendly measures were decided upon.
1t is well 10 remark here, that they have
been making the most extensive prepara-
lons oi forts, &c., lately, Is evident by their
new works and those not yet finished.
Doubtless there are null one thousand beats
averaging, with rowers and soldiers, twenty
i've men In these waters We have seen,
and could have counted five hundred; some
on the water, their banners flying forty and
ifty together, others hauled upon the beach
ready 10 launch out--at first mistaken Tor
villages.
But 10 the interviews-this of Monday
evening ended tuesday morning, about neon,
they again came off aud our Learned scho-
lar evidently wore a more contented air
by the by, Tezlmon is gentleman, clever.
polished well-ntormed, line large man of
most excellent countenance, takes his wine
freely and boon companion. His age Is
thirty-iour. He told Us that the letters
would not be received; that the emperor
was going to send down high prince and
couucilor to take them. when = "On
day after to. morrow We are putting up
new house to receive you, aud 1t cannot be
ready before then nor will the Prince De
down until to morrow.
1t was now that we understood that they
expected to receive the letter Of the Prcsi-
dent. and the Commodore's letter of cre-
dence. instead of the copies of which 1t was
/ the intention to send first, rescrying the la.t
in hopes of forcing an interview at Jeddo.
/ This was explained to them when the
change that came over them was pain );
they persisted that they had understood that
the letters were to be received, not the cop
4 ;es-the fear of the permission to trip him