Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-15
NUMBER l41.
RICHMOND wHIC
JAPAN OPEypb

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AhtRiCAN srEAMERS-INTEREsTING NARRI.
TiVE-DETAILED ACCOUNT or covuononr
PERRY'S SECOND VISIT
ine Susquehanra arrived at Hong Kong from J,n.,
On 'ne "a CApriD bringing the gratifying in,sIEon. r.
1o"'nouore Ferry had succeeded in the o,sc,. s ~,
!" manner that will confer honor ON hi, co,,,,x
' e"u'''hs lame on himself The precise ,erns os ,
i'e''y hadno' been definitely arranged when
-, "a""a 'e'' 'he edo on the 24,h Of March; but
e"o'sn h'u been done to establish a friendly s.a,ir ~
'e '"o countries The opening Of Three or NOR,
" '"e commerce OF America, and the furnishing Of
.oals Tor its steamers, may be considered "a n.,,o
ued, anu Captain Adams held himself in readiness -,
eeeu IN the Saratoga to bear the intelligence N Tho G.
vernment at Washington
We are enabled to i1rnish our readers ,zi,b 5,,u.,
narrative OF the proceedings in Japan from which Il iii;
e seen luat nothing could have been better or no,s f
'"'a'e Yuan tue course pursued by Commodore P.r,v
We 'e pretty certain that the most skilf,l d,,o
:" Europe could not have brought matters TO so
| ~ p'"'' "'d successful an issue Commodore
w., h,, -. "'A'e as wen "a accomplished sea-
man. but 1t was thought he hal rather prononsi 8.
"n'cn indeed with such means a, his dspos,l
SUI" peoPe 10 deal with as the japanese were pno
ran'y presumed to be, deemed nevit,bl, Inv g.,
people though, as our pages show, no, by every
mere however, he has disappointed the world. and no.
maps n" few in his squadron; but he has dona ~
VI" ho' 10 IN ChIna aud WAS aYnec,oJ 40. -
SOud Acco npish IN Japanhe has peacefully and amcs
Oily opened It to the intercourse Of his countrymsn ih
out ming shot or using angry word ~
commodore Perry, in the Susquehauua left tho b.ho
o' nougSohg on the 18th Of January, accompapied bv
the PoEhatan and the Mississippi the saiIng vsIy
'a"uiHa' southampton, Supply and Lexington b,ving
u' ueore proceeded to the rendezvous at Napa.
As IN Loo Choo, where the squadron met on III. oI, a.
oi January. Nothing OF importance occurred a, -
Choo beyond visiting the capital Shuidi with be tom
pies aud iorts, and admiring as others have done The
TDlSsiupy haau al
| island. 1' see"ery o' the
The sailing vessels were dispatched for japan on ,b,
nst DAY oi January under command Of Csn,in .hho,,
the steamships following on the 7th F.btu,Ty ard -,
with the sloop Saratoga from Shaughae Joining the ssi
ing vessels in the waters Of Japan on the 2t6 w,bon
accneht beyond the temporary grounding of tb ,caJo
MAN, which was ighened and speedily 90; off Tbe tI
squadron then proceeded and anchored in the bsy NJ Y
passing UrAg where last year the interview and The
uehvefS OF the Presidents Letter took place few
small iorts mounting twelve guns each wore On
served but made no hostile demon strstona Ro,,s -
o 'noeu 10 come alongside until the vessels had taken
neir ss"ohs and the Government officers were directed
10 the fowhatan, to which the Commodor.'s fac bsi
peen removed where they had an interview ON Tho lsh
I.Sn .t'e Hee' .apa'n Adams, to whom, after the e1-
change oil compliments the japanese stated that in r
days special high officer would be sent TO Yedo to mee,
Tue Commodore and arrange everything in courteous
an SUI Ienuiy manner but they objected that the
vessels h:d come too far up, and recommended their re-
turi to Uragi, where the Emperor desired the mea,n
oe held as before and that point they considered
~ VI more importance than talking about the weather.
whch subject would seem be the pis-aer of
ton in Japan as in all the rest of the world w. bI;
th was nearly all that passed during the first interview
o AZ" .'e &c uepu!aon TOOK leave IN good humor, which
gre" 10 merfment upon Captain Adams suggestion that
instead OF returning to Uraga perhaps more favorable
ahShoase might oe found higher up and nearer the cap
al which would also be convenient for The hob r.
hcers TO from Yedo as well as in arrorJ.nca
| the customs Of othe. nations.
The following day (l4th) another interview was held on
board the PoI'hdtan when the japanese renewed ,be
urgency about the meeting being held a, IT,,sa wbs @
the previous occasion everything had passed in so AMIGA
ole auu peasant manner and whic. the Commodore
had SAID he would return. Finding that Uaga w,s slI
objected to- they then proposed Kamakura ubats ,ha
Udeedo"ian bad got ashore and which hey held 10 he
much more convenient place than Ranawaga cen the
present anchorage and fedo, suggested by DR. 3 W
Williams But after much talk or the subject tho J,nan
esc at lesgtb lett it TO the Commodore TO select nsce
tor toe interview Before taking leave the deputaton
said the ships needed or provisions boats vopd
be sent With suppts but they told that except wa
ter, nothng else was likely to be required.
Alter mature consideration, Commodore Perry decided
10 seud CAptaln Adams in the VdHddI meet the Co
SernIr OF the Province al Uraga Captain Adams wa.
there informed by the Cove everything was rea-
dy for considering the terms OF treaty between Japan
'nd tile U"ited States and the Commodore Tor as he
was teTmed, the Admra would to Urasa il yould
ne concluded before the going down of the sun Ii is sup
posed however, that what was here by treaty was
favorable reply from the Emperor to the Presidents Let
| ter on the subject. But Captain Adams reiterated that
The Commodore would come to Uraga where he had
ound the anchorage to be Indifferent but would meet the
japanese Commissioners Yokohama off the present an
chorage of the flagship, ten twenty. miles from Ura
ga captain Adams reJoined the squadron the 24th of
February! and the following day the japanese officers vis
ed tue ngshlP to settle the place of meeting when tho
Commodore among other things, told them that hayiuR
been entrusted With many ships which were seventeen
thousand miles IRON home he was reasonably anxious
about their safety and experience had proved to him that
Uraga did not offer so secure anchorage where they
no" lay some discussion ensued, but fnaly
ranged that the meeting should be beld at Yokohama
Eleven days afterwards the meeting place; and in
the interval entertainments were intercbanred bv tho
american and japanese othcers AZ one OF given by
Capt buchanan the Governor of Uragn, have
IN heymg aud other high Chinese officials once fell in
with foreign ooservsnces 10 toastng and spcechfynR-
Captain Buchanan proposed the heath of the Emperor of
Japan which drunk standing with all the boporsn
aud was acknowledged by the Governor oi Uaga who In
return similarly proposed the health Of the President of
the United States The japanese took their liquor freely
especially champagne and queurs, greatly admiring the
glassware that contained them and expressed a hope
that the time at hand when they would be at liberty
to visit foreign countries in steamers and ships OF threo
mssts.
Ii during this interval that an officer Of the squad
ron approached fedo and II he did actually enter IT,
at least was near enough TO judge OF its appearance and
TO ascertain, what however believe q surveying par
y had done before that close the shore there s i've
fathoms water that il be approached by large
ships The city Is In the form Of crescent and stands
on extensive plain with magnificent back ground of
the mountains snG wOod,d country; but IL seems to pos
scss no striking pubic buildings while the dwelling hous.
IS are generally Of story, aud therefore, present ma
thing imposing In their appearance, except their vast
numbers and space they occupy The population Of tho
capital has hoWever been greatly exaggerated for though
it is certainly great the japanese oieer. themselves
placed Iedo third among the cities in the world London
they say, berg the frsi and Paris the second
Ou the Sth the preparations completed for the re-
cepuou Of the Commodore, Who by the bye insisted upon
the removal Of the work which extended from the
shore to the ball. and which shut the public gar
Between IL aud l2 o'clock, the marines having been
mustered by Nsor Zsilin and the sailors by 1t, Pegram
the whole In 20 boats under command Of Capt,in ugh
ausu Who conveyed the coregs the shore and waited
the arrival Of the Commodore and suite consisting Of
Captain Adams the Secretary, Mr.. o. H. Perry aud The
intSpresrs,Dr w. Williams aud Mr.. j. L. Q. Portman,
who landed about noon under salute Of seventeen guns
from the Macedonian the in the boats standing up,
aud the officers ou shore being uncovered The process
sion then moved forward, the band playing "Hi Coum'
bis" and the Presidents March"
i On entering the ball, the Commodore received
by four COMMISSIONER appointed for the purpose. They
/ were
let. Hayashi, With the title Of DsgaEu Ksnn, or
Prince Councillor
I'd. ldo Prince Of Tsus sims, (ths group Of Islands y
ing between Corea and Jspan.)
Sd. Tdxuma Prince of Mimasaki. Ia Princpaty living