Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-07-07
From the Calcutta Englishman, April >,
Japan, Russia and the United States

From the Calcutta Englishman, April .,
Japan, Russia and the United States
By the Pekin we have received papers from H.
Kong to the 5th, and from Singapore to the 13tb
The most important intelligence has already anoH"
ed in our Saturday evening paper namely thn
clusion of treaty between the Americans and ~
Japanese. Some particulars, extracted from the F.;
of China, will be found below The Americans bor o
obtained two ports for trading and coal station 'e
Japan yields plenty of coal, and it will be bronrh,
from the mines for the of steamers The n a
important fact that has transpred is that the Jan
csc have expressed their willingness 10 make com
mercal treaties with any other nation which mar
seek them, provided it is done peaceably may
To what are we TO attribute this entire chancn 81
policy? Why has this long sealed empire opened VI
the touch of Commodore Perry! We suspect th :"
the in China with the En- glsh made profonn1
impression upon the Japanese. They saw the ptto
inability of that vast Empire to contend against En-
ropeans, and dreaded involving their own country in
calamtles like those which had befallen their nejob
bors SO long as the foreigners kept away voIpnIa.
rly, the restrictive system answered but the in.
slant demands were made for admission, backed nv ,
naval force which could not be opposed then the no
cessIty OF conclllaton became manifest. The ia.
panese are we'll aware that the Americans and Emo
fish are not Jesulls in disguise and do not fear f@
them renewal of the disorders which causpd tbn
expulsion of the Portuguese. Whether thew will
allow Protestant missionaries to teach there is anotb
er question: and 1t would be imprudent 10 urge this
|
tanity, which was entirely POLITICAL will be nt
mately overcome by free intercourse with Euroneano
is not 10 be doubted II seems to us evideni tbo,
had our government taken steps to procure admission
TO Japan Immediately after the ratification of the re-
cent China treaties, they would have met with a re-
cepton similar TO that OF the Americans at least if
backed by as strong force. 1t was long ago said
that there is no ambassador whose persuasive powers
equal to those of line of battle ship and Of this
the speedy settlement with the Americans is a proof
10 .,InN hat hi IL,
made any treaty with the Russians. Can the asseF
ton have been mere piece of Russian diplomacy
intended to cover future aggression! Not unlikely
The European nations would have no means of as
certaiaing the falsehood of the assertion, and had
the Russians, under the pretence of cession inya
ded and taken possession of the Japanese portion Of
the Kurie Islands, the European Powers would have
had no right of interference. Had Russia remained
on good terms with her neighbors this would proba,
bly, have been her next step in advance in Asia Per
STA being reserved for convenient opportunity
This scheme, or any other which may have been
plotted tor acquiring portion the whole of the
japanese territories, is now defeated. Diplomatic
relations having been opened with maritime Pow
er, which will no doubt soon be extended TO two or
three more accurate information will be obtained of
) the proceedings of the Russians and their aggres
sions instantly stopped. The accumulation of Rus
sian ships In the Chinese waters points to such
object for they never have been sent out in con.
temptation of with France and England, in
WHICH Lney COuld only nope 10 AVOID capture Dy IN
slant flight to the desolate ports of Eastern Siberia
But to cover decentralization on the southern Ku-
rle Islands, any other part of the Japanese terri
) tory. such squadron would be necessary and suf
cent.
A DESPERATE DUEL.-We learn from gentleman
recently from Florida, that duel was fought on
Monday last, the 10Th inst, between Cladius c.
Stewart, Esq., and Joseph B. Cocker Esq, both young
lawyers resident at Newnansvlle, East Florida The
quarrel is reported TO have had its origin in Mr.
Cookers intimating to young lady that Mr.. Stewart
, had invited him to be of his groomsmen on the
occasion OF his approaching nupials with that LADY
1t appears that Mr.. S. had requested Mr. c. to az
tend him on the occasion referred to- but at the same
; time enjoining secrecy in the matter, MIR. S. con-
struced the disclosure into a breach Of confidence
and offence requiring of Mr. c. his signature, and
his acknowledgment of his having been guilty of a
libel, or the alternative of fight with deadly
pons. After the interference OF the friends of both
proved unavaihng in reconciling the quarrel, the
parties left Newnansville, and proceeded to ferry
some thirty miles distant, where they crossed to the
appointed place of meeting on the Georgia side The
terms of the meeting show that the principals in ten
ded it not to be "a bloodess duel" Both were armed
with double barrelled shot guns Mr. Stewards gun
; was loaded with thirty buck shot Mr. Cokers gun,
which chambers three balls was loaded with twelve
bullets. After firing the first Shots distance Of
seventyhve yards in neither fell, they to
advance ten PAGES and fire second time 4; when, il
neither was yet HIT they TO reload and advance
, ten PAGES more for d third shot
At the first fire Mr. Stewart received three balls
two of them in his left and shoulder, rendering,
it is said, the amputaton of that limb necessary The
other ball entered his right breast, and passing up
ward, lodged in his light shoulder in front Fears
were entertained for MIR SIS life partly on account
of the delay caused by having to send distance
twenty miles, for instruments necessary to the
! putatlon OF his arm. The attending surgeons had nc
, instruments on the ground. Two buck shot passed
through the breast of the loose garment by Mr.
Coker. Both appear to be well pracliced in the use
of their weapons; and by the result of the first
are perhaps spared the record of Of the bloodie
tragedies that has resulted from this mode Of
/ adjusting differences between gentlemen. With the
essened distance, and the almost unerrng precision
exhibited by the combatants, the second shot could
, hardly have resulted otherwise than in a horrible
> mutatlon or perhaps the killing of both.
r Savannah Evening Neaos, 27M Junc
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