The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-05
MOTH.
In,eres1ing from Ja Dan.

From tie Java fi)utch) rapers o. December III
we learn that The Darch East India ComPanysE
ship Hendrika arrived in the roads OF BdlaEa oa Ioi
The 18Th OF December, direct from Japan. =,
On the 2O,h Of August there had arrived 10 the ,ral
roads Of Nangasaki-the JAPANESE port at ~ii.eh
is located the Dutch factory-(aBG we've st'la tytng
there when the Hcndrika leI for lhe roads OF
Paprnherg,) Russian (Dgae,a eorVcue' a. screw waze4
steam boat, and transport ship, under lhe commshaN
of the Admiral Ponaiine conveying lPter tronal q
The Chancellor Of Russia TO the Emperor oil Japan.
On the 2lst of September the -AdmiTal. with
great number of officers, was received whh sfees''
pomp and honors by the Governor oi NangasKh
The letter was then received and forwarded 10 me
en- piial, Jeddo however, at the departure OF 'na
Hendrjka the Russians still waiting ior an go
answer Ofthe American affairs nothing tufthrrlaS
was known than what we have before ssW "a fh
our Journal, viz: that the United States ships Of fu
war had arrived in June at Jeddo and were %"
couripo,sIy received having delivered letter tcr'"
The Emperor they took their DEPARTURE promising 80
to return in The beginning o. next year Tor an an'ni
swcr -"
TIE Ilcndrika confirms the report, heretofore v
received Nv wny Of China OF the death OF The En,'
prror OF Japan Al the time she lefl his successor,
The Prince Royal, had not yet been crowned. Ae'
cordiug to this account of the Dutch the Russian"
feet had been lying Nanagaski from The '2o'h'"
Of Angus, 10 the l6:h Of November, and was still
there when the Ilcndrika LETT. This would GO y,
show an unusual consideration towOrds them oy q
the Japanese authorities, and intimacy never
Lefore permitted TO foreigners. How much longer }"
they yrd there, and what their subsequent pro-
ceedngs wprp we have means Of ascerianIng,'A
bur we next hear of the fleet at Loo Choo, de- -
pendency Of Japan, and in Its immediate vicinity y
| The ship Robina which arrived yesterday from
| China touched at Loo Choo, where the Russians'a
| had been at anchor for some time Prrvi"us, but
| from which they had sailed on The 20h of, FEB.
ruarv on n cruise but q " hnt point UnkRowu, e
! Il was without doubt for japan, TO be at JeddoS
about The time The American feet (Which leIt Hong
| Kong about the middle Of January might be ex'd
pec;rd there receive The nnswer Of the Emperor"
to the letter delivered in June last. r5-- E-- [lai
! We may add here in this connection thatthe
! Rrilish have their eyes this feet Of the Rus,
] siaEs and the moment war is declared IN
| Europe the news will be expressed tn China. atId
! The British cruisers on that station viii sweep
/ down upon it, and make prizes of the whOIe exsh
pedton before IL has he least ntimaon of danger.l
/ Since !he above written we learn from the
| captain OF the ship Rohnn that Commodore Per-
rvs feet consisting OF the steamers Missis!T
! <ippi, Pow bar"n and Susquehanna, the Grigafes
! Maccdonan, the sIoops OF. war Plymouth, Van.s
! dalia and Saranga, and the Stnresh'ps Supply,
i Lexington and Southampton, had arrived al L0o9
| Choo some time in January, from Hong Kong, alb
well. ~ a+'..-" .." t .3rfaat. s"7tI
! Ii will be recocctcd The Commodore purchased,s
! on his first visit TO Loo Choo, tract of land for
! a naval depot, and for such other uses as tho
! American government might desire iO pat IT TO-
/ Upon this tract, lying upon Narpn Roads, il sPerns
! a fort has been erech d by the Americans. Conn.
modore Perry has an officer and Twelve rnetI1in
charge Of this fort. and sailed again on the l7Ih
| OF January Tor Jeddo Loo ChoO is about half
way between Hong Kong and Japan, and ComRno-
dore Perry probably reached his destination aboVe
the 25h Of January. .4 .r. raa j