The Nevada journal., 1854-03-31
From japan.

Loo Choo, of later date. The following
frcm the Herald is of interest -
Our readers have been apprised, from
time to time, that the Russians have been
rapidly augmenting their fleet on the coast
of China during the the past year, evident
ly with view Of keeping watch upon
our Japanese Expedition in those waters
1t was shrewdly suspected that they inten-
ded to interfere in some way with our ef-
forts to obtain footing in Japan, or per-
haps to steal a march on us and get the ear
of the Emperor in advance. Through our
East India files, received on Monday, we
have late information regarding this move
ment from winch it appears, that the Rus
,ian fleet visited Japan several months after
Commodore Perry's Expedition had left,
and were received with great pomp by the
Japanese authorities, and that the Admiral
sent up an important letter to the Emperor
at Jeddo.
From the Java (Dutch) papers of Dec
27th, we learn that the Dutch East India
Company's ship "Hendrika" arrived in the
roads of Batavia on the 18th of December,
direct from Japan:
On the Goth of August there had arrived
in the roads Of Nangasaki-the Japanese
port at which is located the Dutch factory
land were still lying there when the Hen
drika left for the roads of Papenberg,) a
Russian trigate, corvette, a screw steam
boat, and transport ship under the COM
mand of the Admiral Pontiatne, convey
ing letter from the Chancellor of Russia
to the Emperor of Japan. On the 2lst OF
September the Admiral, with great num-
Der of officers, was received with great
pomp and honors by the Governor of Nan
gasaki. The letter was then received and
forwarded to the capital Jeddo however,
at the departure Of the Hendrika the Rus,
slams were still waiting for an answer. OF
the American affairs nothing farther was
known than what we have before stated in
our iourna, viz, that the United States
ships of war had arrived in June at Jeddo
and were courteously y received having de-
livered letter for the Emperor, they took
their departure, promising to return in the
beginning of next year for an answer.
The Hendrika confirms tie report here
tofore received by way of China, of the
death of tho Emperor of Japan. At the
time she left, his successor, the Prince Roy
al, had not yet been crowned. According
to this account o. the Dutch, the Russian
fleet had been lying at Nangasaki from the
20th of August TO 9th Of fNovember--near-
ly two months-and was still there when
the Hendrika left. This would 90 to show
an unusual consideration towards them by
Japanese authorities and an intimacy never
before permitted to foreigners How much
longer they stayed there and what their
subsequent proceedings were, we have no
means Of ascertaining, but we next hear Of
the fleet at Loo Choo, a dependency Of
Japan, and in its immediate vicinity. The
ship Robina which arrived Monday from
China, touch at Loo Choo, where the
Russians had been al anchor for some time
previous, but from which they had sailed
on the Goth of February, on a cruise, but
to what point was unknown. 1t was with
out doubt for Japan to be at Jeddo about
the time the American fleet (Which left
HOngkong about the middle of January.)
might be expected there 10 receive the an
swer of the Emperor to the latter deliver
ed in June last
We may add here, in this connection,
that the British have their eyes on this
fleet of the Russians, and the very moment
war is declared in Europe the news will
be expressed to China, and the British
cruisers on that station will swoop down
upon it and make prizes of the whole Ex-
pedition before it has the least intmation of
danger.
p. S-Since the above was written we
learn from the captain of the ship Robna
that Commodore Perry's fleet, consisting
the war steamers Mississippi, Pcwhatan,
and Susquehanna: the frigate Macedonian;
the sloops of-war Plymouth, Vandala and
Saratoga; and the storeships Supply, Lex
ington and Southampton had arrived at
Loo Choo some time in January from
Hongkong, all well.
1t will be recolected the Commodore
purchased on his first visit to Loo Choo,
taact of land for a naval depot, and for
such other uses as the American govern
ment ght desire to put it to. Upon this
tract, lying upon Nappa Roads, it seems
fort has been erected by the Americans
ferry le1t an o1ncer ana twelve men In
charge of this fort and sailed again oa the
18th of January for Jeddo. Loo Choo is
about halfway between Hongkong and
Japan, and Perry probably reached his des-
tnation about the 25th Of January.
| LAND SLIDE.-Thc citizens Of San Fran
cisco succeeded a few days since, in getting up
a land slide, which did considerable damage,
and as contemporary says, destroyed the fur
niture of an extravigant gentleman, frightened
u good many women, and seriously injured
nobody.
ANOTHER DAIY.-The Miners Adcocatc,
published at Diamond Springs, FL Dorado
county, is hereafter to be issued daily
ANNA BISHOP, gave couple of concerts at