New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-27
THE JAPAN SQUADRON


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Letter. have been received In this city BY friend OF
one OF the officers which have been kindly allowed 70
10 com Psrr,s Jsrsn S1uadron on the 10th Of Deoen
her the dsy the overland msil left Hong Kong.
L s steam. frigstes Sasquehanns and Poshsstan and
shins of war Macedonian and Plymouth 81 Hong Kong
sam freate Mississippi and steamship Supply Macao
sloop of war Vsnsaa and steamship Southampton Loo
Choo and soop Of war Saratoga at Shsnghsl Ine Com
modors purchased small English steamer The Queen.
n lie before and for the protection Of the American fsc
tor,s Al Canton, and the American schooner brenas
10 protect American residents al Annoy one o.
the shps probably the Plymouth WI 90 staionee
AZ Shanghai when the squadron moves north In the spring
Lent Isylor OF the Mississippi has been ordered to com
nSnd The Queen The steam vessels have all been faily
osIe and al the ships ordered 10 hold
rsast readiness and fall proyisionef fer SIX months
80 I, "a thought the Commodore viii make an early
,sr for Loo Choo and after some exercise and dr pro
coed 10 Japan in March or April The steamship LsNhs
ton is said to have arrived MANILA Dsi "a INC Ss 49,
of Nacassar ard was daily expected AZ MACAO AS sac
bnss out the railroad and other presents torthe emperor
of Japan her arrival had been anIously expected. -
Col Marshall at Macao, awaiting MS successor ne
report was that the Emperor Of Japan me meceo, %
,piirtua Epperor was dead. Rngods Exploring Sqasd
ron was also expected TO join in season 10 sa WIN re.
rvs Squadron for Jeddo The Governor oil hohg hons
and tho English Admiral have orders from their 6oVera
mepts 10 facilitate By every IN their power sue
&C sslu result to Com. Perry mission The French '9m
modore is reported to have similar orders Inc husan
Admiral was Shanghai with his squadron having recent
lv returned from Nan-asak The prospect Oh tine war
with Turkey, involving England snd France sgsinst Nus
s was very annoying 10 him. situated as ne was 60 lar
from home and force inferior to those powers 10 these
seas The L S squadron is the largest in China both 10
number ofvesels unnsge and weight and force OF metal
Several vessels would return to the United States after the
visit 20 japan.
The Susouebaunah and Saratoga have been than
three wears in commission and the entire crews are on
one quarter extra pay AS consequence. Ana Tue ry
month has be- out nearly long her cruise viii have
extended beyond the usual three YEAR before she can be
put out of commission OF course there will be no ccea-
sion to keep the store ships out when the re
duced and the Japan business settled. Com Perry mas
had the cabin OF the SusQuehannah spenddy lifted With
silk demask and gold il said for the reception OF the
Japan dignitaries Having landed to present tne rres
dents letter il asserted to be his intention TO insist upon
the Emperor reply being brought on board to him HIS
landing near Jeddo and the reception OF the letter ON
shore with becoming ceremony l. considered ges oreax
down on former customs The squadron was generally
very healthy There no serious sickness on board
apy of the ships the prevailing complaint being inermt
tent levers. disrrheas and intuenzas
Spanish dollars which have been at "a high premium
as 40 per cent at Canton. and from Oto 80 per cent
at only @5 per cent at Canton when the
mail left This reduction in value was consequent upon
the Chinese officials having issued prOclamatons stating
that duties Sc might be paid in any foreign money &C
cordng to the weight and alloy The business OF trans
porting emgrants San Francisco was still going o and
American ships were largely engaged in II. regular
monthly line packets have been started and the s
shin the Stephen Baldwin sailed the 9Th Of December
with cargo Of sugars and some two or three hundred
While at the BONN Islands the Plymouth had the mis-
fortune 10 hse one of her uenants aud thceen men.
with one of her boats in yphoon The party in the boat
eft the ship in the morning on urtng aud hunting ek
cursiop and while absent severe gale sprung up IN
which il was supposed they were lost a, they Were not
seen or heard of aerward The gale which the Plymouth
rode out in snug harbor with five anchors ahead and
lower wards and topmass down and dragging az thar 10
i Iescrb,d truly terrific The officers name was JohI
Mathews an excellent and correct officer who had been
three wears on the station and last year received bis
lieutenants commission. The names OF the boat crew
are not given Several sick and disabled soanen belong
ing TO the vessels of the squadron were sent hsns
i'm the "Courser" which vessel sailed for New YORK
aboutthe lst NJ, -, .
Com Perry was still living shore at Mscoa but was
soon TO move on board his flag ship the Mississippi The
Insurgents still held Marking and II was reported the
Fmpfror intended TO march against them 10 person
Arav had been recapured by the imperalsts from the
rnbbe that held IT, Shanghai still in the hands OF the
Cauon sugar brokers' mob Of patriots but Is SAID they
would BE- bought or brbed by the mperass to gam the
cy into their hands The trade of Shanghai 10 already
than that of Canton previous to the Engsh war
and the trade with Canton nearly great az ever was
et any time before or since the war. Teas continue !"
come in slowly in consequence Of the Internal troubles
and vessels ind difficult to complete their cargoes OF
course freighs are low. -
The high rates of ocean postage are complained o.
bearing particularly hard upon the seamen OF oar navy
ard mercantile marine as they nearly deprived OF
hearing from their friends altogether in consequence
Com Perry had recently to pay s25 on package OF iour
newspapers not done up with both ends open AS the post
office laws require II was charged letter postage