Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-05-06


respectful friendship.
MAY the Almighty have your Imperial Majesty in His
great and holy keeping
the Unted States 10 be hereunto affixed and have sub
scribel the same with my name at the city OF washing
ton, in America, the seat of my Government on the
thirteenth day of the month OF November IN the year
| one Thousand eight hundred and hfty-two
| .'Your good friend, MiLLARD FILLMORE.
" BY the President:
"EpwAup EVERETT, Secretary of State.
The next document, is brief note from Mr.. Secretary
Everett. expressing the Presidents approval Of Commo
dore Perry suggestion respecting the securing of port
at the Loo Choo Islands. 1t is dated February 15 1858.
The nexs dated November 8 1853, is from Mr. Secre-
tary Marcy 70 Mr. McLane, Commissioner to China 1t
is chiefly noticeable indicating lukewarmness in
the of the Japan expedition, and hint to the
Commissioner that he may request the Commodore to
employ his squadron China if he deems its presence
there desirable
Then follows letter from Mr. Secretary Kennedy to
Commodore Perry, dated November l3, 1852 tconsiss
mainly of general instructions with special
dation collect al tie hydrogapiical information he
cau. is also cautions the Commodore to enoin upon all
MS olecrs to abstain from writing to the newspapers
to their friends upon the subject Of the expedition
We next have a communication from Commodore Perry
to r Secretary Dobbn dated at sea, August 3 1885,"
enclosing notes referring 10 eYents which ranspired
pending the preliminary negotiations Of Commodore NJ
c. Perry with the authorities Of Japan, ia july 1867
With most Of the facts embodied IL these notes read
ers are already familiar, Mr. Secretary Kennedys wish
in relation to letter writing having been strictly heed
ed. We make however the following extracts, showing,
on Official authority just what said and done during
the interviews between the Commodore and the japanese
authorities:
~ had before reaching the coast fully considered and
fba ly
sue in conducting the delicate and responsible duties
which had been entrusted 10 my charge
IL adopt entirely contrary plan of proceed
ngs from that of all others who had hitherto visited Ja
pan the same errand--to demand q right and
solicit favor those acts of courtesy which due
fron civilized nation to another; allow of
those petty anuoyances which have been unsparingy
visited upon those wEo had preceded me- and to disregard
the acts well the threats of the authorities if they
in the least coufcted with my own sense of what
due 70 the dignity Of the American flag
" The question Of landing by force was left to be de-
c.ded BY the development Of succeeding events. x
u had also made no my mind to confer personally
with but unctonary Of the highest rank in the
empire ana consequently refused to the Lieutenant
Governor and Governor of Uraga referring them Com
manders buchanan and Adams and Lieut.. Contee, who
had orders from to receive them and TO reply under
ny instructions their inquiries and verbal communi
cations.
~ was well aware that the more exclusive should
make myself and the exaotirg might be, the
respect these people Of forms and ceremonies would be
disposed to award ne; hence my object and the sequel
will show the cprrcctness of these conclusions"
The Commodore then describes his visit to Uraga the
mode in which he carried the policy he had decided
upon the coming board Of the Vice Governor his false
representation of himself the highest authority in the
city, tie subsequent appearance of the Governor and
continues the narrative:
q The Governor in the course Of long discussion
than declared that the Japanese laws made it
impossible that the Presidents letter should be received
uraga that the squadron must so to Nangasaki and
even the letter OF the President to be received Mt
this place reply would be sent Napgasak In
to this he told that would to such
arrangement, and would persist n delivering it where
then that il the japanese Government did ap
point suitable person to receive the document addressed
to the Emperor would go shore with sufficient
force and deliver it, whatever the consequences might
he.
81 had directed that surveying boat well manned
and armed from each ship Of the squadron should
mence at daylight this morning the 9th) the survey of
the harbor and bay Of uraga and thinking it quite pos
sibe they might meet with resistance, instructed
Lieut. Sas Bent in command Of the surveying party,
60 beyond the range of our guns, and caused look
to be kept upon them, that assistance might be
should they be attacked But though they followed
by numbers OF Japanese boats they did not seeing
our well armed, venture to molest them.
The Governor inquired what these boats doing,
and being told they surveying the harbor, he
said it against the japanese laws TO allow such
sminatons and ne replied to that although the Ja
panese laws forbade sach surveys the American laws
commanded them and that much bound to
obey the American as he the Japanese laws Here
second and amost important point gained =
g Tuesday, July 12-This being the day on which
reply be received from Yeddo the Governor was
board by 10 A. NJ, accompanied by two interpreters
" But previously his arrival had written the fol-
loving letter to the Emperor not supposng ne would SO
readily aocede to my demands and appoint cabinet
minister to meet me- will be by the events of the
day that ne had already done:
:" u. S. SrEAM-FRIGATE SrsQUEHANsA,