The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-05-10
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN JAPAN
EXPEDITION AT LOO CHOO
VISIT OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET TO
JEDDO
From ths San francisco Herald March 2o.1

| From ths San Francisco Herald March %.
Our readers have been apprised, from time te
time, that the Russians haye been rapidly
augmentlng their fleet on the coast Of China
during the past year, evidently with the view oi
keeping watch upon o4r Japanese EXPEDITION
IN those waters. 1t was shrewdly suspected
that they intended to interfere in some way
with our efforts to obtain footing in Japan, or
perhaps TO steal march on US, and get the ear
OF the Emperor in advance. Through our East
India files, received yesterday, we have late
information regarding this movement, from
which it appears that the Russian fleet visited
Japan several months after Commodore Perry g
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. q,
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 Naugasaki-the japanese port
at which is located the Dutch factory-(and
were still lying there when the Hendrika left
for the Foads Of Papenberg,) Russian frigate,
a corvette, screw steamboat, and transport
ship, under the command of the Admiral Pom
tatlne, conveying letter frem the Chancellor
2lst day of September the Admiral, with
great number Of officers, was received with
great pomp and honors by the Governor Of
Nangasaki. The letter was then received and
forwarded to the capital, yeddo; however, a, the
departure Of the Hendrika the Russians were
slll waiting for an answer. OF the American
affairs nothing further was known than we have
before stated in our journal, viz; that the United
States ships of war had arrived in June at Jeddo
and were courteously received; having delivered
a letter for the Emperor, they took their depar-
ture' promising to return ir the beginning of
the next year for an answer.
The Hendrka confirms the report heretofore
received by way of China, of the death of the
Emperor OF Japan. At the time she left, his
successor, the Prince Royal, had not yet been
crowned According to this account Of the
Dutch feet had been lying at Nangasaki from
the goth of August to the 10th of November
and was still there when the Hendrika left
This would 60 to show an unusual consideration
towards them by the 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 ascertainng, but we next hear of the
fleet at Loo Choo, dependency of ia pan, and
its immediate vicinity The ship Robins, which
arrived yesterday from China, touched at Loo
Choo, where the Russians had been at anchor
for some time previous, but from which they had |
sailed on the 22th OF February, on a cruise, but
to what point was unknown. 1t was with doubt |
for Japan, to be at Jeddo about the time the |
American fleet (Which left Hong Kong about
the middle of january might be expected there
to receiye answer ofthe Emperor to the letter
delivered 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 expdtion before it has the least intima
tion of danger.
Since the above was written, we learn from
The captain OF the ship Robina, that Commodore
ferrys fleet consisting of the war steamers
Mississippi, Powhattan, and Susquehanna, the
Frigate Macedonian, the sloops-ef war Plymouth
' andalia, and Saratoga, and the storeships
arrived at Loo Choo, some time in January
from Hong Kong all well.
1t will be recolected the Commodore pur-
chased on his last visit to Loo Choo, tract of
and for a naval depot, and for such other uses
is the American government might desire to
put 1t to- Upon this tract, lying upon the Nappa
Roads, it seems fort has been erected BY the
Americans. Commodore Perry left an officer
md twelve men in charge Of this fort, and
'aled again on the l7th Of January for Jeddo
LOO Choo is about half way between Hong
Kong and Japan, and Commodore Perry pi
bly, reached his destination about the 25th of
January.