The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-19
ne lhLAIY BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND THE EMPIRE ~ Japan

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The New York Times publi.he. be Japan Tres,
ty, which we copy: -i1''
rsa.y ose,esea re United States Of Ameriea and u.
empire y Japan, done at Eanaxara. tbe .1 a. %, ,he
9f March, 1854, and Of Kayei Ms Sere.,s 90 aay
| third month, and Sd dan. -, III ss'"'s" year,
The United States of America md the E,,,;-.
OF Japan, deeirng 70 establish firm lasting and in
cere friendship between the two nations, have Re.
| solved to fx in a manner clear and positive h,
| means oil Treaty, or General Convention OF peacs
| and Amity, the rules which shall la future be mn
tualy observed In the intercourse of their resuec
tive countries for which most desirable object IN,
President OF the United States has Conferred f,l
powers upon the Commissioner, Matthew CaIbrai.h
Perry, Special Ambassador of the United States n
Japan, and the august Sovereign of Japan has given
| similar full power to his Commissioners. Hayasbi
| Gai-gakau-no kami. lido, Prince of TsusSina. Ia
wa, Prince of Mimasaki. and Udono. Member Of the
Board OF Revenue. And the said Commissioner
after having exchanged their said full powers and
duly considered the premises, have agreed to the
| following articles: 40 mee
ts.... s,.s- .--, ARTICLE I.
| There shall be perfect permanent and univer.
| sal peace, and sincere and cordial amity between
| the United States of America on the one part and
| the Empire OF Japan upon the set6er part and be-
tween their people respectively without exception
| OF persons or places. .se
| ARTICLE IT,
| The port of Simoda in the Principalitv, of Idzu
| and the port of Hakodade, in the Principally Of
Matsmai, are granted by the Japanese as ports for
the reception OF American ships, where they can be
| supplied with wood, water, provisions and coal
and other articles their necessities NAV REQUIRE
far as the Japanese have them. The time for open
| Ing the frstnamed port is Immediately upon the
signing of this treaty; the lasnamed port is to be
opened Immediately after the same day in the en-.
| suing Japanese year. (NorE-A tariff of prices
snail be given by the Japanese officers of the things
winch they can furnish payment for which shall be
| made in gold and silver coin
ARTICLE III
| Whenever ships fthe United States are thrown
| or wrecked upon the coast of Japan the Japanese
vessels VIII assist them and convey their crews to
olmoo or Hakodade, and hand them over to their
| countrymen appointed to receive them; whatever
articles the shipwrecked men may have preserved
snail likewise be restored, and expenses incurred
IN tne rescue, and support Of Americans and Japa-
| nese VINO may thus be thrown upon the shores of
| either nation, are not to be refunded.
ARTICLE ~. s.
Those shipwrecked persons and other citizens
OF the United States, shall be free as in other conn
trles, and not subject to confinement but shall be
amenable to just laws
| ARTICLE "
| Shlpwrecked men, and other citizens of the Uni.
ted States temporarily living at Simoda and Hako-
dade shall not be subject to such restrictions and
| confnement as the Dutch and Chinese are in Ma.
ga'saki, but shall be free at Simoda to go where
they please within the limits of seven Japapese
| miles COR rD from small island in the harbor of
| Slmoda marked on the accompanying chart hereto
appended; and shall, in like manner be free to 20
| where they please at Hakodade, within limits 10
be defined after the visit of the United States squad
| ron to that place.
ARTICLE VI.
Ii there be any other sort of goods wanted or
any business which shall require to be arranged.
there shall be careful deliberation between the
ties In order to such matters.
ARTICLE VII.
Its agreed that ships ofthe United States resort
ing to the ports open them shall be permitted TO
exchange gold and silver coin and articles of goods
tor other articles OF goods, under such regulations
as shall be temporarily established by the japan.
panese Government for that purpose II ia stip,.
lated, however, that the ships OF the United States
shall be permitted to carry away whatever articles
| they are unwilling to exchange.
ARTICLE VIII ..
Wood, water, provisions, coal and goods reouir.
ed, shall only be procured through the agency OF
Japanese officers appointed for that purpose and
| in no other manner -
! ARTICLE TX.
1t is agreed that it at any future day the Govern
ment OF Japan shall grant to any other nation or
tons privileges or advantages which are not herein
granted to the United States and the citizens there
OF that those privileges and advantages shall
| be granted likewise to the United States and the
citizens thereof, without any consultation or de.
lay.
ARTICLE Y.
Ships of the United States shall resort to no
other ports in Japan but Smoda and Hakodade
unless in distress or forced by stress of weather
ARTICLE xI.
There shall be appointed by the Government of
the United States Consuis, agents, to reside at
Simoda at any time after the expiration ofeighteen
months from the date of the signing OF this treaty.
provided that either of the two Governments deem
such an arrangement necessary.
ARTICLE XII
The present convention, having been concluded
and duly signed shall be obligatory and faithfully
observed by the United States of America and Ja-
pan and by the citizens and subjects of each re-
spective power and is to be ratified and approved
Dy the President of the United States by and with
the advice and consent othe Senate thereof and by
the august Sovereign OF Japan, aud the ratcations
shall be exchanged within eighteen months from
the date OF the signature thereof sooner If prac
ticable.
In the faith whereof we, the respective Plenipo
teniaries of the United States of America and the
Empire of Japan aforesaid, have signed and sealed
these presents.
Done at Kanagawa this Sd day of March, in the
year of the Lord Jesus Christ 1854 and OF Kayei
ihe seventh year, third month, and third day
tSigned by the Commissioners
HISTORY OF VIoLIN-The French AthenGun
relates the curious history of precious violin
whose tones were heard during the late fetes given
In honor OF the marriage Of the young Emperor of
Austria. The substance Of the relation is as toll
lows In the time of the Emperor CHARLES VI,
the Count OF TRAUTMANNsDoRF, who then re.
| siding in Bohemia, as the Emperor's Grand Ecuy.
er, promised friend of his who charged with
diplomatic mission to the Court of France the
| loan OF two famous musicians of his household
| 1t happened, however, that one of them, named
GEORGE STEZIsKI, though an excellent player po-
sessed an inferior instrument, and the Count was
unable to procure, for love or money, genuine
Cremona for his use. Just at that time, however,
| an unknown musician was introduced into the cas-
| tie hall and there performed piece OF his own
composition. He had scarcely played ten minutes
when the Count discovering the superiority of his
own instrument, checked the performance in his
| impatience to possess himself OF it. long time
elapsed before the artist could be prevailed upon