Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-11
TH JAPAN TREATY.

rH1 JAPAN TREATY.
The Eews BY the George Law-mportant
from Jspan-The Treaty concluded b Cam.
moders Perry. -
We have Giles Of San Francisco papers for
the fortnight ending June l6, in advance Of
the mail, for which We are Indebted to Adams
4 Co. The full and admirably prepared tels-
| graphic report of the George Laws news,
which We published in the Star of yesterday
afternoon, leaves us but little to CLEAN from
the California papers of local nature.
Among the passengers by the George Law,
were Captain D. D. Porter, of the steamship
Golden Age, and Miss Matilda Hsron,.the
actress, who returns to the United States wi
her "pocket full Of rocks" .s'
The San Francisco Chronicle thus notices tt .
nsw gold discoveries
"Ths accounts of the recent gold discoveries
| read like q romance. At Iowa Hill We are
told that upwards of three hundred tunnels
| have been commenced, and that some of them
will involve an outlay of thousands Of dollars.
Remuneration is to be obtained when they get
in to the hill Some of these tunnels have
L >,
rogue should steal tho ''dust'' in the dirt. One
CLAIM is reported to yield an average of 800
| ounces per day New and rich diggings have
| been discovered on Kern river, which empties
into Tulare Lake, $50 miles south Of Stockton
These new discoveries have produced much
excitement in Mariposa county. and many of
| the best citizens are preparing to go south -
We know that the value of new diggings are
generally exaggerated, but the papers pub.
| iished in the neighborhood continually assert
that the reports frsm the new diggings are
true In every particular
According to the statements which appear
in the Oregon papers, the extent of the Indian
disturbances in that territory has been greatly
| exaggerated. We make the following extr act ::
Gen. Palmer, the Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for Oregon and Washington, has just
| returned from a visit of near two moths
the Indians. He Informs us that he succeeded
in getting all the Indians in tho Rogue River
vicinity to 20 on to the reserves under the
treaty, with the exception Of Tinsey's band
From Deer Greek and Illinois River the In
dians have all removed, and there is now no
tribe or band between Jacksonville and Cres-
cent City, He found the Indians on the coast
rath or quiet. On the Coquiiie River, however,
there had been some disturbance, in which
two whites and several Indians were killed
Auo Icd muEueIeIS NeIc oTWalUe lOuD0, ana
after trial, hung. He left Mr.. Parish, Indian
Agent. with his party, at Port Oxford lie met
two hundred Port Oxford Indians in council
The chief complained that the whites i'll treat ed
their women, by coming about their lodges in
the night, and, in case of denial, the whites
would threaten to shoot them. At Gen. Pal
mer's request, Wool has detached twenty four
men for Port Oxford to keep the rowdies quiet
He thinks the number of Indians in the Port
(lrfn I'd n otP ~ AAoe
1t gives US great pleasure to announce the
safety Of Lieutenant Mullen and his party.
Previous accounts had the whole party muir
dered by the Blackfeet Indians
By far the most important news which the
George Law brings, is sort of semi official
account of the Treaty concluded by Commodore
Perry with the Emperor of Japan. Tie San
Francisco Chronicle, of the 10th ult, says:
The schooner Restless arrived in our harbor
yesterday afternoon. bringing Honolulu dates
t, May goth. BY this arrival We learn that
tie sloop-of-war Saratoga, one of the vessels
attached to the Japanese expedition, reached
Honolulu April 18th, making the passage in
| twenty five days from japan. The Restless
brings large number Of passengers, among
whom is Captain II. A. Adams, U. s. N, as
bearer of dispatches to the Government at
Washington. The important news from Japan
We copy from the Poly nesia extra of May LIST.
The point of interest in this intelligence, is
the fact that Com. Perry has concluded a
Treaty Of amity and friendship with the En-
plre OF Japan, at kennegawa, near the city of
Yedo, on the 18th Of March, 1854. The long
doubtful attempt has been entirely successful.
and to the United States belongs the honor of
making the first international treaty with
Japan.
IL will be recollected that in July of last
year, Com Perry, with two steam frigates and
two sloops Of war, paid q visit to Japan as
bearer of letter to the Emperor from the
President of the United States. asking them
TO relax the restrictive policy which has 60
long closed that empire to foreign intercourse
Having overcome the reluctance of the ia.
panese to hold intercourse with them, and by
hrm but altogether peaceful course Of pro-
ceedlngs, induced them to receive somG pre-.
sen's aud the letter from the President Of the
United States, Com. Perry to.k his dep arturo,
with the assurance to the Japanese officials
that he should return in the spring for an an.
aver.
Having visited Loo Chon and China in the
autumn and winter of 1853, the squadron, az
spring approached, made their rendezvous at
the Loo Choo group in February, and thence
sailed for Japan. The feet consisted of the
steam frigates Susquehanna and Powhatan,
the sloops-ofwar Saratoga, Macedonian and
Vandalia, and the store-ships Supply, Lex
ington ard Southampton
On arriving at Yedo Bay, Commodore Perry
was Informed by the japanese authorities th 1t
they were disposed to give the Presidents let
tor most favorable consideration They seem.
ed remarkably conversant with the affairs Of
the United States-understood the popularity
ot associated sOvereignties, under one federal
head-knew all about the Mexican war it's
object, occasions and results-and EXPRESSED
much admiration for the nation altogether
With such feelings it required but little pre-.
imnary arrangement to FIX upon Yokohama
(oeaeh) In the district Of kennegawa, as a
suitable place for negotiation. This place ia
situated some forty or fifty miles from the
mouth Of fedo Bay. and a convenient loo ality
for the purpose.
After frequent meetings between Comma
dore Perry. on the part Of the United States,
and the high commissioners deputed by the
Emperor, on the part of the japanese. the
terms were agreed upon, and the treaty finally
concluded on the 18th Of March.
We have not, Of course, seen the document
now IN transit for the United States, but We
understand that it opens to American citizens
and American trade. the port of Samodi. Uhe
odowari, perhaps, Of the maps,) on tho Island
OF Nippon, some forty or fifty miles west Of "a.
entrance of Iedo Bay, and the port of Chick.
adada, on the island Ofo Yess ,, in the d;s;,;et
OF Matsmy, on tee Straights of Sangs. The
former was selected as the most o6uyenisnt
place for depot, and arrangements were
IA he lnr,o