New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-16
Treaty Of KAnagawa, which says, " chip wrecked

Treaty OF Kanagswa, which says, shipwrecked
persons and other citizens Of the United States
shall be free as in other countries" aud protest
ing against having the time and manner Of their de-
psrture dictated to them.
Commodore Rogers, commanding the United
States surveying expedition to the North Pacific,
arrived at Simoda in the Vincennes about the mid
die of Msy. and on learning what had taken place.
addressed rather long .winded letter to the Cover
nor in which. while stating that the difficulty was
a matter TO be settled by the Governments of the
two countries. he discusses the matter very tenn
perately, closing with protest against the Cover.
nor's course. 1t does not appear that his letter
produced any effect or that any further communi-
cation was made by the governor. The schooner
having returned from Kamtschatka, the merchants
resmbarked with their families and sailed for Ha-
kodsdi, whittier the Vincennes had preceded them.
Commodore Rogers held some negotiation with
the governor of the latter place for the purpose of
procuring permission for them to land and estab'
lish themselves there temporarily, but without
success The fifth article of the treaty says that
citizens of the United States temporarily living
" at Simoda and Hakodadi shall not be subject to
" such restrictions and confinement as the Dutch
" and Chinese are at Nagakaki," and the governors
Of both those places claimed that the word tempo
rarilv implied short and limited residence. The
governor of Hakodadi offered to permit the mer-
chants to reside there for a short time. but de-
manded that it should be specified in advance, in
order that their departure might be enforced at its
termination As such permission would have
been of no value Messrs. Reed aud Doty relin-
qushed their plans and sailed from Hakodadi for
San Francisco on the 2Sth of June.
So far from being relieved from those burden
some restrictions which are imposed upon the
Dutch, the Americans during their stay at Simoda
were subjected to rigid and most oppressive sur.
veillance. They were followed by spies wherever
they went, and instead of being allowed to 90
freely within the limits of Japanese ri (six
teen miles, as stipulated by the treaty, they were
confined to the immediate neighborhood of the
town. They were refused fresh provisions,
although there was an abundance to be had aud
in their purchases of japanese articles were obliged
TO pay in silver coin at Onethird of its actual
value. 1t is clear that commercial intercourse
carried on under such restrictions is not likely to
become very profitable to us. Although the ia
panese authorities in the first instance took advan-
tape of a careless wording of one of the articles
of the treaty they have clearly gone so far as to
violate it's very letter Owing to the delay of our
Government in appointing commissioner to
Japan, there is nothing to prevent them from pric-
ticng still further impostions on the plea OF car
rying out their understanding Of its provisions.
Capt. Adams stated, on his return from Japan
three months ago. that he found the authorities at
Simoda very favorably disposed toward the objecs
of the expedition. Their suspicion and mistrust
seemed to be rapidly abating the officers ram
bled through the country unmolested, aud mingled
with the inhabitants in their houses, and there
seemed to be general desire that some American
trading vessel should arrive and open the expected
intercourse. A month after this we find espionage
mistrust. iIl.wll There would seem to be some
thing more than the usual duplicity, which is the
basis of japanese character, at the bottom OF this
Whether it is the natural rehux of that ancient
prejudice which received so severe shock in the
visit of our late expedition, the result OF insdious
Vaccinations, or indiscretiOns committed by the
merchants themselves, we have now no means
certain, that all the labor we have ex-
pended in establishing a liberal and friendly
intercourse with Japan will have been
thrown away, unless the government of that en-
pire is held to rigid observance of the stipula-
tons of the treaty in every particular and unless
the meaning of every article of that treaty is SO
distinctly expressed that there shall be no possible
chance of equivocation. The United States steamer
San Jscinto will sail from this port for Japan in
two or three days, with Mr. Townsend Harris, the
newly appointed consul general on board, and we
trust he will have sufficient tact and determination
to prevent any further difficulties Of this kind In
dealing with aPeople like the japanese there is
but one courte to be adopted. BE sure you're
right, and then don't yield an inch.