The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-04

scsndalous letter purporting TO from CORES
pendent Of the New York Herald Shanghai published
in the last Sundays issue Of that paper containing the
basest against Commodore Perry profess
ing be based upon Information obtained from Captain
William Browa Of the schooner Wilmington Of this port
then lying at Shanghai These statements OF char
that friend Of the Commodore permit to pass
unconadicted We happen have il in power 10 nail
il most eeetu&y BY rreragabe evidence from all parties
from whom the proof e0ad come We with
The whole proceeding in the FIRST place through Como-
dore Perry and Capt Brown themselves and secondly
Though the protector Of the voyage and the
teres,ed in IT, This proof fully alsihes the statement in
the Herald and proceed exhibit IT, The only part Of
the laier with which have anything do at present
Is the words quoted below The letter Is dated at Shang
hal, October 4
aThe American schooner Wilmington Brown master
fitted and loaded with Yankee notions at the rec
ommendA,on Of Commodore Perry trade in Japan on
the basis Of his great treaty at japan the authorities
would scarcely LET him land and would buy arr OF bis
wares but asked him Sl20 for small spar worth $40 The
captain has lost 1000 Tins far the avarce o. Como
dore Perry and bis hubug treaty. IL would be no more
than justice 10 Captain for Commodore Perry pay
him back The 1000 lost in the he has made and
the Commodore could vel afford il out Of the $4,000 he
received from Congress-
Now the facts Of this simply these Consdern
be tine before the q Commodore Perry from his
Japan mission, a merchant Of this city purchased
schooner and, in company with Captain Brown loaded
Der with assorted cargo with the view Of sending
on general trading voyage TO Japan and elsewhere
Captain Brown TO command her, and proceed 10
the open ports Of Japan anywhere that seemed to
offer The best chance TO dispose q the cargo 70 advantage
Previously her sailing both the gentlemen went 10
New York 70 eject insurance the voyage or for other
purposes connected with II and about that time Com
modore Perry reached New York, and stopped Al the
Astor House, where Captain Brown and his friends
were Captain Brown called on the Commodore with
info
pan coast was very politely treated and furnished with all
the information in the Commodores power give 80
short an interview which did last than seen
rninuies- Captain Brown not encouraged with any
prospect Of trade with The Jrpsness but expressly
told that the treaty with that power not treaty Of
commerce but a treaty Of amity, though Commodore r.
suggested the proprgy Of his being able TO dispose Of
least part Of his cargo The officers and crew Of the
val squadrons 10 those This the substance Of all
that said the OCCASION and the total Of
Commodore Ps Recommendation Of the Japan voyage
Captain Brown who in every respect q honor and
gendemany feengs could have made any statements
the HeraIds correspondent that could the
the language be has used towards the Commodore
Captain Brown may have felt sangune Of success
and We dare say he did Cor be i Of ardent tenn
permanent and, being disappointed his arrival in
Japan II is possible that be may have INDUCED IN
loose and impatient remar but II Is possible that be
could have said all the vttsrwrter has said for him We
have too good opinion Of him 70 believe Il for mo-
neut
The gentleman 70 whom hare alluded connected
with Captain Brown has called since the herald has
70 bis notice expressed great indignation nj its
gross misshiemeni and authorized say that nothing
could be further from the truth than the whole
with regard the Commodores agency in this business
He says precisely have said shove Of toe interview
OF Captain D. with that gentleman and he adds most en-
phacaly that the conversation with the Commodore did
r ia n.
ing the schoener 70 Japa that she previously fitted
for Japan and would have gone when she did whether N.
Commodore had teen previously not This broad
denial the whole ground Of accusation against that
Officer and coming il does from gentleman Of the
highest respectabiy 10 this city, whose character and
standing sufficient guarantees for anything he may say
on any subject win trust be deemed quite sufficient
with the editors Of the Herald and induce them DO Com
modors Perry prompt justice on this subject