New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-09

s.n no with q number Of Chinese fishing and tr.disg
urks which hsd been dsCss.ed and Otherwise io creo
IN tie recent storm The Crews we're IN nniren' az T
ger Of drowning Ero shouted Justify for help. Inc
Commodore, with tue seamans humanity aevo,ed
several houIs 70 picking Up the poor deVIs. iDeg s
CD board tie steamer, well csreo 'or soo Nn u
taken back ~ theT homes 10 TIE telSsI1 b"P'e Heo
Of charge
The gres. even. which Attended or. arrival here was
The reception Of The American Consul by ne aatoor
ties Of simods. The long voysee m ~ 'a no-a
gss-hsd given ful tine ior ne Information -
reach japan that The new fuacuonary VS. on board,
and considerable coTioe y prevailed to learn VIA
yopld be the nature Of bIs reception
veTy soon b4csue sp1arent TIA, here ~ss trouble
IN The Wind The ship hsd scarcely dropped her
anchor before quite number o. l1ngrOced Oihclas
came ALONGSIDE % make ioqures and have tax with
he Cor,nl. Til. declre3, NJ Harris giving
,bsn 10 understand tLG. be sbo1ld confer only with
The Governor 10 person. An appolntmen, va made
for him 10 land on th- following day. bu. az the Gov
erno was reported 70 b sck the visIt necessarily
rosfro1ed kegoia;i9ns snd interviews continued for
,eyeral days The Jspanese evident anxious 20 AVOID
an ofcial vii. and formal reception the Consul
.ousy determined 20 stand upon hls dignity and msln
tain the rights OF biz position. For while, II wa
auction Of interest 10 The lockers On which party
would prevail TheIesalt va, in favor Of the American
and il coon became evident MAJ ne course adoped by
Hr Harris had been well considered sad tha. in con-
seGuence he stood better with the strange people be I'd
come among than II be had s1ccumbed 70 their preJ1-
dices.
After several prolonged conferences, me puJHt re-
ception wa conceded ard the day appointed for the
CEREMONY. The Consul, in company with Capt Bel,
and several other officers Of the San Jscnto landed
under salute fred By heavy battery Of the siea ne'
You may Be sure come noise was m.de among the ollie
which skirt the cosst Of J6psn.
The party were met at the Council Town BY the Gov
ernor and bic deputy, snd council Of officers Il VS.
principally visit Of ceremony aud compliments. Re-
ireshpoerfs ", re abundant bat ] would not Ike to
venture opinion az 70 ~ha. the dishes were com
p.sed Of. Faith is essential quality in good feeder
The interview was no. long one.
We were all in attendance on the second visi', aud
made quite displsy Of the American uni'or Ga
ths occasion the Consul demanded % be informed il
bis cicsl letters had been duly examined and il his
CIoqudtUr would be granted. Ibis raised quite COM
moiicn among the officials, and every effort m,de
by tie Governor 70 avoid dlree. reply. Several
bourt wasted in attempts 70 induce the Consul %
delay entering his duties. He was ready 20 meet
al tie objections urged, AMI fnaily WAS allowed %
hoist bis flag. The Consul General was handso uey
sustained by Commodore Armstrong and his Off ,er.,
and the influence Of the presence Of man Ofwsr un
dOubedly bad Us efe,t 10 bringing matters 70 favor
able termination.
The residence appropriated BY the a1hor lie. f,r tae
Consu!General IS ancen: temple a. the village of
Kakidadi thOr- distance from >imoda Sto-,ly after
the reception had On opportunity Of visiting the CD
iuar piemises and fund tnem sgreesby situated and
The IaGves quite reconei 70 the advent OF granger
in their midst.
The unfurIing Of the American Gag in from. q sn
oc al residence is instance Of vas: conseq en3c n
the future Of Japan. II e step not ~ be -etrscei,
and il now remains 70 be seen VITA. onward progress
can be made in m2diog his exSsor linary people into
resemblance, however remote - otLts ~ oas'
Many incidents led believe inst they ripe COZ
change. The tendency Of heif nos i toward trade.
We bod scarcely ST. iJ0t on their shores before b.-
zasr Hss opened for supplying US foreigners viii
what small ms,,eIs We needed. This feeling, properly
in luged a. d encouraged vii ere long lead % con-
mt rec Cd larger sc,-e.
One great, slmos. insurmountG5le diff ,llty 10 re
way Of local trade now ', n At our naiiona com =
at an immense discount Oh the japanese excha 1ge.
The treaty Of Commodore Perry h4s done bu, little %
open this intercourse ioT aoy profitable parposa: L. g
10 be hoped that treaty msy ye. De made that
will remove the EXISTING obstacles ~ ffee tnd E1tl-
oily beneficial )mmerce.
Slmods s place OF snail importance. |; rSs near
y destroyed by earthquake abou, Two ye.rs since
and has not yet recovered from is efects There Ge
several other ports in Japan which offer gres:er com
mCrcial advantages than ibis, and cannot De long
before we have access 20 them.
The laws are very stringent against e1oortsilon o.
coin. Death follows conviction foT this ofiense. Iae
standard of coinage is much above ouTs ba. not sl;
ictntly 10 lsIfy depreciation Of more than fry
per cent which TO OF: coet found prevailed "a The
bazaar.
The productions Of Japan are not unknown 70 other
nations but we have usually 90. sined them throCgt
the commerce o. Holland. The japanese have great
skill in fancy sork IN which they evince Taste and
delicacy far beyond their neighbOr3 N China.
The copper OF Japan lie richer than that exported
from any other country IL is The principle Gnc'e II
place of exchange OF coin, in he settlement Of COM
mer, ial tTanssciiobs.
Simoda has little commerce CT any kind. II s stu.
ated al the extremity Of Cape Iozu a narrow. rugged
promonory, and can never become place OF import
srce. The harboT is contracted, and no. very safe
ship cannot be repaired here. even if materials aud
wokmen were a. hand and they noi for here -
no place in which vessels can be hove out. Iois -
eyioeptly therefore no: the port 20 which foreign ves-
sels come with mach prospect o. proctor suc,or.