The Washington union., 1857-05-28
RUSSIA AND JAPAN.


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Article g. The government of Japan opens three ports
to the vessels of Russia namely Smoda in the pnd-
paity Of Idzou Hakodad in the province Of Hakodadi
and Nagasak in the prncipality of Khisen. AT these
three ports Russian vessels repair damages, obtain
supplies Of water re-wood provisions and other
sary articles, and coal when il be procured The Rus
slams will pay for these supplies in gold silver money
and In default of funds in the merchandise which COM
poses their cargo
Article All necessary assistance shall be given in the
two countries TO the vessels of either that may be wreck
ed well their captains and crews, and the latter
shall be forwarded to of the open ports where they
shall be free from all restraint subject only TO the equta-
BILE laws of the country.
Article 5. Russian subjects shall be allowed TO
change the merchandise articles and moneys which they
may bring with them for the merchandise and articles
which they may desire to purchase
Article g. The Russian government may appoint, when
it shall deem proper consul at of the
above-named ports
Article q Should any question arise any difficulty
have to be settled it shall be scrupulous decided by the
Japanese government
Article Subjects of Russia in Japan and Japanese in
Russia shall enjoy perfect liberty, entirely exempt from
any vexatious annoyance In either case when crime
shall be committed the accused shall be taken into
ody but his trial shall be conducted according TO the laws
of his own country.
Article g. In consideration of the close proximity of the
two countries Russian subjects shall enjoy to the fullest
extent all rights and privileges which the japanese
ernment has heretofore granted shall hereafter grant
to the subjects of other nations
The foregoing articles are defined and explained
in series Of additional articles the chief of which
are as follows
Additional TO article g. In the two first ports desgna
ted in the treaty Russian subjects shall be free to
about-that is in the city of Smoda and its environs
within circle of Japanese miles, from the island
of Inou- Cassar and Mt Hakodadi within circle of five
Japanese miles They may visit the shops temples and
lodge in the houses temporarily provided for them while
special hotels being prepared for their accommoda
ton They shall not, however enter private houses,
less specially invited At Nagasa they must conform to
the regulations prescribed for the subjects Of other
tions
For the nterment of their dead there win be set apart
at each of the ports piece of ground, which shall be in
violably protected
Additional to article g. The landing of merchandise
shall be made in vessel designated for this purpose by
the government Merchandise and money imported by
the Russians shall be there deposited After having
lected in the shops the merchandise and articles which
they DESIRE and having agreed with the yenders upon the
value payment shall be made whether in merchandise or
money at the said vessel entrep6t through the inter
vention of japanese officer
Additional to article s. Russian consus shall be APP
pointed from and after the year 1858.
The buildings and grounds necessary for the establish
ment OF the consulate will be designated by the Japanese
government. The Russians will be permitted to live
thereat according to their own laws.
The privileges and concessions secured Russia BY this
treaty far surpass any vors before granted by Japan
to any foreign nation not excepting the Dutch The
ancient chronicles affirm that prior to 1894 Sama,
being absolute monarch, opened to all trading people
the ports of his empire, and commanded that mposts
importations nor measurement should be collected
either from japanese or foreigners, and these privi
leges found to be in force in 1888 In 1894 treaty
concluded between this Emperor and the governor of
Manila, and by virtue of its provisions Spanish vessels
traded with Japan until 1925 saabe cargo for the
Japanese market silk aboutl 500 piculs of 1873
pounds each,) silk sufs, wooens cottons, drugs,
matics medicines spices, Wines and great variety of
miscellaneous goods The Japanese gave in exchange
chiefly gold, silver and copper K9mpfer relates that at
that period the Portuguese took away at time 1850
boxes of silver worth 1850 900 taels and their annual
of taels in gold and silver Montanus in his Gdnt-
chp aands Reizera Jlpan 1861 says this was
the value of the Portuguese trade annually with Japan
But whatever may have been the privileges and value
of this trade with Japan in ancient times its ports
closed all intercourse with foreign countries long be-
fore the United States into existence indie
pendent nation and all efforts to reopen this valuable
trade hare hitherto been ruess It has been tried by
the United states-by France England, Hoand--but,
somehow or other it has seemed that the Japanese could
not be made even to comprehend the meaning of
mercia intercourse Russian diplomacy it appears has
been more successful Without boodshed or conquest,
in spirit of mutual amity and friendship they have pro-
vided for entrep6s by treaty spulatons and wherever
entrep6ts are established will follow certain
as light follows the sun.