New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-16

Of ev.rts in t--r .eas las been t. uy wyten, viii cal
a glow irio the foce of every Englishman-hai, m
1854 mace tr-siv Whereby he optsinrd the great
cone,--un thst Eugsh shp-.of-war might 20 iu.o
two pcrts % water; and r return for this great pryi
l.e. tie English undertook tn respect the laopoy
az the Dutch and 10 seek 70 alter the treaty then
granted. The only exeuse which Lord Eigin could
have u1d,r tLesv circumstances 10 90 10 the Japanese
Cor,t vas Ia rrrsent steam yacht, which, rs ~ ne
Acknowledgement uf the Stirring treaty, the Admiralty
hat cent out 10 tie EG'peror bul Iaa'mach as 'nIs
vscht WIS co.. fiad {" the Admiral, ael p"t :" Lcrd
Fci- and under strict instructions 70 denver az a.
H., distant por, OF Nsgssaki, the yscht Offered no
great facility for negotiation. Moreover, II soon "p
! p-sr-d that the present ct pleasure !acut 10
JepeDese Emperor Is Ike crescent oi pau ., spec
tscl.s 10 a b,iId uCn-the h.-t snd must tdndaAea.
tai lsw If The Empire beius that the spiritual and
temporal Emper,s Of Japan shall never pass the ou'er
gates OF thei palaces. With curious felicity Ne hai
thus Lit upon tie only movable thing 10 lIe "uole
world which an Emperor Of japan cOnd have no
ctarce not only using but also OF ever seeieg
TIE Admiral, finding uo one ut Nagasas abe 2" re-
cve this rr' sent and perhaps hite oi,sas'ei WIZ
lie ridiculous position his instructions snd tue eharae
er Of his present placed him IT, handed over t's
Enl eror" to Lord Esin and went bis way towaId
Carton. OGr EIibnssador-errant wss Row, probably
10 his great satisfaction, left alone TO his own devices
with two steamers Of ser and gunboat as guard,
and lis little toy steamer, the name Of which was now
, indciuu.ly charged from |" the Emperor TO " ne
Dragon, rs a bait, or bribe, or peacs-ofcring.
Fortune favored the boldness Of the enterprise, and
American gstrtcCtSs EeiVGg us. IsCTN
Nagasnki on the I'd of August, and found no one
there but some japanese undtriings ana Dutch oin-
cali who naturally gave HIM small hopes. lnence
be went staggering through one cf the tremendous
oss that VI these seas TO the wretched harbor oi
siuoGa. where the Americans are in po~er, AMI at
this plsce tie for the FIRST time discovered the workings
of tie echoes of his dOngs on The Pei-ho. IL
saers that as soon "a the Tau-tsin treaty was ar
ranged the Amt ricen Commodore rushed of to Japan
to take antage uf the cons,ernaon certain to be
created by tie flst vi recent events III the eho
IL was smatly imagined. lie found at Simoda the
American C0usul-Gel,ral just returned frcm Jeddo,
whittier lie bad been upon six months mission,
yenly impoIiuning for some commercial privileges.
Tie CulIn,utuIe immediately took him on board
his poudrruus steamer tine Powhatan AMI stesred
right away for kanagawa, station well Known
Ia tire American man-oi-war since Commodore Perry
.iue. about fifteen niles below tho capita
City OF Jeddo. Terrible stories and nghtal antripa
tons bad ior some tuie possessed the minds o the
Japsnese. Japar Ike other countries OF ancient
institutions, has ts conservative and progressive
parties. Tie Prince Of Boringo had stocd stoutiy for
the ancient Japanese Constitution end no oreiga COM
pctiiicn. but when the American ship OF war ap-
psared, and when the American version of the war
Ike operations in China circulated, strong feeling
gelned ground in favor OF the progressive party.
Pruce BuIilgv retired aud Prince Btsn touk mis-
place. Under the new Administration, Mr. Harris,
the Consul Gen RAJ was admitted 10 an interview ~th
the Emperor, ports were opened, aod conule rcial
tariffs agreed upon pretty much ia set forth in the
staten. IT We borrow from Tie horth Cana Herald.
Whor Lord Elgin arrived at Simods, he foun0 Mr..
Harris in high spirits Mt having completed this
treaty, and the precedent gave him opportunity
whereof be sadly stoou in need. We must her--having
recently spoken III terms vi complaint to American
friends for sending their silest men upon important
Embasses-ackbOwledge tha, Mr. Harris acted
throughout these transactions with frarkness aud
courtesy worthy of tire representative Of a great
friendly power. MIR. Harris acted Lie man who
was strong IL his own knowledge Of the interests oi
his country. Lord Elgin departed at once for the
npclcrave below. the c.plfn where he fpund the
American and also the Russian war steamers. The
neuras had been quick to scent the game from aar
they had run race against us to gather not only the
spoils Won by srlns, but even the contributions
to be exacted 10y terror Of our deeds. Beyond tiis
anchorage Of Kan6gewa rocks and whrlpools
and IerIs iInuiperable, all faithfully deposed to by
japanese pilots Capt; shersra Osborn, nsa VINO
uniessonsby confident, in his own seamanship,
believed in none Of these things. Steami'g over
the anchorage, he neld on up the Bay of Jeido,
and, stimulated by the sight Of Jeddo City, which
slowly unrolled Itself 10 the northwest angle of the
gull. he pursued bis course, uudeterTed by full gale of
woc, Until he could cast anchor within gunshot of a
seies Of well constructed batteries, which run across
the shoals facing portion Of the city. Lord Egins
well Judged confidence in his captain was thus re-
vurdrd by position which, considering he had to
deal With Asiatics, insured his success Ii was bold
move made at timely momeht, Ior he could nave
done nothing at distance Since Mr. Harris obtained
bis treaty there had been reaCtloldry hoVe1oht IN
Jedoo directed by the independent Princes aud hered-
itsiy pobles. They had ousted the Minister vino
sgIed the treaty, aud Prince Boringo ruled agan.
But The apparitun OF the British sienm frgates Fu.
rnus and Retrbution, in1iding upon the sacred
fecuson Of tire capital spread consternaion through
ont the camp Of the obstructives. We made no
and used no threats, but We fear there was
something Ike the pressure OF a force which Was
rot Gltog the moral put upon these gentle JAPANESE
Our excuse must oc that II the Americans had
obtained concessions upon the strength 81 the terror
crealrd by tie roar of the lioD il wOud have been
l.r, at he. luu Al oull his
court. We need not tell how Lord E.gin went on
shore in due state aud lived in gsady temple aid ne
gotiated for uItsen days and visited many parts of
That mighty city Of Jeddo, with It's two nlioa of in-
habenis and its hun dred square miles Of habtations
The result has been treaty which gives us all we can
require tie present. 1t gives Us Tree commercia!
eccess TO interesting aud aInablc people to u
charming region in beautiful climate, and TO
try rich In Goals and minerals. Az improve or
abuse these opportunities, Will the event be- 70
profit or shame.
Fro~ III, Loadon Times, Noe 3.
With the "Opsn, Sesame" Of little resolution,
We have reDt the curtain OF ages. Capt. Osborn re-
ports that there must be- a channel and up they all
steam. The mountain-slGe opel-, and European eyes
rest objects never seen before but on cups aud
cers aud to be seen many believed, till the
corsummaiion of oil things, the Millennium. or the
great mastering tor the battle Of Annageddon. Lord
Egiu went ahead the bigger ships followed the day
after, they bring a handsome present sh them,
which they wisely Judge wortber to be delivered in
the preeeuee Of Imperial city than at distant out
port; they with peaceful bearing, except that
they heed 10 signals; they receive the courteous
japanese officials with equ. courtesy; but tie spec
tsc tses 80 exactly with the terrible reports from
TIE opposite shores u. China that 10 moment Japan
throws away its PALLADIUM, Of perpetual isolation.
Jeddo il at European. 1t IS true there the
white temples perched cliff, the high thatched cot
tsges Il green batteries, the squsrc.rgged junks,
ard the nterminsble city; but these only the
decorations Of pageant in which British gunship
d,z hrnf fu uf .ulers and saiiors hearing
TO Ai- lodgings n Jeddo British noblensn scconpa
nied by come frightened Japanese Officials. He lands