The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-16

!" fHI'foT nc mas tWeVe t'ga' WiVeS, anu do m9hy
die They acknowledge that his body pcrishes and ,s
buried bat nsist that his spirit passes INTO that OF the
| body which eeds him. that he is thus kept
among them They say that Jaran is pcoped solely
oy hH , SiFpflng, and venerato hun ,'c accord eG
| noaches him must kneel, oven the Tai Koon or Great
Knor, who yes at Jcddo and ~hos generally called En-
peror i = The law Of Japan that this TAI Roon shall visit
the Son Of Heaven in years but tho
former does not like TO Aneel TO b he has gradual
| 1y throwing cold water upon tile custom until he
does not go at all. lie contents himself with sending
high officer year to act for him. This Tai koon,
Great Ruler his title implies, is virtually the Emperor.
lie is al powerful however though the power
fnl man IN Japan, the laws being binding him
| upon the meanest Of his subjects. lie Is a man Of
| very liberal views, and asked earnestly 10
| our form Of government habits and customs,
| &c of course gave hm great idea of our country,
though not a The expense OF those Of Europe lie seems
70 see however, that destined at distant day to
be more powerful still, and feels toward accordingly
was asked upon one occasion il IN case OF any difficulty
with England or France we would not give them the be
nett Of our good Offices This speaks plainly of the
| tare of their feeling toward rs as acts couldn
Let me now say word about the coal mines OF Japan
When Commodore Perry there four years since
Il was there myself three months after he lett, there was
bnt one mine known Of the whjchs worked near
NaBgasak Since that time others have been discovered
and are being worked near Hakodadi and within the last
few months extensive deposit has been found few
miles TO the north of Jeddo Thus have coal in the
centre and at both extremes OF Japan and Mr. Harris
says that they searching in other localities and that
will doubtless be found to prevail oil thu islands
Unfortunately, however, Its quality is not in keeping with
s quantity All that have yo used TAT about s5 per
toni has been inferior btmnous strongly charged with
sulphur, pyrites OF ron &c. and hence extremely liable
to spontaneous combustion. II be burned al all
With small aue boilers but gets up steam very quickly
IN large ue boilers like also burns longer than
one would suppose II makes a very dense and black
smoke, and throws abundance OF burning particles from
the smoke staek-so much in fact to have caused
to ring the hre bell quite energetcay morning. No
damage done but II served TO make unusually
watchful All Of these drawbacks considered, think
that viii be reported uniavoraby Of by our engineers
On August Sd the Mississippi continued on her way TO
Hakodad and the 9th left for this place
Napgasaki We hoped to find Mr. VIM d Reed aud
port, but were disappointed Tho night following our
arrival however brought the two latter Mr. Reed having
remained in Shanghae TO await the Chinese Commission
| As we had entered the harbor in the morning,
had noticed the wreck of quite large vessel It's
the survivors, whom found at Dcsma with the Dutch.
Her name the Cadsandra, Capt, Gerlack twenty
seven days from Batavia with cargo for the merchants
Of ncsma Her tonnage 800, and her cargo, which
insured valued at 500 000 IN Europe, and 100000
| in Japan. She would be sold at auction us sho
| lay, and would probably be bought by the
| Japanese government, who were very anxious to
get her cargo We we're not surprised TO see this wreck
as we entered ourselves had bccn very roughly
handled during the last few days by typhoon and felt
very confident that less staunch vessels would suffer in
| proportion If there were any about Fortunately in
this case, owing 10 the smoothness Of the wator but
lie lost, and that tie result OF there being
himself under hawscr which they had succeeded in
curing nom the ship to the rocks, and received the
ndy upon his knees Then they both, holding on 70
the hawser, worked themselves toward the rocks,
| he lifting their double weight, and she sliding
| the bovine in which they sat a few inches shoreward
|
not bear mp against this cxerton long; u simply
question of time, and G that time long enough they
would succeed, II too short they must fail, and fail
seemed cetain death when bali the distance Lad been
accomplished the failure came heavy struck The
vessel caused the bawser yibrae like harp string
and ~ y happened Just as the lazy was pushing along
The slack bovine she lost her hold and fell backward
at the same time the sailor unexpectedly relieved Of her
weight, fell in the opposite direction and they both
covered by the breaking Several pieces Of bamboo
once thrown from the ship, aud tho lady rose
supported by her clothes she grasped ono OF them aud
subsequently rescued by three other sailors, who
sprang overheard and swan 70 bcr assistance The poor
Norwegian however never came 10 the surfaceha was,
doubtless too exhausted 10 make the The next
morning his body driited the beach and upon
animation his cold brave hands found torn and mu,
tiated he had beid on bravciy to the last There
kind heart, and energy and courage and indomtable
VII written IN those mutatcd palms Peace TO the ashes
Upon boarding Minnesota get our letters and tho
anghae by The cholera having already lost ten mon
The next day she buried the eleventh. AFTER which the
scourge seemed 10 take is Icave when we len her no
farther fears entertained ~ the future general
Upon visiting the putchcn of pesina We learned that
lord Egn had been there and that he bad sailed the
9th for Jcddo TO make treaty. He carried along
him the English steam yacht Emperor present for
| Leaving Naugassh on the Icth August We arrived
here after pleasant Of forty hours and found that
were Just too late Tor the mhl therefore let
anchor and commenced leading particularly regular ves
iet also should be visited by the cholera In this
generally successful, though we were unfortunate
enough three who evidently had eaten
some particular thing 20 which else had
Il
came mess. The health Of the ship Is nov completely
restored with the cool weather ana We leave again for
Japan n couple OF days. Our bearer OF dcspatches Mr.
Pauidpg Tans takes the mail amer rrow, and
| VIII reach Ncw York with this letter
The new English treaty with japan Also goes by this
mail Lord Egn having yesterday arrived from Jcddo
the steamer Furious. Mr.. Reed informs that this Ia
mos liberal instrument and that L,rd Egn passed
rai days IN Jcddo, with which he much pleased.
Here then, something srangc-an English -of. war
steamed IN toward Jecco until her keel took the uud,
yards Of the foris Ai,er which her officers wen,
| 10 Jeddo and passed several days. Who would
have imagined anything like this two years sncaf Tue
movements and Accomplishments Of the other dplomstsis
The Fur,oas, whh len Jcdao on the g.th uit, reports
Admiral Count Puaitin had departed nr this place
seven days previously 10 Russian gunboat Lord ugn
had forwarded mail by him, and was surprised when he
yesterday hear that nothing had heard
him. Al day or two after he had left they had been
visited by a severe gale, which might have driven him
II that be also has made most satisfactory treaty
with japan.
Baron cros remains here, while the French squadron
has gone Cochin China 10 settle claim 10 their govern
and Mr. Reed rs also here, but upon tho point of
visiting Ssngssak 10 the Minnesota, which hourly ex
On the 10th proSmo the new Commissioners Of China
arc expected from Pekin, BY which time Mr.. Reed,
well the other Ministers, vii he Al hand 10
business. Mr. Reeds only object visiting Japan
believed 10 be simply for recreation aud change
locks itic pulled down by The weish,y matters shc
| have occupied bis attcn,icn
Is gratifying to an American 70 rev'e~ The course
pursued by this gentleman, and ~ ~ u nothing but
what s diguincd and Indicative Of sound judgment and
future benefit 10 commerce. Considering The means
placed AT his disposal and the in which his hands
tied by the policy Of the administration, he
has accomplished than tho most sangnne coud have
expected. Surrounded by drswbacks he las nevcfthe
lees pursued 1rm and dgnlfcd policy which commands
admiration and respect Of every ut and well informed
Il MUD.
Lord I1cn speaks In tic most grateful manner Of
Kindness and attention of Mr Townsend Harris, Con
sui General al smoda. Had y not been Tor him he
said I should have been scarcely able 70 make myself
\ und,rsiood lie loaned me his secretary, who
admiral interpreter, and assisted me In other respects
| 10 Tie extent oi hts power"
such these particularly pleasant, whilc
are reading all the home papers a. British aggressons
In the cuff and of the feeling which prevails all
the tinted States. The Of the nineteenth ceutu
/ ~ would be with England.
4 The Atlantic Cable.
| PROGRESS or LAYING THE SHORE END AT vAJrNTTA
\ prom the Limerick Munster News, Nov. 2