New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-18
INTERESTING FROM JAPAN.
MR.. HARRIs'S TREATY-LORD ELGINs VISIT
TO JEDDO.
(one ~ Fn0FTcF o1 DFls'r
UNITED STATES SIEAMsHIr Pown.IM'

UNITED STATES S1EANsHIr PowHArAS,
SimoD,, Japan Aug. 8, lSos'
Mr Townsend Harris, L. S. ConsnlGenera' ID
Japan, has just concluded a most important "'"'!'
Instead Of continuing Summers crui7e '''''
direct to Hskodadi, return first To on"Ds"oo' 'o
the purpose of putting bearer oi d-pa''"o v" o''
the Overland Mail steamer suppose '"e 'oa'y
will reach Washington about the tine TINS leI'ef does
ph,lads,nbia. Let ue tel you all about it-how and
when IL was signed, &c.
0tI nI, Toward night, Mr.. Harris aud hi- Secretary
cane on board as the guests Ct the Comnod ne
Shotly after midnight there was u great hubbub
alopc.ide and 1t became known that the Vice
Governor OF Smoda also on board with his suite,
as our guests during the round inp 10 hanaydwa
Kaunyaya is the port at which Commodore Ferry
signed cur last treaty; and nov, st day light Of the
9th We were gong there similar eIraLd. Day
light came, steam and the "a chOr mp, and away We
went at the rate Of ten kno's. The Nicc'o0vcfnor
aud quite could scarcely comprehend TINS speed ana
hooked with admirng wonder at the regular working
Of the ponderons ,Dgiacs. An hour passed and upon
right We had the sm"hinS volcano lsinnd o'
Chosima while upon our J. y "pe"cd the magnificent
bay of Jeddo Turning our back upon ChO-iua, we
ste.r,d boldly in between the he1dlands Of the bay
and shorty pas cd the city Of Craga upon the .cit
hand shore. on that city passed swiftly through
larg, fleet Of luLks the Of which gazed at "a
in evident wonder and gratifcation. Not -, now
ever with the Government officers Of traga, who, IN
their twt sculhng b ets, threw themselves m our
path, tlttD NJ llt llrh ~ D'lhg IHh u'Mb' A"'y
shouted, gestculated, and did everything Ia ther
power H. make u stop; but only satisfaction they
got was from our japanese guests, who, ehlVeheh oy
frequent % tatioIs rapid progress stood upon
the hurricane deck with us, waved taelr ih1S, ana
shouted, "Amercani lakahaina" rs We dashed
(lUeeiy by.
Arrived within few miles Of Kanayawo, we sud-
denly fo ours elves siickli fart the Dud, ~
tunsteiy the tide was rising und backed of
and anchored in seven iatbous, after rln of less
IL an seven hours, and within three miles Of onr port
One Of the Nicc-Govcrn0rs \ suite at once went on
shore and stared tor .eddO. lie carried the nOrma
tion of our arrival and invitation to several Of the
PIInces Mr. Harrlss friends, TO come down and VISIT
in. The nes, morning, courier returned ant ILL.,
formed us that the letter had been delivered and that
CinanO-Do-Ksi, and Hinge nO-ka ni would s0on fol-.
low him. While thus awaiting their arrival, several
Of the officers anxious to visit kanayawa, but
the Commodore very properly threw cold water upon
the plan as it would have besn iniractOn Of the
tr atty. lie would not even consent TO our pulling to
a neIg hbOrirg bank with fishing lines, We re-
sorted M usual, 10 books, chess or cigars. On the
morning of the ggth awoke TO find that JdPInese
steamer lad drrrcd from Jeddo during the night, and
to he Informed that TO be III uniform at
once, as two Kami or Princes, might visit the chip at
any momolt. They however, lad the good sense TO
put of their visit until S:30 a. M, at which hour we
had pr. pared eisurely for their reception.
Nov, | want the reader 10 stop here moment and
reflect upOn the stTangencss of such thing Ja-
1,anese sieo,qcr -Four years siuce Commodore Perry
ttor'Dcd their simple ideas with the shrll whistle OF
the locomotive, and now here s japanese steamer
Oi-wAr, manned solely by japanese, and yet running
hike ally other steamer Several ol went board
TO vist her. after the signing of the treaty. AMI
really surprised at her cleanliness, warike look and
at tie knowledge of her engineers. AT her peak flew
the rcd sun, white ground, which Is the National
Flag, and | really believe that at this mo nent she
could capture any Portuguese manOwar Of her class.
Thus bas Portugal descended the ladder, while the
people that swntled by Ter merchants hundreds
Of Years since, have suddenly taken spring OF scv-
eral rounds While upon this sutject Of our visit
will say all that have to meution in regard to 1t.
We were kindly received by the two princes, con-
ducted over the ship, and treated to cake, sweet
meats, sakie and tea, In the unpretendlng cabin.
When vs. took Our leave were, according to Japa-
Dtse custom, presented with a " token of esteein
which in this was n box Oi very dencate rnltt,
rugared. Her name was the Quaikomarr, or Flying
Sea.hlrse ard che present from the Dutch.
The hame of her captain was Iartabor keizO, and
he was u very fue-loOking man. la common with ms
olcers, he was allowed To wear the imperial arms a'
a marx Of national confidence. He subsequently re-
tnrued our visit, when | presented him with Colt
revolver, TO his unlimited JOY. This, however, he
could not accept, unless 1t was offered through the
Commodore or nsul; the former, therefore, removed
the difficulty by becoming the nominal donor. Now
fer the visit of the two princes.
They came alongside in two boats-themselves and
immediate suite iii the first and their attendants Il the
second. CnaDo-no kam came over the side first. lie
was an old man. and had been the COnsus daily COM
punicn during his months residence at Jeddo. o.
course he warmly received. Next came Hin-o-uo-
Kam man of probably - years, of commanding
men aud of the finest japanese face have yet
He followed by Moryalna IeI osky, the intell-
gent interpreter, who figures largely 10 Commodore
PerTy's account of his visit Finally came the suite,
and then the attendants in another boat Tne whole
parry moved gracefully aft and assembled the la tder
leading TO the poop-deck, while salute of - guns
was being fired in their honor. Moryama speaks
English quite fairly, aud Dutch perfectly. Mr.. Hen
skiDs, the Consuls Secretary also speaks Dutch and
II gsh alike, and thus were ideas interchanged II
seems that the treaty had oil been arranged some
months bsck at JeddO and so the only thing to be
oyy wa to n ION. e.
shown them the ship, and regaled them with cold
lunch il q cabin, therefore, the latter was given up
To Mr.. Harris, his Secretary, the two Prnccs, AMI
Moryamu who remained coseted together TOR an hour
OF more. Then the doors opened and the latter
returned TO their steamer with the understanding t1a
they were TO board again at p. III. and sign
the treaty.
AT $50 We sent our boat for them, and the ap-
pointed hour arrived they were al1ngside. Punctual
fellows are these Jaianese everything with them Is
system, ana moves like clockwork. The nations of
the West might well initiate them in this respect.
Another closctug took place, and at the end OF
another hour the doors were again thrown open. Our
third treaty with Japan had been signed during that
time-a treaty which viii accomplish more than every
thing which las been done herr ioore. The signing
having been officially announced, the American and
japanese flags hoisted side by side at the fore,
and national salute of twenty one guns fired from our
heavy slcll guns.
"Ihcy viii hear this salute at Jeddoi" said the
Corsu "and il will have its effect As for The Princes,
they cvnced the greatest satisfaction az behodlng our
flags side by side, and finally took Their departure IN
the bighest spirits. la the mean time their steamer
had been getting mp steam and they we're no sooner
on board than she tripped her anchor, and padded
away for Jeddo. The next morning ~e also let ana
regainod our present anchorage the afternoon.
During return trip Mr.. Harris talked as pleasantly
as usual. lie is certainly the most observing man
ever raw, aud understands thoroughly the japanese
character. All If our ruth these people 0rtag
10 him. To his tact TO his olg residence in the East, 10
his sound judgment, and to Lis pleasant smile and
consistent ErmHfSs. 4 must atop moment 10 give an
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