New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-20
JAPAN.
MR. HARRISS PROGRESS WITH TIVE JArAN-
ESE-COM. PERRY'S PRESENTS.
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SIMoDa, Aug. !, ISs.
When closed No. l3, at Nagasaki, e,Pfessea tne
hope that should write again from TINS Ps., al
rived here we find much that's both inrcfuL., snn
Interesting that cannot hope to pres ). '" "' "s
under two or three letters. Let me 'hHo'o'o ''"'
nence at once. .h of,h nh afer n
,ssssgc ~ 81 honrs Tbe distance IL over oV miles
We found the Mississippi at anchoI ID ihs Inn.r par
Dor, and csme-to near heI, hcPus G o' -, " oy' ~
sr"r was ,carceJy down, however, when the captain
of the Missppi pulled ALONGSIDE, bringing Sith hun our
Consui.GeDsis Mr.. Townsend Harris, and his sscre-
tarv Mr. Henry IIcuskin. The Consul was at once
sseted with the Commodore, and after hour or 20
II began to be whispered around that were 10 leave
IN two days for Yeddo Bay, and, possibly for feddo
itself This was great news, and we talked grahdly
for some hours to how long we would remain at
Yedds, &c, until suddenly another whisper passed
around 10 the effect that we were only gong 10 Nan
ayawa to talk about new treaty. kanayawa rs ~
miles this aide Yeddo and could not land there,
our trip did not promise be grand after all. We
therefore lit cgsrs and tried to blow away our disp-
pOintuent in smoke In the mean time we had been
boarded by several boat loads Of japanese officials,
Who were cuually socable and hail-felow we-met as
had been thu se Of Nagataki. We gave them sherry
and their hearts content and after they
had made ont list of all the fresh provsions that we
Ie,ired saw them into their boat and bowed them
pSide adieu. After dinner, party of dropped on
shore for Sunday evening walk, and among other
places visited the bazaar, where everything Japanese
Was collected for SALE IL being Sanday, we admired
them and passed on.
1t two years since we sent our hrs Cobsui 10
Japan in accordance with provision Of the treaty OF
Kanayswa, made in lSj4-5 by Commodore Ferry.
He was brought here by the United States steamer
San JaciDto, and left alone in his glory, 70 tne
infinite disgust Of the authorities, VINO toid MN 10 go
away for year, and th' come back, by wnich tine
tl,ey should have a house built for him. Being thus
ppavodaby left upon their hanos they made the best
of bad bargain, however gave him large temple
70 live in servants to attend upon him, supplied nm
with everything in the japanese eating hue, and
fpsly began to look upon him and his secretary as
rather pleasant additions TO their society Messrs
Harris and Hueskin now began to look around them
for amusement. They found the golden pheasant
plentiful among the neighboring hills, and, when
satated with cunning aud long walks, the former
torDed his eye 10 the direction of feddo- After a
while be received permission to visit that city IN his
official capacity and the first thing that know, he
has obtained the signing of important convention
and il again at Snoda. This convention was pub
hebed in the United States in sDuary of this year. and
sol shall let pass The manner in which Mr. H. and
bis secretary went to Yeddo IL interesting. The Em.
peror sent him body guard Of one hundred aud
twenty men, and had comfortable houses to put up
along the road for him to pass the nights IN lie
also sent him large sedan chair, carried by twelve
bearers, and so roomy that he put mattress into
II, and recned at full length when he was tired of
sitting. IL only about seventy miles from this place to
Yeedo but the country is go rugged and the roads so
bad the first part of the way that they days
IN accomplishing the distance. Every night they
stopped at one of the comfortable houses which had
been prepared tIDressiy VpoR has account, and after
an early breakfast, resumed their road. Upon ar
riyfpg at Yeddo they lodged in the most commo-
dioBs quarters treated with the greatest respect and
atteLtavn, and granted interviews with the Emperor.
The reader is Of that every one foreigner
Japanes sc, who has heretofore approached the En-
Deror has been required 10 do uDoa his knees This
custom they determined to aohere TO in the pres
ent case; but somehow other II had never before
been so difficult to bell the cat" "Hho was to
SPEAK TO Mr.. H about it r. that was the question.
Finally a Japanese Douglas stepped forward and
offered to brace his huge shoulders TO the task. This
gentleman not the most determined man IN Japan;
Bat then he was upon the most intimate terms of both
socal and political intercourse with the American
Legation" He therefore called upon Mr.. H., and
nenced the attack by begging that he would not
be offended at what le was going TO say. Certainly
not" Gays tlat gentleman. But ne has an mixing Of
what 10 comirg, and look of sudden and unusual
gravity causes Douglas to trembe. Instead, there
fore Of broacbiDg the subject he begs more that
"bis Excelency will not be offended at something
which be, Douglas has been ordered to say" and
then coughs and looks behind him.
"Certanly not !" and an increase of gravity in
che Consular face Corresponding increase OF nerv-
ou,ness on the part of Douglas. Grand tableau, in
Which the American eagle is supposed to dominate
Finsl desperation of Douglass ana outbursting OF the
secret.
Mr. Harris listened quietly and kindly to all he had
10 say ard then replied with his usual judgment and
hrn Of He told him that he was anxious
do everything that consistent with se-respect
to do honor to the Emperor, but tina. this thing
ou of the question and had better not be referred to
again. "Were Nipon to send Minister to my coun-
Try" be said, "he might approach our President in
any manner he saw fit. He might kneel and knock
his head against the foOr he might bow TO him and
abake hands. There allow every one perfect lib.
erty and it is but right therefore, that be allowed
the came here"
"Very well very well!" replied Douglass, half
apologeticay. And thus settled this qaestion
'jor erer . remarked Mr.. Harris
Mr.. Hanis has been twice to Ieddo since he was
landed by the San Jacino, and remained some three
ont tbe I'M q Nattcrlnr
of the primitive simplicity of the Imperial habits of
the absence Of everything like adgnhccq about his
palace and o the general kindness aud good feel ng
evipced by aN classes toward him. He mentioned the
case of one old lady in particular, who was even now
engaged in the motherly task of making him some
wadoed silk thrts to protect him from the approach
ing Winter. These scts trivial, but they indicate
very plainly the nature OF japanese Jeeling toward
Americans. Even the Emperor has loaded him down
with Kindness. When he was lying sick at tins place
a special messenger arrived daily from feddo to ask
after his health, and to bring him some p,esert, ex-
pre ssive Of the interest that felt for his recovery
The impe rial Doctor also sent attend upon him.
Such things these have before been known in
Ne history Of Japan. Our able Consul General has
very poor opinion sbout the majority OF books which
have been written about this country "When, he
queries, "when viii writers learn to write only that
which they see man has DO need OF imagination
Rere-tIuth is strong enough We live IN world oil
romance, simply because referring TO winters IN
ceneran the truth is not in them! He, however,
speaks in the highest terms of Commodore Perrys
course while out here and mentioned many good re-
eulis which are flowing from 1t. - He was man
Of great good Judgment, and accomplished as much
NJ Anv one could possibly have done under the cir
eomstapces." lie said "upon one occasion thought
differently myself, but accepted his Judgment as more
likely to be correct through personal observaton)
than my own.
Speaking Of Commodore Perry, asked him how
the Japanese had treated the expensive presents winch
that oEicer he'd presented them, the part o! the
Government, three or four years back.