The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-12


Ususn srArss CONSULATE GENERAL,
slAoDA, or y, 1851
NJ pxAR oornoDoRk rKsRy-Your kind favor Of De
orxnbr IS 1856 not come TO hand ~ the 10th inst
fourteen months at this place without receiving
sny kt,e's or Information from the United states The
Jnned SsaCas sloop Of Portsmouth touched here on
M sth ci iass monsh but she dh bring any let
krS bcr stay her, very sho ist enough 10 enable
ID 10 nnsl my ofsc'a 'r,'nrs; had time painted
would have written 10 You by her
lam much Obliged you foc yoor good advice it was
eoh sound and ~e,med advice, and have found every
one 81 your opinions 10 the c)ree the Japanese would
p,nfus with me, prove true 10 the lettr
karly last March made convention with the Jafa.
ness which amolg obeT PROVISIONS secured the right OF
r~rmant ni Tesideooe 10 Americans al Sinia and ako
sadi ADMITS Consul At Fakodai, opens Nagasasi set
Ses The question and the dollar passes for
900 cash instead OF 500 AID lastly admits tbs enter
lp 81 all Americans IA japan u was subject OF
deep regret u fhat not bic Ia this conven
Sion la .he state Department un quite SIX months after
81 hao b., u Ggteed on.
In October, 1856 wrote to the Council Of State
cto that tho bearer of friendly letter from the
President of te United States add essed 10 the Emperor
Japan, and that had import mt alters - CON
nancate, which greatly concerned the honor and vel
f4ie of Japan. ! desired the Council 10 give oriers
Er my proper reception on the road from this
~ Jedeo, and 10 INFORM me WHEN those arrange
mslts were comp eted For full ten months the ia
p,ncse used every possible expedient 70 get me TO
alv,f the letter at Smoda, ana to make my comnuni-
sos % ihe Governors OF tbs ace. steadAy refused
b. do chcr. and at last they yie ded and shall
start fo Jeddu some tine next month am - have an
auoece o tbe Empefor, anu at that time am 70 deliver
abe hitter.
am satisfied that commercial treaty be made
~ negotiations carried where but at jetdo unless
&e M gotaier s backed up by powerful neet hope
at JeOdo convince the gJvernment that IL Is i'm
possible Tor them to continue their present system Of
Intercourse and that will be fer their honor and aCe
ss,t 70 yieo 10 argument rather than force.
90 bot expect 10 accomplish all that desire on this
scsasoH, pst wt be great step the way OF direct
pcgot wish the Council OF STAT. and the beginning
raB of enlightenment 81 the japanese that will
later load them to desire 10 the country freely
b. tntercooisN win foreign nations.
have ius; "btaued copy Of your "Expedihon IN ia
pan the China Ssas - and bave real II With intense
ners hope ii vanity me To say, tnat no on,
present can so well appreciate and do Justice 70 yoss
work as You mt ana almost Intutiveiy,
D. have adopted the beet Of all with the Jatnese
am Other wonld have resulted 40 wen.
have seen quite number OF japanese who saw you when
ycs we're ~ Smoda aud GIey ali make eager inquiries
ater you hosiana Ycnossi s al Srnoda, and has not
bfgo1ten the AT OF lytnE.
Pleas present my respectful compliments Mrs Perry
TOWNSEND HARRIS.
P,sshoud you write 70 me, please address your let
trs 10 the Of Mcssfs Russel Co, Hong Kong, and
marx TIE "per overland mail Southampton.
TO COMMODORE PERRY, U. r. N.
CrY or JEDpo, March 8, 1855.
nv DEAR COMMODORE pEHRY--Iu letter to you dated
OcAceer o. 1857 informed you that shsnld TO Jeido
earring the then next month. ] accordingly left Snoda
,he go November and arrived here the Both Of
e month, having passed the intervening Sunday
kawueaki he place That Chaplain Bateager reached when
NJ msoe bs aash al Jedao f~lofe leaving the United
States the President gave me Special full power TO neso
tAe commercial treaty with the japanese, which fact
made known TO the Council oi State.
| was, accordingly, received and entertained my
jorney the Representative of the rresiteat OF the
DONed States ana every possible honor paid TO me in
not have occasion complain Of any omissions Of
marks Of respect the contrary, would very gladly
have dispensed with many Of them. All the way from
smoda Inc bridges repaired and many ones
but the road put in aud swept clean few hours
before passed The authorities of each town and
village Fact at their respective boundaries, and
walked b. fore quite through their little government
frayel ON the read entirely suspended SO did not
those cfowds OF travellers, PRIESTS nuns etc etc,
mentioned by Kempfcr. Business suspended Ia ali
ts towns aud vuag,s only the cook shops and tea horses
beng open. The people, in their holiday dresses,
In cling on mats IN front Of their dwellings Not sound
hea d, gesture indicative Of curiosity was seen;
all vas respectful silence.
From 0towara the villages and hamlets are very hume
rous and after crossing the river Logo at kaw Saai,
they form continuous street From snagawa Is Il i've
pcs English % the Nepon Bias, and nothing particularly
marks Inc OF separation between the two places. |
should not have known when | entered Jcddu had the
pace not been pointed cot to me conducted my
quarters situated the fourth outer circle of the CASTLE
and found there all could reasonably expect IN the way
AZ comfort The Ianancse had Instructed cha RS tables
bedst ads bath rooms &c &c, all copied AFTER the
thugs my residence Three days after my arrival
Iad visit OF ceremony 70 Iiotta, Prince Of Bsu one Of
President II the Council OF state, and has recently been
created Muster for Foreign Affairs.
light days sfieT my ARRIVAL had public audience Of
made ADDRESS his Majesty, received his reply and
Delivered the letter The ceremony 50 far as was con
eerned precisely that " European court three
eoNs entered and tic same on leaving stood during
~. whole audience" and wore new unsoed shoes In the
chamber only the SIX members OF the Council OF state
and three utuar brothers Of the Ty1o1n were present.
they posrste onther faces In an adjoining room
800 400 OF tie princes and high officers Of State
were present The caniss mo-" or dress Of ceremony
different from other ut, except the brooches,
there bothns worthy 81 particular note The breeche<
are quite ward longer the leg, and when the
walls they trail out behind which gives nm the appear
anos q walking on bis knees. They wear black laoei
cap ~ht cannot be described In words bat " slmeinug
lie tue caps WON IA TIE SntoO priests Which you saw
whcr Japan. The Ty Coon wore back laced car o.
inverted bel shape lie clad In robes Of yellow SIX
Not a single pearl, diamond. Jewel, or aoy
gvd or silver except ~ small god ornament
and from rs very simplicity ~as most striking None u
use golden roofs the frcttsd c.ngs and gdei columns
~hch old writers describe beng seen by them
by The interior wool work u thu palace was
untanied T1~cc Gays after my audience hai busi.
ness interview with the Minister for Foreign Afsrs. This
very Iong and behiy Interesting trom thus time
vas constantly engaged IN giving instruction 20 the Jtpa
he laws of naiions-oa political economy-Ju
t1e operations 81 commerce and the manner 10 shch
sds developing he nf olntry, with all The
matters that naturally Gov from or are conneciod With
thcsc important subjects The present state o. Europe
and Amcrra came 10 Tor 10 share ~ attention
TIE abo has been almost beyond belief, for rs rave
them leas for which they bal 10 descriptive terms,
bad to convey the true meaning ny variety q asira
ADDED ~ which MorsIna Who the Interpreter,
xas quite gn0raut OF the Ouch terms used Tor much o.
the torrgauF, that b. hat hrst 70 be instructed
S.mctfass ! almost desraired Of ever succeeding n
conveying nay meaning but Iperscyercf, and am re-
waroei for my labor and paunnce beyond my mos1
panruine expectations. Tor have FuCcneded N making
Comfusrya treaty thst efieusy opens japan % free
with the United stttes iod are aware that
Dot PERMITTED ~ divulCe The particulars q M neso
iations nuta the treaty has been ratified. pon how
ever nay venture e. state % you. and thtt 90 the
subject ~ religion Thr trvaiy secures 70 An ans ~
Japan TIE fire. q their Lyon. Nth tbc right -
build churches u aso declares the custom ~ tramplug
religious cmblems o. b. aS0 shcI think You VIII
coneiler the treaty, a. whole, satisfactory as that
mace ny Mr.. Cushing " ID China No one - wei KNOWS
you % the serous obstacles g. the making treaty
Nth this singular people
II would alec b. 10 o. 10 mind tn, have only had
arguments " use uset ~ threats h1d M force 10
point 20 az rres stble arguments, AM ag4y that
entirely alone with the single excep,ion u Mr. HcuaEon,
Uutch Interpreter N the Consulate for J did
bring my hinese wants with me ] am proud ~ have
thus conncctd my name With your great work Of 1884
% honor have always C0vsted, bit had not the
iea that should succeed 10 less than twenty
months after my arrival N japan Ia attaining ths object
et ny anbuon
for than year after my arrival used the
tnle 81 Enfv0n a. designate the ruler " japan.
ao when speaking II tire residence of Their "Spritual
futeror." - they CAL him. named 4 Mako. II shows
The perfect system q conceament ~ this people, that
during al the time they informed me that both the
teams erroneous aud was ne; Until short time
before started for Jcd5o that they informed me that the