New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-29
Japan.
continued

Additional evidence is constantly accommodating
that the opening of Japan accomplished through the
agency Of Commodore Perry's expedition, will
prove more real and of more value in commercial
point Of view than wa, at first supposed The in
tercourse between the japanese and foreign nations
assumes every day more liberal character. Al
ready. by a marked departure from the long-estab-
lished usages of the empire, European women
have been allowed to take up their residence IN
Japan The Russian Consul-General at Hakodadl
ard also his Secretary have their wives with them
and at Naeas.tki the Dutch commanders who took
out the two stesmers built in Holland, one for the
Emperor, the other for the Prince Of Fizrn, have
been granted a residence, along with their wives
1t is proof of the advance which has been made
BY the japanese in European arts that these steam
ers. Immediately on their arrival, We're placed under
the exclusive control of Japanese officers and crews
Another great step toward bringing Japan into
community with the Western World is the
appointment of Commissioners, under the pro-
visions of the recent treaty, to proceed to the
United States A judciOus selection appears to
have been made for this purpose. One OF the
Commissioners ia stated to be- man OF lntelll-
gence, well versed in mathematics and navigation,
who, in 1851. conducted from Nagasaki to ieddo
with the sole aid of japanese engineers and sailors
the first steamer which came into possession OF
the japanese Both he aud his colleague were
Commissioners for negotiating the late treaty.
At the las. accounts from Hong Kong, the steam
er Mississippi had proceeded to leddo bay for the
purpose Of taking these Commissioners on board,
with their suite of fourteen persons. The steamer
was to sail for Panama, by way Of the Sandwich
Islands ard San Francisco and the japanese were
TO be sent over the Isthmus, in charge OF Lieut..
Uaber.bam. Their arrival here, unless delays
should occur in their embarkation, may be expect
cd in the course of a month or six weeks.
The only other embassy ever sent from
Japan to any prince of Christendom was one IN
1884 to the Pope, during the fourishing period OF
the Portuguese missions in Japan--not indeed, by
the Emperor, but by three converted princes III
the ueighborhood of Nsgasaki. Ii consisted of two
young princes scarcely sixteen years old, attended
by two counseors, and conducted by three jesuit
missionaries. They sailed from Nagasahi ior
Macao. which they reached in seventeen days; but,
the season Of sailing for Malacca being passed,
they were obliged to wait there six months When
at length they did sail, they encountered great
perIs from storms in twenty-nine days passage,
and after recruiting for eight days, sailed again Tor
Goa. then splendid city, the capital OF the fortu-
uesc possessions in the East. In this voyage they
were cast away on the Island of Ceylon, and
though it was in January that they left Macao, it
was September before they reached Goa, and nearly
year more elapsed before, BY the way OF Good
Hope, they arrived at Lisbon whence they pro-
ce.ded 10 Rome The benefit of steam will Sc
cure We trust to these new japanese Adventures
in the diplomatic line much shorter aud more
comfortable passage.