The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-10
England's Difficulties In Japan.
from the London Times Oct q

The influence Of great event passes over the popua
tons OF the East like wave Of sound goes increasing
hs area every moment reaching every unit Of the human
mass, and pervadng every mind. When tho voice has
died away the idea remains. Accustomed to violent re-
accept las. victory IS the proof
present power crnge before the conqueror and 10
suit the vanquished
Some Of surprised now to find that the Japanese
are attempting to slip deity out Of this frankly granted
treaty They bound admit our ships at the ports
open, but they may make their regulation to
the price which they will sell their produce or the value
at which they will receive our money. When we first
went to Japan found that the difference in value be.
tween the two precious metals that country much
less than that which obtains Europe that they who
fortunate enough TO have good supply of dollars made
excellent profit by exchanging them for gold copecs This
however, was rendered difficult as an operation of any
gold alike forbidden by the laws Of Japan The Japanese
however, in all probability, discovered that they had been
overreached in this matter. Then, our impatient
chants caused some irritation by refusing to await the
expiration of the treaty period But last and principally
the astounding that the nvincibe barbarans
had been defeated in battle just opposite the shores of
Japan. The Japanese having been taught by the Euro
peans how loss might be sustained by exchanges, had
improved the hint by preparing special currency for the
foreign trade whereby the foreign merchant should be
PEELED exchange the silver dollar against coin ge
very insufficient intrinsic value. Against this Mr. Ruher
ford Acock excaims and negoates in van and the cry
has gone forth that the Japan treaty has become
paper We confess we cannot quite the magnitude of
the grievance The principal articles Of value which we
can at present expect to import from Japan copper
and silk, and IL cannot pay for them by
nnfactures we have not found commercial treasure in
those cam the relative value Of Japanese and
British produce win find their representatives whatever
may be the currency in which they reckoned But how
ever this may be- now not the time to make an oucry
in those parts We gained treaty by the echo Of
victory in the Peho we have imperlled it by subse
gained prestige the ports will open and the authori
ties of Jeddo will be facile and Mr. Acock will get oil he
reasonably asks But the key to this and many other
difficulties lies at Pekin.
Sir Johns FrankIin's Expedition-A
Tho foil wing il an extract from reply by Captain
McCntock to some queries addressed to him by Mr. Sell
by, OF Spading;-
In my published report simply stated the leading facts
Of our discoveries There was not to express opn
IONS besides which wished that all interested readers
should draw their own inferences Tho boat was only IS
miles from the ship and believe II TO have been return
were probably the boakeepers-men unable TO march
with the Others all Of whom suppose to have proceeded
for the short remaining distance without the boat There
ammunition IN abundance, but the countryside early
spring. at least, when our countrymen there-af
fords no game whatever. Even Equimaux cannot live
there.
With regard TO provisions you will observe that men,
toned Chocolate tea and tobacco is clear that these
alone will not sustain fe You doubtless that
unusually large quantity Of solid animal food neces
sary, even to men in vigorous health in cold climates.
Had the country been capable Of sustaining natives not
one Of these traces would have remained for to gather
with respect to an overland expedition you may recol
ec that such one was sent out by the Admiralty under
Hudson Bay officer, Mr. Anderson in 1855, in prefe-
renee to naval expedition by Barrow's Straits Mr. An
derson descended the Black river to its mouth and Disco
vered traces Of Europeans upon Montreal island There.
fore do not think further records would be found by
second expedition the ground You will OBJ
that my first was to reach Montreal island and
Point Oge, where Anderson's search terminated, and
after re examining those POSITIONS to complete the search
from thence where the lost people landed from their
ships. The greater part of this painfully interesting route
gone three times-twice by Lieut.. Hobson and
by myself The natives repeatedly told us that all
the white people had died. am yours very sincerely,
+. L. MoCIINTOCK.
To F. 7. SK1BY, Esq.