, 1859-01-13

from JapAn-- Death of the
Emperor for signing the Treaty.
Lleus. Haberahw, Of the T. 3. steaner Pow.
hatAn. wrissa the Phllsdelphia L<tJtr from IT,
pan, under date Of Ocs, 1at, 1883, Is folloxs:
Let No now tell you Of sone tragic as we'll as
interesting events, which are said to have al
ready flowed from it. Tou must, f,st know,
that though ''out Of the world" while cruising
along these unknown shoals, We have still ao
occasional EaEopean mast, b. so.ne wandering
ship. sud {xhlle anchored here) semi-weeklJ
mail from Ieddo. This latter comes oysF-
land By q special messenger, who sometimes
rides, sometimes walks, and again proceeds By
water. few days after cur ARRIVAL, one OF these
"posts" came IN, aud the next day the inter-
prefers gave our Dutch friends Of Des!ua lte
Teddo news; tuey, il turn, passed it over to us.
II was said that, after the signing Of our last
treaty, {2o:h Of July u!t1 it was sent bT the
Tai k=on, or Imperial Emperor a. Yeddo, to
the nikado, or Spiritual Emperor xs Miaco for
his approval The latter. however, who is said
to be young man OF eighteen, aware OF his
rights and power, determined 10 enforce them,
refused his approval upon the Rrouad that be
should have bern consulted previous to th~
signing Of the tresty, and departing boldly
!scoa the tsnid policy Of his more Immediate
predecessors, initiated that OF the 'old ecime,"
and notified lis ''great ruler" Tor Tai keon,) J
that in obedience to The laws Of 1apan, the ttEc
| had com. for him to commit H4rlkarl." The
Great Raler therefore ssabo5d himself ia the
| bowels, receiving at .he same moment severe
| blow oa ths back Of E!s peck. from jtt=11 aaI
rs!1:ire. which t!s!oca:i1c the, rer:eo:a, pro-
| dnced instant death. THIS b3ld stand upon tie
| par, OF their Niekado, who has teeo :rea:ed b.
I late Tai keo1s more as 1 puppe: thaa E.ster,
| has startled tie Japane.s. ard caused them to
| expect some great chau2ed What these are 10
be, however. they do 10: say.
TIE aboye i ts news tF one post. Another
SAYS that tie Emperor ~as poisoned, and thai
Three u tie :7elt princes corlposln,, tie senate
Q. twenty wlp actca'ly goyesa Jar1a. lad be- n
| tsi~-rlced Tor tst part they ha.. taken in the
treaty; while i thi1l arrival y47;e, the Erws t's
stating ttat The T4 krnn tas -i1a.tly l2t tcpsis
cI OF bis ttsice r tine. and that he will reiurt
10 poser after few years. The three lE;1ces il
'ry'her >:ated, had beea dismissed tFrm Gfics
by t!c Tai.keon l,reylou: to his own 1troTll, ):
tie hope tia. ,ll: N:k4dv wcuid consider tha.
sufficient rel;a.4tiun, aaI coaseat IL stop tarthe
| proceedings. TE'> latter VIZ accepted tv Us j.
the most natural, lnl Consequently more likely t
t+ true, lllan ANY otncr; hut yesterday al don5
WIS REMOVES. hy tic publication OF the following
g.'vtrr:ncnt order:
"TAe Ta;-Ksou Is dead: II: tie renE!c will
therefore. commence the Eaiioaa! mourning on ii
4:h Of October, aad con,lcc~ Il treugh The follow
Ing fifty lays 4As u>atl, nrue t'us 'cceS>a1y OF
| VII b. allowed
Thus. it j. certain, that tie Emperor l. dead
| thuASu whether by lil1ihari pol-e7. Is tt
kliuwu- l: is, hraevrr, equally Certain. that
| EaS nut resulted iru.n natural cau-e=. and oc
Dutch f5ivnls 51y tla: lla:ikIsl Is he I'll :: i'ro(
able.
Oc.4-Oa the 81 inst the Flag Q.E:ter va
officially notified Of ttlc death Vi tic E.,crur b
the G,~esaur OF NlgaSaki. We wcre llirnls
with Ill the gravity in the world. that liz lal IL
>itk fur six week. with r1euri>y aud that u, Ia
1iu4llv succumbed on tue l4ll Of September.