The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-08

does not refer 70 one angp principle baa 70 al just snd
interests stake: France, on the coauaSy, has al
ways been and remains the chvarous soldier OF cvixa
ton. That ID what the phrase signifies
There Is a new priua donna 4 the Grand Opera who
promises 70 prove nUtli aecsEdc. Since tho days d
Pasta and Aabran there has been such representative
At Romeo in that opera Her voice noble contrato,
The upper notes fall and powerful soprano, with singu-
lssly oesutful command Of moduiAton 10 these high
the finest mould Of womanly beausy-exacty such ~
aFtirts love 10 paint her future performances keep
pace with her present dtsa Nile vestva win prove
NEWS FROM JAPAN.
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Our Nagasaka Naval Correspondence.
UxnzD STATES SrxAn FnsAn MrsusHPr,l
NAGAaAU, June ~, 1852 !
1un Of TIE kisssslpi from Woqsune Serious Accident On
Board he PosAatan-A -AHemFksd Suicide Of a Nariwe
Srpeans-At Anchor in NdSasaks and Official Visits-
CAsnsse Basished-7saoic End Of Japanes Bsle-An
HsogisAman Carries or and Englishmen Rszurn Her to
DeaA-DuseA Toa0,es-Positsom Of tie Foreign Cbnsuls
TAe United Ssass Flag AJHoat IN ne Cay-Amrioaa
Trade and Rs~ Naval A6dirs-Policy Of ae Cbr-
sui Genval-SAip Ness, AG 9~NrN
shall commence this letter by communicating 10 you
such information have been able to collect since my
last
We left woosung the 18th Of June The afternoon pro-
vcus to our leaving very serious accident hanead ON
soasd 49, H.Assss fvwnzran while that ship
swering salute which had been fred IN respect Com
modore Tatnal One of their guns ahowtzer hung fire,
and while william wilson, quarter gunner, was engaged
in reloadng the gum exploded, blowing the said Wilson
ovcrboard he q picked up and taken board
Of the ship, when his fAce was found 70 be shocking
y burnt, the eyes totally gone, and his right arm
broken in . shocking in six diferens piaccs
besides the flesh the shoulder was horribly torn
4 ~ xS.n
the only Of saving his life was 70 amputate th
arm at the shoulder joint Ether administered TO
him. and Assistant Surgeon Wales Of this ship, sue
ceasfuliy amputated the limb in the ahcrt space o.
nine minutes and half Another quarter gunner, VII
~ a1DAged Stopping the vent q TIE time, had thu
thunb-o hh righs hand bs4H x4usGese0.
The Same day letter was read the quarter deck
this ship from The Nessr Heards agents for the under
writer's of the lfated ship Vancouver IN which they
stated that they had placed in the hands Of Purser
Nale, Of this ship, the Of hundred and y dol
lars which they requested to have equally divided among
that portion Of who went down and endeavored
TO property from the wreck The letter also spoke
in high Of the praiseworhy conduct of those men,
surrounded they by pirates, &c. also Of Captain
Nicholson, who readily sent assistance to the ship and
for taking board of his ship the sick saved
from the wreck The money has been divided as the
letter requested, and complimentary letter Of thanks
has been returned those noble hearted American mer
chants.
On the 18th, Ferdinand Block (by birth a Pole),
Sergeant Of Marnes attempted commit suicide by
ting his throat with He inflicted two pretty &C.
wounds the left side of the neck cutting off the
small ugular vein. He discovered before he finished
the job, and the wound sewed by Dr. Wales Block
has been considered for the three months and
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ne service he was engaged in the city Of Boston ensng
for Queen vctora's army in the Crmea; this has
leaked out lately and H supposed that has been prey
ing upon his mind until he has become perfectly insane
We made the passage. from Woosung to Nagasak in
two days and half distance four hundred and twenty
Our anchor was hardly down before his Excelency the
Of the Soar =, Ss BY
and his ship welcome back into the harbor
Of Nagasaki; he also requested our captain
board servants Minister Harris Consul Dow and Mr.
Heard whocame up with us there had been serious
that large number of Chinese unks had been up here
trade there being several in the port and that they had
osen ne cause @ o. sdeas a. aea o. ana nad
the Governor had issued his proclamation requiring all Of
the tailed Ceesas to leave the town and forbddng
any more from landing The Chinese Commodore spoken
Of in former letter having been TO Nagasak request
ing to negotiate for treaty with this country forced
formed that he left declaring his intention procuring
sufficient force to compel the Japanese 70 treat Query
Where will be get them9
The Chinese navy consists OF two vessels mounting in
all ten guns The general opinion is that the long tailed
Commodore had better not venture too often the Japan
70 send hundred and twenty four pound shot into
his little steamer, which win certainly be done if he at
tempts again to commit any moro unlawful acts any
Of the subjects within the limits Of Nagasaki.
Since our last visit TO this port singular love affair has
taken place in Nagasak which may q II has not already
these The captain Of English ship became acquainted
With beautiful Japanese GIRL Of only fifteen summers
He by some means or other got her beard Of his
and he took Hong mistress
rvg at that port he took her shore but when the
vessel was ordered TO return TO Nagasak the consgnees
Of the vessel Dent Co.. ordered the young fair TO
return in her. as they were not going to lay themselves
subjects pm this country; 80 she returned IN the vessel
and he at once cent her up to Jcddo in the Japanese war
steamer for trial for leaving this country against the
laws. The punishment 10 death transportation to
penal island; so this British captain, TO crafty
his lustul passions, has probably been the of
young and fair creature losing her life or liberty am
to public scorn and Dent Co. do not receive much
praise for sending her back after she had got her
foot upon English SOIL thought that they have been
guilty Of kidnapping by doing She considered the
handsomest girl in the Of Nagasaki, and her ad-
mers could be counted by hundreds since the port has
been open 70 foreigners; but by yielding TO that English
villains soft words her s Immediately broaght
an end.
OF late ther ehave been several msunderstandngs be-
tween the proper government officers and the Dutch resi-
dents. good deal Of hard feeling s exists between
them; the Of IL seems to be this The Dutch
are very much alarmed and jealous Of the
sudden influx Of shipping from the great Powers
and the immense trade which must in the course Of
year or spring up In Nagasaki, and on the other
mandant for his advice &c. but IKE free men they now
choose TO do all their trading and negotiations with
foreigners visiting the port on their responsibility
While those two are quarrellng, the Russians in their
settlement making extensive ARRANGEMENTS 70 carry
on large trade in the acqueur and machinery busi
ness their new and extensive factory completed and in
full operation, and Alexander seems 70 be desermned to