The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-24
INTERESTING FROM JAPAN.

Arrival OF the Schooner Caroline T.. Foots
and Bark Onward at San Francisco,
from Japan-Interesting Commercial
NeWs-The Tea and Raw SILK Trade or
Japan-shipment OF Supplies From
Japan For the Allied Troops i'm China
DfspOsition OF tho Japs" 60 Trade
with Foreigners-The Currency Qucs-
ti0n-A Town Destroyed by an Earth
quake-Kanagawa VS.. Yokahama-A
Land Question Under the Treaty-rhe
American Minister and American Con.
sul at Loggerheads-The Latter Enters
. Protest-Commercial News, &C., sc.
From our California exchanges brought by the steam
ship Ariel we are enabled lay before the readers the
HERALD important late commercial news from Japin,
brought San Francisco by the schooner Caroline E.
Foote and the clipper bark Onward, both OF them from
KAnagaws, Japan, with from that port Of the 18th
and 26th OF June respectively We take the following in
teresting news Francisco BuIein written
by it, intelligent correspondent at Kanagawa:-
The bark Rover arrived at Kanasawa from San Fran.
cisco 18th june taking hence news OF the reception
accorded the Japanese Embassy while In San frAncisce
Is also took dispatches from the Ambassadors 70 the Ty
coon. Digept inquiry was made among the people OF
Kanagswa, and II WAS believed tnat they nad little rea-
BILE Information az 10 the California experience OF the
Anbsssadors Whatever the dispatches sent the ~
may pccn, the people had received no
knowledge OF their contents although various absurd ru
mors we're aaoat OF information had excited
siderable wopderment among the Kanagawans Iaey had
heard from some quarter that the Ambassadors were
CHARGED 81 so each every time they took bath al the
San FRANCISCO bathing houses. Considering that the
japanese prize such privileges highly and that cent
the standard price for bath 10 japan, 1t not strange
that the astonkbed at the reported san
Francisco price for this luxury.
me Onward brought assorted cargo 10 Sin Francis
CO. nbracing many articles before brought from
yacAn 10 that market. Among them are moasses, OH
cake dried pea Ines arrow ROOT rapeseed o, and the
usual variety Of notions There "a also a considerable
amount OF Japanese said be the choicest article
the iiEe brought in such quantity TO tue
United States.
The tea and raw silk trade OF Japan nov promises
assume importance IN the commerce of the World Sc
oood only that OF China The quantity OF these pro
duotions available for export astonishing within tne
month before the Onward sailed four shs had departed
for England with full OF teas, oils silks,
&c The prices OF all exportl0le articles were siellny
advancing Teas had goae up 10 the average OF Cana
prices In consequence OF the China rebell0ns tea
were coming from the Interior TO shanghae ant Vac ia
trade Of that port rs temParariy az least Transferred "
kansgawa
shipment supplies the British and French troop
In their various Chinese military stations. Bat for TO-
japanese large portion Of tns trade would have ooeu
controlled by California, but cheap labor and good so
has enabled the japanese underse other
try they send allies - so poi barrel,
and potatoes at half cent per pound The lonr, ho~
ever n not very good being unDoted Just as manuac
tured by the natives Va their hand is OF notars The
Japanese have also shipped from 1900 70 1000 horses -
the allies giving for many weeks employment 70 all TIE
svailable vessels the waters u Ibat quarter. The
horses furnished Kanaga~a at of 80
like the native California horse. Tue japanese govern
ment only permitted male animals 20 he exported
ooncerbing toe disposition 70 iraie with the outsa-
world stated that the merchants, trading peOn'e
officials and higher classes generally more snd more
in favor Of encouraging feregD intercourse They are d
growing SOCIAL, obhgipg aud accessible but the
of the people more prcudced than ever They
complaining bitterly that foreign trade has causei
price OF manv articles o. food ~ advance greatly .
the distress OF thc poorer classes, VINO thereby
strlcted their diet 70 the most common articles kce
u allowed to be exported aa3 Consequently there has
been no advance In that article. Wheat saother arr,
Gle not allowed NJ the country. but after
being INTO aoartbs rssir cton IS removed
The country however very productive. three crops uf
wheat anu vegetables growing the ,me land each
year, tia, u is probable after htte. Increased pro
eisners for making food high Besides, TIE demand fJr
supplying the allied troops must soon fli on
Another troublesome currency question ha1 com
ncnced Mexican half dollars were refused ia the pur
chase OF goods. although the dollar pieces were AZ Eoo
All the half dollars taken over by the Onward
About two weeks before the Onward sahed town OF
eight thousand people, some t~o hundred miles
distant from Kanagaga, entirely swaoscd up bv AZ
car.hquake This information reached kansgs~atnrodsu
the missionaries OF which there are quite number abd
was considered reliable. Several earthquaSe shock
TIE Fosxas xINIsrf1ts ENFORCING TIA IRSsrf srftLi
The treaty With Japan calls Tor port being opened al
khnsgsws with ali the privileges Connected 70 Ntgt-asi
Hakodad, kc The merchants who ars reached the port
from some other settled the opg site shore
Of Yokahamathe japanese authorities furnishing them
with land and buildings at the latter place Those ~hD
touoNtu iouuu fokAnama more imneilateLy aFaiitni-
and the authorities Offering every indgcenent IN ysra
grants OF land, buildinvs Sc II soon became the bus
nese locality OF ksnagswa. The ministers. viesng th.s
settlement through diplomatic spectacies determn
ed not 20 acknowledge yokshams precinct OF IA
nseswa, and pretty little sprung up between
plcnpocntiares on the one side, the merchants
the other.
Az the time this question as 10 the boundaries
or precnc Of kauscawa, OF the trading ports nam
ed IN the treaty there but few Americans at Yoka
hama and the matter taken hand By Mr. Ac,cx
the british Minister who insisted on the removal 81 Tho
British merchants from lokahama 70 Kansga~a, on the
Opposite side OF river. Tue merchants held a meet
,na and uassed resolutions not TO change the locality
and signed protest TO the British Minister that ett
The matter created some considerable excitement.
Our Minister, Mr.. Harris following N tue t1otstcps o.
Mr. Airocs determined 70 try his hand al enforcing the
Ksnarawa settlement and make an chort ~ etst " &C
uompiish that in what ar. Aco.k 50 sigualy fsied
neceng was called az The american Consels residenca
n the Auericans settled V0kahlma AT this m"ctinR
NJ Harris stated that the treaty male incimoeul o.