New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-13
JAPAN.
y1r Our pvp Correspondent

'''' '"' "" KANAGAwA, Nov. Z, 1862
NJ, ,..t 7 left New-York, aud, after
s.onr,, in lava, Hong Kong, and Shanghai,
-. cra,,ns If November l, we dropped anchor
v-a...ma Raw. There were thirteen vessels of
N ss..r;n.;ops in this newly.cpened port. The
rn-hstan has recently arrived from Shangbee,
,..i,her she had been with Minister Ward, The
British steamer Highayer is here The rest Of the
vessels in port, comprising schssners, brgs, banks,
and ships, are waiting freights, mostly under char
Ter. A bark and schooner leave this week fer San
Francisco, with full loads of Japanese predictions,
among which ia great variety ef lacque.ed ana
fancy articles. Tie Powhatan leaves tomorrow
for Yeddc, when, after day or two's stsy OF tnat
place she goes direct to Hong Kong, to make
preparations for the accommodations of tle japan
ese Embassy to the Ulited States and their suNe
of some eighty persons, among whom Is the Uo'er-
nor Of this Province.
The new town of Yokohama is increasing rap
hly, notwithstanding the opposition OF minister
Harris and the foreign censuls 10 rs recognition
and oceupation by the foreign merchants. Inc
new snaci.pIs custOm-h house is there; new Wharyes
have been but of stone 10 facilitate ghterage; the
Jananese merchants are all there, and none at
Kanaeawa New houses and shops are gong up
daily with the rapidity of new town IN the west
The foreign trade of necessity concentrates there,
and viii remain SO long as the Japanese leave the
eastons there and favor it. Shipping can anchor
mnch nearer the Yokohama than the Kanagawa
shore. For residence Kanagawa offers the NEST
desirable and healthy location; for purposes OF
trade Yokohama has the preference. The supply Oh
itxibOus in exchange for dollars Is still inadequate
to the demand. The Government at first gave out
a fixed number of dollars to each applicant; then
il changed to pro rata dlstrloutiOn' vi COURSE
the applcants entered their names for large sums
Soon ali did this till it took days cipherng OF the
whole establishment to settle the percentage OF ex
change. When | arrived here, this farce had
reached its hight In the morning the foreigners
handed in their names, not for modest Millions Dut
quintillions and sextilhons were low figures. One
man procured roll of paper not less than nifty ieet
long, and set down string OF hgures from one end
TO The other as the sum of his demands. SO long
as applicants confined themselves TO millions, the
Japanese made the prO-rata distribution, giving out
the last day ten dollars on each million But this
ipnuperabe row of figures did the business. Fol
two DAYS they refused to give single itzibou; to-
day they have recommended pro rata distribution
nowinC no one person TO call for more than five
thousand dollars and SO gave out ten dollars IN q
thousand. The whole business of the custom house
is conducted if in the hands of many chill
dren. The simplest transaction requires hours OF
patience, and the dabbling of no end of two
swOrded gentry.
Three days since, while standing at the Custom
House door, saw Chinese comprador in the for
eipn employ violently push and even strike Japan
ese merchant with whom he had business at the
Custom House. The violence was borne without
so much as a look of anger. The next night as the
Chinaman came out of his house, lantern was
held close to his face if to be sure OF recognition,
and Immediately he was cut down with swords.
Though terribly maDged he is still alive, and there
is chance of his recovery. He was under British
protection, and the affair is being investigated by
Consul General AlcOck and the resident Consul at
Kanagawa. This affair, and the murder of the
Russians sufficiently show the yengeful character OF
the japanese, for no one here believes other than
that the Russian officer gave provocation for the as
saut which ended his life
The weather is autumnal. Thermometer has
been az low as 37o Fahrenheit within fortnight.
Fusi Yama is crested with snow. II.