New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-16
T1T7ER FROM JAPAN.
-, HRRrs,s DEATH NOT CONFIRMED.
~, Own Correspondent.

,,eh interest for your general readers, but part
AZ thu history of the day, transcrbe them from
time TO time. Late Consu-General Acock has
rece,sed by late mails his appointment as Minister
pienirotentiary to the Court of Yeddo. Though
Mr.. Aloock happens not to be very popular with
her Naiestys subjects hereabouts it is an appoint
ment creditable to the Home Government Mr.
Alcock is q sagacious man, of large experience IN
Oriental affairs and believe of unfinching honesty
and integrity. While / cannot fully subscribe 10
his positions on the currency difficulties, ana 'he
disputed location of Kanogawa as port OF en',!,
do not think England could To-Day supply NE
place with better man.
Az the nresent time the Japanese are exchanging
$40 70 sis per diem into itsibus for each applicant
This is but trife toward supplying the wants of
purchasers of cargo. Cargo can be bought Tor
itsibus 10 to 25 per cent cheaper Than IL can DO
nor chit with dollars. 500 exchanged at the GUS
tonbouse produces 81 itsibus 260 of those itsbus
taken into the street will buy again 100 Mexican
dollars Accordingly the native merchant must, If
he ia TO receive dollars for his goods make his price
O suit At the request of the foreign Ministers
and Consus, the japanese Government agreed to
put Government mint mark on all foreign dollars,
expressing their value nj three itsibus each. Ihs
stamping OF dollars is expected now daily, but for
reasons too many 10 give in detail think even this
arrangement viii fail to keep the dollar up to its
standard of value.
Despite all the circumstances and protests of the
foreign representatives, Yokohama will be the port
OF trade vice Kanagawa, omitted. In VAN have
letters been written protests made, threats hunted
Mt; the Japanese have quietly gone on putting up
houses and stores at Yokohama, not by the row or
street, but by the acre; while foreign ministers,
hampered by doubtful powers, have been writing
dispatches they have been building houses. The
foreign merchants have too large investments OF
houses at Yokohama 10 much AZ raise the ques-
ton of leaving Since the mountain will not come
TO MOhammcd, Mohammed must come to the noun
tain. The foreign representatives are yielding as
gracefully possible TO the force OF circumstances;
protesting, paper against the occupation of 1ok-
nhama, and tacitly allowing it. 1t Is ioreSone
conclusions the japanese are masters OF the field,
aud Yokohama carries the day against Kanagawa.
Trade is active. A dozen vessels are in the bay
receiving cargo, which goes mostly TO China, with
I'm occasional venture to England or the States.
There are not less than thirty foreign houses IN the
trade. Japan has lately discovered a new article OF
export. Mai. Fonblanque of the British service Is
in the market purchasing horses for the great Chr
nese campaign OF 1860. His wants are 5000
horses, which he obtains through the japanese
Government at an average price OF S20 10 80.
Several hundred have already been purchased, and,
Judging from their looks Japan is likely to be rid of
some sorry nags But we need not be scrupulous
about the looks of pack-horses and horse flesh for
the cuisine our French cousins declare, Is none the
burden in Japan, and demand for 1000 viii make
10 serious impression on the market. Wheat -four,
which il very cheap is going forward 10 large guam
titles also. BuIocks are abundant and cheap, and
are likely 10 be numerously shipped To China: The
Chinese war viii make great demand for the sur
plus chow-ehow of Japan, and revive the dropping
trade Of the foreign merchants.
native japanese q confidential servant OF Mn
kter Acoeks was murdered at YeddO on the 18th
ult. He was an inmate of Mr. Alcocks house, aud
was run through with short sword from behind,
while playing with some children at the gateway OF
the compound. Dan-for that was the name by
which he was known-was one OF the shiPwrecked
mariners who n few years ago were brought into
San Francisco. He lived in California some time,
acquired the English language, and was at one time
porter to Wells, Fargo IL Co. sExprcss. lie had
made himself obnoxious to the japanese about him
at Yeddo by his oyerbearing disposition; he was
pulled up with the pride OF place. There can be no
doubt that dis death was the revenge taken for some
private affont. Dan had an unfortunate intrigue
with young tea-hOuse damsel, and some OF her
friends under arrest for supposed implication in
his death.
The Governor of Yokohama recently executed
two Japanese who had committed theft upon for
eigners. His Excellency was greatly h0rrihed
b. request from foreign surgeon that he might
have the bodies for dissection. There have been
also executions at Nagasak of natives charged with
lighting the incendiary fires by which so much prop
eIty has been destroyed belonging TO the foreign
traders Sebold was badly burned in one OF these
GEs. As you already know, the lustrlous Dr.
kon S:ebold is again resident of Japan. lie comes
cut TO gather material for the completion OF his
treat work on Japan. Doubtless, too, his knowi-
tdpe of japanese affairs enables him TO be Of essen
xsi service to his country although he Is not exer
Iflsing any public functions. Report further adds
a that he has his private commercial interests 10
iook after. His present free position must contrast
strongly with his cramped Imprisonment In DeSlina
10 the times gone by.
While the Governors have been executing public
offenders. the japanese in my neighborhOOd have
done little execution on their private account after
the good old fashion of harakiri Within pistolshot
Is the daban of Oki-nO-kami. This daiban is an i'll
closure OF his estates occupied by bis rctaners and
servants. There are numerous houses within the
Enclosure and an arsenal, moreover, of weapons of
warfare. often hear as pass the outcres ofprac-
ticers of the sword exercise. 1t seems that during
fhis sword practice on one day of late, three men,
who had been drinking sak freely, got drunk, and
from drunkenness went on to high and quarrelsome
words But instead of proceeding from high words
to blows as most men of most countries would have
done they then and there dsenboweed themselves.
Taking in fact very much the same revenge the
poor Frencbman did who enraged at a bank that
would not redeem its bills in specie tore the dls-
bonored bills into a thousand tatters.
The Russian Consul General, whose residence has
hitherto been at Hakodadi, arrived few days SINCE
In Yokuhama Bay in Russian gunboat He, and
his family, in which are several ladies', have taken
up their residence at Yeddo. A feet of seventeen
Russian armed ships is expected here shortly. Inns
demonstration means somethng-what, it Is diff
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