The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-29

hae sheet lead all ready putting boxes which
MAZE here in Japan cheaper and equally as good al IN
Considerable difficulty is found getting the Japanese
authorities to allow the "shooks they called, to
BIO landed FREQ Of duty according to an article of the Ame
lean treaty which provides that articles coming into tho
empire not for consumption but to b. exported shall not
pay any duty,
tween tho American Consul and tho new Governor, Taxi
gawa Harima no Kami, recently sent down from Jeddo
the pgtai Governor consented to allow the shooRs 10
land FREQ of duty.
If this establishes tho precedent be observed here
after in regard to this branch of trade will do much
towards improving the Japan tea trade.
The complaint about business here at Kanagawa is
greater than either of the other open ports-Nagas
or Makodad-owns to the fact as Is believed o. beng
ing officials and the everlasting spy system OF Japanese
authority.
change Of officials occurs here every new moon, and
sometimes cvory quarter Yosida-the ''botanca artist
OF the japanese Embassy to the United Sates-iormely
Mayor Of Kanagawa, has been changed, and returned
TO Jeddo the last week, making tho third Mayor ai
pointed and removed since my residence here III Kama
gawa.
Day before yesterday three very high officials
came down from Jeddo TO inspect Kanagawa and
Yokohama and to look after the 'new conces-
SION granted TO foreigners some SIX or eight
months ago Their names are Horc lsoemo-noK ami,
Msoe no soem inc Kam and Endow Tassima no kami
the rst named is tho Vice Minister belonging to the
cond Council of State ranks next the minister pre-
micr who comes next to the Tycoon the other two are
Governors for Foreign Affairs TIE same as the Ambassa
doris who went TO the United States.
by hundreds of retancrs attendants carrying boxes slung
on polls hand spikes, hen coops box bearers fish polls
na mo,rs, kettles Of rice, baskets OF s'.f &c
The day before their arrival tho Mayor AID half dozen
OF officials from the iongn called on tn American Con
sui tole him know that tho Vice Minister was coming
These Ioddo officials sent to the American Consul to find
ont what the expense Of chartering ship of 500 tons
would be for the following voyages to be for
rying an Embassy. This however is con-, cture-
Firs-Japan TO Shlnghae, England Holland, america,
France and Russia; al the treaty Powers except two
Prussia and Portugal The proposition was for tn Sc six
Places starting each time IRON Japan the two last named
ports are not named probably because the rea les have
not yet gone into enact, AMI DO not Till 1863.
They are very anxious to know the cost Of building an
Tor chaterng such ship The same inquiries have been
made OF the English, French Dutch and Portuguese Con-
sns but nothing definite as regards cost has been fur
nishod.
You may be somewhat surprised to learn that the
Japanese government has made application to the repre-
sentaves Of all the treaty Powers, including Mr. Harris
10 deier opening oil the Japanese ports according 10
treaty.
Jeddo they deferred till 1862 and till 1868
Hogo till 1884, Neeegata, which was opened January
1850 is OF no account as commercial port because
there is not saicont water This port to have been
exchanged for another, the coast OF JAPAN il
found unsuitable as harbor From officers Of English
men of war; who have attempted TO get into the harbor
learn that two fathom the deepest part, and that
and one and half rs the average depth.
Captain Schenck of the Saginaw has been stopping at
Shanghae and Hong Kong Since last fall, waiting till
spring. with orders to survey the port of Nee egaa with
view OF our government exchanging for anothor il
found unsuitable. Nothing, however, has been DONE
The last and only ship belonging to the "od United
Statcs that is man war; that has been In the Japan
sea was the Niagara. There lying in this port now
only two merchant ships; English war steam
or (ioneer), Jar dine Co.'S. steamer (Fory Crosse
French man war steamer Oordogue), which have been
here several months undergoing repairs The merchant
vessels the American barks Rover and Onward; tho
latter leaves on the 22l for san Francisco
Two other American ships Vision and Arab)-attcr
lately sailed from this port, the former for Lon;
don the latter FOR the Arctic Iates datest from
New York TO February TO- News Of inauguration is
anXiousiy looked for Any compromise and union of the
seeding States is given up beyond hope. The English
express much sympathy for They say they hopo the
States will all come back-s'in horn"