The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-27
Jannn aud the Foreigners.

We took OCCASION n week or two ago, TO ex-
press the belief that the relations between
this country and Japan were not altogether so
promising as they appeared to be on the SUR
face and that the japanese, people re-
narkahle fer shrewaness, attention to their
own interests, and the initiative faculty, had
sent their embassy here mora 10 obtain infor-
nation, which might enable them TO resist the
intercourse Of foreigners. than for any other
purpose. II seems they design to send an en-
bassy 10 England, next summer, and have a,r-
piled 10 Mr.. HARMS to know If American Of
flcers can be obtained to navigate Il steamer
there and back. Probably, they are DESTROYS
to learn MI they can about the Arms trong gun
of which they have already specimen, made
at home, from IA description found in some
newspaper. When they shall have completed
their armament 10 their own satisfaction, it
would not be matter Of surprise if they at
once shut their ports, and expelled all for
eieners. They seem 10 know no difference be-
tween the subjects OF digerent nations, or AZ
least not to recognize any.
An occurrence which lately took place a t
kangawa seems TO have produced almost Il
civil war among the English residents there.
A Mr. Moss, whose father is Jewish mer-
chant OF great wealth and responsibility, and
a friend OF the RorHsGHILDs, went with an
attendant through the town to shoot wild
geese, at u spot the other side oft AS he was
returning, his attendant carrying goose
which he had killed, he was oyerhauled by
the japanese authorities on charge of viola
ting the game laws. He paid no attention 10
summons made by the officer, but that
functonary soon summoned posse, and at
tempted TO arrest him. In the scuille, the
gun went oT-accidentally, as he says-and
either killed, or wounded very severely, one
of the Japanese He WIS fnaily arrested,
and thrown into prison by the japanese au-
tnorities. The English Consul, Mr.. FYRB, de
manded him, that he might be tried i'll the Con-
sular Court. The Governor professed not TO
know anything about The matter. The Consul
told him that ii Moss was not forthcoming By
n certain hour, be would blow up tho palace.
As there was no English vessel in port, the
Consul obtained the assistance OF Prussan
frgate. The preparations for dsaslya meas
ures had the desired eirec Moss was given
up, and stood iis trial before three assessors.
He defended by a lawyer from Hong
Kong. but very foolishly undertook to sum
up his own case. and, III doing so, attacked
the British Consul, and Ny. ALCoCK the Brit
sh Minister at Jeddo After trial of three
days he was declared guilty, by the Consul
but the assessors disagreeing the case re
ferrcG TO Mr.. ALCOCK, who col frmed the YER
diet and sentence, which was three months
Imprisonment. As it was perfectly plain that
the gun had gone OFF accidentally the
man did not know there was any law against
shooting wild fowl--anu WAS ignorant of the
official character OF the persons sent 10 arrest
/ him-ls, moreover, he asscyPvated most We
hementlY that the Japanese witnesses, thir-
teen in number, had perjured themselves,
the English took part with him 10 It man.
Curses both loud and deep were showered
upon the Consul and the Minister. An ORDER
issued by the former, forhidding them 10 wear
arms in the -timc, was coutrmptuousiy
aud oStentatously disregaded, and they all
went TO the trial with their revolvers buckied
around them. In the meantime the state OF
feeling between them and the natives WIS
daily growing worse. Moss paid the fine
81 ,000) under protest, intending to appeal TO
the Queens Bench. He was escorted by ma
rines on board a steamer, to be carried to Hong
Kong I WAS said he intended to prosecute
the Minister before the Court Of Hong Kong,
for adding TO the penalty inflicted by the Con-
su!ar Court. The case VIII be brought before
Parliament.
Other causes of quarrel are springing up
every day between the Japanese and the for
rignnrs. The French, for instance, demand
$4,000 for the murder Of one of their country
men, and are determined to have it. In the
meantime the japanese are making anxious
iuG uries about the cost of building 4 man of
war steamer Of 9 600 tons