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

tits Japanese law that when tho life Of person sakcn
by the authorities it shall DO in the way or by
the same means near may be- to the crime commit
tod For instance, setting fire to buildings the person Is
burned to death; murder by cutting of the head spear
The caprn had been nearly three. months in Jail and
had been tortured and starved to that extent TO makc nm
confess (Which he finally dd) that he half dead when
taken out Of prison 10 be executed.
Tho Japanese rooya IN which no was confined Is stu
atcd in the native part of the town Of Yokohama so that
IN gong 10 the place OF execution he did not pass through
tho foreign settlement.
Like everything which the Japanese do undertake to
do here in this country, if only sending letter or simple
message it requires half sworded yackonnes,
besides tho number Of half naked Coolies so that on
ths occasion swarm OF officials were necessarily re-
CURED.
The prisoner was conveyed horseback escorted by
some two hundred yackonncs ard soldiers followed by
large crowd Of foreigners and natives to tic place OF exc
cution, which two miles or the Tokaido
leading round the harbor between Yokohama and Kama
gawa Tho place was small pine grove, upon hill or
mound which Mt some remote period had been ike muGh
Of the country round about the harbor of kaImgawa In
front were ocantal rico, barley wheat pea ana other
| grain fields, ntors?ersed with patches OF toa
plant, flower gardens, lawns, vines, shrubbery &c,
| Of the mos uxuriant description short dis
lance beyond the Governors residence and still rer
on, as far as the eye can reach is seen the shipping
(aranese unks) in the harbor Tho background, too,s
very beautiful On the opposite side Of little dell,
situated Ia another pine similar to that where the
execution took place. stands Bud hist temple where
Japan 90 all hours to worship and where the victim
OF the straw stack" which have described used to 90
worship also On the spot whore he was burned Few OF
the trees were cut down. and the branches OF the stand
considerable distance round
post, six eight inches square and ten or twelve
feet high driven into the ground, against which The
victim placed his back in standing position his
hands tied behind cords round his an4les knees, waist
and throat the cords and top Of his head covered with
mud TO prevent burning.
Stakes driven down and straw ropes put round in
the form OF hoop and also ropes extended from the top
of the post to the hoops; these were covered with mud
The straw did not come within three feet OF the victim
| on no side.
who were present believe that life extinct
before the straw set hrethat he was slringled
by the ropes round his neck. This is mistake
| raj saw him while the fire burning II was
| not dsigured in any way, except b!ackened by the
| ke. He allowed to remain in the position in
which he was burned three days before taken down
taken by lot of government convics, who mpeled
to do such work. and buried in place set apart for such
purposes
| head. AT Sinagawa, the town whore the victim was
| born, is the place where the public executions for
1t is within few rods Of the Tokado, the great thorough
fare Of the empire In coming down from Jeldo rot long
ago we saw the blood on the block where criminal lost
his head the day before by one stroke of two-handed
| cleayer.
There has been another innovation upon japanese
tomhc introduction OF horses and carriages into Japan
| by its own people.
| Muragaki Awadsno Kam the Second Ambassador who
went to the United States, Governor OF Hakola6i
lately bought Of the United states Consul at Eanagawa
pair OF horses double wagon harness and all the fixtures
for using horses. Tho price paid $500
Mexican 1t will DO the nrs horse anu carrc used
| by a Japanese. The carriage was brought from
Shanghae more than year ago by the Consul but used
only few times the streets being too here TO adj
NIT of it, the only conveyance here is horseback and
norimous (chars) carried on mems Shoulders The sale
negotiated by Yosiia, now Mayor OF Kanagawa no
was attached to the Embassy the United States
b ,tanica artist" The railroad what astonshed
him most, coming from Philadelphia TO New York
Yosdas visit to America has improved him very much
He and his staff half dozen yackonines call at the
| Consus Office two or three times week.
Last Monday the new Governor for kanagawa-Takigawa
Hartmann Kam-arrvcd and took possession Of his new
Office The Governor and the before hm,latsi-
daira Iwamin Kami-are both Governors for Foreign
Affairs, who belong to Jeddo, except when on duty.
The three open ports-Xanagawa, Nagasaki and Hako
dadiare governed by Of the six Governors
egn Affairs sent from Jeddo These Governors, like all
officials in Japan are changed occasionally so as to give
Isnciss aud the nsonle simn Raozsn %,, F;rst
Ambassador to the United States formerly Governor
OF Kanagawa He is now and has been since his return
from America, stopping at the palace. The other two
| Observation-Disclosures and Bungo--are Governors of
cesthe former of iakodad and the latter of Nagasaki
Politics, like business there is none neither this
any Of the open ports OF the empire Since the legations
went back to eddo rumos of war and all political excite
| ment have ceased.
The British Minister, French Charge dAIares and
Netherlands Consul General regard their withdraw fn
,b as q" ",sAdid stoke OF policy They "eht psck
State AZ the earnest request of the Grf 10 r
tnrn 10 Ti, car ata1 ~ " Vic i!cooh " re-
Her MaJes,y's Minister says his object in eaving-to
obtain perfect security of life and propertywas
plished in much shorter time and in much more salts
| factory manner than he had fairly hoped for.
He says the Tycoon through the Council of State, for
maly acknowledged his responsibility, and pledged him.
self that the measures which his Exceency demanded
aqud pro quo for his return to Jedio, should BE- imnc
In addition to the security of life ana property the OBJ
staces and distractions to trade which had been laid
fore his Excellency by the British residents of Yokohama
were fully discussed with Sak wooki-on-oss the Ty
coons Envoy sent down from Jeddo in the presence Of
the Governor of Kanagawa and her M4jesty's Consul,
CAPTAIN Nysc and agreed to- which have since been par
italy acted up to, and has had the effect of somewhat
| proving trade at this port.
The withdrawal of the legations from Jei,o has had no
bad effect as predicted by Mr. Townsend Harris would
bat has done little good in the way of taking out SONS
Of the conceit and sefmporance of these vain proub
believe 1of
| Npon) is all the world and more too
The British Minister left here abou month ago in her
Britannia Majesty's steamer Encounter, for Shanghaa
bound for Hong Kong whittier he had been summoned by
the Governor of that province to appear and
charge which had been brought against his Exceency by
one Michael Moss for false imprisonment the
| of which have been forwarded to the HERALD.
II is rumOred that along with Mr. Olyphant the newly
appointed secretary OF legation to Japan new Minister
10 be appointed to take the place Mr. Acock but the
report wants combination 1t is hardly probable that
such change is to be made for only short ago the
Queen graciousy pleased to confer upon Minister
in Japan the ancient and honorable order of Companion
services in the East.
The American whsleship Arab, which into this
port the 18th day Of last month to rc0t for fresh
provisions, sailed the Goth for the Arctic regions
again. in search of the monsters of tho Polar This
is the first whaler that has been into this port since the
treaty with Japan Hakodadi is the great port for
whaers coming down from the Ochotsk. The Arab Is a
Fair Haven ship of $50 tons built at Ipswich and has
been on three years and half cruise, having sailed
from the former port November 8, 1851
Her cargo is valued at $50 900. II consists Of 1000
UaTTeb VI OH anu JUOOO POUNDS OF WhlleO0nc. The
most Of her cargo she sent homo from Honolulu nav.
ing seven cents gallon freight her oil and cent
per pound her bone She caught lis barrels sperm in
coming from the Sandwich Islands to this port The most
however taken in latitude II b. 70 degrees north and
l45 TO $50 degrees west longitude. LEGO barrels
taken in this latitude The division OF the cargo among
the officers and crew in the following propor0n-cap-
tain, 10th; first mate 22d; second mate 35th third
mate, l45h fourth mate 16oth; cooper, doth; car.
penter 180th; seamen 1150th The cruise Is expected
70 occupy another whole year before reaching home
The captain Edward Grnnell died two weeks before the
w ifp yynl IN hN6 I'd ba,,i,
been the whole cruise with him. The deceased body was
preserved In spirits and brought to this port be taken
by the wife TO London in the ship Vision which sails in
few days, she going as passenger The captain
native Of Mystic Conn and thirtyfour years old
Mr.. Benjamin r. Akin first mate, made master BY
the United States Consul ut Kanagawa and placed in
charge Of the ship.
KANAGAwA Japan, May II, 1851
Slate Of Trdde-No Inrroremcnt-fed Market in LondC1,
Six narke,-7ea Curing-kow Dono-Jdpdnee O5ncia,s-
Application for Shp-E@tasy Going AIrood- Visit of
Vice Mnister fran Yeido-ArrioaI at Kanasa,ra-Pa-
rade al the Hon9,r-Jaranese Pors-Openiag Deferred