New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-28
fOrA and citadels within their own dOmnions, and

for'A and citadels within their own dominions, and
Providing material OF war.
After months of delay, rendered vexatious by off,
cial Encouragement, building lots are once more
attainable by settlers. A tract of ten additional
acres is thrown open to foreign settlement. Many
new houses and gOdOwns Will at once be erected,
despite the present rather depressed state OF trade
The crops of this country for the past season were
good with the exception OF raPeseed. No one who
has been long a resident Of this country but Is san
gnne of an ultimate profitable trade both from the
capabilities of the country and the industry OF the
people. The present lucrative trade with emma
had no such auspcious commencement. In three
months past large and valuable cargOes of imports
have been sold principally camcts, plain and printed
muslns. and wooden goods. This trade, however,
was facilitated by the fact that the Japanese had
large amounts of Mexican dollars, which they could
use to the best advantage in this way so long as the
dollar was at large discount compared with native
coin. =,
A paragraph has been extensively copied into the
home papers, credited to some Kanagawa cor
respondent, of the swallowing up of town aud ten
thousand people by an earthquake. The whole
story was pure fiction, OF piece with 0tner
canards of reyolts in the empire, and bloody tights
invented TO give xest to otherwise sensationess let
tiers.
just as am closing this letter we learn from
Yedo that late Governor of Yokohama, well known
here has committed hara-kiri, in consequence of
disagreement with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
KANAGAwA, Dec. 80, 1860.
The bark Daniel Webster, by which I mailed
my date of yesterday, was to have gone to sea
early this morning. but being detained BY head
winds, gives me an opportunity of adding post
script.
The street was full Of flying runors yesterday
respecting the French and as, doubtless, yon
may receive some very exaggerated accounts by
this mail, give them to you for what they are
worth One rumor was that the French had
landed 2CO and another 500 troops at Yedo,
and were making hostile demonstration. An.
other, that they were about to lombard the city;
certainly a very idle rumor, considering that they
are compelled 10 anchor five miles distant Yet
another, that one Of the French steamers had been
dispatched in haste TO intercept the French feet,
| returning from the Gulf of Pechele 10 Shanghae,
| and direct them toward YedO gulf Then
we hear that the English and American
ministers have protested TO the French minister
against any interruption of the good relations be-
tween Japan and the Treaty Powers. The bulk OF
| this is mere rumor, but has q yraisembance from
| the known firm attitude Of bis Excellency N. Bel
cour, the French Minister, who is not dispatch.
writing diplomat, and is very little tied down by red
| tape He acts ON the common-sense ground, that
| there are certain plain things Of right and wrong
which the Japanese understand as well as the rest OIL
| the world and must conform TO- ignoring thar every
| diplomacy which says, everything IS new TO the
japanese, great allowance must be made them,
land if they steal some, kill l.lc, and lie good
IDEAL il is because they cannot do everything rleh'
the first year" Ii the japanese are one-half the
! rolished intelligent civilized people some would
have us believe, they can understand principles Of
action, il they are duh awkward as TO fOrmallies.
By such rule Com. Perry treated them, and found
they could readily up to it, it they would, nor
does the world at large yet fully know how almost
wholly 10 him and his manly, answering course the
Treaty Powers are indebted for their position
in this Empire. The demand for money reparation
alluded TO IN my date of the Goth as made by the
. French, has been met, while other Powers, with
more righteous claims for drawing il too mildly,
have been persistently snubbed The French have
q grayer question hand-the matter Of the attack
on an attach6 of the French Legation, of which
wrote you at the time. IL is undoubtedly owing TO
the difficulties attending this that We have such a
variety Of rumOrs, for We know that NJ. Belcour de-
mands ample satisfaction at once, while the English
| have had none for Mr.. Alcock's murdered serynnt.
/ and COnsul-General De Witt can get pay for bis
dead Dutchman, though he asks very humble COM
! pensatOn. a French steamer left the Bay early
| day before yesterday and as Admiral CharDer has
not communicated her intentions TO the kanagawo
| community, We may as well conclude We do not
/ know them. There has been something in the ne
gotations 10 give alarm 10 the japanese, for from
! reliable japanese sources we learn that there is
! great excitement nj Ycdo, and night before last a
strong garrison was placed in the new fort erected
| last Summer at Kanagawa. Ii anything further
! transpires before the Webster sails, vii cOmmuni-
| cate It,
An American vessel the Coquimbo, from Hong
| Kong 10 San Francisco, with 80 Chinese On board
put in here in distress last evening, making three
! ard hall feet water per hour. She LEFT Hong Kong
! sixty-fye days ago. and experienced very heavy
! weather, and has worked her pumps for forty days
! 10 keep afoat. survey has been ordered, aud she
! will doubtless be condemned She reports another
coole- laden vessel for the same destination which
sailed few days earlier, as having put into Maya
! sabi in distress.
The official alluded TO as having committed hara-
Kin at YcdO was Horce Gree Orbano-no- kAmi,
sometime since an Associate Governor of Yokohama
with Simme, the EinbassadOr to America. There
was dispute with Of the Goroj0 or Chief COun-
ell OF State touching matter connected with foreign
intercourse, and Horec Gree was rebuked lie
fed to the only consolation wounded japanese honor
knows. His friend Sinme took up his cause, with
the alternative before lin Of like "happy dis
patch" if he failed TO convince the Chief Councillor;
bat, fortunately for SHINES pertOnal walls the
point was conceded to him and Horee Oree's ghost
| appeased, though why the Councillor does not now
commit hara-kiri, according to etiquette, cannot
see. II.
FATAL DUEL--A GRAsBsoN OF SENATOR Carr
TESDEN KILLED.-On the 9Th inst, duel war fought
rear Duncarsyille, on the Florida aud Georgia lice,
between Edw in Hart, eCitor Of TIE Foriia Ssgt1e
and Criuend,n Coleman, grandson OF Senator Cnten-
Ill 4 l. L.. l.