The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-25
Very Late from Yokohama and Kauagawa,
By Pony Express, via San Franckeo.
ANTICIPATED WAR WITH THE JAPANESE,
THE PRUSSIaN TREATY NOT YET SIGNED.
The Trouble with the French. Eng
lish, Prussians and Americans.
&e., AG., Aes
Our Yokahama Correspondence.

YoEAiIAMA, Japan, Dec. 20, 1850
7he Tros.bk Betpeen The Americans, Europeans and
Asia.ics-7he Causes There0-f ns Prxssiaa 7rea,y6s
Settled at Au Hoc VA Hcue 20 be accomplished, &c.
Matters here in very bad state Lean assure you
q war fight being certain between the Americ ms,
English French, and, in fact all the European residents
the one side, and the japanese the other. The
cutting down Of the French Consul Generals buter By
the Japanese in the they did has excited the
most deadly hatred-they are sworn TO have revenge
The French Consul has removed from Jeddo down TO
Kanagawa, being afraid to reside there auy longer The
Americans determined upon having light. Every
one here carries his sword and revolver whenever he
goes after dark There Is doubt but the French
English going TO compel Japan to give Prussia
treaty which certainly would not be granted without
compulsion.
But what is still worse is the quarrel going between
the English residents and Mr. Acock, the British Minis
ter and Captain Vyse the Consul Neither of these gen
emen dare 60 into the street alone after dark although
they both carry pistols They appear to be universally
disliked, although both of high standing at home
Our Kanagawa Correspondence.
KANAGAwA, Japan, Dec. 20, 1850.
1Ae Shooting Case-Prep lraons for Bloirg up the Gocer
sors Pdlace-Senence of Aoss-Fssling am mg The Eag-
ksh-Disliee Of their Minister and Consul--Miniser
7hreatened-Crimiaa Prosecutio-Moss Case be Sen.
to the Queen-Japanese Custom Housc-Complain. Of the
Aerchants-Hagd Times--Businsss DatL-Builiing in
Yokahama-American Gold Worth Nothing-Arriodl Of
Part Of the Allied Fles'--Eleuen Menof War in Por-
More to Arrice-Prussian Treaty Sgaed-Asistcnce
from The American Miniaer-French and japanese Diff
euuy-Japanese Embassy to England 10 be Taken in
american Aang War, de-, dc dc.
The English and Japanese shooting MOSS and the
yackonine-in which the latter mortally wounded,
closed the Consular Court the Goth inst The
tence Of Mess wasaThree months imprisonment in her
Majestys jail in Hong Kong to pay 81 900 to the wound
ed man. and costs Of court and deportation from Japan
Costs Of court 500
AS the &C count of this affair been fully reported
and sent to the HERALD via overland mail two
three weeks ago. but being anticipated by this which
goes to San Francisco in the bark Daniel Webster, and
from thence by pony express home, will simply men
tion in this what Moss offence
On the 10Th of the Tenth Japanese month (27ta of
November), a named Moss, Englshman, accom-
panied by Japanese coole, went out cunning back of
Kanagawa, shooting lid geese Moss killed goose, and
his way home, the cooie, having it on his shoulder,
passed through Kanagawa They by the Mayor
who sent some police officers to Moss name in
der he might report him to his Consul for breaking
the game law and have him punished.
Moss refused to gig the officers his have any
thing TO say 10 them. The officials went directly back
ana told their master who accompanied by the yaeto,
went 10 to Moss and demanded his name refused
10 give it, whereupou they undertook to arrest Moss and
in doing 30 the ydckonine shot, the charge passing
through his side and through his arm near the shoulder
Moss seized by a party of some dozen or fifteen
Japanese officers and carried of and KEEP. twenty -four
hours in prison Whilst there he got word to his Consul
Captain yyse but who unable to find him after having
heard he was in prison. =
Captain yyse is II. b. MS Acting Consul of Kanagawa,
who after repeated efforts to find Moss but failing in do
xba No, ~ Ind
where Moss could be found, but distinctly told by
his Honor that he knew nothing Of him At the time
he was confined hundred yards from where they
were standing and the Mayors interpreter had just
turned from seeing hm.
This about two in the morning. At ten Captain
vyse accompanied by the Commodore of the Prussan
ficet then lying harbor; Baron Bennett, the Commo
dore brother In law and Mr. Bush, merchant Of this
place. called the Governor, and told his Exceency
unleas Moss given up by two O'Clock next morning.
that hs would "biow up the palace"
There being the time English men ofwar in port
or any means Of forcing obeyance Of the order, Com
mod0re sunderwe Of the Prussan eet kindly pa;ed at
the disposition Of Captain vyse hundred rncs six
boats and many howtzers, with orders to "take
Moss wherever he was ID be found" These were the
Commodore's orders Four boats, forty marines ap'
Two euenants and two howitzers landed that night at
ten O'Clock near the Custom House, the Kanagaya
side.
Everything arranged on board the Arcona, the
Commodores ship, between the men and the marines
on shore about signal lights in Moss found by
certain hour or whether the remaining force (sixty
marines) should come ashore blow up the palace and
assist in finding Moes
Like the case Pekn, the Japanese came forward in
time TO save the quarters which they did a.
half past twelve and told where Moss TO oe found
hpt not tin all tho arrangements had been made for
pa,ling the Japanese TO give him up.
Koss was ind ced and tried in the Consular Court here
in HAnagawa. Captain Howard vyse, British Consu
A. j. Macpherson j. b. Ross and Clark, three respecta
bic Rngsh merchants of Kanagawa the latter belonging
70 the house Of Dent Co., composed the court.
The trial lasted several days. and excited great deal
Of bitterness and angry feeling among all classes of Euro
peans especially the English.
There waxe thirteen Japanese witnesses who testified
on the part or the prosecution and nearly as many Euro
peans for ths defence
Moss Was deGended by Cooper Turner, Esq, Crown So
,tor and Queen Proctor Of Hong Kong, who undertook
the defence at the urgent solicitation Of many English re-
sidezs here because they wanted fair phy-to see the
rgbte q EnglshmSr fairly and legally tested according
10 the treaty.
Moss summed up hls own case, If summing up could
be called and he is considered to have paid dearly for his
folly In doing 10.
II was not only foolish but in the highest degree dis
courteous Mcss take the case out OF ns eounseis
hands in the way he did.
Fhc summing up consisted ss0stly in pitching into the
Rritish Minister and thu Consul, conradicting
the witnesses who had Lcslned against hin
calling on the Court u dScredit all they
had sworn TO- end to believe Of dsfnBants story The
Indictment charged Moss with commtnog three efsnns
acts upon all Of which he found goity.
The testimony closed several dys before the case wa
summed up and tho opinion Of the Court publ iy known
.. except the sentence, which announced the 2cb
forwarded by steamer TO shapghac for the Nsw YoR
upup. The steamer left here on the 17tir
There being no unanmity between the Consul and N
Assessors as verdict the casc was referred 20 HI
u,r.,encv Mr. Acock, her Maiestys Minister al Jedo
Tho c.se having been carefully reviewed. was rcturne,
nsapnr the Consus sentence and add'ng three onths
r,,a o,n,on nj the Aegpssors benp NJ