New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-26

From, Our Special Correspondent.
KAEAoAwA Sort. !, 1862.
Tie late attack upon the English Legation a, Yedo
is already among The forgotten ihings Of tho Ias',
and the daily cursn, 6cur lives again flows silently
If not securely along. Tint the assault Was any.
hing more than the Desperate achievement OF mad
enthusias. hardly one believes except the English
CHARGE d. Affairs. lie maintains that the attack was
upon himself, az the representative Of her British
Maiesty's Government an opinion In which he
stands alone. True, nothing short Of such a belle:
on BIS par, would usfy bis abaudorYeqt Of bis post,
and il !. TO be questioned whether diploma tnore
than soldier should retreat from position OF per-
sonal danger. That i, question between Col. Neae
and her Maiesiyls Government; for our part, as
Americans we are graiihed that Minister Pruyn re-
meined at bis post the spot whers he could best
servo bis couutrys interesis Whatever might he the
insecurity in 80 doing The varying opinion Of these
two fupctOnaries as 10 the magnitude Of that inse-
curty were very happily illustrated by TIE fact thai
willie the British Envoy WIS leaving fedo IA stGte
with armed guards, marines, and the convoy oil
two men-of.war, the American Minister was
quietly riding up 10 Yedo with an escort OF
Two Young ladies, who, undaunted " the
gall Ant Coils departure, hesiiated noi whhe nc
war fleeing from insuit and danger 10 nee
mn 10 the Crpitai for n forinights pleasure excur-
non 10 the Japanese how iarcical must sll this
,Snv, e Jeavipg Yedo seem Tie former British
Mipjster tried it. and was only too glad 10 yet back
on tie cheap terms OF a salute from the feuo DAY
,erie. 40 fred that the salute was futher insnlt
rather than an honor; ard now Col. Neaie, hAe an
indignant schOolboy puts his books IN hs talchei,
aud leaves IN a huff only to come back cres,-iaiisn
Tie nett day. Lucky colonel lncky nchoolOoy' ~
the indignant Gupcriors ut home "a f0c0 P"fsn' 40
NOT eeud hin back th tears and stripes. Iut the
Al o assasinaion follows the unfortunate Charge
10 his peacelul retreat in Yokohama, and bras
n dagger before lie eyes bloodlef tLan ever con-
sciene e-smtten dreamer raw before. lie discovers
that sou o. the Ctnoziou8 guard about hi- "onsc'
hold A. redo have pnIsued BIN 10 Iokoh1na, have
been iamperng with hi servants. inqurng where the
Charge slept o nights how he geis 10, nnd now ne
pes oat OF The very uns;raeseIcal two-sloIy houte
where LIs EXceiency dreams ieverlslly oil lance"
and bruadswords. So formidable 90 peaceful vege-
table sellers and rimpe CURIOUS 'iri1ois Deooe ~
COM piracy -haunted soul.
Tie guards al tie Legations remaining I'D Gao
are again increased in Numbers, and are donViy
valiant AZ the American Minister'S, they occupy
al night not only the yes,ibuie Out M tpar'eh. 10
the Loufe and tie main hall. This strikes your cor
re pondent az rather crowdng the matter, and pos
sibiv as yielding point too much 10 Japanese
yiliinnce not TO say obirdslVeness' III psrS"hn
security st edo requires that one pllV'ie "lhi-
.nents must lie filed with armed men, II becomes Il
nu.etion oil serious import WHEELER unuODal alBuly
IA NOT 10 "a degree compromised By such riga sur
veillauce snd If it were not well Tor TIE II pine
Government TO look INTO the poriiIon o. her MllreI
abroad If il be ore becoming batlonal honor.
Tie siikado's Legate slil Tensins IN ledo, but
the real purport OF his visit does Dot iIanrilre.
When abroad in the streets Lis nominal rank Whlch
IL above that OF the Tycoon Lim3el receives respec.
from the highest diguiiares; TIE pIoulest lauhio
in The land kneels him. Yet the Imperia oihcers,
while according bin these distinctions OF rank,
iynore his ana the Mikados real power. Abundant
minors AZ 20 the puToIt OF lie witt are not wanting,
from radical changes III The adminisIrnion oi puDhc
a0irs 10 the expulsion Of Foreigners ifOm all Tho
uorls EXCEPT NagssaHi. Then, again, the emIhsSa5o
~ suiG 70 relate TO matrimonial atihirs only 80 W.
nj we really know truly, LEI 10 rest In The be
lief that nothing more por,ontous IS brewing thin
marriage ia high lie and tine good cheer and Teasing
thereai or. - =
will send YOU by first California mail "A copy OF
the first newspaper published III Japan ~ The country
dialect. This newspaper, published under Imperial
sanction, has just been issued at LEGO ~ h'o VOL
uues. to be continued remi-occaaionalS Inns
neyyspaf III is Ia octave form, each volume beng Il
th,n pamphlet OF 50 pag~ OF thereAbout. IL is
made ND OF extracts from lOrsiBn Journals Dn'ch
pnp,r publlshed in Batavia being cAiehy conLlou-
iory Tie first article DE- an account o! The coleDrh-
tion of " ashpgton's bnth-dsy IN 1879 ~ London,
"a little stale considered news item perhaps, but
eyincinQ great taste selection. II is truly wonder
fol how widely known and respected In TINS far
land is tie history Of our beloved Washington. Lie