New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-18
FROM JAPAN.
A Second Ai'nek upon the English Lcy,,..
nj Tcdo-Two Engiish sen,ries K;,l.a

hASAcAwA, July 9, 1862
year had rolled around since the mamo,.t,.
sssant upon the British Legation in tie S1nme, :,
1861. The japanese Governor for Foreign All.
had formally congratulated II. d. Ms CHARM A.
Ahaires upon a continued state of quiet, particular,
at this anniversary period of last years eveoa
tigoillcant cougrauaiion. knowing the Jaosn.,.
thste Tor bloody memoriais-aud Col Neale 10 s.or.
us own cohid ice III the pro'a tioD afforded Jim Ly
tre japanese Govern meDt, had Just seut away n
ba' aeawa the gunboat which lad been sucs..rsS
O-i TIE city, when this mutual csi ideuce and Con-
gra ola'ion was suddenly aud fatally interrup,ed
Alter the attack Of '6l, Ia wbish Secretary On.
phant barely escaped with his life, the J,e,,sa.
authorities bad taken unusual means OF p,oeetioa
treble and qna5ruIle lines Of fences and pti.@9a.
hsd been thrown around The foreign resiGsuee,s,
Yeio, and between tie lines, within The ooar,-ys,s,
and &c tie very vesiibules OF the houses gard nj
guard-bouses were 90 multiplied that there seemed
no longer to be any danger o. aslrprise Ibe,s
guards were one ali men IL the Imperial seryis
oni he Other halt retaiaers OF Dainio, detailed 10,
this service, aud tbus 10 give GouOle responsibility
for any harm that MI BIT occur. ~ tie E0gisi L..
CATION in particular, in cons queuoe o tie former
assault, extraordinary precautions bad been taaeu
Guards, numbering over a thousand, Jo.tisd e.cd
o her al every turn, while guard hOusss crogisd
guard houses. In addition 10 this arg, guard N.
tive solOiers there were stationed d, the EUglh L..
cation hfty marines from the guAbDat Rehatd, AID
twelve mounted men OF Appa military sraia who
had seen se rylce Oh the feinO.
In some mo0ths past th- English Lefation has
had ia more general residence At Yokohama, bu,
Col. Neaie. acting probably under instructions icOu
Loue hsd jlst moved up TO ied0, intending 70 10
main there permanently, AS the American Minister
had continued TO DO through all the preyioIstf ubls.
lac English Legation Ia ledo occupies the monar
terry, or prests house, attached 10 BUDDHIST
temple. ILls like all JapaLess houses vi ito aind,
-, 10. pa oil sprts
of wings L., hooks, aud angles, and s surrounded
by open vsraBda1s Col. Neale occupied ~ sleep-
ing apartment IA room which opened upon one u
these yerandabs, ana 20 OFT into small garden
where, among trees anu shruooery and hear 70 'ns
house was A. ariihciai lake or pond, spanned bys
bridge. Between tae yeranidh and the wafer IN
In fish marine did sentry -outy, paclug before 10
bedroom door, attended also by one 81 the Japaness
guards.
The night OF the s6th Of June setin cloudy and
dark. high wind and drifting masses OF e.old
threatened n storm. The wind rotred III the t5ees
overhead. and rushed wildly about the corners q
the ancient temple and ratled lts old shutters
conscious Of the deed at baud. The sentry was
making his short beat as usual, when Ills attention
and that OF the Japanese guard win hlm Wa a.
rac,ed BY the figure OF man comtng over the ltile
| bridge crouching and almost creeping as he came.
The sestry challenged and the man gave tie pass
word tor the night, which IL given alike to The
native and fore guards and continued 10 aivaDce.
Tie japanese varied his lantern TO observe more
closely, the gentry challenged again, snd simulsa.
neously with the challenge and lie reply tue crodc5.
lng figure made q spIlng, and WIN spear, which no
| had traied behind hin concealed made a iange into
/ the sentry = body. Co. Neale, who was not yet
asleep heard the challenge OF The sentry, the
pealed thrusts Of the spear which followed, and
| the wounded mans EXPLANATIONS. Botn the
Gentry aud the guard with hin appear 10 lave
offered some resistance, but the former speedily sunk
! under his wounds hIle the latter He'd. corporal
and colder Of the notnIog guard we've on itelr
beat before another part OF the Bouss but lew rods
of, and the former, hearing the disturbances has
tened 60 the rescue, but met Oh the way BY Tue
assassin who was probably seeAing his ese tpe and
was AT once engaged IN n hand-t0-hand cobtci with
hlm. Ia which bayoust aud pistol were used 90 oae
side against sword bud spear Gu the oiner. loo
conflict was bFief ard tie CORPORAL, bleeding from
sore of wounds, had barely trcngth 10 reach Col.
Noales door. when re fell and expired. The iaIdy
Japanese guards now came np; the sleeping marines,
aroused by the report Of tAs corpogas ls,s rushed
the spot; bonHres from hespe OF dry fggo.s. pre-
pared Toe such AT emergency llmiu Ell the grounds,
but with euch cCoriy had this double murder o. en-
executed, that al Trace Of the attaching party Was
loot in The night. Native AM foreign guard stood
under arms awaiting the attack, 20 which wna had
already been done Was supposed 10 be the pFelais
only. But the Isght wore away, aid 10 iusAer
demonst ration was made.
About noon OF the next day the sentry died, aud
from HIN aud the Japalt nc on guard with him. we're
the principal facts harmed. The Japauese seDtry
claims that he defended the Engllshman iii Liz
hnten went out, when be fea for lear OF being
hlmscn taken for an nssailaat in tho dul kucss. Il
sword cut the spear which was left ON the ground
goes to corroborate bis statement. There VIZ eyi-
denee OF but aasailant. and ye it almost
Incredible that coGla nave accomplished much
ana so lapidly. The spear that was LETT oeDnd
proved 10 be Identical with those used hy he
Da.uio men OF The Legation GDgrd. There was -
al. ff.p af lItFh II
by the apparent impossi0iiity OF the assssss n.
cape without conniyahce OF the Guards. Bloody
traces Of his retrea; were ioand leaing N "A ,ec-
uon which Dece.sa.ed the passing iour more
euard-houses. During tie day, ro...call MAS made
OF the native guards, Wien one WAS found ~ 10
u.irtiug, aud On gong 10 lis house lie was fc9ud
there dead. He had returned from tbs III sbfs iFay
desperately wounded, and attempted 10 commit hard
A. {, but too exhausted % accomplish IL, lie WAS
helped through by the kind Offices OF friends, ae-
sordiug to cLstom.
No clue was tsd TO qny sccomplce; the man sp-
pears, lBgle-handed and alone, 10 have made .hs
desperate assault where she odds were ~ greedy
against him. Nor WIS any motive Tor the SHACK
apparent. 1t did not seem that be soasa. me
lie Of The minister, for that was AT hs merry Si'er
one sentry had fallen and the other lied. l. seems
rather TO have been the well-disesied at'rfA OF
man inspired with ianat.cal bate agai"s' We 4"i'
elgner. The Government, IA It's oineidi ie'.eIs, es
presses the proourdes rogret at me oceurrfi'e anu
taye TeiouDed their etOfs 10 rrnn,T tue e.A''u
secure TIE Daimio men have been whhdrawa
from the qner,l and Others substituted t,ees have
b.eu Gnu down ard shrubbory removed, 60 Us 70
afford no lurking places, and at night the grounds
are made light with many lanterns. Anoiisr rIa
inner palisgde has been erected, within which only
tie Engish guards aro permitted, and any n"'':
entering after The night'WAssA 10 set, 70 " " Jaw
down unchallensed.
All the Foreign Legations have addrea sed ensrgeas
reu,on strances 10 the Government ihe su0Iec' I"
these repeated nssssnalions. That Of our Allas'e'
MIR. Pruyn, 10 most feicitous in 10 nm os1 en-
crate expression. japanese, as we'll as iore'sreIs'
await VITA soiioitudc tho yieN the English n,'ein.