, 1863-11-20
FROM JAPAN
The Operations Of the British Fleet.
SeIeIe Fight with the Japates, Batteries.
F ROM JAPAN

Admiral Kpper's flagship, Pearl {2t}. A'gas |
{6l Pe1seus {17), Coquetta ~, Rscehorse ~,
Havoc (2l, left here on the 6td. henca for Ka
e. gSsna ill., I'll Tbe I Bay III Is % tormaE
ye,Y sp1endid harboF, and Is surrounded BY |
that LOFTY and pictureeque scenery 80 graph,
ca1ly cescribed by Osborne, and others, and
by SOME its defenses would be considered |
The aeet was anchored some distance from |
Ksgosima, o city Of vast extent, said to con- |
tsin 160, 600 inhabitants, md having Its facto~
tories, warehouses, &C., on Inoer extensiye |
ecale. ..
On the 10th the fest moved up, and anchor-
about 200 yatds from the batteries, which |
exterd alolg the whole Of the towa 'front.'
say about tuo miles, from the extreme Routh
to the extreme north
At 81 m several Of Sstsumas high officers
vent on board the dng ship. It was observed
that courteous and conciliatorg kind wo are
accust tomed TO, indeed that there WAS m
au cunt Of awaggeripg aud hull9tng about
their manner, reminding one Of tbs locks Of
caged tiger when his human tutor enters as
the door Tbip IN hand. Col. Neale had, y
all hia ratIence and watchfulness. and some
then began to see the neces sity for the firm
application OF the Iron lash .ThsY said tuat
satsuua was not now at Kagosims, hnt It
Kirieinf, u city twenty RI Of They received
the letter Of demands, and haT1pg bsen told
that the reply Was expelled In IW8nty.tour
houre, they look their departure. =
On The following day all Has 4utet On board
the fleet. Col. Neale being busiy engaged to
diplomatic negotiations. his recently tested
arc p1oyed to1bsa1ance had to endure ano1h~
er trlal the fankonlos were constantly rnn-
nIpg hack wnrd and forward, alwaya bringing
with them some eva5lve reply, and leaving
Without any definite conclusion.
On the afternoon Of the 18th, the allotted
time having long expired, an officer arrived
who Eaid he had brought q letter OF reply,
bnt since he had left the shores a messenger
was mfstake III 1t-" It could not be e1:
tyacted from him, and he left, saying another
ehou1d be se5t Immediately. None arrived
Until at Q o'clock that night, when ons Of
most impertineut character Has sent. This
docuntn W. hope to place before our read.
eTs before long.
Stlfl Col. :Neale 7sas Patient. On the t4th,
sbout o O'Clock, two officials went on board,
saving they had been sent for 4 recaipt for
1hy Tstly. They theA stated that when at
kioto, stotshasia {the Vice TJcopn), and two
men. .bers Of the Gorokio, lad most disrlactty
orde,ed Shimadxo saouto that S!atsuu1a mas
not 10 take any stcps in respect to the mur-
der tf The forsigoer by his retaincrs, aud that
the T.coon'g 5uyarnmant would settle Ill
tie matter themstlyes. They pretended th,
rS that matter
sett;fa M nj Ye.jo: that thcv had heard nothing
fsom Yeeo On the subject, snd could not at
fsrst imapfne what could have brourht the
fett to E1tsuma: ard asserted that, accord.
tdr 10 Jaranesv law aud custom, G4tsuma Ind
nn power TO s.t;le the affair himself eithar
By aeccding to, or refuaing, the demands Of
lie British
An ho1e Of settlement being crushed, 10.
ceir and tnb:erflre auuea;f.r co ba the only
sim, Col. Neale Tow stepped aside, and the
teqnuon Ct % he i4th. % thera ~ vas ~ general shift
nat Of Wb.ch were placed under the 1slaud,
cut Of range OF the fort, ia the middle OF tae
chm mel. eas l. 100 wards on aither side,
The Euyyal4s. aithou.h shifting, sill re-
| uaIped within -auge, Us did also :ha Perseus.
On he morning q the 18th the Pearl, Co
d' etede1' ~ % lie baY. % nd took as hostages tRrse
! steamers t.cre at anchor, sad to BE- the Eog-
lan1- nn1chased by Satsnma In 1861 for Sl20.-
cGO. lie Sir (3eo:re Grey, for SIC, 600, and the
| f,onteet. which cast him ss5 COO In Ns7 last.
The lo.slity Of the anchoroge Of these yesseIs
| was snnply bchind Poinl Wlmot.
The Tea1her which had been stormy during
/ the Thole mornipr, nov bccame worse; il
was rsiuiuc In toyrcnts, and The sind blowing
/ hnrIfcans round the bay. At 10 O'Clock th6
aboye named vessels. Enel1sh ard Japluese,
| IA returned. ana IT "a the men we;e mat
n:red to tljnner. and pothing immedtate er-
1Tsfetsd xhen snidenlv the battery On tha
main cnrer;nr the Eursalus. AVID That on the
;sIand coveT,n, the Persens. opened DIE.
Ihe tnfee nostsg5 sisaIess msrg aussa ~
nlso na Ia ana ~ aha EeoS oSe afcars a. hoord
atnole, Anu vI1 u s1q aaaaa =. ~ ..oT ~
tsc9knsu ~ ~ 1S ~ ,nathar o afs,- y.
ne .ht. ass " reaTnst h.a1inr w bssn t,le1
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