The New York herald., 1863-09-08


for that country was settled not by the Assem-
bly, of Notables, but by Generals Meade and
Grant.
extraordinary Doings I'm Japan-The
Americans and English Astonishing
tho Natives.
By way Of the telegraph from San Francisco
we have some very extraordinary news from
Japan. To punish an outrageous attack on one
of our merchant ships in the Japanese waters,
the United States gunboat Wyoming had blown
up one Japanese war steamer, had sunk an
other, and had silenced nearly all the surround
ing forts. For q similar offence against one Of
their trading vessels the British had sent up
the same inlet, as we understand It, an expe-
dition, consisting Of at least two war steamers,
from which, after heavy bombardment, q de-
tachment of troops was landed, "who destroyed
the forts, batteries and the town, spiked the
guns, blew up the powder magazine and burned
the village" thus finishing up the job which,
only for the want of a second gunboat, was not
completely finished by "the Yankees"
From these events it would appear that the
late imposing delegation Of high and mighty
ambassadors from Japan to this country has
been productive of very little good towards
cementing the bonds of peace between the two
nations. We suspect, indeed, that those afore-
said ambassadors on returning home told such
stories Of the extent, the wealth, power and
material developments and resources Of the
United States as to excite at once, with the.
incredulity, the distrust and hatred Of the
ruling powers Of Japan. We apprehend
that very few OF that delegation Of
seventy odd men, including Tommy" are
now In the land Of the living; that they saw In
the United States too much for their own good;
that the hori-lcori has disposed Of them, and
that the reports of their travels and observa-
tions here had the effect Of closing against the
Americans the doors Of Japan, instead Of open
ing them to the admission Of those "powerful
barbarians beyond the SEAS" The same in
Huences have doubtless operated to the preju-
dice Of the English and the French among the
Japanese, and hence, we conclude, all these late
feuds and diplomatic difficulties and bloody
collisions between the natives and the outside
barbarians, eliminating at last in open war.
John Bull, in his terrible battle some five or
six years ago with the Chinese on the Peiho,
would have suffered much worse than he did
suffer had not the Yankees" come to the
rescue. That affair was spontaneous act Of
cooperation on the part of the Americans,
which the English have forgotten; but they can
not ignore these later transactions, in which
American and English gunpowder was en-
ployed in the same work In Japan. There is
little reason to doubt that the United States
gunboat Wyoming has opened game Of war
in that empire which will vastly enlarge
the commerce and political power Of England
along the eastern side OF Asia; and In this view
the subject can hardly escape European dis
cussion, although the work of the Wyoming
was simply an act Of punishment for an outrage
upon peaceful American trader But there
is still what Sam Weller would. call such a
''wery remarkable coincidence" between the
proceedings Of "the Yankees" and the British
in this Japanese business that 1t will tax even
the INSCRIPTIONS malignity Of the London
Times TO torture the facts to the advantage Of
JEFF Davis, although he Is known in certain
English rebel shipbuilding establishments as
the Emperor Of China, or the Emperor Of ia
pan, as the occasion may require.
The Mikado, or Spiritual Emperor Of Japan
(whose temporal power over the different
islands Of his empire may be compared to that
of the Pope Of Rome over the nations Of Eu-
rope Eve hundred years ago), has, II appears,
resolved to "wipe out the seven nations" or
provinces under his supreme control, and to
"expel ell outside barbarians." He has COM
menced this comprehensive game. He has
thrown down the gauntlet to the Americans
and the English, and they have taken IL up,
and have "moved upon the enemy's works."
the Americans leading the way. One Of the
inevitable results will be the opening Of all
the Japanese islands to foreign trade and social
intercourse; and we rely upon our government
to see to Il that In these matters its interests
are not neglected.
THE ARMY AND NAVY AT CHARLESTON
We publish a letter from the city Of WASH
ington, purporting TO be reply TO two
.letters from the national capital which ro-
Gently appeared in our columns. The present
writer seems to imagine that he is infalible and
knows everything, while our previous CORES
..sort~.. In blessed and complete iOnoranco