Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-09-03
IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN.
ITS PORTS CLOSED AND ALL FOREIGNERS
ORDERED FROM THE COUNTRY.

Extracts from Correspondence. Of Philadelphia Inquirer
KANAGAwA, JUNE %, 1863
Since my last Of May 18th, until within few days.
nothing of special mpo had occurred relative to the
existing differences between this and the English Govern
ment. Interviews between high officials took place;
promises made and postponements asked for until
the lth instant when matters appear to have been ami
caby settled by the Japanese official appointed by the
Government for their eement signing written ohliga
ion to pay the indemnity demanded at short intervals of
time, the first to be made on the 18th.
When the 18th arrived the Japanese officials pleaded
trivial excuse for postponement OF the payment
until next day, but when morning they entirely
backed down from their agreement declaring they would
not pay dollar on ths ground that the ofcia sent TO
arrange atterS not authorized to enter into such
one. of course such wilful reputation Of a written
obligation put end to any further negotiations and
cordingly the English Minister turned the whole affair
to Admiral Kuper to enforce its payment lie made
known to the public his decisipa in as case through the
British Consul MT winchester, who called meeting Of
the English subjects for that purpose also to other
tonalities through their respective onsuls.
Yesterday the 2st, Admiral Kuper made knewn,
through the source the TACT of the affair having been
PLACED in hs hands ard bis determination to take active
measures, and calling upon the inhabitants to take
to secure their personal safety and property, psr
board ships the habor early possble subsequent
y Offering the steamer Coromande as place Of refuge
To effect all this period Of eight days would be allowed
before sciiys Losti would commence unless the ia
panese took the initiative.
Thus it would appear the ball is about to open. The
French sot allies of the English throughout and their
Admin has declared his intention Of defending Yokohama
by sendtug force hore for that purpose.
Az expected would be the the Tycoon has not
been permitted to return to Yeddo and Prince Mto has
been appointed actag Tycoon 10 his place. What
sells prevailed To- them to withhold the payment Of
the money afer having agreed to do soils imGossble to
tell The the Japanese sege Ia that the life Of the
Tyroon would be endangered were he to pay It, This
may may not be the case but thing s known that
he spiritual Emperor ia opposed to foreign intercourse
and apparently has The power to enforce obedience from
the others. :
JUNE 24-Ater several attempts to reopen negotiations
the japanese paid This morning much Of the money
due, The matter may be fairly considered settled
and peace prevails at least for the present
JUNE "a After my letter was mailed and every body
ratuatng themselves the prospects of peace
has hec publicly known that the Japanese have writ
ten to the several Ministers Of the foreign Powers declar
ing al tie ports open for c sod aud ordering
all Foreigners out Of the county within thirty days What
this phase in public affairs VII produce is not difficult
To imagine War seems inevitable 10 fact, il 10 dec ara
ton OF by the japanese themselves They say they
pad the money only because they promised to do So
council Of the foreign Ministers is being held, but
what Of action viii be decided upon Is not yet
known II is hardly possible any thug very definite
be decided upon prior to the sailing Of the vesael which
carries the mail as from all appearances they (he ia
| panese) are determined TO expe foreigners.