The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-10-14

dence from Japan, giving a detailed and interes
ting account of the recent hostiliies committed
by one o. the Daimios. or semi independent
princes, Of Japan upon Dutch and French yes
sels. Our correspondent sets the whole matter
il the citarest light. and bis reports OF new lau-
reis Won by tie American navy, viii be read with
great interest.
Is l. generally known that most, if not al, Of
the japanese Daimios have shown themselves
extremely hostile to the foreigners The Gov
eTument OF the Tycoon-whaIever NAV have
been itS real sentlments-hss, for some time
been vAverIng between maintaining friendly re-
iaIlons With the foreigners, aud yielding 60 the
pressure brought upor il by the Daimios The
latter found il convenient 10 give new vitality 70
the long uurecognized supremacy OF the Mikado,
the Spiritual Raler, through whom a proclanla.
ton went forth that all the foreigners should be
expelled. The Council OF State of the tycoon
found u necessary 20 conform 10 this proclama.
non, aud three hours after paving 10 the EHghsh
Ello,t oo for the murder of the Enghshman
Richardson, issued formal notice 20 the minis
teriai representative OF each treaty power that
the foreigners must leave Japan and al ports bee
closed Upon being demonstrated with, they
proies>ed 70 act under compusiOn and some
time later they even applied for foreign aid
The Dalmios, M the mesnwhile had repaired
To the prinepalites TO put the seacoast in state
OF defense, and their retaners in lighting order
On the 26th OF June, the American merchant
steamer Pembroke, which Was sailing from Kan
aga~a for Shanghse, via. the Inland Sea De
tween NIpOn and Sikok, was Unexpectedly at
tackled la the Strait OF SimOnoseki narrow
strait Oetween the islands of Nipon aud Kusiu.
by japanese bark aud al armed brig. The
Pembroke, whose small crew we're wholly occu-
pied with getting up steam and getting the YES
sci hon rlr rftn
darkness, through unfrequenled passage be-
tween the islands OF SikOk and kiusiu
The edo Government at once disowned the
aci, and stated that the attacking vessel be-
onged TO the Prince of Nagato, a prncipality Ia
the south western corner of the island OF Nippon
The American minister determined that the Uni
ted States corvette Wyoming should go ia quest
of the assailius vessels
The Wyoming had hardly left the port of Ka-
nagaNa, on the lSfh OF July. when the news was
received that the French Government dispatch
steamer kienchang had been likewise attacked
=" ''o us'~is VI oia''''vSrAi, "y vruer oi the
same Prince OF Nagato, not only by armed ves-
sels, hnt by shore batteries. She too, had es-
capped without injury. This news was revealed
ia kanagawa on the 18th of July, and the
next day the French Admiral in the Tag ship
Semiramis, was on his way TO avenge the out
rage.
On the 18th the Dutch corvette Medusa came
into the port Of Ksnagaws. and reported 10 have
likewise been attacked by the japanese in the
same strait OF Smonoseki. She had been con-
-iderably injured, and had four men killed and
four wounded
On the 10Th OF July the Wyoming returned 20
Kanaglwa. She reported that on arriving IN the
Strait OF Simonoseki She found hrr-et attacked
like the French aud Dutch vessels, by the shore
batteries, the bark and the brig, and besides the
fine steamer Lanceield, which the English had
sold to the Prince Of Nagato a few months ago
Then the Captain, leaving the usual channel,
took his vessel so close to the northern shore
that the japanese shore batteries lost their
range and fired over and this At the same time
brought him between the japanese steamer aud
the shore, aud rendered useless most Of her
gnns which had hean t-@i,aS - sho ssae 'oro-d
the open channel The result is already known
to our readers. The Lanceield was destroyed,
the brig was left sinking and very great dam
age was done "a the town and the shore bat
teries
On the oath of July. the French flagship
Semrams returned TO Kanagawa. She landed
$50 men, who had taken the outer battery Of
Simonoseki and burned a village. bur left the
town and the forts of SimOnOsek uuharmed
The French success was certainly much less
than that of the Americans, and the Japanese
in the streets OF Kanagawa were generally talking
OF those terrible Americans"
All these hostilities, "a has been remarked,
proceeded from the Prince of Nagato, in the
sou.h- western part Of the largest OF the japanese
Islands, Nippon. The principslty OF Saisumas,
whose prince according to the accounts pub
lished by yesterday, repulsed so successfully
attack Of the English feet, lies IL the southern
part OF the Island OF Ku-iu.
1t appears from the account Of our CORES
pondenG that general combination OF the Dai
mOis against the foreigners may be expected.
In this case all the foreign powers viii OF course
unite il asserting the rights which they have
obtained in virtue Of the late treaties aud their
combined forces WILL without doubt teach the
japanese TO respect international treaties. Il
must, hOWever, be admitted that the japanese
have betrayed wonderful progress in the art
OF war, and that they have shown themselves
to be far ahead, in this respect OF every other
nation OF Asia Their present difficulty with
the great foreign powers, whether it may be
reaceably settled or boy war, will probably give a
new impulse to the mental faculties Of the people,
and help 70 elevate them TO = higher level OF
civilizstion-N y. Tribune, I'd