New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-18
COUNCIL OF DAIMI0S AT MIAC0.
THE ALABAMA In THE CHINA SEA.
Movements of the Us. Steamers Wyoming
and Jamestown.
From Our Special Correspondent.

than III Nippon, old and wellsettcd as ancient
custom appears to be. SO il that If my letters
time speak encouragingly Of remaining peace and
prosperity for Japan and tie foreigners on her shores
aud nj another of and ruors Of wars II Is because
my correspondence must be reflex Of the prevailing
feeling at the time now tending Ia direction and
now in another
closed my letter Of lust month since with saying
tlet the Peace Society has eminent reason 10 DO
hopeful Of this part Of the world" but to-day these
hopes are less fair. What with renewed intestine
difficulties multiplied assassinations, burning palaces.
and score Of minor difficulties here, and from abroad
Englands gathering wrath for the wreck OF Kagosma
and Hollands warlke fleet in It's way the sky Of peace
is obscurcd with ominous clouds.
True Satsuma has at last paid up his indemnity
money On the 18th ult 500 600 counted into the
English Legation and Satsnma fondly believes he has
made his peace Here yet doubt If England 10 set.
ties the affair Of Kagosima Meantime the Yedo Gov
eminent has not abandoned its negotiations for the per-
manent closing Of Yedo and Banagawa. On the con-
trary, they wholly in earnest in this matter and,
finding that the representatives Of the Treaty Powers
resident in Japan give them no encouragement they
are preparing TO send an embassy to Europe charged
with this important business. The French Charge
d'Affares NJ. Belcourt. Is about to return. and the
present intention is that this embassy shall either
60 with him. or simultaneously Another embassy wiz
probably be sent to America on the Ike Grand
There IS again, convention at Aiaco, o. the great
Damios Of the realm TO take into consideration the
affairs of the country and TO determine upon some ded'
mite public policy Tie Tycoon and the Regent are
shortly to leave Yedo. to be present at this council
The opinion appears arong, among the japanese that
the result of these deliberations will be favorable to an
enlightened foreign policy.
high time some conclusion that shah be felt
as binding by I'LL the Dinos and their followers is
reached. Even a determination TO undertake the ex-
puson Of the foreign element would be better than this
ineertude, which is leading more and moro to petty
anarchy The roaiHs. who now seem to represent the
reactionary party arc growing daily formidable
If we may believe the continual reports from Yedo that
city ia urder terrorism OF outlawry which tho Gov.
eminent is either impotent to subdue or for its pur
poses. conniyes ct.
There have been repeated assassinaons OF merchants
engaged in trade with foreigners 10 the petty
huckster who has supplied our market with eggs and
poultry These assassinauons have been perpetrated
by gangs OF three or four entering shops
and houses at dusk In the evening. Pao~ris thrsat
enng all who have 10 do with foreigners are frequently
nosted in the streets and the gaepcsts OF Official
ouarters The merchants openly complain that the
Governments efncicnt steps towards their pro-
lection, and say that weknown gangs Of rouins ara
recognizable in the in the open day going in
coming out OF Dsimo palaces and some even wearing
the imperial livery. For days together boets have been
ntmidated from leaving Yedo for this port though tho
distance ia but fifteen miles.
The avenues of commerce by the sea have been moro
SAFE until within few days the slaughter Of cotton
merchant at Uraga dhe great entrepot OF Yedo bay)
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the unfortunate native who chooses to deal with him.
Already large number Of the native shops at this port
are closed and unless means be found TO check
this insidous warfare against foreign trade We have
reason to apprehend general break up OF business.
the Government is conniyng at all this, as some
think 10 furnish additional reasons why foreigners
should leave Yedo bay they appear to have raised
greater storm than they can control, FOR fortnight
since the Imperial palace burned TO the ground
leaving not timber standing No one doubts that it
wac the work Of ncendares. The Court itself is filed
with cabas and the life OF the unfortunate yonng Ty-
coon has as little security pcrmanency as that OF an
old Assyrian King or tie most Inflated sovereign OF
medieval days.
Tycoon end pamios alike cannot be blind TO the dan.
gers of growing anarchy md il is to be hoped there
fore that this renewed council at hliaco may see that
their common safety lies IN oil public oluef
this writing Dutch nact OF nearly guns IN up
preaching these shores demand satisfaction Tor the
wanton attack upon the corvette Medusa IN the ouats
OF Smonosek in June last. SO powerful an arnanent
sent SO distant an expedition shows that honana
means to hold her place worthiy among the Powers OK
the world and that she Is as ready 70 resent natob
IN sult as the strongest There Ia something gratifying
in the fact that Holland least Of all the treaty POWERS
Portugal excepted is the first to demand redress FOR the
insults nut on many national tags last Summer In
the inland The lesson will be al the oetter ior
the japanese that is first read TO them by the rover
4 tiave fcar - u
Significance in ii when we remember the doubtful ana
Illuminating position Holland has held with Japan Tor
two centures ri Desims 1t is man familiar with De-
sima who holds in Holland the position OF Minister OK
| the Marine He is the ayengng Nemesis. -
We all hope. therefore, that TINS heet WIZ speeany
arrive and that Il may alone have the honor OF ehasns-
49, ,bc helligerent Prince Of Nagato and OF opening
ean the passage Of the Inland Sea and the straits Of
Smoncseki. now for more than SIX months closed.
Long before this reaches you, you VIII have heard OF
the appearance OF the Alabama in the China seas, and
her farther depreda,ions on American commerce, her
last exploit having been the destruction o. the ship
loaded principally with rage Capt. Semmes seldom
catches so unsavory and proftless cargc SO far as
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eGectuay cuts off all American bottoms from employ
meut In all these last Asiatc ports ships and
men idly waiting turn OF affairs that vii, again
loose their sails ~ the wind and give to will
ing hands.
the Contest in Gaspar Straits at which time the wyo
ming cruising of Singapore having intercepted
letters for Capt Semes which indicated his touching
nj that port. IL they chance In meet Capt McDouga
the hero of Simonosck will give good account Of him.
self and the Wyoming. The sloop jamestown. Captain
Price. left this haIbor the 10Th utimo boand for
the China coast at Of whose ports there was good
reason TO expect the Alabama.
Raw cotton IL now forming an important article
Of export from Japan The shipments since July have
been about ten millions Of pounds The staple though
short is better than that Of China and equal much Of
that of India Ocoursc not equal to the beet grade Of
India. but bearing fair comparative pricc In the
London market
The holidays Just past ushcred IN and went out
with all the festivities, reduced scale that mark