The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-24

lsnes rAs nrss day part Of the squadros succeeded
" seBcsg sns two principal oa.tsrss, and Of hsss,
guns aud TO have been defended by eight hundred
me sscond day The whole squadron was engaged With
ana .srs carried sftsr some hard nyosns y
ssorming party curious TO read u avyoso' being
employed in tie sdme battle vita Arms.vong gsSnG
The incident apt illustration Of the whole character
Of our contest with Japan. With the newest results Of
svias;,oo and csrosrn o. The .nsd DAY sSs Prince
OF Nsgato anticipated our operations by sending on
Competency and ss.snsss o. S,s suSmssicn that as
our correspondent expresses IL he was satisfied viii
probably 30 long before 10 requires any smilaS
There seems 20 be come doubt whether, w u
the case Of Prince satsuma, this Prince was
said 70 have represented that he acted under
from the tycoon aad the Mlkado. and there Ia
reason for believing that there may b some truth W
the assertion though much Il vii be impossible
ascertain ~ least urt the arrival Of Sir Rutherford Al
cock :. dispatches the few facss Know The sub
ect are remarkable Mlustratcp o. the extraordinary
conrusor OF japanese pctc The great princes appear
Som Sss e. subordinate 50 the Mrsdo bus prac.ioaiy
- Of him 40 the gres. feudator'es OF the
Mdde Ages we're Of thar feaca. lcrds Or Of the Pope
This Prince Nagato appears 70 te actually ct war wh
the Mikado and he said TO have siormed one OF
the imperial cii'es And 20 have driven bis Majesty
him 10 DO supported q, all BY the authorities, can
DO supported only ~ 'ns Tycen Meanwhile, the
Prince OF Fizen said 10 have ooncudeds cose alliance
With thu Prince OF Nssatc ana The other hand, the
Prince Of satsnma TO whom SO lately rad salrtary
feased . booy of his troops were marching against
the N!kadO 10 truth, there be little doubt that
the opswtno V TIE country 0nsetttiK0 its bdtce tor
while snd the r~SHess may right in antic pahn0
thing like vsrsiuoD from the tn.yuSon Gf foreign
fuense. But though slcb result may at first appear
unfortunate, can hardly tail IN the end to be advan-
tageous 10 Japan As to ourselves. a country be
really rganZed however outwaTdly well ordered
may appear In which awlesy inGepe Ddenco Is
sbIe II Is lain tina, the commercial classes Japan
fully appreciate the advantages OF connection with
and from the natural acuteness OF the people may
reasonably presume that the rest OF the nation Ill
learn the wisdom
Mean hile thai our representatives, will
deavOr avoid possible repetition Of these
unfortunate struggles We have 90 doubt indeed that
tbe spectacle OF the ships or all nations acting alliance
this will help to convince the Japanese mobiles
OF the hopeessness OF similar resistance But Armstrong
guns are NOT the instruments most naturally adapted TO
produce friendly and conciisory feeling and the less
use them the bettef We enail have secured 70
ourselves tho conditions which are oecessary for the
prosecution OF commercial ntercourse and we shall
DO best not great hurry 10 force way
further, but are content 10 wait for the slow but sure
development Of our existing influence. Il Is always
worth while TO win secure friendship By conciatory
means, even we have TO walt patiently for the resuss
rather than al force ard embitter inter-
course by hasty acts Of violence These little wars,
tbey are repeated unnecessarily. win be only hall effect
ual They may create moral, where they destroy .
material obstacle. Moreover, though the less thi5
happily small and the forces engaged deserve
great credit for the 10 which their duty was PER
equal and inglorious warfare the better IL abeo
lutey 0scessary enforce tue provisions OF our treaty.
and 10 chow the Japanese that will compel Its per-
formanse But this duty being accomplished. II should
sderAton which their very dlfcut circumstances may
jusIly claim at our hands.
Non.Arrival Of tho Asia.
HALIFAX. Nov 23-ll P. NJ
yhere are signs Of the steamer Asia now about du
hero The weather is hue.