The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-09
AFFAIRS IN JAPAN.


YoKoH,MA, j pan, September /, lsjt.
All the efforts the Goy,rnnout OF this couu-
try 10 maintain peace within It's own doulniyns
and with foreigners, and st the same time mono-
polilo all the advantages Of foreign trade, appear
at last to have come 10 an oud. Its inability 70
subdue the refractory Prince Of Naugaois tlrtuy
confessed, and the wOr, has been taken ia hand
by otheIs, who a few years ago had not even the
scmblaucc Of foothod in tho country. This
patriotic Prince, who seems 20 dcsirous 70 pre-
serve the old cxclusivenc,s Of the people, not
only still bids defiance TO the ntrudcrs, in his
stroni hold at S Smono,rld, but has made war ou
the ,acrcd person Of the MiAado, attacking htm
IN biz cate at Kioto, burning and destroying a
large portion Of the city.
Whether his motive in thus max ing war on
the branch Of the Government whose policy ami
prufcs ed ohmi'y to fO,c.gu Rs ARE so identical
with his own, s to get possession Of his per "a in
order to gather round him the power Of other
DHmios. or whether his AMBITION leads him to
cndcavor 20 supplant MIN altogether, are still
matters of coubt 10 former years thi, Prince
WAS accounted with SAtsUma, among thos most
favorable TO foreigners as he certainly was among
the ir.t TO supply himself with modern weapons
Of warfare and it not at all impossible that tae
stand h. has taken has for / aim the compulsory
iai,hcr opening of The country.
The Goyornmpnt at Ycdio disavow his acts,
and. 10 punish him, have taken possession Of his
ca lie there, making all his rc'ainyrs prisoners.
TleI troubles are not confined 70 Nangao for it
slr.wo, as lar as suucontradictct Cun,mon report
establishes TIE fact, that bands OF AIMED II MUS
a giving trouble in prts OF th' country sue
IN IrR YeddO. force was la ely sent out TO
,ispvrsc them, but II, success was doubtful
Tue C. immunity, japanese rs we'll rs foreign,
were taken by surprise nc the ungEp CJed return
of the Embassy sent to Europe u,t spring. 50
far as their mission to France Wa concern ID they
appear to have been sue es,lul, Out unfortunately
/ for lhcm, on their proceedings being reported e
/ Ncduo, they find themselves ln.dtsgtdcc for eN-
/ Cteding their powers. Besides rendering com
punsalIUn for the murder of Ctmus, and making
apologies for the insult to the national dag last
/ year, tney entered into an agreement that the
/ Inland Sea should be opened at the expiration Of
three month. at er thCir return Az the tune they
| were sent the Government was largely cOnserva-
! tive, ana the Chlci Ambassador WAS supposed TO
| Chtlt,iu similar views.
During their ansence, however, change had
| taken place; and it became nctess,r tlr the
! Liberals VINO held the rCIns of government, in
order TO keep ntrol, to dsmi.s seventy or eighty
OiiiC ais, nigh and low, VINO DeBHn 10 exercise tOD
| great an influence on rs policy. The Clct Am
ba. sadOT also is SAID to have returned with much
| more enlarged views than when DC started. Not
| withstapdng tni', the Govern nent apparently
sanction Isl, sius course IN their dlsapprJylng Of
! their Ambassadors action in relation tO the
Inland Sea, compelling the French Minister to
unite with the others in forcing the passage at
SlWOnTseBi.
The NECESSITY Of foreign powers taking decisive
steps in their dealings with this G)yernment,
which is either TOO weak 10 exercise authority
over all parts of the country. nv duplicty hopes
to impress Others with the be ief OF its ability to
meiutau it, l. apparent.
AS 70 foreign merchant vessels having posi-
tive right to pass through the lniaui Sea, there
, | nav be question, as there Is nothing in th'
treaty cunCeruing IL, and early objections haNlnt
been made to tueir doing 50. SIN, 1t has Oeel
peTmitt,d d. and the right of national ships 70 pas
1 through II has not, helevc, been denied. Wheu
! was consented that HiOgo should remain close
i for Il further period OF i've years, assurances wer
y given that no more cause Of compliant OF lntec
ference with lrade or otncr matters should arise
} How utterly deceptive those assurances nav
D been, is too well krOSn here.
on July %, the British steamers BarrosSa an
! COyDlOTa1t went down % Nangatos common
G with an ut!maIum, that unless his hostile pro
4 ceedipgs we're stopped thev would be compeie
. TO use force agaiust him. They TOOK down wit
. them, as Interpreters TWO very int ligent Jdpi
., nese belonging to Tsosus county, just returne
- from Europe, whittier they had been to he ed
. Cated, who were landed near his territory
es bear,rs of dispatches Tney returned in 10
d DAYS with an equiyOCal answer. In toe meal
. time the COymOrGW was employed in mlktt
w surveys and while thus occupied shot from
y fort was fired over her bows, but which not Oein
- needed, Was followed by Il she'll as warning
> what would follow If further persisted in.
IT They returned on the 10th Of August ana IN
st mediGtely measures were taken to despatch u
whole feet. The 2lst was The day appointed 1,
w sailing, but the whole arrangement was upset |
n the unexpected re urn of the ambassadors fro
r. Europe causing the French Minister to wtthdra
> his assent to the expedition, ia consequence
y the urrengemeuts made by hem wlth his Cover
o. ment. This proved 70 ne only temporary, u
. japanese not atifying the acts Of their aRen
Vi le,J HIM fIee TO operate with his colleagues
before.
On the 2Stb, four Dutch and three Freu
steamers s'aTred tor Simouoseki, and the de
day the EuglisE feet, consisting OF seven steamer
followed. The United States steamer JGheSto'
beng only u sailing vessel, il was considers
le eXpydieut for her to remain behind, with so.
English EunbORts, and another larger s1ip,
''- the defense Of the Yokohama, ia case Of nect
'ri- sity. That the American flag should be repl
.ho seUtCd, our Minister chartered the A'n ric
- meIchl mt steamer IOk,ang tJ proceed with I
'ol / oilers, having on board Il small detacumeut
hat men aud two guns fIUm the JaBleytO'oH, und
.al comma Ui Lieutenant Pcar-Ou. The regiml
Of Ergl sh Usripes wee taken down on boa
one OF their ships (the CORgHorDr), their pii
"a here being supplied by the 2Oth, lately arrv
- frC m H"rR k0ag.
an. The pubic mind anXiously walt the conclust
5 but ne result will not prObADl' Oc known
. season 10 send 10y the present conveyance.
Tine steamer ChHSGH arrived on the 3lth in
! with aLout two hundred aud seventy live M
0 troops, mos ~ Be OOCh"s, who bHve been
toned IN Shangha for year ort"o past.
3 From the Preparations that nave been m d II
almost cCraIu tnat an occupation OF terrt ri
. decided upon for poriOI il not -rmanent
p That it will be gained without Dloodshed is
b probable
4 The American barque HoU9ua sailed hence
IS tie 25 b., and the British harquc BiiHiI8t Ou
. % h, both loaded with tea for New York.
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