New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-26
FROM JAPAN.
The Opening Of the Inland sen-Trenty Of
Pence.

The following extracts from private letters
give some additional items Of interest on the recent
naval expedition against Japan:
On BOARD STEAMER rAKny0. oFv STRAITS or
SIMONOsHEI. Sept. ID, 1901.
Tshosu has been attacked by the combined nee'
which LEFT Yokohama eighteen vessels strong ana has
come TO terms after removing his guns and destroying
some six forts lie asserts that the Mikndo and tycoon
had given him positive orders to hre upon ioreghTrs'
and That he vas merely carrying ont his orders Inc
Straits freely opened 10 any nation ana ne he
sres to open rort fr trade; hopes that no i feeling
may exist, and supplicates for pardon. WEDNESDAY
next the troops land as escort Ia The fnesh anH
raj when Tsiosiu Will be there 20 receive him. Not
withstandng the heavy firing from the heet and Taxi
ang they report loss OF some three hundred only Ia
kaug made honorable use Of 3oo farrot gun "hIcI
was hghly spoken of By Admiral kuper. japanese had
ll.uch she'll ono 81 Which possess The guns. some
Fix and hnlf tuns weight and sixteen feet 10 lens
were all ~ Russinn manufacture.
Part Of the feet will winter here We may leave JOY
Yokohama at any moment having some thirty wounded
English ON board
fThe Tatiang T. merchant steamer chartered by
Gen Pruyn. L. :. Minister IN order that the United
States might be recognized by its flag NJ one Of the
Powers seeking redress,
orr SD:oNo-EKI. STEAMER iAH'AN0, !
SEPT :, lst5.
The Tencre1e leaves for Nagasak end shanghai at
- H. 70 vail sell 81 the opportunity Of wiring
line Inc tale II Ishosiu Is soon told. We arrived
here in naval order on tie 4ih eighteen vessels ID ~
Monday, = =. ~. as the tide was flowing inward,
Tartar Duplex and Metals Krus led tho way ono
after another rcf past the forts steering or 'he s.or
opposite. Tho Forts would not IRE upon elhr nht!"h.
la,ilv. There war pause for about quarter 81 an
hour; French Admiral len his vessel aud went on
board the Enryalus to eonic The result as tha the
English Admiral threw shell toward the strongest
fort the reply instantaneous. ana before We ftcoR
nzel our DO. lion we IL the center 0fthe nfeyug
Just between French and English Admirals can assure
yon that Tshosas fire was al energetic ono WIN suo'
and shell. The Iak!ang threw her yOip shoii INTO a
fort and set FIRE 90 IT, French 6nI English AdDIIais
were watching Us closely
stand idly by and b. shot at without uphoidng the
Flag brisk fine was kept up until - p. m when the
japanese FIRE slackened. Tuesday morning Iaklahs,
persels aud TauoTedc aided IN Disseminating tle
troops and anchored right opposite the forts aEd
were IA the position soon a. the Japanese il
he'd Aer the forts taken. The enemy Secrcted IN
DADDY fields and yish!c) fought bravery Win mus
te,ry ard drove French ana English soldiers nea. the
vatfr's edge twice. \ rally was made by the EDgsb
10 drive The enemy from the woods and fields by p M
when the enemy ran hud got behind sockade' "befs
they fought desperately and billed some tea men a9d
| wounded ~ CAPTAIN Alexander was wounded ana VIII
probably lose hi, leg Thursday nag Of truce on bolt
Eurynus > d. NJ French tried 10 burn the town win
| .beir even TO hall an hour after flag went up. Two
Japanese came Of to say that Ishosiu was ",nng To
come TO any terms aud would send his Prime Minister
10 see the Admiral Saturday. II Admiral
ordered w. with live English wounded on board
To 90 TO Ihmezma ard bring w any vessels there
might be- with Goals for the heet We returned Seser
DAY p. when We heard that japanese were pnbctu
a. arriving % minutes before ~ o'clock. In the Japan
letter "a Americans he says That all was missNe
that We might have passed this without trouble. That
Mkado and tycoon last year ordered him TO fire upon
all foreigners thai We think him unriendy. that he has
NO ill.Nll. and duplicates FOR peace and pardon.
"wednesday admirals 20 ashore with troops 10 meet
Tsbo.iu aud sien Treaty. II is rumored that he will
give I'M al the forte aud cannon and allow free passage
any nation through TIE Sraits 10 desfous oi open
ing port 49,
have visited the forts aud find Int little execution
VIA effected by guns. sand Batteries guns II inch
shell cannon 20 feet long weighing ~ tuns, all made
by tie Russians Tshosiu says the Tycoon is 70 bame
The lower orders - people very friendly silk.
tea cotton and all produce passes lere. aud the pace
looks houri-hing.
W. may lie ordered to Yokohama with the wounded.
day after To MORROW.
Part " the ec Ill winter here and see that lshosu
carries out his promises.
The Japanese say they lose 20 to 700 men, We have
los, about 30. aud some 40 wounded. Medusa ioaeht
well: iron chains around her sides Ierseus was ashore
"A Iock for u hours; M damage.
Os BOARD L. s s TAKrASG.
SMoNosEk. sept. Is. leoi.
Our movements here have been very successful as tr
as furnishing the Prince Of Tshosu for his continued
tacks upon all foreigners endeayoring 10 pass through
these Straits.
The forts belonging 10 Tshosiu wen guns have
ber removed and there j. no obstacle to our passing
through the Straits have Just learned the result Of
negotiations with Ishosu. IL Is stated that Ishosn Is
.ofccd 10 pay an Indemnity, don't kno" what auounV
ti the Straits are 70 be- free and unrestricted Tor al
untOus Lat no forts 20 ho erected IN hls 90
niDps that the oi SluOnosk Is 10 be opened 70
foreign trade tia, pfcct saicty TO be guaranteed al
foreigner coming hcrc. Tbis embraces about nh ,he
principal pulaon. that have tr,nspred thus far We
are an, horca 'Hthos tide runs knots per hour
aud in lido way - iethom chnin Is 81 10 service, no
holding grouud. The town stretches for nearly two
mile. The banks 0i the Straits crowded with large
lmks u have counted q today laden with rice cop
pr cash cotton and sugar Scaseed appears to be the
tfncipa article oil trade with dried hsh OIL copper
and cotton also visible.
or The town appears but poor one the Japan
r-o living without much oentdtion. Were foreigners
~ tfldc here. believe hat much ~ the produce winch
'ow passes bv would ne ccutcrcd here next 10 yogno
Now that basis lDr Treaty has been established the
Ministers will have to be present 10 see rniihed ana
a. consequence think that iliyogno VIII shortly .,
opened ious. However ono thing hrs Dcon hlsc"''ieu
70 our sni.inotiou aAd that "a that the Tycoon mas
Dorn playing ~ lls'. While The Damios are DESTROYS
Of our Friendship Nhaf coarse wil b" pursued VIII
tnr 1ycvn that his t.caeh,ft l. exposed remains
10 BE- seen.