, 1864-03-25
lMPoRTANT FRoM JAPAN
The Embassy to Europe and its
Objects.
Assination of tho Now Regents
The BLOOD Fcud Ia Nfp01l-
An Act of HursloE1ri.

Assination of tho Now Regent.
The BLOOD Fcud In Nipou-
An Act of BnrsanM1ri.
tspecial Correspondence N. 7. Tribnue.l
KANAoAwA, Jan. II, 1861.
AHairs in Japan continue with the same
citrant to the old desire for scclusion-grop-
Ing, stumbling, with the indecision OF . blind
nan, iuimlcal and dangerous to the foreign
element In the Empire, puzzling to the Dip
lomats, and wholly ine1plicable, I troW, to
the 1fi5une's freside readers.
The Inst mail brought US intelligence Ct
the effect Of the Kagosima affair in Europe,
and there, too, it seems that naval action
was regarded, as your correspondent termed
1t, neither decisive nor glorious It was only
unfortunate for the humane reputation OF
the English Admiral that he boosted Us IN
achievement Of his own, what YVES really nn-
y ayoldable, namely, tho shellins Of the City
tiop. The batteries could not be attacked
without subjecting the town to all tho hor-
rors Of 8 bombardmcnt; hnt this fs not for
Admiral kuper to plead, since he Inns chosen
to rcgard 1t as his own heroic net. Ono effect
of Tie news Of this. naval engagement has
Mcock, the late Envoy hither, but who has
now been long time absent on leave, charg
ed with extraordinary powers. We await his
coming now daily, looked for as having an
important bearing on events. But really,
Col Neale, the Charge dtl tnte.im, seems to
hare so far settled the quarrel with satsuma,
that no occasion Is left to reopen It.
unarrangel, which Is the late assassination
Of Lieut.: Camus. French officials here de-
clare that the rcal business Of the Japanese
Embassy to Europe has for its chief object
the settlement at Paris Of this unfortunate
murder. The Japanese declare they SO hop
powers from Ycdo and Kanagawa, and the
limitation Of foreign trade and intercourse to
the ports Of Nagasaki and Hakodadl The
arrangements for the departure Of the EN-
bassy are now nearly complete. They will
war steamer to shanghae, where they viii
be transferred to the French mercantile line
Of steamers for Marseilles, via Sucz- 1t is ut
their own special request that this Embassy
goes In an unostentatious manner, and they
asked to be received in Europe with the SIM
rlest 1lonors due to their rank. A similar
Embassy to America Is talked Of, but the
proposition assumes, as yet, no definite
shape.
The Dutch armament designed to operate
on the still 'obdurnte Prince Of Nagato had
not reached our shores.
In my last nlluded to the Council Of Din
rnios ut Oasaca. The Tycoon is still at Yedo,
where fleet of purchased steamers is gath
New Year, which beg ms with the 9Th Of Feb
Fuary. StotBbashf, eon Of Mito, Aspirant to
the throne, and now or lately quasi Regent,
went down to Oasaca some time since, where
it Is whispered about, he has been assassina-
ted by the followers Of the GotaiEo, who was
slain at the palace gates in Yedo at the inst1-
gution Of old Prince Mito, his father This
act well illustrates the "blood feud" " as it
obtains in Japan to this day. The Tycoon
with whom Mr.. Harris elected his treaty
died euddcnly-mndc way with, as Is general
ly believed BY Prince Slito, who then hoped
to secure the succession in the person of his
son, this same Stotsbashi- But the Council
present Emperor, young scion OF tho house
Of Kjshiu. The Gotairo was elected Regent
during the young Princes minority. Mito,
on account Of the suspicion Of COM
p1icity- with the late Emperor's
death, was, by the active influence Of the
State to bis own house, and the family dis
graced. AIito's followers took fearful re-
Tengc, in the summer Of 1850, By the assas-
sination Of the Gotairo under the citadel
walls rs he WIS returning from Court, sur
rounded by bis followers. This murder while
depressing the influence Of tho Gotairo's
family; again elevated that Of Mfto, who be.
longed to the Conservative or anti-foreign
party, as the Gotairo did to the progressive
party. Owing to the reaction against the
progressive party, the family of Mito has
gradually gained position and influence until
during the grave troubles Of this year in early
summer. Stotsbashi was made actual re-
continued vacant since the Gotairo's death.
With the feuds OF these rival families
aud parties the foreigners have nm
fortunately been involved, and stotsbashi
t was expressly sent from Aliaco in July, to
hold plenary powers at Yedo. and to fnaugu-
rate active measures against foreign foothold
In Japan: On arriving at Yedo, even he was
orerawed BY the magnitude Of the danger to
his country from the hostile fleets at anchor
In Yedo Bay, and his first act was, instead of
forcfb1e opposition, the payment OF $40, 900
demanded by the English. The necessity Of
this act, the operations at Simonoscki and
Kagosima, opened the eyes Of the Japanese,
50 fnr that they paused In further acts ofopen
hostility, and the opposition to foreigners u.s.
sumed the shape Of intimidation by ronins or
outlaws against their own traitors. who had
foreign connections. Thus Stotsbashi goes
down again to the Council at Oasaca some
what shorn In his pretensions. Theprogress-
the faithful retainers Of the murdered Gotta
rio, having nursed their hot haste for three
years, secure their revenge. There is hope
In this blood-feud for civilization and pro-
gres8.
: The Government at Ycdo havc at last
moved to some purpose against the ronlns,
who have been looping of heads of those
who sold silk, lackerwarc or chickens to
foreigners, at their own savage will. Nu-
mcrous arrests have been effected at Yedo ;
twcntY-cIght having been seized In q single
night 1t is interesting to know that these
arrests were made By TEMPORARY. police un-
der the stimulus of high rewards Offered
These arrests have given q little more con-
hdence to the greatly lntimidated native
traders who. had begun to arm themselves
with foreign revolYcrs for self defence. Still
the country is LII deplorably unsettled state,
and trade langulehes therefor.
!, Hara kin get retaIns' its attractions for In
tending suicides. A sub-ot1lcer in the Yoke
hama Custom House, few days since, being
implicated with some merchants in defraud-
Ing tho Government Of certnin imposts on
nav silk, saved his honor by the time honored
disemboW Welmeit. -