New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-30

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r,,.as for the CIosu Of the Forts IN
v..ao Bny-Thc Tycoon Returned go
v,aso-An Ruaiish Fleet Of eco Gums In
Mnvhor-A Dnsch Bqundron Arriving
combined Naval aud Land Il Expedition
.uu,.st the Prince Of Nagaso I'm Prospect
Arrival of u. q. Corvette jamestown
r-Deprrsarc Of French Chasscurs for
Mexico.
rrora our Special Corespcrdent ~ ,ec,
KANGAROO, JAPAN, June ~, loo4
The New japanese year opened, as my last letter
stated with doubtful anguries for the future, but
on tho whole with hopeful indications FOR peace and
q,etude The only burning spot was that repre-
sensed by the Prince of Nagato's obstinate hate,
and which was the intensified focus of all the anti
1esei On feeling of Japan.
THIS bit Of fire and fury has expanded till now 1t
Is Q cloud shadow of something more than hands
breadth in our horizon. The Council OF state, or
Committee on the general welfare at Oasaca, 10
which before alluded, and from which something
good was hoped for, if it ever has acted at
all, has brought no relief TO the ve1ed question
OF the foreign relation Of his empire. On
The contrary, VIC hear that the good old Prince
Of Echizen Is in a quas, disgrace for his
which has been signifed by Piekwickan
Y retire to his province and not to feel
himself called upon TO express any further opinions
or take any further action in Government &nairs'
StotsbasSi, Of the lineage of Mito, has been IN
some sense made gcneralissilno OF tho army, ana
keeps his headquarters at Miaco. How far tins po-
sition conflicts with that of the Tycoon at 1eddo
whose very tile implies that he is the generalissmo
and the executive power Of the empire, Is one OF
tho webs that we lave not yet unraveled III Is
clear that II portcnds faction in the governing class
and looks exceedingly as if the Gnti-foreign party
we're gathering form and front
This is the same Stotshashi who was sent in hot
haste hther, just year since TO begin tie work of
our Sorcble expulsion, and who when he arrived on
she shores OF onr bay and saw what manner of
thing expulsion was likely to be against the power
full feet sleeping quietly on our waters, became
wiser If not a sa1der man, end concluded instead
10 pay the indemnity. lie has the reputation OF
having, since that time, sought to retrieve the DIS
honor OF having failed TO execute the orders H.
trusted to him by en- active zeal in preparations for
q like future contingency and SO has been lavish
Of his revenue in providing arms for MS
own retainers and such OF bis small DalDio
friends as were unable to obtain them for them
selves. In connection with his movements is the
report Of fresh revolt against the Yeddo GovoTn-
ment in his fathers the Prince Of Mitos, provinces.
The Tycoon has lust returned from his long and
second visit to the Mikado. He passed up the bay
Eve DAYS since With IN escort Of FIVE steamers. AS
the Council of State have attributed any official
romssness of their own any inattention TO the de-
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Tycoon" it is TO be hoped, now that ne sits in his
castle the river, shall so on faInousiy again.
The native on dat is that lie returns, having for his
guidance eighteen regulations from the Court al
Miaeo touching his official rule. We hope that IN
due time we shall discover what these eighteen reg
uhtions concocted by the united wisdom of the
Mikado and his advisers are. II would not be ven
turesome to suggest that one of them will be the
expulsion of the hated togins at The earliest pfacti-
cable moment
MY last mentioned Sir Rutherford Aleock's re-
turn TO the English mission in Japan. Though he
has remained thus far very quiet and discrcety ret
cent Of bis opinions, so much may be said, that he
regards the position Of foreigners these shores as
more prec"rious than at any former period
After divided opinion among the representa-
lives of the treaty powers, they seem now 10 have
come to the conclusion that the Yeddo Government
undcr a seeming guise Of friendship, aim at the ex
pulsion of foreigners That the pressure of the
hostile chiefs behind the throne and row nearly al
are known to be hostile, is such that the Govern
ment is in danger OF being wholly subverted, and
they are, therefore, to escape this contingency,
secretly conniving at the labors OF the indictments
against our longer continuance. Not that the Ty-
coon and his council Of state for themselves would
prefer this for the condiments of foreign trade have
proved exceedingly sweet to Them but that
they are forced TO suceumb. The foreign
powers would gladly give aid to the
Tycoon to maintain him in his position but no de-
clucs that knowing that it would be the signal for
the open revolt OF the Daimia. lie ard his advisers
for the present at least, appear 10 have chosen TO
play crafty into the hands Of our enemies. II is
perhaps hot too much TO say that the foreign repre-
sentatives have, to no inconsdcrabe extent, been
deceived by the statecra of the Japanese and their
eyes blinded to the real danger, by the apparent i'm
Portance Of certain concessions such as reduction
Of imposts and other minor privileges, which had
seeming Of friendship in them, and Of desire for
continued friendly relations. The great misfortune
of all intercourse with tho japanese Government
lies in its total want Of truth and honesty. To lie
for desirable end is always justiiabe, as in COM
mon life soin State affairs. Ihs duDlicty aud decep-
ton they practice among themselves as well as upon
as irtruders. Wonld they but honestly set forth
the true position of public Affairs, means might be
found TO allay the imitation OF public feeling the
jealousy Of chiefs who dread foreign encroachments
and see in open tiade and intercourse the ultimate