The Portland daily press., 1867-06-15
CHINA AND JAPAN.
Location of The United States Fleet.
Reception of the Ministers blythe
Tycoon.

SAN FRANCISCO june IA
The steamer Colorado arrived here unex.
Pec1ediy Tonight after passage of twenty
days and three hours from Yokohama. She
brings Hong Kong advices of the 18th ult and
Hankow of the 18th.
The news from Pekin shows that move
ment had begun to open the Yangtze to New
chang, 400 miles from Hong Kong.
The foreign ministers expected to meet
at Hong Kong this fall to l.. Ike into considera-
ton the revision of existing treaties.
The Meenefies on the Yangtsze had caused
great deal of alarm. They had burnt many
villages and committed many depredations.
At last accounts the fear of their committing
further atrocities had subsidized.
The United States corvette Wachusetts had
rendered great service at Khan Kang and saved
that city from being destroyed after it had
been set on fire by pirates.
The following is the location of the vessels
comprising the United States fleet in China
and Japan:-Wachusetts at Shanghae, Ashue-
lot at Annoy, Monocacy at Hong Kong, Sup
ply at Nagasaki, Hartford at Nagasaki, Shen-
andoah at Osaca, and Wyoming at IOko-
hama, The Penobscot, Unadlla, Huron and
Sacramento are on their way to join the squad
ron.
Great dissatisfaction prevails at Shanghae
on account of the failure OF the Colorado to
call at that port, and Bussel & GO. We're obliged
to charter a steamer to find the Colorado 100
miles at sea and place on board Urge mails
Wells Fargo & Co.'S Express had nine tons of
express packages at Shanghai awaiting for
her and 100 tons were offered if there was a
certainty of a connection being made with the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. They must
make their connections more sure at Shans-
haze, the leading port of China the imports of
which amount to As ,000, 900 taels every year.
Shanghai continues very healthy, and the
American element was largely increasing
There had been grand parade of American
nre companies at Shanghai. The firemen
turned out with three hand engines one steam
engine and one hook and ladder truck
.r.-- NEW YORK, June IA.
A special dispatch from San Francisco dat
June 18th, says
Japan, brings Yokohoma dates 10 May 25th
The political intelligence from japan is of
highly interesting and important nature.
The visit of the foreign Ministers to Osaca
was concluded on the 10th of May. and those
iunctiOnaries had returned to Yokohoma. The
treatment of the foreigners by the Tycoon al
Osaca was princely. Houses had been pre-
pared for them filled with the costliest Euro
pean furniture, French cooks and European
servants We're provided, wines and liquors were
without STINT and i'll fact everything they
wanted during their stay was furnished in
abundance free of expense. Each representa-
tive and suite was granted private audience
and dinner with the Tycoon several days
before the ofhelal visits took place. On
these occasions the Tycoon presided at the
table. At the official visit, which was OF
short duration, everything was Japanese after
the usual common place. The Tycoon express
ed to Minister Van Valkenberg his great graf
ihcation at the establishment of a new steam
ship line between America and Japan.
Japanese Tommy acted as Interpreter for the
American legation throughout the visit.
subsequently the Tycoon met the Minister
at Hago, III miles across the bay, and laid out
foreign settlement there, where tract of
ground a mile in width, extending three or
four miles back from the water, has been APP
proprlated under the same arrangement as In
other ports of Japan.
There is nothing of importance from Shang-
haze and Hong Kong.
A cable has been ordered for submarine
telegraph between Hong Kong and Shanghae.