The New York herald., 1867-06-24
JAPAN.


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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of rnE ,AtaALn.
speculn,ieus In Rico and its ytesn,ss-Alara
Of the Yokohama Capitalize s-Thc Effect Of
she Opening Of the new Pert n Osaca-Real
Estate Owners Locking 0ut--Rush Of Ameri-
can Civiiizers, and an ilnwsousc Number of
New ProIects-Six Manages Engaging Jug-
iers and AcrobUfs-TcsfiRR the Performers.
YoKorAhA, Japan, April g. 1867
Just now the yokohamers or, officially speaking,
Kama ga giavs filed with doubt and despond-
ency The sasne feelings, tempered with a little grief
and modification extend to the shpmasters of all q
ons out in the harbor The OF the dependency
among OF property bsro is found their stout
belief that the port Of Osaca, when opened.
will be the Tuination Of Yokohama The skip
pers IN the bay are grieved and mortified because
OF The disastrous results OF their ventures hherward
Some Two three months ago, when there sort
Of r.ce famine in Japan, bulletins gent by every
MAI Saigon other rice pors holding out the
most brilliant inducements fer the shipment Of that
snple hi,herin fact stating that no other venture
would pey WELL The consequence that the ports
Of Hong Kong, Shanghae, Manila, &C. cleared Of
every available craft and the great struggle for seniority
and supremacy In the Japanese rice market commenced
with all the energy OF insane grocer instead Of the square
sense that usually characterizes merchants out here
The clterior result shown them two three days
since by the arrival OF twelve ships In harbor during
day, all laden with rce that went into berth along
side other rice vessels unfortunate enough be before
them Three hundred thousand piculs suddenly
thrown upon the Market where al present there Is no
demand for anything of the kind; the unfortunate
merchants the less fortunate shipmastcrs who had
taken part the ventures, showing an odd mixture
of rage and despair Fifteen or twenty other vessels
oaded with rice reported the way to make
the matter worse.
Although foreigners in their foreign homes look for
ward with the greatest interest to the opening Of the
port of 0saca the Japanese government foreign
ers hese Tor the majority OF theml think it will be bad
for them. Some imagine it will ruin the port Of Yoko-
hama, while others show you that Hiogo-the water
of Osaca-can attractive seaport
on account OF the difficulties in approaching It, They
say all the commerce OF that section must still
through Yokohama because this is the only port whore
vessels can live in safety that tho rich spot win be
ooW TRIBUTARY to tnis poor Ola one; that inefmedae
vessels will ply between there and here, and that head
quarters xili always be here.
Hioeo the port is shown TO be small place
roadsteai, twenty miles from the port, with
deep water the roads close up 10 the bllf where
SANDS; where the winds blow almost increasingly
IN one diiecton that towards the bua-so that IL
woa.d be OF the question os il TO become shipping
port for Japan. unprinciped men assert, however,
carp,ngs abou, the of tho port
Of oso raised by the jealousy OF property holders
ia Yoona;Da, ~aich last assertion has color OF truth
inc fact Is, in my opinion neither will safer from the
they wall have been the first Two outlets for the immense
wealth 0i this empire.
European andboders here are. however, not enough
dshearcned at the prospect TO abandon the costly build
ngs they undertaken, but the contrary push
ne forward with greater vigor than before So are The
Japanese their portion Of the town. Besides the pr-
vate improvements OF Yokohama the government have
commenced expensive improvements along The Bund
and at the Hatobis or lnndlng places
They contemplate filling up portion Of the bay half
mile in length and from lfty to two hundred yards IN
width that sips may como along side piers and dis
tors hDs
are often compelled 10 lay weeks lime account
o the sowness and diicuty OF dischargng or loading
acres Of swamp land In the rear OF the European
tiemeni, Tor the be,cr accommodation or foreign
damage this port, and that 10 the withdra~a o. the
Pacific Mail Steamship Companys headquarters TO
Osaca. and there is very little fear OF that.
The Horning my last despatcn forward by sail.
ing cr, the ancient steamship Hermann, OF the South
her huge huh INTO the bay. alter a run
Of thirty-four days from IAN Francisco Al
Although her was anticipated by the English mail
the greatest delight was manifested at her coming Shc
was boarded with rush by all sorts Of peopo in all
sorts of craft. Some Of the cynical OF her Maeys
SUBJECTS were at fret inclined 10 and riaicue
ship her square-s,erncd unganiness, bot when they
reflected che bad been in ocean service eight en
twenty years and sti showed good, seawortny boat
they ceased Manly The Hermann win be employed
here hulk bnt, II occasion calls Tor H. she will bc
down TO shanlbae Nagasaki whittier few Of the
carpers would hesitate to 90 her if business
called She Is in charge Of Captain }. W. Nolan.
While write ,his the Colorado Is hourly expected
Americans VINO have here since our closer
with China and Japan, full Of pans-as
Yankees naturally are-tor enrIchng themselves and
beuedtug the Japanese government and the balance of
mankind. some OF these plans have grown pro.
jec,s. by the Hermann as the repre-
sentative OF many capitalists for the purpose Of esab
fishing gas works both in Jeddo aud Yokohama lie Is
received favorably by the auhoItcs who agree
IN the matter OF pernsso according 20 Mirs-
ters advice, that the probabilities village
perhaps the capital also, vii: be lighted with gas
long.
,Fhcr energetic men are posnr about forming jana
acquaintances and gathering statistics with
opening gold mines building cotton and mills
that these japanese products may be disposed OF
home.
Aside from these less than six persons have come
with the intention OF king roupes Japanese Jug
gors and acrobats 10 the Stcs The back of by
places. and unrented godowns the scenes Of
gratniions displays OF Japanese skin nearly every day
since these managers got here II each cot
Icctlng company the Business may possibly he over
done IN America next year.