The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-12
THE JAPANESE COMMISSION

Their Business In this Countrywide Contract
for the Three Men-of-War Steamers-The
Tycoon Complains Of shabby Trentment by
Americans. &c. F.
The question OF sWhat brings another Japanese EN-.
bassy TO the United states2" is frequently asked but
has not been satisfactorily answered Several
are assigned for the second visit some Of which
are that the commissioners have been sent by his
Majesty the Tycoon to swap OF some OF the islands be-
longing TO his Majesty in exchange for 1ronciads and
monitors; some say that il 70 have the opening Of the
port OF Osacca deferred another year. while Others who
pretend TO know, that the principal OF the
commissioners to have the contract made
1863 between the Tycoon and the American Minister,
Hon Robert H. Pruyn, then Minister Yeddo,
Thurlow Weed and Robert L Lansing, thoroughly
tilated.
II is probably generally known that the contract made
for the building three ofwar steamers for tho
Japanese government two fgates and corvette the
frigates fty-two and the corvette twenty-five guns,
armed and equipped complete 70 DO delivered in Japan.
on before the LIST Of January, 1857 The par
ties named, Weed and lansing, trustees,
appointed by Minister Pruyn, 70 whose credit tho
money Tor building the three ships was deposited
London and New York. The amount stated by one OF
the parties interested to be So 600 gold The amount
Is said TO be 81 900 godone- hall that amount
Captain J. J. Comstock was made naval constructor,
jesse dAy, Formerly OI navy, OnAhsot
OF the Perry expedition TO Japan, constructing
engineer.
Tho corvette Of ], 100 tons, the Fusi Yama
built and left this port November, 1885, for Japan,
under the Of Captain Hallett She arrived and
accepted by tho Japanese government The ship. Is
said said by those who know the cost OF buildings
cost $3.50 900 gold. The price charged by the astees
100000 The ship has not given satisfaction me
japanese complain that she Is not well built that she -
slow; 10 not what contracted for
Allowance should be made for the dissatisfaction Of the
Japanese government somewhat, they are made 20
believe many things told them by English French and
other foreign naval ocers stationed in Japan, about their
American ship that is not ruetold 70 prejudice thom
The Japanese think very strange that shey have 70
ceived only email ship, that so much money should
be kept by the American Minister and trustees nearly
-four years they losing the interest and Of shssE
money and not getting their shlpe
I Much injury has been dore 9pr government by this
operation for said the 1ycoh has lost con0doucs IN
very great degree in the AmeEtdAs government Ca.
Ny sssninSsht fscS who's plainly the sssshsf
What Asye ssatsd and thai d dat tho young EnPaSs,
brother OF the present Tycoon has been sent 70 France
70 be ed1cated the japanese government has con
tractsd with the French for rou-cads, ordnance sa
arms &c, and has advanced 100000 francs All hls
has done, il Is said, because they have been %
shabbily treated by the Americans There is positive
proof that this the principal part Of
the Of the Embassy. Th1 was indirectly stated
by the second Commissioner before leaving New York.