New-York tribune., 1868-04-24
JAPAN.

! NAGAsAKI CHANGING RULERs-TIIE RELATIONS
| BETWEEN THE MIKADo AND THE TYCOON
| TIE CAUSE OF TIE CIVIL WAR-JAPANESE
| PRINCES MoRTGAGING THEIR PROPERTY TO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE BIBLE
| TRANSLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
| UNITED STATES INTO JAPANESE
The following interesting information has been
gathered from tho OF tho American Missionaries in
Japan and tho young japanese now studying In THIS
country:
An exto,sv. ecrdagration DESTROYED 1SO houses at
NagasaN three days before tho revolutionary wave
reached that city.
an mperal city When tho forces of the dauos threat
ened 1t Tycoonal Governor chose inc better pdr OF
valor and vacated tho place without striking blow for
for his masters rghts Tie change OF government was
fortunately win 'e oss =, pu. & one
daily, February 2G, from Mako the imperial city
Tie Akad0 has resumed his imperial functions, when
have for time been only partially exercised He is the
re"n PoUtT because he ia the head of the State Tho
same family or dynasty, has been tho throne since
H. c. This is the oldest reignng family on the globe
Popular tradition says the Emperor is tho descendant o
Tie Tycoon made treaties without any right TO do co.
ms %ss s@b with the
Ing very much such position as that hlled by Enelish
systen His official position j. that uf General
OF the armies Empire The chief commercial cities
WAS as thongh the Governor of York, having al-
thorlty over the chief commercial city, .hould make
armies OF the United States and should then endeavor 10
compel the United States TO carry out his engage
merts SO long IA this policy affected only
Yokohama, YedO, and Nagasaki. the daimOs remained
quiet. but when another STEP rather many steps were
contemplated ia the development OF the treaties, the
Princes resolved to assert their rights Ills The main
Of tine present war. IL Is probable that these
Princes animated by hostility 10 Foreigners, Tor
number OF the powerful and wealthy among them
have requested the American missionaries to reside IA
their cities and open schools for their young men ana
beside, the majority Of the young japanese now studying
In the United states have been sent here by these Princes
There however ryaries and Jealosea among these
DaInOs and these may give an unexpected turn 10 he
| conflict now going on. =,
Ii proper TO aid that the Imperial city, Mako, Is In
closed by The principal city OF the Tycoon, and this ha4
been an ad ant,g. that prince. The Dalmos ktlked
the person the young MkadO. aud canied hn away,
in to remove him frVm tls tyCoOnh lHnhtLce' n
letter from Japan inuatct that some Eur rpcnls
are involved pecuuiiy IN the fortunes 81 the Tycoon
and with rcnsO IL known that the shOgoon mas Dor
rOwed considerable sums and gwen mortgages Ia Euro
pcans. How far this has gone no one can ic The Pnnee
OF SatSnaa has also borrowed Oi FL gliocn and mort
gagged the arge island nom Wlieh he derives MS chiei
revenue, and upon wiz Es prLcpalty depends 10 u
largo extent for food IL supposed that other princes
have also rtgaged their territory. As al these lands
belong 10 JaPa, uud tsc ic1t OF elhtnt DOMAIN Is IN
tie Mikadu serious troublc may Rlse hereafter if0ii
these mortgages
Many of thc outr,gcs witch attend the in japan
pcTpCtraiCd hy the notorious "l0uinS or pt"ies-
sonal braves, who punder friend aud Zoe ndiscrinin-
atey.
The native troops snd IN tho dspatchc TO belong TO
the Prince ~ Ri1ru, probably he rcf0iucrs OF TIC
Prince Of Hisen bt they nay be looms. who nave, With
out right, claimed to bc the endlcrs uf - Prince.
The missionaries at Yokohama have complete" the
translation uf tie Gospel according 10 Matthew ~ soon
the missionaries az NagaSHh faye passed Judgment
upnn the version will he published. Chi tlnu trnct
has already been printed ia Jap'uec. Gnd Is III circu-
tion. AbCut 1900 Christian tlcati-cs, IN Cmntsr were
eagerly taken by tho oicia class the tTosWOlded men
OF the JaIs, during 1867.
young Japanese a capable person. at Yedo hes
translated the Constitution of the United States io his
mother tOuyur. d hopes 10 print Il as the clNil
cOmuiOtiOn Las siisidel.