The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-17
CHINA AND JAPAN.

ARRIVAL OF STEAMSHIP COLORADO.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 16.-The Pacific Mail
Company's steamship Colorado arrived this
morning. She brings Yokohama dates to July
rs and Shanghae and Hong Kong dates to
July 15
The Colorado experienced strong head
winds the entire homeward passage. She has
80 cabin passengers, 800 Chinese in the steer
age, and her cargo consists OF 10000 packages
of tea and silk for the United States aud
Europe.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamship New
York arrived at Yokohama July 25.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamship Great
Republic had received her new shafts from the
Colorado, and would leave for Hong Kong with
freight and passengers from New York on the
28th of July.
The United States fleet is mostly with the
flagship in Japan The Monoccy is here. All
ON board are well. The Ashuelot is at TEN
sing.
The U. S. steamers Piscataqua, Shenandoah,
Oneida and Maumee are in this port; the Iro-
quis at HiagO, and the Aroostook at Teintzin.
CHINA.
A report came by the Fulong from Nagaski
that $50 Christian Japan natives had been
taken out from Nagaski in steamer and
drowned, Notwithstanding the remonstrance
of the cOnsus at that place.
The China and Hong Kong mint has been
ulSLudutIeu anu SOiu W OdpducSc SONtTH-
ment, and the machinery is to be removed to
Yokohama.
Maj Gen. Bunker had left Hong Kong to in
spect the British troops in Japan.
Several piracies had been committed, and
the offenders caught and punished.
The introduction of the American fog horn
on the Yangtze river is strongly advocated.
JAPAN.
Yokohama, July 26.-On the forenoon of
July 4th an attack was made by 10000 South
erners on the Tokugalwas at Yeddo, who were
only about 1900 strong. The soatherners were
repulsed. The attack was renewed on the next
day, and the Tokugalwas were entirely routed.
Half OF Yeddo, including two large temples,
| one OF them the residence of Mic, were burnt
| down.
az Ilchino, about IS miles south of Osaca, a
tG' patI'e was fought between the forces
| vi f>luAu anu oatsuma, in which the latter were
defeated with great loss. Satsuma and Chaisa
| were deserted by several other Daimios. and
subsequently Chaisa himself declared his in
| tentiol of withdrawing from the contnst or
| dered his Generals to return home and ramoin
| neutral.
Satsuma's party had issued proclaim, t;on
in the name of the Mikado to put all natiya
Christians to death. Several executions had
| taken place at Nagasaki and Seudai, within Is
| miles of Yeddo.
1t is stated that the Northern princes have
made proposition to refer all differences for
settlement to the arbitration of England
France and the United States, and in case the
latter powers accept the responsibility they
1.-The Princess will bind themselves for the faith
| tlI execution of the arbtrament both on their
part and the part OF the Mikado
The port of Mettoka on the West Coast has
been partially opened. The North German
and Italian Ministers only are giving clear
ances there. The other Ministers have not
yet sanctioned foreign trade there, on the
ground that it is not safe, and that there is a
liability to the some trouble experienced at
Osaka