The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-06-24
FROM JAPAN.

By the SeiOto, Capt. Reagan, we have jap
anese dates to May 18th. We are indebted
to Consul Van Reed for files of papers, from
which we CLEAN the following news:
The new Government is gradually consoli-
dating It's strength. Yedo was transferred TO
the Mikndo's envoy on the Sd inst, and the
ex-Shogoon has retired to his fathers castle
at Mito, to remain there during the En-
peror's pleasure. The chances of a renewal
of the civil war in the North are diminishing.
Yokohama and Kanagawa passed quietly
into the hands of the Governors appointed
by the Mikado on the 18th inst, and conf
dence in the new Government seems to be
springing up among all classes of Japanese
Sir Harry Parkes left yesterday for Hiogo
and Osaka In the Salaniis, TO present TO bis
Imperial Majesty the Mikado, his credentials
from the Court Of st. James.-JdpdH TimeS
The P. NJ s. s. Co.'s steamer China ar
rived at Gas p. NJ, on the 18th inst, she hay
ing sailed from San Francisco on the 18th ult.
His Prussian Majestys frigate Fi,ieta left
the harbor April 21st, In search Of the crew
of the missing boat Of the Russian steamer
Wol0d, the vessel lost off the Meica Sima
Islands on the 7th of March. We since hear
that when the Captain of the Wolgd saw the
last of the boat, it was happily, not engulfed,
but for thirty hours, or thereabouts, II tossed
at the mercy of the waves, gradually nearing
the island on which at length 1t was cast.
Mr.. Whitaker does not remember anything
from the upsetting of the boat in the surf
until he found himself being kindly watched
by some natives. On his coming TO himself,
he found that he was the only European, but
that all were there but Mr. Mccormack and
two others. He remained on the island As
days, until Japanese junk put him ashore
at Uraga, from whence he was kindly as
sisted by the Yakunins.
KEEP YOUR REvoLvERs HANDY.-Yester-
day, four gentlemen went by Kanasawa TO
Daibutsz'. On returning, the pony OF one
of them showed such symptoms of distress
as induced the rider to dismount and lead
him, the others still riding, and Of course
getting on a little way ahead Close to the
Daimio's gate, about so men had been seen
drilling, and strangely enough, on the ap-
proach of the quaternion Of equestrians, they |
all turned so as not to see them. On reach I
ing turn of the road, the gentleman who
had dismOunted saw a well-dressed two |
sworded man, who, directly he cast eyes
upon him, whipped bis long sword out of |
its sheath, brining 1t over his left shoulder. |
The foreigner going quickly to the other side /
Of his pony, walked on quietly, but took out |
his revolver, and pointed II over the saddle |
steadily at the native, who, with a most dia- |
bolical expression, followed him, ready to |
strike If he got the opportunity; Neither
5lenchingly on the other. At length the 4
Japanese returned his sword to its sheath,
and went of down by-path.
On reaching Kanagawa, and mentioning 1
the circumstance, the gentleman was told by /
the Japanese that the could not all Imagine \
who or what the man could be.
WONDERFUL CRAB.-In Japan, although 1
we have as yet had no marvellous goose
berries, or gigantic eabbages, or Titanic cop
pers, nor even a shower Of frogs or little
fishes to report for the bcwonderment of our
readers, yet We do occasionally meet with
natural as well as artificial pro
ductions well worthy OF record, and calcu-
lated to strengthen the old adage that truth
is stranger than fiction
We have just been examining a crab bought
by gentleman at Katasei, on Sunday last.
for half an itziboo. Nothing very wonder
fui in that, perhas, for lots OF crabs AT prOper
less money. Probably so but this crab took
Two men 20 carry from Katasei into town
Il bad TO be lashed with bamboo on a shutter
land it measures from the extreme point Of
one claw TO the other eleye1, fesf and eight
iHehesi II has four legs on each side, armed
At the end with kind Of pointed hook, the
most forward foot or more shorter than the
claw, and each shorter than it's fore-runner
The body Of the creature is about - inches
rom the eyes to the TAIL which latter Is
iolded close to the body, bat arriculated after
The manner of Holsters tail The breadth
1f the back is about a foot, and the shell Is
-hick and knobby, giving the idea of i'm
nense strength It Is a creature altogether
he most remarkable that we have ever seen.
Japan Gazette.
The EMPEEoR's VISIT TO OsAKA.-The
siikado arrived at Osaka on Wednesday last.
having In his train, We are Informed, seven
Daimios and their rcfainerE, the latter num-
Dering, ii is estimated, over 10000 men. This
= said to be the first time the Mikado has
sver Jeff Kioto. About fourth part OF the
.ity Of Osaka has been bafrieadcd. Plans
moving the portions thus inciosed have
been prepared, aud foreigners are advised not
ID go there during the visit Of his Majesty,
z'hica Is expected to last about three weeks.
We can not think that any part Of Osaka is
particularly safe for foreigners. Sowing
'amoHrai are not unfreqnently TO be met
with, and occasionally some may be seen
swinging naked reyolrers in their
lands as they stroll along. As for the MI
xado's proclamation threatening 10 de-sanaoas-
-fse al fwo-sworded men who may IN future
assault foreigners, II may be posted I'D In
Osaka, but recent visitor 10 that city a.
'ures ms that he did not see single COPY Of
q during his STAY tbere-H aud b HerelId