The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06

the dancing girls wirllng ana coquettlng ~ sonS ~
Dances partly colloqual, which our ignorance OF
the language prevented our fully understandings 6nt
the pantomlme was suffic.ent for acute intelli
gence to get idea OF the plot After this came sup
per, and at the sight OF this formidable procession
visions Of the nightmare danced before my eyes.
Am to revenge Jonah and devour all the sh OF the
scar But with additional rotations Of sak supper
was finished, more saki drank, little whins OF TO-
Dacco smoked and then we went back to the SNIP
reaching the gangway plank at one O'Clock
The next day by sunrise we were again noatlng
through the fairyiKe islands which gem the inland
sea, and all day long we whired and turned among
the green islands, sometimes within stones throw
Of the bald shore and sometimes only the blue out
happy Cooking villages, the same highly cultivated
terraces the hill Sides the same temples In the
sea- ana the sun went down and left purple clouds
to illuminate the beautiful scenery; and then the
harvest moon rose IN envy Of the yey sea- and
sparkling rivulet, and quiet village, and peaceful
ashermans hut and all nature was stlil;
sea. and ' through p the beautiful islands lands
until near morning, when the land narrowed
through the Straits OF Slmilosaca into the open
and passed from the contemplation OF the most beau
tful scene Of earth. Oh that the enchanting pano.
the orbit OF the globe TO exhibit to the nations the
surpasslng beauty which God has created on the IN
We next came into the harbor OF NaQasaki, the
most important In the history Of foreign commerce
when the Portuguese, shipwrecked, starving and
helpless, landed among these curious people anu
received their hospitality AterWards dney came aasc 70
| the doce natives the Christian religion, and trade
| noursned and religion spread. The Portuguese
stripped the country Of gold tho JeSuits converted
| the princes and aimed TO subvert the government;
| but the proofs found on shipwrecked Japan
convert who going To the portuguese settles
ment for troops and then came the decree OF the ex-
| pusion of foreigners and the massacre OF 10000
Japanese martyrs at the island OF Pappenberg In the
harbor OF Nagasak the suppression OF the Christian
religion and the embargo OF japanese trade OF tavel
| In any foreign country under penalty oil death.
two cant a
to the outside world. They had Withdrawn from tne
brotherhood of man at the period OF our greatesss
moved ON, and with the discovery Of steam moved
he ago mssaasspt Ace, ace, Ct q
war steamers steamed majesticay into the narD0r OF
Yeddo, Tying dag unknown to the world when
Japan was closed, and In the name q the Presidept
Of the United states demanded that the Seals Of the
hermetlcal empire should be broken, end y was
| done. The Dutch had maintained factory at Naga-
g @ 81 se
| n.ent and their bazaars IN Decima remain as inter-
esting monuments OF those past centuries which the
The harbor safe and landlocked, but near enough
| to the sea to have the benefit OF delicious sea
on which many handsome houses or 'sbungaios,n as
they are pleased to call them here, attest the wealth
| which has been reaped from the Japanese trade at
The Ashuelot ana Idaho are in port ana gave the
| customary salutes to Minister Brown and Consul
| Allen.
The Japanese "feast OF lanternsn Is in full bloom
and at night the harbor Is enilvened Dy cockleshe
| beats set adrift with lanterns pendant from the
mimic masts to prOpitiate the deity that rules the
| winds and waves. The amphitheatre Of hills Is
ablaze with lanterns; hanging among the tombs and
through the dense foliage the yellow lantern light
| streams out from the temples amidst the groves.
The Pagans are sending our offerings to the god Of
the and illuminating the tomb5 OF their ancestors.
The Christians are making the beautiful moonlight
night hideous with the preparations for departure.
amidst the amphtheatre Of hills among the lanterns
Illuminating the ancestral tombs, through the TEN.
pies IN the groves and we are borne away from the
green shores OF Japan with regret.
| Opening Of the Ncegasa River-Japancse In
ternnl Troubles-Revision Of the Treaty Of
1S66-Dctai!s of the Accident ON Board the
American steamship Herman.
YOKOHAMA, Sept q, 1888.
Politically, very little news has TRANSFERRED since
last writing Expectations OF stirring news from
the north have been disappointed. and during the
whole Of last month everything seems to have been
very quiet. The only action that has taken place
during that period occurred last week. informed
you OF the partial opening OF Neegasa in my last let
ter and OF the fact that several vessels had gone up
there for the purpose OF trading and buying silk
worms eggs. This port was occupied by Aidzu and
was one OF the principal places in his possession and
on which he depended principally for his
supplies. The Southern fleet attacked this place on
the 10th inst. and almost totally destroyed 1t.
The particulars have not yet reached US, but We
have been informed that the whole Of the garrison
was captured, including gentleman named
Schnell, German, formerly doing business In Y0ko
hama, who had accepted military appointment I'M
der Aidzu, with the rank OF field marshal. We be-
leve otherwise that all Europeans were respected
ana left unmolested. This will be rather severe
blow to the Northern cause, but not necessarily ir
remedable. Outside OF this one action nothing
whatever has been done The two Mikados still hold
| rival yyov In air ctvaf
heard nothing whatever lately OF the last ap-
poinfed-the Northerner. The Southern Mikado
has removed hts capital to Yeddo Which
place Is hereafter to be called Higahi-No- Kioto
eastern CaptaD. ! believe the cause OF the
inactivity OF the two contending parties can
be found in the fact that there appears to be dssen
sions In both camps. The Southern party is az
have already informed, been considerably weakened
by the detection OF Choisin and Toza. The Tokuga-
was are suffering equally Tor the want OF union
among their supporters. The Tycoon is perfectly
quiescent. He has issued orders to his followers to
follow his example, and though his sincerity may be
doubted, there is also no doubt that many would
otherwise take up arms than obey his orders The
great Mto clan, since the death OF its head, the
father, 10y adoption OF the ex-Tycoon, Is divided
against Itself, o large number having joined the
Southern party while the otners have ranged them
selves under Aidzu. Thus a conflict, which but a
short time ago threatened to assume gigantic pro-
portions, seems likely to die out; because sails
factory cOnclusVn ior eittr party mas Deen arrived
at, but because the ealOusics and inLracabliity OF
one or two OF the principal movers threaten to XII II
by 'ccld wateT.u
The Japanese authorities have given notice TO the
foreign Ministers that they desire have the treaty
revised with view to a REIMBURSEMENT of the duties
silks and teas The clause of the treaty Of 1906
upon which they clam the readjustment, reads az
folows:-"rwo years after signing the present con-
vention any OF tho contracting parties, on giving
Six months notice TO the Others may claim read
justmcnt Of the duties ON tea and silk the basis
OF 1--WE per cent on the average value OF those artl
cle3 during the three years last preceding When
the convention of 1865 was signed the Ministers
based their apportionment OF the present duty Of
seventy-lyc boos per picul about twenty.nin dol
ars) the average market value OF SILK during the
Ave preceding years-namely, in 1901 and lc02 TO
1868 aud 1885, when the value OF silk had risen from
s403 per picu to Sial. AT the present time the
average value IL still higher account OF the great
demand for japan silk all the world. Tie
present duty IL scarcely three per cent OF the
age values but the question arises would IL be wise
to increase the duty present. The reason why