The New York herald., 1869-01-10

SWedcn-Further Particulars oil the Tragedy
| ON Board Coolie vessei-Grenf Fire In Yo.
k0huma-The Markets.
YoEoHAMA, Nov. 2s 1865.
During the last month we have been constantly IN
receipt osome report or other relative to the
ments OF the different armies now engaged in the
civil struggle in this country. But they arr all Of
such contradictory nature tnat he wone ,e bold
man indeed who would express an nSinion as 70
which party has had the better off, For instance, IN
the Japan Herald of November we read lie fol
lowing intelligence reported TO have ~ome FROM
reliable sources:-..wakamatz, the capital OF Aidzu
has been captured. Aidzu's army is surrounded
and the Prince himself is In flight" In the Japan
Gazette OF the same date we read the following -
sAidzu and Shonai fought battle at Etchingo
Shibata against the Prince Mlzoguchi. and with
good success. The city was burned. There is a re-
port that the Mikado has sent Kuges TO Sendai.
Aidzu and Nambu for their assistance. his Majesty
having discovered great treachery in satsuma Toso
and Choisu.r Again. few days afterwards we are
positively informed by one paper that Satsuma has
been defeated that Choisu has left the service OF the
Mikado and that everything the latter side looks
remarkably blue. This Is followed no the next day
by statement that Sendai has withdrawn from the
Northern cause and that the total ruin Of the whole
Tokugawa interest cannot possibly be delayed more
than couple Of weeks. At the legations they
are as much puzzled as anybody else; the
official information that Is received day
being almost sure to be contradicted next.
or one thing, however. we are certain, namely. OF
the correctness OF the information transmitted to you
by last steamer, OF the fall of Neegata. This can
rely upon from the fact that several Europeans who
were in the employ of the norherners at that place
were forced TO nee for their lives.
Among the reports that are afl0at, which, how
ever, cannot consider very reliable. although they
hnd fpr1 nf tnS1
ing there Is one to the effect that the northern eet
had made an attack upon the territory OF Tosa, the
tie of Fashimi II is stated that they landed troops
and destroyed and took property to q very large
amount The country Q Of j Harlma was next visited
dadi has been captured by the nOrtherners but this
is certainly very fishy.
II may be remembered, however, that during our
war, the newspapers throughout the United
States very often received 'relable information
which was contradicted next day as having not the
slightest foundation in fact We ali remember how
often Richmond was captured. and how very mate
rally the results OF battle differed when related BY
false reports were circulated and credited here and
there in country which possesses az complete tele-
graph communication as any In the world, and
newspapers that exhibit such enterprise as Ameri-
can journals do we cannot be surprised II the fcil-
ties for procuring reliable news still less here
than they were at home The news of battle sixty
miles from here will be three or four days before 1t
reaches us; and and as they have no newspapers to
ii must necessarily come through several persons
each one Of whom probably garbles 1t, adds to or
deducts from II as his sympathies capacities for
truth and veracity may dictate. Hence your readers
must not be surprised II the reports transmitted TO
them through the columns of the HERALD are some
times contradicted by the next budget.
One OF the newspapers here has started o
proposition which though u has no weight,
coming from the source II does, the editor
being at times, Judging from his editorials.
scarcely comDus Dentis, has some significance
Japan Times is often used as the mouthpiece OF cer-
tain British officials In Japan The proposition is
nothing less than to make such use OF the present
troubles In Japan TO induce one party. the South
party, OF course to request Great Britain to estab
lish a protectorate Everybody acquainted with the
A G of history knows what a British protectorate
would amount to. and while have every reason ts
believe that this idea is entertained and has in fact
men by Sir Harry Parkes am eaaay positive That
nothing would be distasteful to the people OF
Japan. Besides that although protectorate would
here, it would lead to worse wars than that now
raging. Great Britain would thus have excuse to
recital OF repetition OF the Indian war, with all its
glorious sequences Of British mercy and generosity,
the scenery alone being changed from India to Japan
Whether the other European Powers and the United
States prepared for such consequence to their
forcbe entry into japanese ports is OF course another
The sixth OF November was the Mikado's birthday
IL was duly celebrated here by the firing OF guns
from iiy the English vessels and review q the Eng
present and the English the only nationality that
Monocacy fired salute) The Governor OF Yoko-
hama with quite large suite OF Japanese oficials
sned ey Sir Hav ParSes e % rs
government to one OF the officers who was instru-
mental In saving Sir Harrys life when attacked at
Ki0to, where he was proceeding to pay his first visit
to the Mikad0. In the evening the counsellors OF
the Mikad0 for Yokohama gave banquet to the
foreign Consuls. All OF the latter body were present.
with the exception Of the French, Danish and Swiss.
No other foreigners were present, Dinner was
served after the European style, and was enlivened
Inv sie fnn han 0f harM vso chi
General Stahel the American Consul, proposed
Health, long life and happiness to the Mikado."
from the musical brain OF the band master OF the
Ocean, was then played, the Japanese, upon being
informed what was being PLAYED eyincng the great
Baron Won Polsbroek the Prussian Charge
d'Atfaires, has concluded treaty with Japan, on be-
half OF his Majesty the King OF Norway and Sweden,
whose Minister Plenipotentary he IL. The treaty
was signed the 1ith inst and IL to 20 into effect
on the 1st day OF May, 1869.
The North German bark Bismarck was totally
wrecked at Tomyama, sendai Bay, ON the 9th ut.
All hands saved.
Your readers win remember an account sent you
OF coolie vessel that had arrived ~ Eakodadi and
was supposed to be the Italian bark ProviGenzia.
The whole affair which at that time was wrapped in
complete mystery, has at last been cleared up. II
turns out that the vessel n the Clyato which sailed
from Caao for another part Of the South American
coast. When two days ont the coolies took pos
session. made the crew fast to an anchor and con-
signed them 10 the depths below, retaining the cap
tain, who promised to navigate the ship China But
ne evidently changed his mind as he took them to
some place north Of Hakodadi, probably the Fox
Islands, and there upon pretcnce OF getting food on
shore, he left with his servant. but returned no
more. The coolies then took the vessel to Hakodad.
They refused TO give any satisfactory account until
the United States slo0p OF war Iriquois was sent
thither, when Captain English. probably by using
threats OF employing man-ofwar appliances wrung
the truth out OF them. The vessel aud coolies have
been detained at Hakodad until the arrival Of the
Peruvian Consul from Macao
on the morning Of the 2sth inst. lre occurred 10
Yokohama, which destroyed the general hospital.
IL having broke out at nine O'Clock A. NJ the sick,
the number OF which was fortunately few were all
saved, but the building was totally destroyed.
The import market has become extremely dun, CO.
pecallv during the last fortnight Very few trans
actions have taken place and prices are purely
inal. For gray shrfings there no transactions,
prices being nominal at SO So Us per picul 81 ID.
goods. several shipments have been received from
shanghae. For cotton yarn there IL inquiry.
T.cloths are quoted from 81 70 90 30: spanish
stripes, 75c. 81 per yard: blankets lbs, "a SO
~ ~; ga 10 lbs, 81 g.; English Goals SIS siT
per ton.
The export market continues active aud settle
ments are estimated ut 900 bales for the season,