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in the honors intended for the exSocretary Of state
At the same time courtesy forbade them 10 ozpioa
their doubts in plain terms. ! am afraid that ~.
Randall became aware Of this distinction and W"3
unnecessarily sensitive concerning it; since - ll
presently be seen, when all obstacles NIb}e-
quently removed he refused 10 meet the advances OK
the foreign Ministers, and expressed considerable
doubt as TO his ability I" to carry home TO America
pleasant recoections of the Mkadon However, this
may have been Mr. Belongs only course wos thsH
to present the breakfast invitation which, through
him, was declined in the subjoined note
US LEGATION, Sept. 70, 1910
To their EIcelfneics The Ministers for Foreign ADaTS
de-, De- have Loot 10 time In communicating 10 dr
seward ana 10 Mr. Randall The courteous invitation -
the japanese Government extended 20 them. TO pnrtah
OF breakfast reception ne let OF October heS, ~
Enrokwan. am requested BY those Distinguished gen
emen 10 tender TO your EXceence5 their grateful Ne
acknowledgements for that courtesy II would De- lneon-
designated. Mr. Stewards health and habits are such ~
TO oblige him to decline public hospa,ities which "a,
Sr Randall beg leave, these reasons, 20 decgo The
invitation Iosy aathoae ne, az me SOM r. VII
Yedo at later period, and 10 remain there few daJs
II will gye them much pleasure t9ey small Dc
c. Z. DELoNG, u. :. Minister Resident.
The japanese Ministers promptly answered as toll
ToKEI, sth of9th month Of the sd year NcU,.
SIR: We beg to acknowledge the recent Of yoUrd-
you inform OF Mr. Stewards and Mr.. RandaPs refuse
TO accept invitation on account OF certain reasons
fore the Government. 1t is with great pleasure that v"
zee px your letter mat we snail De hon9ftd NH VIZ
shall be exceedingly obliged To you II you will acquan
Us Of their intended visit one day previous to their arrival
at IOkei. with respect, &c, SAwA, etc, etc,
TERAsHIMA etc, etc.
On the afternoon of the 1st of October Mcsy.s.
Seward and Randall went on board the United
States ship Monocaey, and proceeded up the bay 20
Yedo, arriving too late in the evening to land VITA
comfort The delay might have been dangerous
On the morning of the I'd. the visitors for tho
first time made acquainted with an Eastern "mst
tuition" which, though doubtless entertaining ~ q
topic for future narrative, is seldom amusing in
actual experience. At early hour typhoon o.
great severity swept over tho bay and along the
Eastern coast, destroying vast amount Of property
and causing the death Of hundreds Of natives Bus
for the interposition of the particular japanese
divinity which hedges the Mkado, Mr.. Seward
might never have had the interview with His MAJ
esty after all Saghalieu, the StOnewal," Minister
Delong and other favoring influences nOtwithstand
ing. Returning in haste to his castle from a mill
tary review, which was interrupted by the storm
the Mkado had just ridden past a large g0-down,'
when it was torn from its foundation by the fOTce
of the wind, falling upon aud killing two
Of his immediate followers. The fury Of
tue was NOT ItSlsleu Oh etd Oi VA fbolf
but the Monocacy remained uniujured, and, IN the
evening, the travellers disembarked, having suirTc'
nothing beyond anxiety and discomfort. On tlc
morning Of the 3d their presence in Yedo was AZ
nounced by a salute of Is guns from the Ihl,eI
States man-Of-war, which was daily responded 30 b.
the japanese forresses. This day occupied Win
visits to the Foreign Office and 10 various points a.
interest within the city liUits-the temples OF
Shiba, where the bodies of n number Of Tycoons oi
the family of Iyeyas deposited the fair ground
of Asak SAL the ruins Of the temple of Uweno, whlCh
was destroyed in the civil three years ago. aud
especially the American Legation, the interest at
taching 10 which is By no means due TO It's beauty
or pcturesqueness, but which possesses certain
wholesome notoliety in Yedo the only minstcIia.
residence which the Government, for who.o
accommodation il is set apart, refugee "a
keep in decent repair. In it's present
condition no Envoy could be expected TO live in IT,
and the United States therefore, alone among The
treaty powers, are without permanent diplomails
representation in the Capital Ia these various ox?c
ditons the gentlemen were accompanied by Ishbash..
capital lingust in his way, and probably the best
master of English in the Government seryl.e
although, unlike many of the regular interpreter
he has never had the advantage Of a residence 81
other countries On this occasion he displayed all
his accustomed fluency and freedom of speech until
he alighted at the American Legation. Thcrc
language failed him; his tongue paralyzed, and
o gloom came over his usually animated comtcnanGr
which was only some time after dispelled by the
spectacle of the neat and we-apponted ground a.
the English Legation, where the visitors were W.
vited TO tifn" by Lady Parkes-after which they
returned to the Yedo Hotel, where apartments %Cre
provided for them in the quarters of Mr.. shepard.
the I. s. Consul
During the day Mr. DelOng had been privately
informed by Ishibashi that the chief Foreign Mia
ter, Sawa desired conference with him upon tb.
subject of the interview with the MikadO. But boinf
suddenly recalled to Yokohama by the intelligence
Of Mrs belongs increasing illness, the Minister
confded the whole business TO Mr.. Shepard, who 10
addition to his consular duties, is at present fulfilling
those of Secretary of Legation What wiles aud
stratagems and cunning diplomatic devices were cu-
ployed at this stage of the proceedings ii, indeed
any were employed or required. have of course 70
Of knowing; but before the travellers retired
to rest that night Mr. Shepard had the satisfaction Of
communicating to them an informal but very coriil
request to call upon His Majesty on the morning OF
the Sth of October. A written invitation, il WA
added, would he sent in due season Mr.. Seward
signifed his disposition TO accept. Mr.. Randall,
however dissatisfied with the lack of promptnes
exhibited in welcoming him to the hitherto unyis-
tied regions of the Imperial household sent thcnoSt
day the following statement OF his views 10 Mr.. De
long:
u. 6. LEGATION, Ycdo. Japan, Oct. 4. $40
SIR have just been informed that an invitation has
been extended 10 Hon. Wm. II. Seward and myseli {"
hold all audience with the Miksdo; ana tho time fixed
for SATURDAY. next IL publicly known that Mr. seward
and bs PARTY, with which have been visiting Japan.
have made arrangements TO leave japan ior shangha
for us previous to this tme and II has been refused
youid have been pleased to carry home Ia America
oreeabo OF thu MkadO OF JAPAN forne,
from an intervew extended at the iRtercession
Mni,er o, my Government. am compelled. however.
under the circumstances my part respectfully
Gacne the proposed audience. am. &C.,