The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01

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requests could he received from Jeddo. During
this delay ne was obliged reside In diiapidated
he went to receive the z,ogoon's letter he Was
treated with affected roeness. ms Important
document closed by staung ihat "ail ooinmunca-
lions between you and are Impossible. aud II
Is my Imperial pleasure that nenceiortn you no
more bring your ships mo our waDers." Resanon
naturally departed In furious rage. Arriving AZ
kamtcnatka he sent two armed vessels 10 make q
descent upon Japaa and sci out himself for ~
petersburg To report ON the outrageous treatment
he mad received. lie was however. renewed OF FUR
ther concern In subiunary affairs by being over
taken by death before no reached the end OF his
journey.
RUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO rHE kuRLrs.
The expedition, Notwithstanding demise of IN
protector. went on. In loo. a landing was made
| upon one OF Tue Southern Kuue Islands Oelonging
northern ISLANDS, but the fact Il would appear, had
been Kept from the government ~ Jeddo oy me
Japanese officials. fne Japanese were la turn en-
ragged and wanted to know from the Dutch whether
this attack was sanctioned by the RUSSIAN govern
ment.
| In 1908 another English armed ship arrived from
INDIA. AT TINS time England ana Holland were az
war. Great alarm was leit on shore. aud plan was
arranged to capture the vessel oy surprise. oat
alled snc escaping before the con piracy was ripe
for action. Tne war, too mad cul the Dutcn not
only IRON neir nome government but also nom the
other Colonies la 1913 Two vessels nYng the Dutch
nag siInaled The authorities ON Deciina. iett.r
was deivered TO Doen the butch Resident. signed ~
Ranles the English Governor oil Java Inis letter
relieved Doef OF mis- ONCE cnIef OF the Dacn
tory at Declna rms was the first satisfactory m
OF the past i've years. Doeii, mindful OF
the intense hatred OF the Japanese against
iostered In a great measure by Doea 6lmseli, re.
fused To accede 10 the magnificent demand u
dependency OF Java. IN the meantime the English
ships were al D0cfs mercy. waardener. "A rene
out the transfer the trade Of japan
TO England were also IN the power oil tue shrewd
Dutch Resident Doen threatened u expose tue
English II they made any trouble. The Dutch had
been i've years without supplies and consequently
were In debt 10 Japan. Doe1, therefore, as the price
ala nA I'M farn IA Lei MAJ
agreed t0:-rne ships were To be passed on IA
American, employed by the Duicn Tor protection;
over to MIN as usual. The first receipts were 10 DE
applied to the payment OF the debts Or HOLLAND 10
copper. TINS unques i0nably saved the nves VI
the English, and at The same time extricated the
Dutch from their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. arising from the
war. DOen also succeeded In securing TO himself q
large share OF the pronts OF the voyage.
Inc next year another ship arrived from Java.
The same plan was adopted, and with equal sue
cess. Here. through the determination OF Docn, Tor
nag of Holland waved. Upon the restoration OF
Java to the Dutch the Old trade was resumed with
Japan. but DOen surrendered MS authority " an
Otner
While these events were transporting In the mar.
Dor OF NaeasaHl, Russian vessel Oh war; under
Captain GOOwln arrived III the kurlies. nlIng
al Kunascner island In small boat, ne, WIN his
companions, was taken prisoner. Being assured
that GOODWIN had noLnlng to 40 with the attack oI
la 1918 Captain Gordon, Of the British navy,
arrived In vessel o. sixty-nve TONS HIS treat
meat was civil. out all efforts secure the opening
trade ineiiectual even the presents brought
for the government were refused.
ARRIVAL THE FIRST AMERICAN SHIP IN JAPAN. |
Ia 1887 our own nag appeared for the first time |
JUNK blown OH, went ashore on the American |
coast, Ut the mouth OIL the Columbia RIVER The |
survivors OF THIS unprecedented voyage were sent |
to Macao. aud from there were saIpped IN the |
Morrison, an American merchantman, tOJeddO. She |
was ared INTO and, putting INTO KagoslmA on me
AfIer these hostile demonstrations she returned 10
Macao. Nine years later us46l an expedition, con-
els lnO Of q mr. IA
states. under Commodore Blddie, arrived in the
Bay OF Jeduo. Alter ten days delay failing 20 eict
any other reply than that mo trade can be allowed
with any foreign nauon exceps Holland" the fleet
sailed away.
longing TO the squadron In the China Seas, visited
Nagasakl to secure the release OF sixteen American
was made, but threat or returning ana compelling
them to release the captlves had the desired eject
CIAL INTERCOURSE.
After this long period o! perplexing relations be-
tween Japan and the rest OF the world the whole |
scene suddenly changed. In 1852 Commodore
Matthew CalDraitn Perry sailed from the United |
States Oh q more formal aud formidable mission |
than mad ever beel sent 0y any nation to Japan. |
For at least year before the SUBJECT had been |
talked OIL and had received the consideration OF all
the leading governments OF the world. The fruit
less endeavOrs winch had already been made gave
little encouragement for the success Of the new ex-
petition.
PERRY'S ARRIVAL IN JAPAN-F0REIGN INTRIGUEs. |
On the lstn o, July. 1888 Commodore Perry, with
a portion OF his feet-the steamers Susquehanna |
flagship and Mississippi, and the sloops Of war
saratoga and Plym0utn-dropped anchor In the |
Bay OF JeddO Tue Russians, the English and the |
Dutch were cruising ABOUT intriguing against the
success oil the American expedition. II was pre-. |
sumeu at the time, In the event CT an open collision
between The Unit states squadron and Japan, that
Russia would side with the latter IN hopes get
ting io0tnold in the country. few months later,
however the russian Admiral proposed To JON |
with the American squadron, which was declined |
by Commodore Perry partly on the grounds tnat |
II would be inconsistent with our policy Oh ab- |
staining from all alliances with foreign POwers.n
The aggressive disposition already manifested by |
Russia was matter vi no little concern to japan AS
early as the latter part the seventeenth century the
Russians began their policy of expansion she had
thus early seized some OF the Kurie isles anu was
evidently ever ready to absorb more or the terrific
rIes OF the empire upon the slightest pretext. the