New-York tribune., 1873-06-12
JAPAN.
NOTES FROM YEDo.


LKKIvEL AT THE CAPITAL or sHIMADzU sABURo-
THE PERUVIAN EMBAssY-RE RELIGIOUS ToLERA'
TION-sERIOUs ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MR.. MoRl
OBSTRUCTION OF THE MIKADO's PALACE.
frRoM AN oce AsIoNAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE
YEDo, May 10.-Since the last outgoing mail,
the principal topic OF conversation here has been tae
arrival IN the capital Of shimadzu saburo. the ohie
OF the satsuma clan. shortly after the a0olshihs
Of the Daimistes, this gentleman withdrew 70 Tue
City Of Kagosima the capital Of the Province OF sat
Huma. There he remained in absolute retirement
steadfasty refusing to sanction or aid by his pres
enee or advice the councils OF the present Government
They sent 70 him several polite invitations 10 Vslt
YedO. but ne always answered that be was an ou man
and In falling health, and that the ar OF MS haNe
place suited him best About one month ago. now
ever the Government sent him pressing request
20 appear Immediately at Yedo and pay ms respects 70
the MIkadO. The special messenger went Gown 70
Kaeosima in an imperial steamer, with orders to wait
unt the guest was ready and not TO come back without
him shimadzu saburo seeing that there was no help
for IT, suddenly improved in health aud prepared TO obey
The Inueral command Before he embarked. he ordered
that the cabin should be dsmauted; that all foreign
furniture and appliances should be removed and that
they should be replaced by the straw mats and charcoal
hraziers common 10 every japanese house. However,
his hatred OF foreigners and their belongings dd not e1-
tend 70 the engines. These he gracously allowed the
captain to retain On his way through the town, from
the castle to the etty, the people all fell prOstrate De-
fore him. while the houses aud shops we're closed He
had in personal attendance upon him, body guard OF
about 800 satsuma men, Upon his arrival 90 Yedo he
went straight to one Of his family mansions and has
ERoe remained there very quietly. Among the first OF
those who called upon hum was the Minister OF War;
himself satsUma man. II went" he said, ITO pay
my pecs to the old Chefain with fear and trembling
thought he would be very bitter against me for the
prominent part had taken In influencing the late
of tha Il. hut I
differently inclined He spoke Of several OF the
late innovations said he thought they would be for the
good Of the people at large and that although he had
been educated in a different school, aud could not give
them his personal sanction yet he should acquiesee in
the wisdom Of the Government"
The 500 retaners create great excitement wherever
ey appear They are TALL stawart, scOwling fellows,
dressed i'm the regular samurai costume with their two
swords stosng out "fore and aft" and their hair worn
n the Old style The swords and queues seem strange
70 us uow the upper classes have for some time past
discarded them. The question Of compelling these 800
Satsuma lay aside their swords was discussed AT
Cabinet Council. but 1t decided in the negative
for two reasons-hrst, because Shimadzu saburo was
peaeeably inclined and they did not wish to vex or
harass him with questions Of personal nature and,
second because It thought better to treat the two
swOrded cOuntrynen :" to ridicule them not
being toned to the renements and oOnvenences
Of civilization and 70 laugh at their two swords as some
thing unoouth and outr6 The wisdom Of this is
already proved. Had the Government insisted upon dis
lrming these men, OF they could have effected
their object but not without trouble and the would
have been looked upon as martyrs Now, without
murmgr and in the short space Of ten days. most Of
them Aaye voluntarily, laid aside their swords. am
glad 70 have opportunity of cOntradichnR rumor
that was circulating among the foreign community here
he story was that the Prince OF satsuma had arrived
At the capital with 400 men; that the army mad
over TO him that 400 French soldiers from Yokohama
gere guarding the MikadO in his palace that the En-
zlish troops had been ordered to hold themselves in
readiness to His Majesty, and finally that the
English Minister cOseted with the Mikado discuss
ing means for his safety. There is not word OF truth
N this the foreign troops have been moved from
their barracks at Yokohama Qt IS foul indgniry that
they are allowed in Japan aD and Parkes, the En-
ish Minister has not seen the MkadO for two months
aKcept once and then he intruded uninyted upon him.
review on native troops.
The Peruvian Embassy have begun their labors under
Tery atterng auspices They have been received with
imperial honors They have been quartered at the Mi
tado's own palace at iHamagoten (where the Duke OF
Ediabnrgh and the Grand-Duke Alexis were lodged,
and every facility has been afforded them for making
heF demands upon Japan But 1t has been decided to
make no demands Instead a treaty will be arranged
hmisB to those existing between Japan and other
nations when the treaty between Peru and Japan
finally settled--when It is sealed signed, ratified, and
1elNerCQ-tuen,
Luz case come up. II viii be settled by arbitration,
Sut f. not yet decided whether it will be referred TO
sounci or to single person It understood that one
Sr two Of the foreign Ministers here have been requested
% act as arrators Ia the matter; but they refused TO
10 30 on the ground that their respective Governments
aad already egslated upon the traffic out Of which this
question arose. to predict that the matter
viii be referred TO European ruler who fOm the
position OF his dOminioDs and the character and pur
"a cquh n pgD Or
son in the Cooe question: as for instance the Presi
lent Of the Swiss Republic, aud that the questions cub
ntted to him for bis decision VIII be these First, is
Japan in the wrongp Second, II so what is the
amount Of the damagesP
There has been very wonderful reaction in the mat
Der of religious belief or rather, in the matter of reliR
Ous freedom. Within two weeks, than COO natives
who had been banshed 10 desert island because they
we're Christians, have been allowed 10 return their
homes The Government not only permitted them TO
return from their banshment but also fed clothed
Them journey, and, their arrival furnished
them with employment. At the same time by the order
" the Great Council OF State the Imperial edicts pro-
eibiting Christianity removed from the bulletin
boards. Thus ivoud that hereafter religion was
10 he free u all, and any one who wished could be
Christian But just here in little Of that Asiatc
diplomacy that is not yet quite eradcated from the I'M
peral cOuncs At the same time that the notices OF
the edicts prohibiting Christianity, were taken down
IRON the buetn-bOards messengers we're sent around
10 every house tell the inhabitants that the notices
had been removed only 20 please foreigners ana n -
the edcts still in force before This Is double
laced policy small and tricky, and that the japan
csc should be ashamed Of using. They wish 10 serve
two masters They wish 10 say 10 foreign nations: ee
here Look at Us See how we strike of our chains
and proclaim religious liberty TO all Even
though our MikadO is descendant Of our