Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-08
LETTER FROM JAPAN.

The following letter. from the Hon.
Charles E. belong, U. S. Minister to
Japan, to a friend at Virginia, which
We are kindly permitted to publish,
will be read with interest by the nu-
merous old friends and fellow citizens
Of Mr.. belong in this section:
u. S. LEGATION, JAPAN.
- YoKAHAMA, December 4, lS72.}
My Dear Sir: The last mail, which
arrived here OH the 26th ult., brought
me your esteemed favor Of the 18th Of
October-an unexpected and pleasant
favor indeed. From your intimations,
I think | understand the situation OF
the fight In Nevada. and | shall be
much surprised If Jones, after all,
carries of the victory, yet l trust nc
may, rather than q Democrat. l
should not DO surprised, however, II
the thing yet got so badly mixed that
Mr.. Sharon might see his way to VIC
tory.
Iam pleased to assure you that, not
outstanding all Of the ~newspaporlal
reports to the contrary, the affairs OF
this Government are being 30 managed
that "reform" Is still the watchword
and the effort. The railroad between
here and Yedo Is finished, and paying
extravagantly. The American assist
ants in the custom-house here have
caused the receipts to double this year
over any preceding one. The crops Of
tea, silk, rice, etc., are better than
ever known before. The telegraph
line, Just finished, fails to meet the
demands made upon 1t. All Is quiet,
internally and externally. A commits
sion, Just sent to Corea to carry them
some shipwrecked Coreans and obtain
and bring away some Japanese who
were promoting trouble, and also
charged with the mission of adjusting
all mercantile accounts between the
people OF the two countries, has re-
turned, successful In all particulars.
whereas it was the expectation OF
nearly every one here that 1t would
return empty-handed and insulted,
and a war nc once ensue.
| regret to state, however, that In
the selection of some Of tho American
employees this Government has been
remarkably unfortunate. One of the
commission under General Capron l
shall probably send home by this
steamer. as he got drunk and raised
the very devil, striking and cutting
several officers. shooting the peoples
dogs, and l know not what.
The others arc malcontents, having
done everything in their power to
thwart the wishes Of their chief aud to
injure him. Il mean Capron.) The
Attorney General, E. Peshine Smith,
is living In an open state of prostltu-
ton with q Japanese harlot, whom he
boasts Is enciente by him; and he
brings her to his table and introduces
her to his friends. He gets bolster
ously drunk and boasts OF his power
to circumvent ME, ms he claims to have
Intimate friends about the State De-
partment who keep him advised sub
rosa of all l write, and, rs he Of course
knows all | write to the Government,
he has indeed al advantage that pre-.
sumo is unknown to u Secretary OF
State. yet l constantly hear of what
| should be unknown beyond him. Thus,
after laboring earnestly for months to
| get all office created and filled BY an
American that would give me a decided
advantage In affairs here, l have been
30 unlucky as to have one Installed
who constantly uses the power he pos
sesses so IS to thwart every effort |
put forth, besides covering the Ameri-
can name with contempt by his un-
parallelled course Of shame and de.
bauchery. From this you will see
that my course Is not entirely free
from surroundings Of annoyance that
at times tempt me to throw up this Of
flee and return home.
We have received the news here Of
General Grants reelection, but CAN
not expect to receive particulars as to
the general election, and rs to the spe-
cial results in Nevada and California
until the arrival Of the next steamer,
which happens provokingly not until
the 9th Of this month.
Please communicate my kindest re-
CARDS to any and all inquiring friends,
and believe ME, l remain your sincere
| friend, C. z. DELoNa.
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