The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-05
SAN FRANCISCO.
Arrival of the Steamship Great Re
pubIie--Japanese News.


pubIie--Japanese News.
SAN Francisco, September 4-The
Great Republic which arrived to-day
brings Yokohama dates to August Ia.
The japanese adhere TO their determina-
ton not 10 be driven into war with
China except rs d last extremity.
The whole tendendancy Of their present
negotiations are pacific, but so mcny in
fuences are operating against them that
they feel the necessity Of fully preparing
themselves. and to this end large bodies
Of troops have been assembled in the
eastern and southern ports, ready for in
slant departure in case of need. Several
large steamers have also been added to
their transport feet. The most import
ant of these is the Pacific Mail Com
pany's ship New York, purchased for
S2j0.OO0, and the P. and O. ships
Acartha, md Madras for $ll8,0O0, and
$4,000 respectively in regard to New
York. 1t is possible that the claims for
commi siahs yet unsettled and about to
be I'D iadieated, will reach the amount
paid by the japanese, S2S0OOO.
General Legendre, who sailed for
China a fortnight ago to continue the
pe&efI negotiations commenced in For
niosa @as arrested BY theUnited States
officials on landing at Annoy. 1t is
vet unknown whether he will be
temporarily, or whether permanently
detained. The aStonishment at the
news of his seizure, is chiefly caused by
the fact that the amicable character Of
his mission 10 China, was known to eve
rybodv. 1t is looked upon as another
proof of the Determination Ofthe foreign
representatives to obStruct the efforts of
Japan to arrive Mt fair understanding,
no foreigners acting in behalf of China,
have been molested or intertered with in
any way,Is 80 90
other commissioners Dispatched:
The japanese government, fortunately
forc>ecing the possibility of obstacles in
General I.cseDdres case, dispatched 9TH
rr-cornmissionerS immediately after his
departure, who could not be hindered in
the fIlflment Of their duties. The first
ofthcse is Okubo, Minister of the Interior
and member ofths highest board of the
government His assistant is IoShihOre,
an officer of the Treasury Department
and the head of the Yokohama Custom
House. They are to proceed directly to
Peking. Accompanying them Is II
French gentleman in the legal service of
the Japanese government. So eager are
the foreign ambassadors to deprive ia
pan of all kinds of for
cign counsel in this emergency,
that French Ministers undertook to
detain this employer, and having the
law and a complete knowledge of the law
5nn his side, he was able to convince VI.
sBrrthcmy of the danger Of the course he
was pursuing.
l. Japanese still Hopeful.
R TlrJapancscar still hopeful Of tran
-oualizins the results Of this last mission.
sThr Mikadn takes great interest in the
of the Government on the
,Formosa question, and on the fourth
inst he presided over the debates of the
Board-of Government, an act almost
+ without precedent III modern times.
! General My&snd. Col. LyEord, Of the
United State, who were specially com
amandcd bv President Grant to bring a
present of new and improved arms to
the sovereign of Japan, are now in
,Ycddo. On the 10th inst. they were,
with Mr.. Bingham, received by the
!. Mikado. In the event of n war with
LChinn it is probable that these instru-
smcnts of attack, among which are several
.Gatlins guns, will be made immediate
nse of. II does not appear that Mr.. Bing-
+ ham has received any orders f"rbidding
their delivery to the japanese authori-
ties. I'D
The affair of tn" Simoro,hi indemnity
has taken II turn that could never have
been anticipated by America. Mr..
Bingham has received instructions from
|. Washington to demand the full payment
and the amount has been deposited to his
credit. The grounds upon which the
order from the State Department was
bpsrd. are not that the claim is just or
that the United States desires money,
but solely that rs other governments con-
cnrnrd have received their share our
share must also be paid according TO the.
bond. ThrJapancScarc greatly chaSrIned
not wholly on account OF h"unlookcd Tor
loss Of money, but principally because
they have been given to understand for
the last two years, that the payment
would never be- cxactcd On this convic-
tion thrv felt themselves in better posi-
ticn to resist the aggrcssions OF other
nations. They now consider themselves
free to believe that the assurances "i
rorbDarancc and unwillingness I" press
tbc demand were nothing but empty
declarations. 1t i, understood that Mr..
Bingham deeply regrets the decision Of
the State Department. which, nev"rth"-
loss nc j. bound to enforce. He has not,
m to this moptent, taken possession Of
the amount. hoping that another mail
NAV bring him some modification Of hl>