The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

whom they were addressed against participating
In any hostile action against the Chinese govern.
ment. There were two reasons why n0tincations
OF this kind were supernnOus. In the nrst place.
no hostility toward China has at any time been
and In the second the services Ior
which Messrs. Cassel aud WATSON were especially
engaged have never been called into requsition.
so that, since the third or fourth day after
landing. they have simply occupied the position OF
Interested spectators. In the Few events In wnicn
they have taken part their action has been acci-
dental and subsidiary, and entirely apart from the
duties which at the outset 1t was supposed they
would be called upon to perform. The Chinese au-
however. chose to attach to their pres
ence fictitious Importance and by their urgent
representations persuaded the civil and military
authorities to address them as above indicated. |
believe that They considered 1T sufficient TO send In
response Drlef statement or the actual cOnditi u
OF aual!s, denying any Intention OF assisting IN
wariike operations and promising to withdraw In
the improbable event OF a collision. The follow
deputy marshal. AS only three Americans were
connected, directly or Indirectly with the expeai.
tdon, the expense OF putting II in PRINT seemed
ratner useless extravaganza; but undoubtedly
the Consul could not be aware OF the exact num-
per, and thought 1t pest to err, II at ALL on the
SIde VI prOIusl0n:-
NOTIFICATION.
UNITED Stairs CONSULATE, }
AAor AND The DxrENpxScixs Ihfstsof
AZ citizens OF the United States are hereby notified
and warned to ut once withdraw from the Japan SO
armed expedition now operating IN The islani q For
ton q 'Ss nsSsay ' r. aus s..,.. co, %
By instruction from Hon: 5 WILLIS WILLIAMS, Uniied
States Charge d'Ahaires, pckin
The obvious m1sapprehenslOns under which the
instructons ordainlng tals notidca ton must have
beea issued stand at once as It's excuse and as
Justification for The indifference with which 1t was
received. The messenger had little news TO bring
beyond what seemed a some what exaggerated &C
count OF the excitement IN Annoy, which, he said,
chants, some OF whom had wound up their affairs
and made ready Tor flight III anticipation Of an
''SrAND AT EASE ~
Since the return or commissioner Shem to China,
for iurther consultation with his government all
tlnued General SaigO keeps positive faitl with
his recent Visitors and has suspended his arrange.
ments Tor the estabhshment Of new camps ia va
rlous positions. At tue same time meetings Tor
the continuance OF discussion, which were CON-
menced before the Chinese visitors arrived, are
stall held between the chiefs or the B0utan and
Kusukut villages and certain Japanese onicers.
These savages do not hesitate to acknowledge
themselves beaten and broken, and their hablual
attitude Is one 0i humility. They are assured that,
Tor the present at least no further rlgOr VIII be
exercised toward them, and the "head men" are
those OF the weil-dIsposed rulers further south.
But they have not yet shown sufficient confidence
for this. The friendly savages say tnat the Bou-
tans are ashamed to come IN contact with them
alter tneIr defeat and dispersal.
A Violent Storm in Tho FOrmosa Chan.
nel--A Herald Com missioner Tests
the Feeling OF tho Chinese on the War
Movement.
Annoy, July II, 1874.
have at last had practical experience OF the
irresistible violence OF the Formosa channel storms
at this season OF the year. On the afternoon
OF the 9th inst came on board the steamship
Takasagu Marn to prepare for q final departure
from the japanese camp Ia Formosa, which prom
ises hereafter to De scene OF diplomatic tran
guilty, and which, war thoughts" having 'Gelt
their places vacant" Will offer little in the way OF
general attraction. Toward evening heavy
westerly wind set In, which rendered landing
next to impossib e. On the following morning an
attempt was made to send steam launch on
shore. but the little craft soon became un-
and was obliged to anchor half way
between the snip and the beach. little after noon
the Takasagu's anchors were found TO be drag
ging, and the vessel driving upon the low rocks
that fringe the insecure harbor. The'cabes were
slipped, and the steamer started away a. speedily
as might be in the direction OF the Pescadores
Islands, one OF which contains an excellent
harbor But as the night advanced the gale in.
creased to such an extent that II was thought i'm.
prudent to search for this refuge, and the course
due season, after great deal OF discomfort but,
presume. no particular danger The Takasagu
was formerly the Peninsular and Oriental steam
ship Delta, an old but servtceab'e vessel which the
Japanese might be glad TO possess II they wanted
any Of the sort At all. But they do not. She was
purchased under pressure OF circumstances not
wholly uncOnnected with the United states
Legation at Jeddo 1t was one OF the com.
puisory bargains which the stoppage of
the steamship New York, at Nagasaki last April,
rendered inevitable. This involuntary visit to
Annoy has Afforded the opportunity OF examining
the real state Of feeling among the Inhabitants,
and OF tnquirng as to the causes that may have
led TO the Consul's action In issuing the nOtifca.
ton mentioned In previous letter. In regard to
the former II appears that the reports OF partial
panic among the lower classes, If not among some
Of the higher, were not without foundation. lam
by no means sure that Is not to an extent shared
by the local authorities AT any rate, no of1lcia,
attempt appears to have been made toward ar
resting It. Not q lew Of the populace have really
gone into the Interior, and 1t is said to be per.
lectly true that numbers OF merchants have sus.
pended their trac in anticipation Of the necessity
Tor sudden flight. single incident VIII
serve to show the current OF popular
feeling. One OF the servants attached
to the United States Consulate petitioned Mr.
HENDERSON, few days ago, to be allowed so con.
fdent was he OF the impending invasion,
to bring his aged father and mother under
the protection Of the United States, and
lodge Them for time in one Of the out
buildings OF the establishment. He was as.
sured that there was no occasion Tor his ALARM
but could not be convinced. In Talwan Flu. the
principal city OF FOrmosa, the trepidation is SAID
to be even greater, and JUNK loads OF fugitves are
coming over each week. Ii ali this be as it is rep.
resented-and much OF 1t undoubtedly is-the un-
usual preparations OF the Chinese are probably the
real cause. SO much hustle and confusion and so
much pretence OF military concentration have not
been known in this part OF China Tor generations.
With regard to the action of the United States ON
Gals am strongly inclined to the belief that il is.
On the part Of those in this immediate nelghbor.
hood, purely formal, and, in one sense,
merely nominal. see no reason to
change the opinion expressed In an earlier