The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-05
JAPAN.

BAN FRANCECo, Sept 4-The Grea
Republic arrived to-day, and brings 70.
kohamA dates 10 August 14lh.
The Japanese adhere 10 their deter.
minAtion not 10 be driven into war will
China except In the last extremity. ThC
whole tendency Of their present negotla
tions 10 pacific, but 80 many influences
are operating against them that they feel
the necessity oi fully preparing them
selves. To this end large bodies Of troops
have assembled In certain southern port
ready for instant departure in case oI
need, and several large steamers have
been added 10 their transport fleet The
most important Of these are the Pacific
Mail Company's ship New York, pur-
chased for $3.50 900, and the P. & o. ships
AcanthA and Madras, Tor $llS,000 and
$00, 900, respectively, In regard 10 the
New York IL 10 possible that the claims
for commissions yet unsettled will in-
crease the amount paid by the Japanese
to $2s00O0.
Gen. Legendre, who sailed for China q
fortnight ago TO continue the peaceful ne.
gotiati0ns commenced at Formosa, was
arrested by United States officials on
landing at Annoy. II Is yet unknown
whether, he will be temporarily or !perma.
nenlly detained. The astOniShment at
the news Of his seizure was caused chief.
ly by the fact that the amicable character
OF his mission 10 China was known 10
everybody. It's looked upon as another
proof. Of the. decentralization Of for
eign representatives % tobstruct the ell
forts oi Japan 10 arrive at fair under
standing. No foreigners acting in behalf
Of China have been molested or interfered
with in any way. The Japanese Govern.
ment, fortunately foreseeing the possibil.
ity Of obstacles In General Legendre's
case, dispatched other commissioners i'm.
medistely after his departure, who could
not be hindered in the ful6llent Of their
duties. The first Of these . 0kubo, Min.
istetol the .intefiOF, and Enembero of the
highest board ot the government. His
assistant is Yoshihors, an officer Of the
Treasury Department and the head oil
the Yokohama Custom House. They
are 10 proceed directly 10 Pc
kin. Accompanying them Is q
French gentleman in the legal service Of
the Japanese. 80 eager are foreign am
bassadors to deprive Japan Of all kinds Of
foreign counsel in this emergency that the
French minister undertook 10 detain this
employe. Having the law and complete
knowledge otlaw on his side he was able
TO convince n. Berthemy Of the danger ol
the course he was pursuing. The Ja-
panese are stillhopeiril Of tra6quiliztug re-.
suits OF this last mission. The Mikado
takes the keenest interest in the delibera-
tions OF the government on the Formosa
question. He presided over the debates
on the 4th inst, an act almost without
precedent in modern timea.
Y, B. Consul General Van Buren has ar.
rived and assumed the duties OF his Office.
Gen. Meyer and Col. Lyford, U. s. A,
specially commissioned by President
Grant 10 bring presents Of the new and
improved arms 10 the sovereign Of Japan
are now in Yeddo. On the 10Th inst,
they were, in company with Mr.. Bing-.
ham, received by the Mikado.
In tho unlikely event of 0 war with
China, 1t is probable that these initru-l
ments of attack, among which arc the
Calling guns, would be made immediate
use Of. II does not appear that Mr..
Bingham has received any orders forbid
ding their delivery 10 the Japanese au-
thorities. The affair f the Simordshi
indemnity has taken q turn that could
never have been anticipated by the
Americans. Mr.. Bingham has received
instructions from Washington to demand
the full payment, and a warrant has been
deposited 10 his credit, The grounds
upon which the orders from the State de.
psrtment was based, are not that the
claim is just, or that the United States
Government desires the money, but sole.
ly that as the other governments con-
cerned have received their share, ours
must also be paid according to the bond,
The Japanese are greatly chagrincd, not
wholly on account Of the unlocked for
loss Of the money, but principally because
they had been given 10 understand ior
two years that the payment would never
be exacted. In this connection they felt
themselves in better position to resist
the aggressions OF other nations. They
now consider themselves free to believe
that the assurances Of iorbearance and un.
willingness TO press unextortioned de-
mands were nothing but empty declama-
tions. 1t is understood that Mr.. Bine.
ham deeply regrets the decision OF the
state Department, which, nevertheless,
he Is bound TO enforce. He has not, up
to this moment, taken possession o(the
amount, hoping that another mail NAV
bring some modification OF his instruc-