The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-31
TIiE JAPANESE REBELLION
The Beat Soldiers, Led nv the Hest General
Ia the Empire, In insurrection.


YOKOHAMA. Feb 26.--Ihcrc Is civil war I'm
japan. and the present theatre OF action IL down
south I'm the ProNincoo of Sal7uma. II il u war
{" "yrrrn y IT. ' r aHt p, p%r or @E t@ of
sahur' The john g Colh11n or japan IL he
inst gator Oi the instruction at all events, we
havr yctto learn that he has done anything To
suppr,s ~ the hostile movements Of the southern
Samurai Only surh news ia uhtainahr rs tho
Government permits to lc published. and that
is sruuty ami indefinite Tho following state
nents nrc. think. reliable:
The present uprising IN SHtsumn threatens
more seriously the peace uf Tn empire than any
other disturbance That hns occurred for many
ypare SrVrrul nunramrnt, lav. already taken
place In the vicinity If kumamOto the pafticu-
lars Oi which and the results are known only at
headquarters. Tho Imperial Government IL
fully cOlcniHant of the impending crisis. and ~
nrting wth decision and energy Troops are
being mt 10 th' front with al pOssih bic CNpcdi-
tion. and the stramrr ~ of ihc MtOn Bishi Com
pany are taxed tu their utmost in transporting
men and munitions of war. Shmadzu SAburO
and Cen SYigo ar" reported f. hayc LEFT knso.
shimn, aud their present Whereabouts IL not
known. The former has probably moro inilu-
encc ia Japan than amy other man, and through
hi4 nsttumontality the Province of Satsuma
has been Tor many years an emporium IA nnpei'iO
In fact. the power behind the throne. Con
Saigo. the iloliZed warrior Of Japan and the
command rim chirf Of the military forces Of
the emf ire, was dcposcd II few days ago Ivy an
imperial cdic In issuing Its decree. the Gov
ernmcnt passed the kubicon. II l. now too late
for COMPROMISED; either the rebellion must be
crushed, or 1t will crush the government
\ large share, perhaps majority Of the Inn
pcrial army and navy, il composed Oi Satsuma
men. The question Is and il j. fraughi with
vital Importance. will thes' Mon Doe loyal t. the
Government II So. the Government will event
utly triumph. Ii Otherwise. there are grave
doubts AZ to The final result Tho Samural "
Satsuma are the finest soldiers In japan. and in
Gen. Saigo they have a loader of great military
genius and rcnown. lie IT, not only idol2cd hy
the army, hut 10y the Samurai throughout the
country; in. fact. he il To the rch ,llion what
Robert T. I'e wis to the armies of the Suuih-
cru Con,"lcrHcy. The leaders Vt the rebellion
claim that tnrN can place in thc Held 10000
mon. ". 30 dt'ueland equipped. Tn" Mikadn Is
siIl 10 kiut'. where hr VIII probably remain for
somr time. iaat We are possibly ON tho cy" Of
StIrrinrrN. ui. viii ue evidenced 10y the follow
Ing which appeared In to-nigit'~ paper;
\ letter ut Which the following is acopy. has
been -O.uttl tine various Con-uls By the Cover
nor Of KHniEuwa:
hf>NGNw, Nnkohemat Feb -. 1877
Sm have tNr hotu -ifiHuu tUu fiatin tie event uf
-Ni fcfnt fNH strokes cd The
ire i.s ftrelfDl rf infOr'i- will l tc signal 60 -W
iuHu Iii iD Hf uf dNN az Nft iuU wNHii trll, Il
the folvi-u re.leut. iHnN by uofU tNrits. aui uu.
necessary alarm prevented NNvr., ISL .itt.
kaua-aWA Ken nOurVL