The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-21
the NELSON OF JAPAN.
A Curteus Chapter OF Jsp.ssss History.
Revivsd ~ E-p'oits or che Japanese AZ
sire, ITO, wac II Organising a.a Ash,ev.
tag Victory r. The Co.test with China.


VINE On'n"'
MILAN. Oct. 10.-Now that Japan has taken
It's place with startling energy in the front rank
Of the fighting nations Of the world, by sea and
by land, 10 IL interesting 10 know that the naval
commander who has carried the flag of the
Mix ado victoriously IN rough the most portant
naval battle fought since Navarino ~ not in
decd since Trafalgar, bears a name long AGO
regarded with respect In the annals not Of his
own country only, but If Catholic Europe.
Count Ito. who organised and led the Japanese
fleet in the great sea fight of the Yalu River IL
q collateral descendant Of q Young Japanese
noble, called by the italian chroniclers 4" Don
Manxio to-" who was the chief parsonage Of the
very remarkable embassy sent by the Catholic
converts in Japan to Europe under the guidance
Of the Jesuit Father, Alessandro Balignano. in
1889. The family Of Ito Is still a rich and
powerful family IN Japan, and in the family
residence are preserved many curious souvenirs
collected by Manzio Ito during his protracted
voyage 10 Rome and back more than three GEN.
turtles ago, as we'll as some costly gifts presented
to Don Mansio during his stay in Portugal
Spain, and Rome
A remark able portrait OF Don Manzio ITO
painted, as the style indicates, by an artist
Of the Venetian school, after hanging for
three centuries In the famous galleries of the
the unfortunate recent dispersion of that gal
lery to the apartments in the palace now occu-
pied by n well-known English resident of Rome
II represents a youth Of some eighteen years of
age OF a grave, sweet, and manly cast of coun-
tenance quite in keeping with the character Of
Don Manzio. as It has come down to us, in the
contemporary accounts of this memorable mis-
sion. or these accounts the fullest and the most
interesting is that given in small contemporary
volume, beautifully printed at Rome by Zanetti
in 1885. being "the first year Of the Pontihcnte
OF Sixtus "" This account was written by
Guido Gualticri.
The book has now become extremely rare.
One copy was recently bought in Venice at a
very high price for tho Royal Library at Berlin
and another copy. found on the Quai voltaire
in Paris has Just been submitted to me. As the
achievements Of Count Ito at the end OF this
nineteenth century give what the French call an
interest Of actually to this memorial OF his an
cestors and az the mission of 5s5 was not only
interesting in itself but frausht with i'm
portant consequences to Japan, I send YOU a
few notes upon tho book and upon its theme
The Jesuit missions In Japan were taken into
that country by the Portuguese merchant adj
yenturers after the visit made there by Mendez
Pinto in 537 and 1888. The missionaries made
many converts. especially in the northern
islands. About 1850 the numbers OF the Japan
nsn ~hr;,,,ana ,raro aa,,r,a,a, 30 no GOO ona
49, n.,n,,os or pr,noas =, ,,nnor,anoo ,,.rs
conspicuous for their adherence To the Catholic
faith. The most prominent OF these. the Daimio
49, ~ G',.,.ia., III. - =, or.
" N, c.,.,s", 80. -. AZ. a..
'u W -, ~, -. - ,,..,
Christianity about A. ID. 1863. and this with
sucb fervor moi IN sav fanaticism that he pro
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,oN.u iA $50. -. 49,.
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in'eeu ~, uiIio r,,e rr"iIous "o'".ote eo'
tno "e,,e, V, 'ne, ,', ,s
par. vi n,s .ou'in',s' 1u' 90 "i'er, p.ou ~,
aue's' ,he ,or" 81 "e'peo niih ass'neu VIC
rug VI w. wv" ,". u. .S ~. n'
rea'm w'h'h twenty 1eers' anu az IN. Gnu "''
auentne nor sn 'uoi was W oo ioui'' s"'Io,".
Ano'nor Vi 'he'o ohr's',An pl'n'oe sss IN"
ming OF Aem,a' VINO was uap'i1eu anu o'eu u
Christiah' OUT "heh ms young son su,oee.ou'
tho honayeS or iaoiA'rous priesu stlr,ea up
great trouple against MN aoout inc upshot oI