The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-26

i the commodore to insure them protec-
! ton, sent the Mississippi to protect
them, and she found safe harbor in the
bay that now bears her name, and
there We're Susquehanna Bay, Caratoga
Spit, Rubicon and Treaty Points, Perry
and Webster Islands, Macedonian Reef,
Reception Bay and Plymouth Rocks,
all named from some incident in the
cruise, and the names still adhere.
AT daylight on July 18th, the squad
ron moved to Susquehanna Bay, where
large and pleasant reception was
given by the commodore and officers to
the Japanese AT daylight on the 18th
the squadron left the bay.
PERRY'S SECOND VISIT.
ION February IL, 1854, Commodore
Perry again came to Yeddo Bay, his
mission being to receive the expected
answer to the letter from the President
to the Emperor, and also to, if posi-
BILE, arrange treaty with the Japan
csc.
The japanese officials promptly
came and welcomed the Americans in
the most friendly manner; the days of
encircling the ships with cordons of
spying boats and of other annoyances
were passed, but circumlocution still
prevailed.
Nearly a month was devoted to dis
CuSSlpHS Oh DOdTu snip OIL
points, the main point being the selec-
ton of the most suitable place on shore
for the delivery of the Emperors an
swer to the Presidents letter.
Commodore Perry preferred Yeddo
to which the Japanese strongly object
ed, they preferring Nagasakf, to which
place the commodore refused to go:
for ages it had been the rendezvous of
the Dutch and other traders, thus too
cheapened for his use. Place after
place-Uraga, Kurihama, Kamakura
Kanagawa and Yokohama-were con-
sdered in turn; to each place not al
ready surveyed, boats and ships were
sent to survey, and except in the case
of Yokohama, to condemn as not suita-
BILE.
Yokohama, then a mere fishing vii
lage, was finally selected principally
on account of it's broad area of suita-
BILE harbor, and comparatively safe an
chorage, it's good depth of water, from
which the ships could command the
adjacent shores and protect those en-
gagged in the conferences. Workmen
began at once the construction of
suitable building on Treaty Point
which was finished, decorated and
ready for it's purpose on March Sth, the
day set for the ceremonies. At 1850
a. M, March 9Th, twenty seven of the
oQuddFOH BOATS earned over 1Our
hundred officers and men, escorting the
commodore to the appointed landing
AS on the previous OCCASION Captain
Buchanan was in charge, and the
bands played, the guns saluted as be-
fore, but all was not as before.
mo Sowing army confronted our
people, simply guard of honor, and
on arrival at the building they were
welcomed as guests, refreshments were
served, and half an hour devoted to
social intercourse; then the commits
sioners, five of whom had been ap-
pointed by the Japanese government,
invited and escorted the commodore
and his staff into an adjacent room,
when and where business began by the
delivery to the commodore by the chief
commissioner of document, which,
he said, was the answer Of the Emper-
or to the Presidents letter This being
read and translated by DR. Williams,
proved as a whole, satisfactory, the
letter terminating thus:
1t is therefore quite impossible to
give satisfactory answer to all your
propositions
'"Then certain points for discussion
were given, the letter concluded:
After settling the points before
mentioned. the treaty can be concluded
and signed at the succeeding confer
ence.'
Nearly three weeks were occupied
in discussions, and settling the before
mentioned points, then, on March 31st,