Show JAPANS NS FIGHT WITH WIT TU TIlE US U UA I A The official relations between the United States und and Japar according to topper papers on fe tUe in the archives or of the fUte state and navy department departments tt at Wash Vash Washington Ington date back ack t to the erly early In 1831 te the or of our government was direct directed to the tile Japanese and I it was thought at the time that thata a gd good opportunity 11 had itself tor or introducIng Amerle America to te the notice of the Japanese In Q a frIendly way by returning to Their heir native land 8 a num numb b her ot of shipwrecked Jane Japanese sailors The however misconstrued our and amid did not leche receive our advances In iii the same friendly spirit In which the they were tendered The Amer mr un ship Morrison In the theand theLand Land and or of th the Rising Sun was 1 re pOled polled with i h violente violence Our government thereupon thereupon deemed It advisable 11 in order to secure the proper respect or of Japan to h two larger ships and the Columbus and w were ro set sent Favor d the On this polite but decisive language wa U on t par or of the Americans The he government of oC the United States wanted intercourse for commercial and political purposes wih wIth I I Japan apan as wel well as recognition for the I return of her shipwrecked subjects Je Ja JaI pan however obstinately rec refused U Sea No I trade except with Holand Holland was limo tho JaI Japanese neSe motto Our gormont government l be being e eIng Ing In no imo hur hurry displayed patience amid watchfulness s sIn I I In 1849 the Japanese de detained ned some I famen seamen who wb were were ship I wr ked upon Japans coast coast The sloop Preble dropped In and gave the au authorities such a convincing argument that they gladly liberated the Amen merl cans Th These le were ivere amonS among th the mu mum In I cUie causes which brought about time first und and only battle that ever t tOok ol place count country and Japan I It occurred on July 16 and It wa tb the fight between n time the dSt ship Wyoming and and three sels mis and several land batteries Previous to 1863 the pr ports ot of Japan apan were closed to foreign Yc vessels sels In Commodore Perr Perry of the tho cs squadron opened negotiatIons wih with the tycoon or of Japan ad and a treaty w wasen en entered toned Into according to of and W p tf tv t the States Pre o s t to this e Japan had bad practically remained a i I sealed book Russia Russia tO followed lowed with f a treaty In 1865 1855 I In Mr r Harris Harri consul generl general or of tb Unie United States made a a new treaty by which the of port Nagasaki was opened to the United States the frIendly power as the States wa was always s styled In the diplomatic with Japan Then came Great Britain wit with a treat treaty b by which the ports of Nest and re opened France and The Nethe Nether also obtained treat treats port ports I It sat 6 these treaties which caused the trouble that le led up to the batt battle in 16 1863 Tle Time powes powers did nt not un und d of Japan the internal political divisions To Too My Chefs Chiefs These bese treaties were negotiated with the tycoon s supposed to b be the ser sever eign ruler of the empire and such was the supposition for ten years ears As a amater mater matter of fact the germent government or of Jo a apan pan at that time w wits feudal In is its Fit First there was time the mIkado the titular ruler or of the empire then the tycoon exercising executive power und and last but not leat least petty pett princes style styled who rule ruled over oer thirty seven provinces ha had their retinues and I were rean really the bone and sinew of the military power ot of time the empire Sonic of these princes side sided with the mikado against time the progressive policy of the Others sided with the tycoon wIh and Japan wa was In commotion for ten years or more civil war raged In the excitement of time the United States legation was bure burned the British l gaton was assailed and sev ral ot of the BritiSh h were assassinated For thIs Great Groat Britain demanded Indemnity and It wa was pid paid Fr France nce and The Netherlands also had had trouble wih with the Time The remark remarkable remarkable able thing was s that through aU all these struggles not one of thes these was valid or binding not ben been signe signed by time the mikado the rel real sovereign sovereign eign of the empire I It turne turned out that the tycoon was using his best endeavors ors to act in good faith with al all the powers while they in in turn suppo supposed ed he was as practicing du duplicity and stirring up strife In order t to avoid the treaty obligations le He was fral finally assassinated b by those opposed to tn the opening of Japan to foreign trade One of the most powerful prInces opposed to foreign trade wa was the of Suo Fired on Od Old Gor Glory The Inland sea ot of Japan and the straits or of formed a contin unus waterway from the eastern to time the western boundary of the empie empire The straits at their point were er only of t mile wide and there are or of Nagato ato erected fortifications and placed his war vo yes ache In June 1863 the Pembroke a small steamer freighted with merchandise and bound from Yoko hamu to Nagasaki wac was nearing time the easter eastern entrance to these straits with the American tag hag flying Time The power powerful powerful ful batteries of the torts forts and the war opened lre tire on her and she wa was to put out to se sea agin again This was te the first time the United State States had had truble trouble over oer the treat treaty port ports and at once the United State States Mi 1 Pru Pruyn under orders from Wash Vash ington sent the Wyoming Y to the scene of the attack t to demand satisfaction foE for U the Insult to time the faS flag T eT was tn tn cOmmand of oC r David h a a rear admiral le lIe wan cruising tui ing Sn In eastern waters in serch search ot of the vessel Alabama He Hc Heat at t once started for 0 the straits of Shi He entered the straits on omi time the mo morning of July 16 Tarpaulins ins covered the port hol holds s of time the Wyo Wyoming ming and she looked like a merchant Y vessel EI InsIde time the narrow entrance cOUld b be sen seen two square rigged vessels and 8 a steamer anchored close cloFe to the town As son soon a as McDougal saw them I he and help hell said saidI a consultation with lila his officers Gentlemen we wi will either blow those ships out of the water or sink I ourselves He then gave the order orders to go ahead Noticing that the center centerI I of the channel was marked by a stake lie suspected that the gnus of the fort forts I were er trained on this so Ime he gave orders to In iii close to the northern shore Th The Ameri American nn fag flag had been run rumi up and time the little Wyoming made I for the ship insIde I I I USa Usual I She carried only six gns guns while the I combined armament of the thc Japanese ships and amid the fort forts amounted to fort forty eight guns Time The fort forts opened fire on eu I th the Wyoming but the shrewd move of Captain In goinS going Inshore had dIsconcerted the Japs In their aim aimAs aimAs As I it was two sailors and a marine were Idled killed before the Wyoming could Jet get past time the forts She the then made a adash adash dash for time the Japanese vessels They were mere the steamer teamEr the brig brigI I both of English build and the Amerian American buit built brig Daniel Webster ebster Captin Captain McDougal ran In between I these vessels and the poured three broadsides into the Wyoming t She replied with such vigor that the was soon in a sinking condl condi condition i I ton tion The two vessels had been so soI I close to each other that time the faces ot of th time Japanese gunners could be dis seen Soon the went ent I down denim and tho time E Daniel Webster ebster was tie no better better off Th The attempted I to escape but the Wyoming gave chae chase to he her with the result that after a few tew wel well directed shot shots she wa was blo blown up I Captain turned and saie sailed out o of time the harbor after sIlencing the killing over Japanese and d destroying the thc three vessels His own on I II loss wa was four men Idled killed in acton action and seven wounded one of whom af after afterwards wards died The hul hull of the Wyoming V had been lift hit ten times her funnel had six hole holes in it two mast masts were Injured and the upper rigging badly cut Money Returned Following this battle battle in 1864 Japan paid to the United State States the sum of of a million dollars donars as asan asan an indemnity fund Out of this fund claims woe were to be paId to th the e suf suffering fering fening tIme the damage damages from the but but as a a mater matter of fact nothing was done This fund remained on deposit lh the state department and was in invested vested in United States securities U Un Until tl til In 1883 I it amounted to the sum of 1 Finally In that year the sur survIvors of the Wyoming expedition were paid certain sums out of this laUon ml 78 OO was ordered re returned tur turned ed to Japan I It took considerable fighting In congress before anything was wah one wih with this fund In fact fact the claims or of the W Wyoming oming men 1 h tore fore congress six different Ume times Washington ashington Tim Times es |