This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ... obey, or lose his position. The Governor did not think that the money would be paid, for the rumour of such an intention had spread through the country, and the ronins and other bad people said--' Why pay the money to these poor fools--to these bad foreigners?' The opinion of the Tycoon's government was that the money ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ... obey, or lose his position. The Governor did not think that the money would be paid, for the rumour of such an intention had spread through the country, and the ronins and other bad people said--' Why pay the money to these poor fools--to these bad foreigners?' The opinion of the Tycoon's government was that the money ought to be paid; and the proof of this was that when the ultimatum was sent to Yedo on the 6th April, the Tycoon, who was still there, ordered the Governor to pay it. On his way to Miako the Tycoon had received a commrmication from his spiritual superior which had made him reflect. Subsequently a great many things had occurred at Miako. The Governor had done nothing; therefore, he hoped the Admiral would do nothing. " On the evening of Sunday (the 21st) another meeting of the British Residents was held at the residence of H. B. M.'s Consul, when the following despatch was read. " E wryalus " at Yokolmma, 21st Jame, 1863. 'Sm, --Her Majesty's Charge d'Afiaires has placed in my hands the solution of the questions at issue between the Japanese Government and that of Her Majesty, in consequence of all peaceful and diplomatic negociations having failed to bring the Government of the Tycoon to a due sense of its obligations. ' The instructions under which in this contingency, it will now be my duty to act, will necessarily involve coercive measures to be undertaken by the naval force under my command; and as such measures will probably lead to action on the part of the Japanese, which would endanger the safety not against British subjects but also of all Foreign residents iu Japan, I have to request you will forthwith communicate the circumstance to all British subjects; and to ...
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Add this copy of Young Japan: Yokohama and Yedo, a Narrative of the to cart. $316.47, good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1883 by Baker, Pratt & Company.
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Good. Two Volumjes HB Baker, Pratt & Co NY and Trubner & Co London 1883; both volumes complete with various small blemishes; with bookplate and stamp for British Embassy Tokyo; some pages foxed, volume 2 has one section in the prelims bound upside down. The binding is complete and both sets of hinges are still attached; a working copy of this interesting title; rare book section; Cover artwork may differ;
