Today's installment concludes Japan Reopens Relations With Outside World,our selection from Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to

A strong proof of their remarkable caution was furnished by the Japanese at the conference held on March 28th when most of the terms of the treaty had

At the first meeting of the Commodore with the Imperial commissioners, on March 8th, he acted on the plan he had proposed to himself with respect to

At this point Perry backtracks in his narrative and covers the background of the negotiations.Continuing Japan Reopens Relations With Outside

Accordingly, on Friday, March 31, 1854, the Commodore went to the treaty-house with his usual attendants.Continuing Japan Reopens Relations With

They kept shouting at the top of their voices, and were heard far above the music of the bands that enlivened the entertainment by a succession of

Their great size, however, was more owing to development of muscle than to deposition of fat; for, although they were evidently well fed, they were