of seven Japanese ri, or miles; and those who are found transgressing
Japanese laws may be apprehended by the police and taken on board their
•ships.
A rticle II .—Three landing-places shall be constructed for the boats of
merchant ships and whale-ships resorting to this port; one at Simoda, one
at Kakizaki, and the third at the brook lying southeast of Centre Island.
The citizens of the United States will, of course, treat the J apanese officers
with proper respect.
A rticle II I.—Americans, when on shore, are not allowed access to military
establishments or private houses without leave; but they can enter
shops and visit temples as they please.
A rticle IY.—Two temples, the Rioshen at Simoda, and the Yokushen
at Kakizaki, are assigned as resting-places for persons in their walks, until
public houses and inns are erected for their convenience.
A rticle Y.— Near the temple Yokushen, at Kakizaki, a burial-ground
has been set apart for Americans, where their graves and tombs shall not be
molested.
A rticle YI.—I t is stipulated in the treaty of Kanagawa, that coal will
be furnished at Hakodadi; but as it is very difficult for the Japanese to
The parties could come to no agreement, as we declined to consent to the proposals of
the Japanese, who were decided to adhere to their valuation of a silver dollar at 1 tael, 6
mace, or 1,600 cash; neither would they consent to do justly by us in relation to the
moneys paid them at this place before our departure for Hakodadi, at the rate of only 1 tael,
2 mace, or 1,200 cash, to the dollar, by which they had made a profit of 75 per oent. on
each dollar, stating that the money paid them a t this rate had passed out of their hands .
and, moreover, that the prices placed upon the articles famished had been charged at reduced
prices with reference to the low value placed upon the dollar.
For the amount due and unsettled, for supplies received at Yoku-hama, and on account
of which Purser Eldridge paid Moryama Yenoske, imperial interpreter, $350 in gold and
silver, that they might he assayed and tested at Yedo, they consent to receive the dollar at
the valuation now placed on them ; that is, at the rate of 1,600 cash for the silver dollar.
We carefully investigated the price of the coal to be delivered to vessels in this port.
We learn that 10,000 catties or 100 piculs have arrived; and this, at the rate of 1,680
catties to a ton of 2,240 pounds, or 16 4-5 piculs, costs 262 taels, 6 mace, 5 candareens, 3
cash, or $ 1 6 4 16 ; making the rate to he $27 91 per ton. The Japanese state that the
price of coal would be considerably reduced as the demand for it increased, and their facilities
for mining became more perfect.
In conclusion, we take pleasure in expressing our thanks to Messrs. Williams and Port-
man, whose services as interpreters were indispensable, and from whom we received important
aid in our investigations.
We have the honor to be, respectfully, your obedient servants,
WILLIAM SPEIDEN, Purser United States Navy.
J . C. ELDRIDGE, Purser United States Navy.
Commodore M. C. P erky,
Commander-in-chief o f the United States Navcd Forces in the East India and China Seas.
supply it at that port, Commodore Perry promises to mention this to his
government, in order that the J apanese government may be relieved from
the obligation of making that port a coal depot.
A rticle YII.—I t is agreed that henceforth the Chinese language shall
not be employed in official communications between the two governments,
except when there is no Dutch interpreter.
A rticle V III.—A harbor-master and three skilful pilots have been
appointed for the port of Simoda.
A rticle IX.—Whenever goods are selected in the shops, they shall be
marked with the name of the purchaser and the price agreed upon, and
then be sent to the Goyoshi, or government office, where the money is to be
paid to Japanese officers, and the articles delivered by them.
A rticle X.—The shooting of birds and animals is generally forbidden
in Japan, and this law is therefore to be observed by all Americans.
A rticle XI.—I t is hereby agreed that five Japanese ri, or miles, be the
limit allowed to Americans at Hakodadi, and the requirements contained
in Article if of these Regulations, are hereby made also applicable to that
port within that distance.
A rticle XII.—His Majesty the Emperor of Japan is at liberty to
appoint whoever he pleases to receive the ratification of the treaty of Kanagawa,
and give an acknowledgment on his part.
I t is agreed that nothing herein contained shall in any way affect or
modify the stipulations of the treaty of Kanagawa, should that be found to
be contrary to these regulations.
In witness whereof, copies of these additional regulations have been
signed and sealed in the English and Japanese languages by the respective
parties, and a certified translation in the Dutch language, and exchanged
by the commissioners of the United States and Japan.
Simoda, J apan, June 17, 1854.
M. C. PERRY,
Commander-in-chief o f the TJ. S. Naval Forces East India,
China, and Japan Seas, and Special Envoy to Japan.
These regulations were agreed to on the part of the commissioners only
after a very hard struggle. The question of limits to the Americans* both
at Simoda and Hakodadi, was the one most difficult of adjustment, in consequence,
as it appeared, of the trouble in reconciling the imperial and local
jurisdictions. The commissioners urged that the authority of the Empire
did not extend as far as the seven Japanese ri, or sixteen English miles
guaranteed to the Americans by the treaty of Kanagawa. The Japanese
officers had pointed out three positions to the American officers, who had
been designated by the Commodore to be present, as the sites for the gates
and walls. Neither of these was distant more than a mile and a half from