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COUNT NICHOLAS
PETROVICH RESANOV
IN JAPAN 1803—1806
By the Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff, Cu
rator of the Territorial Museum Jun.
(Continued from Yesterday)
First of all an elephant was taken
out. This was made of bronze and
heavily plated with gold. There was
a strong spring set in it,which when
wound up made the elephant move
his trunk to all sides, roll his eyes,
raise and lower his ears and wag
his tail. A clock carefully attached
to the sides would start going and
would play certain tunes. The
whole was decorated with precious
stones such as diamonds and emer
alds, in a wheel shape, which turn
ed and emitted brilliant lights. This
elephant which was also decorated
in places with pearls and other
stones was greatly admired by the
Japanese. The mirrows, measuring
over twelve feet in height, with
costly frames made from colored
glass and gold, seemed to the Japan
ese something beyond belief. Other
presents, consisted of bales of silks
and velvets, bales of gold and silver
brocades, beautifully made dressing
tables made from costly woods with
marble and onxy tops, small mir
rows beautifully chased in gold, and
I many other costly goods too numer
ous to mention.
It was now a month since the
[ Count and his officers were establish
ed on shore and kept like prisoners
surrounded by a high fence, and
four months since the arrival of thje
ship in Japan. The Count at last
lost all patience and demanded that
jthe Governor come to some decision
about his mission to Japan. He re
cited all the promises given to him
by the Governor and his* agents,
which were never carried out. He
pointed out that he was kept under
surveillance and guarded like a
criminal, which was an insult to the
Russian Emperor, and certainly a
flagrant disrespect to his own per
son as a representative of a very
powerful country. The Governor
answered by a letter saying that it
was not his fault, but the strict laws
of his country did not permit him to
take th.e initiative, that he was oblig
ed to wait for an answer from the
Mikado. Also that his own life de
pended on obeying the laws of the
Japanese government. However, he
added, it would be impossible fojr
the ship to leave the harbor without
special permission from the Mikado
and he advised the Count to wait
another month. There was nothing
else to do but have patience and
wait.
Tha Count, of course, was com
pelled to wait, and on the fifth day
following the letter of protest, the
Governor sent a communication
stating that the Mikado commanded
one of the seven High Imperial
Councillors and six of ‘ the highest
officials to proceed to Nagasaki who
would arrive within a month, and
that the delay in establishing the
trade treaty came from' the fact
that the Mikado wished to hear the
opinion of his Councillors who were
living some distance from Yedo.
This conference was composed of
over two hundred princes and lords.
From
his officers waited for the arrival of
the High Imperial Councillor. The
officials and the Governor of Naga
saki made it plain to the Count that
he would not be permitted to go to
Yedo. This information was a great
disappointment to the Count. He
has been in hopes of being able to
be near the Imperial Court where
he could talk to the High Officials.
He saw plainly that his mission
would not be realized and that he
had failed to interest the Japanese
government with the idea of open
trade between Japan and Russia, so
he instructed Captain Krusenstern|
to hasten the repairs on the ship
preparatory to leaving Japan.
On the fifth day after the arrival
of the High Japanese Councillor
Count Resanov was informed that
this Councillor and the Governor
would receive him at home, and for
that reason a very fine official junk
would bef ready to take him to the
city.
The first official audience between
the two Japanese Governors and
Count Resanov did not amount to
anything but usual Japanese polite
talk and exchange of compliments.
The next audience, which took place
'the next day, was quite different.
The two Governors informed the
j Count as follows: The Emperor
(said that in the olden times there
I was no restriction against any na
tion visiting Japan, nor for the Jap
anese to leave their country, how
ever, for the last two hundred years
there was a law which forbade en
(try to any but such nations as were
friendly to Japan, and that the Jap
| anese were not allowed to leave the
country. As the Russian Emperor
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had sent his Ambassador to Japan
with costly gifts for the Mikado, the
law required that Japan should re
ciprocate in kind. And as the gov
ernment could not send its Ambass
ador to Russia, being forbidden to
leave the country by this law, they
could not accept the credentials of
the Ambassador nor his presents.
That the law permitted trade only
with the Chinese and Hollanders, so
there was no necessity to open new
trade with other countries. In con
sideration of the friendly intentions
of the Russian government, the Rus
sian Embassy was tov be allowed to
return home. The Japanese govern
ment would supply the ship with all
necessary provisions, etc., without
charge.
The Russians did not desire to ac
cept this but the Japanese insisted
that this was according to their cus
tom. Count Resanov insisted that
they should accept payment not
only for the provisions which were
used by the officers and crew during
their six months ^sojourn in Japan,
but for all other Supplies used in
repairing the ship add for the work
done by the Japanese government.
The Japanese flatly refused any com
pensation. So the Embassy of Count
Resanov and his efforts to open
trade between Japan and Russia
totally failed.
The “Nadezhda” was loaded in the
same manner as explained during
the unloading. All arms' and am
munition were returned to the ship,
which was ^escorted outside by nu
merous Japanese junks, and on
April 5, 1805, the ship left the Japan
e'se shores, after being in Japan for
six months and ,rten days, fed on
useless promises and polite evasions.
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