James Stirling (Royal Navy officer)
Stirling's fifth and final command was as Commander in Chief of the  China and the East Indies Station. His flag was flown on  on 11 May 1854.  Shortly afterwards news arrived that war had been declared on Russia. Stirling wanted to prevent Russian ships from using Japanese ports and causing trouble for allied shipping. After negotiations through the Nagasaki Magistrate, he signed a Treaty of Friendship with the Japanese.  The treaty was endorsed by the British Government, but Stirling was criticised in the popular press for not finding and engaging with the Russian fleet.