By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited.

By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.

The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.