. The influence of the sea on the political history of Japan. suma batteries contained smooth-bore ordnanceof fairly heavy calibre, and that they were manned by awell-trained force. The heaviest guns in the squadronwere some 100-pounder Armstrongs in the flagship, andthe majority of the vessels carried 8-inch or arrived ofE the mouth of Kagosima Bay late on 95 96 PERIOD OP REFORM August 11, and after careful sounding and examinationfound a suitable depth and bottom for anchoring for thenight, just inside the entrance. Early next morning aboat with Japanese officials came out
. The influence of the sea on the political history of Japan. suma batteries contained smooth-bore ordnanceof fairly heavy calibre, and that they were manned by awell-trained force. The heaviest guns in the squadronwere some 100-pounder Armstrongs in the flagship, andthe majority of the vessels carried 8-inch or arrived ofE the mouth of Kagosima Bay late on 95 96 PERIOD OP REFORM August 11, and after careful sounding and examinationfound a suitable depth and bottom for anchoring for thenight, just inside the entrance. Early next morning aboat with Japanese officials came out to demand thereasons for his arrival, asking also what further movementshe intended, and what number of guns the squadroncarried. To these questions such replies were made aswere considered expedient, and the squadron thenweighed and steamed carefully up the Bay, until th^ywere off the town, when they again anchored. Owing tothe great depth of water farther out, it was necessary toberth somewhat close to the shore and within range of a Kagoslma=\a>^ Town. FIG. 3.—GULF OF indicated thns l^iuoif W alk«« number of batteries, in which the men could easily beseen round the guns from the ships. Here anotherofficial boat came alongside to ask whether the squadronhad any communication to make to the Prince of Satsuma,in whose harbour they lay; and her occupants were givena letter addressed to their chief, setting forth the demandsof the British Government for the arrest and executionof the malefactors, and the payment of the indemnityspecially imposed on their clan. It stated that if thesedemands did not receive compliance coercive measureswould be adopted to obtain satisfaction. The officialson receiving this letter replied that the Prince was at a DEMANDS PRESENTED 97 place fifty miles distant, and insisted that the BritishMinister and the Admiral must go on shore to presenttheir demands and discuss the whole matter with thecouncil of the clan. They were in
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