293 It will be remembered that the United States at this time had occasion to use all her ships-of-war at home in the civil war that was raging. 294 See _Treaties and Conventions between the Empire of Japan and Other Powers_, p. 318. 295 The only additional circumstance that deserves mention in this connection is that in response to a widely expressed public sentiment the Congress of the United States in 1883 refunded to Japan $785,000.87, her share in this indemnity.—See _Treaties and Conventions between the Empire of Japan and Other Powers_, p. 320. 296 See translation of _Kinsé Shiriaku_, Yokohama, 1876, p. 59. 297 See translation of _Kinsé Shiriaku_, Yokohama, p. 50. 298 See translation of _Kinsé Shiraku_, Yokohama, p. 24. 299 See citation in Adams’ _History of Japan_, vol. i., p. 260. 300 Toyokichi Iyenaga, Ph.D., in his pamphlet on the _Constitutional Development of Japan_, p. 17, traces the evolution of the present parliamentary institutions to the conferences which were held at this and subsequent times. 301 Among these was Sanjō Saneyoshi, who afterwards for many years was the prime minister of the restored government. 302 See Adams’ _History of Japan_, vol. i., p. 431. 303 The annalist from whom Adams quotes gives the number of houses burned as 27,000. Adams’ _History of Japan_, vol. i., p. 434. 304 See the Genji Yumé Monogatari and Satow’s note in Adams’ _History of Japan_, vol. i., p. 407. 305 This distinguished soldier is better known under the name of Saigō Takamori. He was originally an ardent anti-foreign partisan, and through this sentiment became an advocate of a restoration of the emperor. His services in this revolutionary movement were rewarded by a pension granted and accepted by the emperor’s express command.—See Mounsey’s _Satsuma Rebellion_, London, p. 22. 306 In this reconciliation of the Satsuma and Chōshū clans the court noble, Iwakura Tomomi, took a prominent part, and after the restoration was complete he became one of the principal officers in the new government, holding the office of _Udaijin_ until his death. He is best known to foreigners as the head of an embassy which visited western countries in 1872-3. 307 See this memorial as given in Adams’ _History of Japan_, vol. ii., p. 24. 308 See Adams’ _History of Japan_, vol. ii., p. 24. 309 See Adams’ _History of Japan_, vol. ii., p. 37. 310 Translation of _Kinsé Shiriaku_, Yokohama, p. 30. 311 Translation of _Kinsé Shiraku_, Yokohama, p. 80. 312 See translation of _Kinsé Shiriaku_, Yokohama, p. 82. 313 See translation of _Kinsé Shiriaku_, Yokohama, p. 82.