James Glynn (1800-1871) was a U.S. Navy officer, who in 1848 distinguished himself by being the first American to negotiate successfully with the Japanese during the "Closed Country" period. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sakoku (Japanese 鎖国, literally chained country) is a keyword which explains the foreign relations policy of the Tokugawa shogunate from 1641 to 1853 in the History of Japan. ...

James Glynn entered the United States Navy on March 4th, 1815. He became a lieutenant in 1825, a commander in 1841, and served on the California coast during the Mexican War. He was put in command of the sloop-of-war USS Preble (14 guns) and sent to China. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. ... USS Constellation, a United States Navy sloop-of-war. ... The sloop-of-war USS Preble. ...

Captain James Glynn's sloop-of-war USS Preble.

In Canton, he learnt from the Dutch consul about the imprisonment at Nagasaki of 18 American sailors from the whaler USS Lagoda, who had been shipwrecked on the northern Japanese island of Yeso on June 5, 1846. Although the coast of Japan was poorly known, and the American Commander James Biddle, with the ships USS Columbus and USS Vincennes had been recently repelled by the Japanese in the bay of Yedo (Tokyo), Glynn left for Nagasaki and arrived on April 17th. Drawing of USS Preble (1839). ... Drawing of USS Preble (1839). ... USS Constellation, a United States Navy sloop-of-war. ... The sloop-of-war USS Preble. ... A canton is: a territorial subdivision of a country (especially canton of Switzerland and France or Quebec), see canton (subnational entity) the upper left (hoist) quarter of a flag, see flag terminology a subordinary in heraldry occupying the (shield holders) upper right-hand (dexter) ninth of the field the... Megane-bashi, the Eyeglasses Bridge Nagasaki  listen (長崎市; -shi) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan. ... For Ainu in J.R.R. Tolkiens fictional universe of Arda, see Ainur. ... James Biddle (February 18, 1783 - October 1, 1848), of the Biddle family, brother of financier Nicholas Biddle and nephew of Captain Nicholas Biddle was an American commodore. ... The second USS Columbus was a 74-gun ship of the line in the United States Navy. ... The first USS Vincennes was the first United States warship to circumnavigate the globe. ... This article is about the former city name of Tokyo, for the Nigerian state or language, see Edo (state) or Edo language Edo (Japanese: 江戸, literally: bay-door, estuary), once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ... Megane-bashi, the Eyeglasses Bridge Nagasaki  listen (長崎市; -shi) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan. ...

The Japanese tried to block the entrance to Glynn's ship, but he forced his way through a row of boats and anchored in the middle of the bay of Nagasaki. Despite Japanese menaces, he insistently demanded the release of the prisoners, and threatened an intervention of the United States. With some help from the Dutch in the negociations, the prisoners were finally delivered to him on April 26th.

The sailors had suffered throughout their internment, and after several attemps to escape were put in cages where several died of exposure. Another had hanged himself, and was left hanging in his cage for two days. Ranald MacDonald was also among the party of the rescued, although he had travelled to Japan of his own will and taught English to several Japanese during his internment in Nagasaki, becoming the first American to teach English in Japan. It is requested that this article section be expanded. ...

The Preble returned to Hong-Kong and the prisoners finally returned to the United States in 1849, where the story of their harsh internment made a sensation. The famous view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China (中華人民共和國香港特別行政區), mostly referred to as Hong Kong (香港; pronunciation), is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China, the other being Macau. ...

Following his voyage, Glynn made a proposition to the United States government to open relations with Japan through diplomacy, and, if necessary, by a show of strength. His recommendation led to the expedition of Commodore Perry in 1853 and 1854. Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 - March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who forced the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, under the threat of military force. ...

Glynn was made a captain in 1855. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...