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Updated: October 2, 2025
All were in vain until the peaceful armada, under the flag of thirty-one stars, led by Matthew Calbraith Perry, broke the long seclusion of this Thorn-rose of the Pacific, and the unarmed diplomacy of Townsend Harris, brought Japan into the brotherhood of commercial and Christian nations. Within the isolating walls and the barred gates the story of the seekers after God is a thrilling one.
So ends the story of that group of naval commanders, who dealt so surprising and terrific a blow at the tradition of English supremacy on the ocean. The brother of the victor of Lake Erie, Matthew Calbraith Perry, must also be mentioned here, for his was a unique achievement the peaceful conquest of a great Eastern empire.
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