*1837/6 American ship ''[[Morrison]]'', seeking to repatriate Japanese castaways and to trade, is driven away from the ports of [[Uraga]] (near [[Edo]]) and [[Yamakawa]] in [[Satsuma han]] by cannon fire. This is the only time the [[1825]] [[Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels]] is put into action. | *1837/6 American ship ''[[Morrison]]'', seeking to repatriate Japanese castaways and to trade, is driven away from the ports of [[Uraga]] (near [[Edo]]) and [[Yamakawa]] in [[Satsuma han]] by cannon fire. This is the only time the [[1825]] [[Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels]] is put into action. |