New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-27
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Sketch of the Ennpire Of Japan.

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u red AMI .ixty-frs y-Ir. Christ ty simmu
r. him t Sln7lkin ttere arpsat to have been sixty
Enser'r+ A'ter this Prfiod. in the year 1142
cihnee took place From this time double chronology
coInneie ihelndng th segns Of the Dearos aud Cubos
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raj by tn, IT i p r ,ing er,en,d surcesied in
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peror VIII fii itary powers Dearo with full civil
powers and Cuho Or prime it9teg wbs has authority
over certain cities, their ParIiment etc.
The Kingdom Of Japan consists of three large and
thry or forty smaller Islands. situated Of the Of
china The largest Of these Islands is Nphon the
Jn7o On the Island Of Bungo. southwest IF Tosa s the
CITY Of ssase 1d nesf that city il the little artificial
island Disha % which 3 Dutch Factory is built.
eddo g Feado the capital Of the whole Empire is sit
uated in the st of fine plain the province of Mn
It ia h IN the form Of and iutersected
in almost street by canals their banks being planted
with IF beantfa trees The city surrounded
most Eastern cities are by wall hut has strong
castle to offend it The river Tongag it. and SUP,
plies the ditch and being divided int fy streanaa
has bridge each The public Buildings are on a
magnificent scale. The imperial palace sfornied by thres
cincures. circular piles of buildings and enclosing
many streets courts apartments pavins guard otses
gates drawbrdges gardens canals etc. In it reside the
Emperor and his family. the royal domescs, tributary
princes and their retuues the Minister Of State may
other officers Of Government. and strong garrison The
walls Of this magnificent palace built Of reestoue
without cement and the stones prodgiousy large The
whole pile was originally covered with gilt tiles which
gave it very grand and beautiful appearance Many of
the stately apartments formed and altered pleasure
by movable The principal apartments are the
Hall Of Attendance. the Council Chamber Hall Of Thou
sand Mats. etc ,Haf5
The city under the rule Of two governors who rule
year each.
The next largest city is Meaco It is also rovar et
and is situated lake the middle of the island Of
Niphon and sHrrcttrdcd by mountains which give a ra-
markabe and delightful prospect to the whole the cir
cumacent country between the city the mountains
is covered with Temples. sepuchres etc ETC. ard ia ern
beshed with variety Of orchards groves cascades and
purling streams Three considerable rivers for
tile plain and mite their streams n the centre the city
where magnificent stene bridge facilitates the eornmn
cation between the different parts the city strong
castle defends the town tits six hundred yards in length
has tower in the centre and 1t is surrounded by two
bitches. the dry and the other full Of water This
splendid city is twenty miles long and wide within
the suburbs which we'll populated as the city The
number Of inhabitants Of the city proper supposed tn
be $4,000. The universities colleges teiapIes ctc
almost incredible in number and magnfcence It
contains twelve capitals principal the centre
Of which the royal palaces superbly bft Of marble
and adorned with gardens orchards pavons terraces
groves. etc.
The next principal is ozeaco 1t is deemed the
chief sea port very popuous and has army Of 10000
men always ready at the disposal and command Of the
Emperor 1t is near fifteen miles in circumference
The city Of Nangasake is the Japanese naval depot
bat as they have not yet found any navy their
vessels are only in the rough material stored AWAY
! for emergencies.
The kokansa prison is here The name means in the
Japanese hell; has 100 dungeons and cages The his
tory of these few cities gives fair cut line of the Whole
empire. Their private dwellings small hut ncat and
ornamented with small gardens: in this they exce M
they the very best of horticulturiss few feet Of
ground turned to the beet advantage the Japanese
understand perfectly the art of dwarng plants
nor chairs but sit eat and sleep. like most Eastern
nations. mats.
Almost the first accomplishment learned by ar is tbs.
air and grace of suicide the child in the nIery stabs
itself with its finger stick and falls back initiative
DEATH the lover cuts out his nestnes bef his obd-
rate and the latter pours out her hearts blood in
the face of her afthless lover the criminal him
self and in fact the whole nation from early youth
! reyels in the luxury of suicide.
Their trade is at present under great restrictions as
they only trade with the Chinese and Dutch The
have always cherished and increased the prei
4 uatfr
| arly the French. English and Portuguese. r.
The mechanics and manufacturers in Japan excel in
their different branches and far superior
Chinese. Their silks excellent and their
Japan ware and porcelain unequaled Their exports
raw and manufactured silks iron steel artificial metals
furs teas finer than the Chinese Japan gold silver
copper guns medicinal herbs roots, diamonds pears
coral shells ambergris ETC. Whatever goods the Japan
| ese want they pay for in gold and silver ala555
The japanese worship the principal two gods Xaca and
Arida AT Macon there is stately temple built
Of these gods 1t is Of freestone large ST. paus
with arehed roof supported by heavy pillars in which
stands an idol Of copper which reaches high the roof
and according to description given by Sir Thomas Her
bert his chair is seventy feet high and eighty long
the head is big enough to hold fifteen and the thumb
forty inches in circumference There is another
called after the god Dabio made Of copper twentytw
feet high in sitting posture This shows that the ia
understand the art of working in bronze and they
far ahead of Christian nations in this particular They
allow polygamy and they often trange their female chi
dren hut the males The nobility extract the tw
. front teeth and supply them with two of gold.
The principal rivers the ujingava and Askasava
the former rapid and wide that bridge cannot be bull
it the latter remarkable for its depth petpetus
fluctuations The chief lake is called Citz is hnndre
y miles long and twepty-one wide large valley exists
the interior filed with carbonic gas and called the Vale
of the Upas 1T covered with the skeletons nueror
wild and tame beasts and birds The Emperor it is
often sent criminals to the valley to bring precor
gem of inestimable value. and the bones Of also
ten its deadly sides Acdulaed lakes and thermal spring
y = are common throughout several of the islands,
Their great of opulence their mines of rol
and silver but they have antmony calaine sal arnt
MAC. borax cinnebar (quickslver These articles
in demand and bring high price. Birds and every kin
of duck and poultry plenty camphor abur
4 dant. and the cedars the finest in the world Fe
countries open fair field the islands of Japan Il
botanical and geological research 1t is neccssar
of Japan direct trade that empire woul
increase the of this country about hur
= ired millions of dollars annually if not more.
1t has always been in contemplation with this counr
to make effort open direct trade with Japan Con
y modore Porter. far back 1916 addressed letter
y Mr. Monroe the subject. (Ths letter has been pul
lished in the lntelligencer 1t was intended to fit
. frgae and two sloons-ofwar aAd place them under HI
command, but subsequent events prevented the
nation of this design but has been revived from tin
y to time without being carried cut bn few years
~ the undersigned drew the attention of the Hon. J
Mason to the subject by the recommendation Of
line to China with view Of incidental commercial
course and finally direct trade with Japan 1t would
: qure but small efforts accomplish commercial nte
! course with so shrewd people the Japanese who
.. alive to commercial feelings steam line direct fro
~ NewYork to the Isthmus being already in existence it
y easy matter to continue it to the Galapagos wt
islands abound in coal thence to the Marauesas and
to Shanghai or Jeddo W. D. PoRrER.
v THE CHRISTIAN TINE -VIEw-The following marnifce
and solemn passage is extracted from volume of