The weekly Placer herald., 1853-12-17


robes of silken tissue, wrought into elabo-
rate ornaments with gold and silver thread
The Prince of Iwami was at least fifteen
years older, and dressed with nearly
equal splendOr. His face was wrinkled
with age, and exhibited neither the intel
ligence nor the benignity of his associote
They both rose and bowed gravely as the
Commodore entered, hut Immediately re-
sumed their seats, and remained as silent
and passive as statutes during the inter
view.
At the head of the room was a large
scarlet lackered box, with brazen feet,
beside which Yezamon and the Interpre-
ter, Tatsonoske, kneIt. The latter then
asked whether the letters were ready to
be delivered, stating that the Prince was
ready to receive them The boxes were
brought in, opened, so that the writing
and the golden seals were displayed, and
placed upon the scarlet chest The Prince
of lwami then handed 20 the Interpreter,
who gave it to the Commodore, an official
receipt, in japanese, aud at the same time
the Interpreter added n Dutch translation.
The Commodore remarked that he would
sail in few days for Loo Choo and Can
ton, and if the Japanese Government
wished to send any dispatches TO those
places, would be happy to take them
Without making any direct reply, the In
terpreter asked: "When wi / you come
agan?" The Commodore answered GAS
| suppose it will take some time to delibe-
rate upon the letter of the President,
shall not wait now, but will return in
few months to receive the answer" He
also spoke Of the Revolution i'm China,
and the Interpreter asked the cause of it,
without translating the communication 20
the Prince. He then inquired when the
ships wOu' d return again, to which the
Commodore replied that they would pro
badly be there in April or May. "Al
four of them?" he asked. "All of them,"
answered the Commodore, "and probably
more. This is blta portion of the squad
ron" No further conversation took place.
The letters having been formal y deliver
ed and received the Commodore took his
leave, while the two Princes, who had
, fulfilled to the letter their intentions not
to speak, rose and remained standing
until he had retired from their presence.
Il he return to the boats WAS made in
the same order, the bands playing "Hail
Columbia" and "Yankee Dood e" with
IL
those present, | venture to say, ever
heard our national airs with more pride
and pleasure. Yezaimon, Saboroske, and
the two Interpreters attended the Conmo-
dore TO the boat, and lis the embarkati II
Of the different boats crews occupied
some time, on account of the smallnes of
Of the jette, several of the japanese SOL
diers Erotted by the delay to come down
and examine us more closely. Many of
our men strayed along the beach, picking
up shells and pebbles as mcmentoes Of the
vi-it. In less than twenty minutes, how
ever, all were embarked, and we return
ed to the ships, accompanied by two Japa-
nese oats, which had piloted us to the
shore. Before 10 O'Clock the anchors
were lifted, and both vessels were on Il
cruise up the Bay.
On Sunday morning, the 18th, we hove
anchor, and started for Loo Choo, having
in ten days already accomplished more
than any other nation has been able to
effect for the last two centuries. The
universal feeling on board was one of
honest pride and exultation. Knowing
the cunning and duplicity Of the people
with whom we had to deal, it was a salts
faction to find all their arts of diploma
cy completely shattered by the simple,
straight forward, resolute course adopt
ed by Commodore Perry. Nothing cou d
have been better managed from first to
last; and though | would not encourage a
too sanguine anticipation of the final re-
suit, am confident that if he carries the
undertaking through in the same spirit
with which he has begun it, he will
secure ali its most important ends.
New County. We understand that
efforts will be made to have new county
created by the next Legis ature, out of
| portions of Tuolumne and Mariposa.
The dividing line wi probably be the
| Stanislaus on the north, the foot of the
mountains on the east, the Mercede on
the south, and the Contra Costa noun
tains on the west. The court house will
| most likely be located at Dickinson's Fer
nv, on the Tuoumne. Thus has the pro-
gramme been cut out, and we presume
the next mention of the subject will be to
announce that the project has been con-
suna:ed. Stockton Jour.
FREEMAsoNKY IN CHTNA.-A gentleman
has arrived in England from China, with
an epergne, and also tea service, of sill
yer plate, which were presented to him hy
the Freemasons in Canton and Hong
Kong respectively, as a mark of their as
pecial esteem and respect. The articles
are Inscribed with Masonic emblems and
| .,I bo anoruno with ba 70