Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-18

tune. There were number of horses of a breed
larger and much superior to the Chinese, and in
the back ground we saw body of cavalry. On
the slope of the hill near the village, great num-
Der Of natives, many of whom were women, had
collected out of curiosity 10 witness the event.
A salute was fired from the Susquehanna, as the
Commodore left, accompanied by his staff, Com
mander Adams and Lieut.. Contee, and the men
had scarcely been formed into line before his barge
approached the shore. The other officers COM
manding detachments were commanders Buchan-
an and Walker, and Lieuts. ellis and Taylor.
The officers composing the Commodore's escort
formed double line from the jetty, and as he pas
sed between them fell into the proper order behind
him. He was received with the customary honors,
and the procession Immediately started for the
place of reception. A stalwart boatswain's mate
selected to bear the broad pennant of the Com
modore, supported by two very tall and powerful
negro scamen, completely armed Behind these
followed two sailor boys, bearing the letter of the
President and the Commodore's letter of credence
in their sumptuous boxes, wrapped scarlet cloth
Then came the Commodore himself, with his staff
and escort of officers. The marine force, u fine,
athletic body of men, commanded by Maj Zeilin,
with detachment from the Mississippi, under
Capt. Slack, led the way, and the corps of seamen
from all the ships brought UP the rear.
The house of reception was directly in front of
the landing, but an intervening screen rendered a
slight detour necessary in order to reach the en-
trance and Major Zeilin made the most of this
circumstance in order to display our forces to
the Japanese. There certainly was marked con-
trast between the regular compact files of our men,
and their vigorous, muscular figures, and the stray
Cling ranks OF the mild effemnate-featured Japan
ese In front of the house two old brass four
Founders, apparently of Spanish manufacture and
on each side stood company OF soldiers, who be-
onged either to the Imperial forces, or to the bo
dy-guard of the Prince. Those on the left wore a
uniform somewhat resembling the modern Egyp
tan dress. 1t was of a dark grey color, having
full trousers, gathered below the knees, broad
sash around the waist, and a white cloth similar
to a turban, bound upon the head. They were
armed with the old Tower muskets, which are to
be found in every part of the world, with flint locks
and bayonets. Those on the right wore differ
ent uniform, exhibiting a mixture of dull brown
and yellow in its colorS, and carried match locks
of an antique fashion.
Yezaimon and the Interpreters proceeded us, in
order to show the way. The distance from the jet
ty to the door of the building short, that
little opportunity was given Inc for noticing minute
ly the appearance of the japanese, or the order OF
their array. The building into which the Com
modore and suite were ushered was small, and ap-
peared to have been erected In haste. The TIM
bers were of pine wood, and numbered, as if they
had been brought from some other place. The
first apartment which about forty feet square,
was of canvass, with an awning of the same, OF a
white ground, with the Imperial arms emblaZoned
on it in places. The floor covered with white
cotton cloth, with a pathway OF red felt, or some
similar substance, leading across the room to a
raised inner apartment, which was wholly carpet
ed with it, This apartment, the front of which
was sntrely open, so that it correspondent precise
ly to the diUan in Turkish houses, was hung with
fine cloth containing the Imperial arms, IN white,
on a ground of violet. On the one hand was row
of armchars, sufficient i'll number for the Commo-
dore and his staff, while on the opposite side sat
the Prince who had been appointed to receive the
Presidents letter. with another official OF similar
rank. Their names were given by the lnterper-
ter as "Toda Idzul o Kami, Toda, Prince or Id
zu, and Lido Iwami no kami," lido, Prince OF
Iwami. The Prince of Idzu was man OF abouS
fifty, with mild, regular features, an ample brow,
and an intelligent, reticctvs expression lie wat
dressed with great richness in heavy robes OF silk
en- tissue, wrought into elaborate ornaments with
gold and silver thread. The Prince of Iwami was
at least fifteen years older and dressed with near
ly equal splcndor. His face was wrinkled with
age and exhibited neither the intelligence or the
benignity of his associate. They both rose and
bowed gravely as the Commodore entered, but
Immediately resumed their seats, and renamed as
silent and passive as statues during the interview
AT the head of the room was a large scarlet-iack-
cred box with brazen feet beside which 1cZaimon
and the Interpreter, TatsonoSke, knelt. The lat
ter then asked whether the letters were ready TO
be delivered, stating that the Prince was ready 10
receive them. The boxes were brought in, open
cd so that the writing and the heavy golden seals
were displayed, and placed upon the scarlet chest
The Prince of Iwami then handed to the lnterpre-
ter who gave it TO the Commodore, an official re-
CENT in Japanese, and at the same time the In
terpreter added Ducth translation. The Com
modore remarked that he would sail in a few days
for Loo Choo and Canton land if the japanese Gov
eminent wished to send any dispatches to those
places, he would be happy TO take them With
out making any direct reply, the Interpreter ask
ed: When will you come again :" The Com
modore answered * AS suppose it will take some
time TO deliberate upon the letter of the President
| shall not wait now, but will return IN a few
months TO receive the answer. Tie also spoke OF
the Revolution in China, and the Interpreter ask
cd the cause of it, without translating the commu-
nication TO the Prince. He then inquired when
the ships would return again, to which the Cohl-
modore replied that they would probably be there
in April or May "All four of them?" he asked.
"All of Them" answered the Commodore, and
probably more. This is but portion of the squad
ron" No further conversation took place. The
letters having been formally delivered and received
the Commodore took his leave, while the two
Princes who has fulfilled the letter their instruc-
tons not to speak, rose and remained standing I'M
til he had retired from their presence.
The return TO the boats was made in the same
order, the bands playing Hail Columbia" and
Yankee Doodle with more spirit than ever be-
fore, and few of those present, l venture to say,
ever heard our national airs with more pride and
pleasure Iezaimon, Saborocke, and the two In
terpreters attended the Commodore TO the boat,
and as the embarkaton of the different boats crews
occupied some time on account of the smalness
of the jctty, several of the Japaneses soldiers pro-
flied by the DELAY to come down and examine us
more closely. Many of our men strayed along the
beach picking up seels and pebbles as mementoes
of the visit In less than twenty minutes, how
ever, all wese embarked, and we returned to the
ships. accompanied by the two Japanese boats
which had piloted us to the shore Before twelve
O'Clock the anchors were lifted, and both vessels
were under way on a cruise up the Bay.
A HUNDRED MILES AN HoUR.-The Seen
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