New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-05


tte lsn .tie wa rl,iafcsiss iiHs lsee 'he n''ae
uf whi,h. Ne isransss informed - wss l"d ha"a
1ts piece We. anaoshieal, sho.an both aeenaai n
u, eolee,ss l,vm i,Aas Witch l. pei ~ ea''"'''
ssd ,he Meult, which a afforded ~ the iaraaass 80
hs eshlhiru ef la'fe nliiiaiJ mfra y na'sa'e 40
ta,ed .iie J., eis native caution asi ha is,e II dl'
ris m' Which they so noted
4 The sneLo, Nss ne sr,aie, dorn. than ihs Nv" uo'
e,nm,et boats sculled aloeesda and lesalmon' Win
che inlttptuios Insouosko end lUhoshiuto. oaho %"
toA,d Tho sccond beat contained the her"'y ""'
c,no, hahorcsAc end al attendant onleof IheJ wo'"
accommodated with seats on tho quarter dooh' nn'''
all cur preparations 10, landing were completed Ihot
we're dvsscd they had hIntei the da, previous !"
,nical garments at ioh sllh brooado bordn'od WIN
velvet The gowns differed little In form from
those The, cmnaril, wore, but were olabors'oy ON
hodcfrd aud displayed greater variety OF gay col'ra
than iasie IN their dlaposal Saboroshc had pair OF
short ard Vel, wide panhloons, resembling pol'lo""'
with n scam up the middle below which npprnrol ha
bare ea aud black woolcn socks with an effect athor
comcAl than otherwise. Ills ahouldora contained nns
of ornament IN gold thread All tho officers wore their
crest or contof arms embroidered upon tho back
sleeves and breasts OF their garments
The boats of the Mississippi plymouth anil Saratoga
were alongside In less than half an hour aor our an
clor dropped aud preparations were made Tor leaving
~ once Doth steamers lay with their broadSldes 10
the shore aud the decks were cleared the guns
Irmcd aud pointed ready for action in case OF
trcachcry Commanders Kelly aud Lee remained on
board their respective slips in order TO act in case OF
necessity. The morning was very bright and clear,
aud the fifteen launches and cutters containing the
officers, seamen, marines and bandsmen, presented
brilliant appearance as they clustered around our star
board gangway. Con mander Buchanan took the lead,
in his barge with one of the japanese Government
boats on each side. Merrily as the oars of our men
dipped the waves, il required their utmost to keep
pace with tho athletic scuers of Japan. The other
American boats followed nearly in line, and the of
the procession was than halfway to the shore
when the guns of the Susquehanna announced the Com
modore departure The CLEAN ofarms the picturesque
unelng Of blue and white in the uniforms, and the
sparkling the waves under the steady strokes Of the
oarsmen combined to form splendid picture, set or
as it was by the background of rich green hills and the
long line Of sodiery and banners on the beach. All
were excited by the OCCASION and the men seemed to
be as much eIatcd in spirits those who had more
prominent part in the proceedings We all felt that
as being the first instance since the expulsion of the
had been officially received ON japanese soil, it
memorable event in the history of both countries aud
that fnot an augury of the future and complete
cess of the Expedition, it was at least commence
ment more suspicious than we had yentured to antic
pate
An impromptu jetty, composed of bags of sand had
been thrown mp for the occasion tho center of the
crescentshaped beach at the head of the blight Capt
Buchanan, who had command of the party was the
fret TO leap ashore. The remaining boats crowded
rapidly in beside the jetty, landed many of their
crews as had been detailed for the escort shore and
then pulled of about fifty yards. The sesmen and
marines were formed into line soon as they were
landed and presented compact and imposing file along
the beach The detachments of seamen were under
the command Of Lieut. John X. DHer, of the Susque-
hanna Lieut.. Charles NJ Morris of the Mississippi;
Lieut. John Matthews, of the PlymOsth, and Passed
Midshpman Robert w. Scott of the Saratoga. In
GLIDING the officers there upward Of 800 persons
landed while the japanese troops amounted as they
themselves informed us, to five thousand. We had ll2
marines, about l2O seamen, 80 officers, and 80 or 10
musicians. About hundred yards from tho beach
stood tie foremost files Of the japanese, in somewhat
loose and struggling order Their front occupied the
whole beach, their right flank resting upon the village
Of GOrihama and their left against steep hill, which
bounded the blight OH the northern side The greater
part were stationed behind the screens, and
from the numbers crowded together in the rear,
of the officers estimated their force at ten than
FIVE thousand men. Those in the front rark were
armed with swords spears and matchOcks, and their
uniform differed little from the usual japanese costume.
There wore number Of horses of breed larger and
much superior to the Chinese and in the back ground
We raw body of cavalry. On the slope OF the hill
near the village great number of natives, many OF
whom were women had collected, out Of curiosity to
witness tie event
salute was fred from the Susquehanna, as the
Commodore left accompanied by his staff Commander
Adams and Lient. Contee, and the men hsd scarcely
been formed into line before his barge approached the
shore. The other officers commanding detatchments
were Commanders Buchanan and Walker, aud Leuts.
ellis and Taylor The officers composing the Com
Inodores escort formed double line from the ety,
md as be parsed between them fell into the proper
order behind him lie was received with the customary
honOrs and Tho procession Immediately started for the
plnce Of reception A stalwart boatswain's mate was
elected 10 bear The broad pennhnt Of the Commodore
supported by two very tall and powerful negro seamsn,
completely armed. Behind these followed two sailor
boys bearing tho letter II the President aud the Com
odofes letter Of crcdcncc In their sumptuous boxes,
wrapped In scarlet cloth Then camo the Commodore
Lintef with his stall and escort of officers Tho
marine force fine, athletic body Of mSn. commanded
~ Moi Iei ~. with detachment from the Mississippi
ehde, Cspf rih't led Tho way aud the corps of sea
men fiom III iie ships brought up The rear
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