Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-09-27

Anc lac Rurser Fnuntler0y.--Purser Dam
gerheid rauntleroy, whose death at the Pensacola
Navy iaru y was our melancholy duty 10 an
nounce a rev dnys ago, deserves far more than
'n1 inipeHect tribute which is all that we are en-
abed TO pay TO his memory An old fashioned
virginia gentleman, he entered the navy al a ne
ROD OF life later than usual in any department OF
~ ied on doubtless by that love Of adventure and
qme. caring winch were conspicuous elements
OF his character. Al the capture ~ ,Ia Mala,,
fort OF Qualah Baito, by an assault, of sailors and
marines from the ships Potomac and Iohn Adams
about the year 1889 or 1910, Purser Foun,lerov
alhough belonging TO the civil department Of the
service, volunteered to join the attacL;po nar,,,
and distinguished himself by his gallantry.
HIS renown as rifle shot was unriyaIled and
WIN supply material for many anecdote ofwop-
drous Workmanship, which will beguilc the tedium
OF cabin, ward-room and forecastle M sea d.
years 10 come. lie was the true hero of well
known story, which occasionally goes the round,
OF the newspapers, relative to scene thai occur
red somewhere in the Mediterranean. between q
party OF American and British officers, in which
Inc crack shots of the latter were so completely
astounded by the superior skill of the American
Purser.--hfo6ils Adr., Sth
The following announcement from the Peo.o
cola Gaaette, is a sad sequel to the foregoing:
DiED.--On the 18th inst. ANNIE and on the lt,h
INST, VIRGINIA D., both daughters of the late Purser
Fauntleroy, of the same disease.
The Kingston British Hhig, noticing the large
settlement of fugitive slaves in Canada ind,Iaes
thus: III may be very well to rejoice when slave
makes his escape, but CanaS. is paying dearly for
ITS whistle. The western portion Of the province
IS becoming literally filed up with blacks who
threaten 10 do with the rising population the very
reverse o. that which Sir Francis Bond Head said
the missionaries did with the Indians They
whItened the complexion of the papooses--,hc
negroes will darken that of the piccannnes.n
JAPANESE EMPIRE.-Below we give nm inte-
resting account of the Japanese empire. which
has been kindly furnished to us by Mr.. Thomas
Troy. He has had extensive facilities for gain
ing information on the subject
1.-The whole empire consists Of sixty-six pro-
yInces. The island Niphon contains fifty, and
kew-shoo nine, Schoke FIVE, Yezo one, and Sa.
dho one. M
"The city Of Jeddois in the province of Moo
so-she. The chart points out eight hundred
ana eight islands, including the four principal
ones, some OF which are rich in mineral pro-
ductions. In the island Sadho there are rich
gold mines, but no one is allowed to work them
but the convicts whom the government sends
there. They seldom live over three wears:
some are never allowed to see the daylight.
They work the mines like railroad tunnel I'M
der the mountains, where some have to spend
their lifetime, without ever seeing the sun
again.
ION the east side of Kew-Shoo there is an
abundance OF coal, and good harbor for ship
ping at hand The people mostly burn char.
choal; they are forbidden to cook with hard
coal, on account Of the gas-therefore the
mines are not much attended to.
"ln the island of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., all the
Emperors clothing is made. He sends ves-
sci there five times year to bring his rich cargo
TO Jeddo, Some of his junks are ornamented
with gold plates all round the buwarks."
The most remarkable mountain is Foo-g-san.
IN the province Soo-roog-au; it is ten miles
high, and the top is capped with snow nine Oh
ten months in the year. In June and July it
IS visited by great numbers of people from jed
90 and different parts of the country. The
people have great many songs in praise of it
and its traditions II is regarded sacred, and
no females are allowed to ascend it.
The present Emperor is about twentv-one
years of age; his title is Thin-Kaw, which
means heaven beneath. His palace is in the
city OF Jeddo; II is surrounded by a strong
wall, and outside the wall is a deep canal, full
OF water; his arsenal is close to his palace.
built on mound, where he retreats in case OF
war. lie keeps strong life guard around him.
and when he rides ont, which is very seldom.
ne has ten or twelve of his ministers dressed in
the same uniform with himself so that no per-
son may know him, so much is he afraid Of his
own subjects.
When ne passes through the city the people
must kneel down and keep their faces to the
ground until he is out of sight they cannot
even turn their heads to look at him. They
have to do the same with all his ministers Of
state and public officers. The principal weapon
OF war in Japan is the sword, which is large
and very sharp. good swordsman is sup
posed to be able to fend off ten arrows, shot
at the same time, and he is thought to be able
to cut musket ball in two if he sees the man
who is firing at him. Their use of the musket
is as follows--it has no flint, but goes with a
match, which is attached to the stock; they
hold the musket to the left shoulder and sun
port it with the left hand, while they touch it
Oft with the right. The people are not allowed
to keep fire arms in their houses "-San Fran
cisco Times.
From the Charleston Mercury, dated,
"EDIsro, Sept. 10, 1883
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