The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-06-27

officer, and particularly inquired about the lic-
alth of the former. At n sign given, the sor-
wants in attendance brought in laqueicd stands
with toa and sak, swcatmcats and other con-
serves, and placed ono beside each officer. Tho
rcgalement seems to have been much the same
as that which in China generally prccedes the
transaction of business with foreign officials;
and while il was going on there was time to
take a noto of tho place of meeting. The hall
which had been run up with groat ceority, was
about fifty feet long. forty wide, and twelve high
and surrounded with magnificent japonicas,
somo of them thirty feet in ncight, and in full
bloom. Seats and tables about two feet high,
covered with red cloth, extended tho whole
length of tho apartment. Tho floor was coy-
cred with white matt, about three feet long by
two wide: and the place was heated by highly
lornamcntcd braziers placed OH beautiful Japan
stands. Tho pillars supporting the erection
wero ornamentcd with purple crapo, and the
walls were richly adorned with paintings of
birds and flowers. Tho hall was situated about
five hundred yards from tho landing place, and
was commanded by tho ships, which lay with
their br ,adsides to it. Several native artists
were present taking sketches of the strangers.
The refreshments being over, tho Commo-
dorc and his personal staff werc conducted by
the Japanese Commissioners into another room
in tho rear, the entrance of which was covered
with Grape The conference lasted three hours
and was carried on through tho Dutch language
which the Japanese interpreters, Mats maxi,
and Mieh-i taso, and MIR. Porlman, tic Com
modorc's clerk, spoke hucntly. Il }drorabfe
ans,cer icas giuen to The Presidents Letter,
which wo presume was in terms u repetition of
President Fimore's; and it is stated that Com
modore Perry was fully satisfied on all points
suggested by him, which, wo again presume
wore in accordance with Secretary Wcbster's
letter of Instructions 10 Commodore Aullck ac-
! companying the first letter to tho Emperor
! A draft treaty, in English, Dutch, Chinese and
Japanese, was put into the hands of the Japan
csc Commissioners, who said that it would rec-
owe duo consideration; but tho old Emperor had
J died since Commodore Perry was thero last
year, and his successor was a young man, who
, would require to consult his Council before co
ming to determination; and the Commodore
was reminded that the Japanese did not act
with the rapdity as Amoric ans did; which was
thus illustrated: Should several Japanese
meet together, desiring to visit tho American
{ ships, ono would say: 1T is beautiful morn.
: ing!' to which another would add how pleas
, ant it ISL Then third would remtr1, "Therc
is not a wave to be seen upon the w-ter; at
: length fourth would suggest, Come let US
90 and sec the ships"
! That the prcliminarics OF treaty would be
! settled during The present visit Was however,
I moro than probable It's leading pro. isions, il
9 is said, will be the opening If three or more OF
the ports Of Japan to the commerce of tho u
ni,cd States, and securing supplies of Goals for
tho stoant rs of that country. In other re-
Q spccts tho treaty. concluded orpropcscd, is un-
derstood TO be nearly counierl art OF that with
. China. except, il is said, that The japanese OBJ
iected 10 clause admitting all other countries "a
. The same pririieges as .4merico; not liI o the
: Chinese, by whom, and not by Sir Henry Pot
finger, as is generally supposed, the privileges
of the English treaty, were extended to all Tor
3. eign countries. Tho Japanese would manifest
more sagacity. and save themselves from in
: calculublc vcxaiion, were they 10 determine
= on allowing ohcr nations to enjoy tho same
c immunities as America aud no other. modelling
n all iuturc treaties on precisely the same terms
J. But nothing can be as yet certainly known OF
I, the subject, for the Susquehanna, having beer
place d at at the disposal of Mr.. McLane, tht
Q Minister to China, and being under orders 10 b'
n in Hong Kong i'm tho beginning of April, wa
C dispatch on the morning of the 24th March
the vcry day Conference was to have oeei
K held for the purpose If considering the treaty
% Before the interview broke up, tho Commo
10 dorc mentioned that no proposed to give hi
l. officers leave to 90 on shore for recreation. IL
o this no great objection was made, and VIC bc
> lieye that within few days afterwards severn
m of the officers were taking exercise on Shore
l. Rev. T.. G. Bittingcr, the Chaplain, made scve
D. raj excursions among the villages ana corn
,e fields, which last no found in high cultivation
r. The houses were generally thalchcd, but thos
s. of tho better sort were covered with tiles hav
ID ing yards and snail gardens within enclosures
y, Tho following day, tho Same gentleman
L. finding the people neither unfrendy nor In
ID disposed to receive him, and having obtane
I'd leave to 60 on Shore determined to visit tw
IN large cities some miles off, called Canagaw
s. Kasacca and with that view crossed an arm
of of the bay, which shortened the distance b
id several miles He then proceeded through kar
,h agawa supposed TO contain from ono TO tw
IN. hundred thousand inhabitants; and from tn
is immense crowds That poured out cverywhei
H. to see the stranger, there can DO no doubt I
the population being very great. Tho GROVE
tb however caused no Inconvenience or lmped
ms ment for on a wave of the hand from u
,ss Japanese officials, who accompanied Mr.. ri
no finger, tho people cleared the passage-and a
70. forwards messenger having been sent 70
.r- ward f r tho purpose, tho people packed thcr
CIV selves at the sides of the houses, and lett II
as. cenrc OF the streets clear for the stranger
Oh he entered some of the houses, which he -four
m. primitive i'm their furniture and arrangement
in but compared with other Oriental dwellings
ST. tho same class, neat clean and comfortable
In somc Of them he observed clocks OF Jap
10. neso manufacture. He also visited sever
ho temples, which though smaller than IN chm
tho have moro gliding on their walls, and orn
to mcnts on their Idols, and generally are in be
&C. ter order. The priests as well as the peol
ing were distinguished for their courtesy. i
ors ciios thus visited were not only very extcnsi'
inc (cstimated to be six miles long.) but with wi
an. vol formed streo,s Kasacca is from 10 TO
md miles distant by land, from the ships; and N
ite. Bittinger thus necessarily long absent, sol
Mr.. anxiety was felt about bin. As he was retur
w. ing, a Japanese officer pu: into his hands
nd ordcr from tho Commodore for all officers
nns return on board, and shortly Afterwards &C
,a,s ricr mounted on splendid black horse, dol
ing cred a similar dispatch. and finding !, was Z
ror- derstood and acted on. turned round, and g
ia iopcd back again to report tho approach of
American officer, who concluded his JourI
was by lorch-light, and found on his arrival u
for everything that had occurred had been not
even the number of buttons on his coat bel