New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-03
JAPAN.
Visit OF THE CLIPPER SHIP LADY PIERCE.

WISH Of he ILiffEh-SuIt LADt ElBaIb.
fro- TAe Cstas Mad
The American ciippsr-ship Lady Pierce. Captain
Burr Raed up at San Francisco in most costly msa-
rer for " peace ex Ndiicn" TO japan. arrived With
her owner Mr. Silas T.. Burro; Is, az Hong Kong. On
,he l,;h Of August Mr.. Burrows describes his visit
a. having been attended with the moet piea~arable
and satisfactory reeults. We have been favored by
him with the foo~ipg notes from bis private .oarnal
Ths LADY Pierce arrived in Jeddo Bay fifteen
.vs sf,sr Commodore Perry had LETT, ~ token OF
smity and peyee. snd without any preps,au"ns TOT
war and the high Japanese officers said The s'-a
was much more pleasing to mem .esa 'nas y .v n.
and f.hting men," The Japsnefe, bosever, e1-
pressed the utmos, regard for the Commodore snd ms
officers. -,
''The ship hsd been supplied at San Francisco with
every comfort and luxury likely 10 crafty aud inter
est the Japanese, who surprised to md such an
elegantly furnished vessel used as private gentle
mar yacht. Her dimensions were taken by artists,
t'getber with Jelineaians oi her guns, tackle, Ac.,
The authorities saying the Emperor insenGed 10 hvo
two vessels built on the same model.
"Op board was japanese woman, the sole suryi-
vor OF a cr,w Of lifteen men belonging 10 q jank
which bad been blown out to sea and wss picked up
the Sandwich lands after having drifted about
for sever mouths This man, pamed Dee yee-no- skee,
was received with the most lively demonstrations OF
pleasure by bis coubtrymen, who listened with much
Delight to hts graphic description OF hs rescue from
the junk, sno kind treatment by the Americans, es-
pecaly on beard the Lady Pierce, in which he had
been BY the kir dbess OF her owner permitted free
massage Ia his native county Inc japanese espe-
cialy the lower orders, were profuso in expression,
h, words and gestures Of their gratitude to Mr. Bur
rows who seems TO be OF opinion that De--yee-nS
skee man of fair talents, is likely, by his account
Of American manners and customs, 10 accomplish
more than hosts of ambassadors towards forming aud
cem,ptipg an intimacy betwixt the japanese and
foreigners.
Shorty sftei the arrival Of the Lady Pierce at
Urseo osders were received rom the capital that
Mr. Burrows should be supplied with everything he
might require and received with similar hospitality
to that displayed toward Commodore Perry" With
a party of the Urago officials on board, the Lady
Piei proceeded 20 within ten milcs of Jeido, aud
her expire, sed desire to anchor cd that city
but this was objected TO by the officers who said IL
il not good; Commodore Perry old not go there and
we hope you viii not Dunug the stay of the YES
sci every part OF her crowded with visitors who
were proflsey RECALLED with the refresh ments with
which the vestl had been provided ush oysters aad
peaches being their fayorite dehcacles with cha a.
psgne beverage; and although at one time there
must have been several thousands IN and around the
ship and though every thing, silver. ware included,
was thrown open to their inspection, not single
article was stolen. Large presents Of silk porcelain,
laCqueItd ware, &c, were made in the name Of the
Emperor TO MIR Burrows, woo however, was re-
4u.sied TO give publicity to his determination that
h.nceforwaId, in accordance with stipuations ia the
treaty. DO ioTegn intercourse whatever would be
peruitted with Jeddo but that all vessels must pro-
coed either to y moda or 10 the other ports thrown
open to Americ IN trade.
From Jeddo Bay, therefore, the Lady Pierce pro-
eeeded to simoda under the piiotage OF three men
sent on board by the authorities, and escorted by Q
Government cutter, manned by two othc rs aud 20
men Who had received orders 10 render every assist
sIce that might be required During the entire stay
of the es,el TO guard was placed over her. nor vas
any restriction put upon lanJiDg, of which Mr.. Bar
rows twice took adv antage while in Jeddo Bay aud
ON both occasioBs was received with every mark Of
courtesy. He is, however, Of opinion with the OH
Gers of the United States squadron, that extensive
foreign commerce can possibly ut least for many
yea,s 10 come, be carrie on with Japan Hesays he
an, lied for coal and told at first that Govern
.'mept had determined not to dispose OF their sea
coal" but after reference TO Jeddo, he was in
formed he mig int have much he required at 81 IS
per pcul or $gs tOn-such coal ~ he saw At the de-
pot beng Of very inferior description to that sold In
Oregon At 81 a tun'
MT Burrows Gays the Japanese fully aware Of
the present disturbed state OF China which they iu-
pue entirely to the effects of foreign intercourse; and
considers the enormous prices fixed upon such com-
modities az he desred to purchase n eertsin index
that fear alone dictated their Emperor acqViescence
IN the demand made by Commodore Perry. lie like
wise assers the Japanese TO be n nation Of atheists
deryiI Q the existence OF God and selecting as an
object Of worship either the Spiritual Emperor at
Mseco or any other japanese. He was told by the
interpreters that formerly their religion was similar
To n az of China but that tho belief ia supreme Be-
ing had laiterly been entirely discsrded and they
or, {, ssed to be much shocked on Dee zee no skee
declaring bis belief in the Deity, TO whom, and not
TO the Spiritual or Temporal Emperor, he said biz
successful applications for and thankful acka 40 Slsdg
meLs Of dehverance from the drifting junk had been
directed.