Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-17

! Judge Of it, appearance, nnd 20 ascertain Nha''
however. we believe surveying purity bad done
before that close 10 the shore there Is five faith
oms If water. 80 that it enn be approached by
large ships The city II in the form 81 q eTes-
cent and stands on an extensive pnin with a
magnificent background If mountains and wood
/ I'd country: but il seems 10 possess no striking
public buildings wbild the dwelling houses are
generally Of enc story. md therefore present
nothing imposing IN their appearance. except
their Yasi numbers and the space they occupy
The population Of the capital has, however, been
greatly exaggerated. for though It's certainly
great, the .lnpanese officers themselves placed
Yedu third among The cities OF the world; London
they said, being the first, md Paris tie second.
On the sth, the preparations were completed
Cor tie reception 81 the Commodore who, by the
by. insisted upon the removal If the screen
work which extended from the shore 10 the ball,
and which shut out the public gaze. Between
| ! and Il o'clock, the marines having been mn--
tered by Mai. Zeilin, and the sailors by Lieuten-
ant peefam. the whole in twenty nine beats IN
der communal Of Captain Buchanan who con
yeyed t.H .'ortege to the Shore aud waited the
arrival oi the Commodore aud suite consisting
of Captain Adams, the Secretary Mr.. .. II. Per-
~, and the interpreters. DR.. ). ". Williams,
mud Mr. ]. l.. G. Portmnn, who landed about
noon, under a salute of seventeen guns from the
Macedonian. the men in the boats standing up,
aud the officers shore being uncovered. The
pr ccssion then moved forward, the band playing
"llail Columbia aud the "President's March,
On entering tie hall. the Commodore was re-
eciyed by four Commissioners app inted for the
purpose. They were:
First Hayash, with the title of DdigdUk
Kama. or Prince Councillor.
$ cond. lido, Prince Of lsus- sima, the eroupe
of islands living between Corea and Jnpan.l
Third Idzuna, Price of Mimaski, IN Princi-
patty lying west of the Miaeo)
Fourth, Edono, second assistant of the Board
Of Revenue.
The purity being seated, the flag Of Japan vas
run up on board the Pophaton, and salutcd with
twcnty=onc guns from the launches, after which
another suutr Of seventeen guns Wns given 10
the japanese lligl Commissioner WIN, through
TIE interpreter presented his compliments and
welcome TO the Commodore and his officers, and
particularly inquired about the health of the for
mer. Al II sign given, the servants in uttend.
ancc brought in laqucred stands with tea and
saki. sweetmcais and other eonserYes, and placed
one beside cach officer. The rcgaement seems
Ia have been much the same rs that which in
China generally precedcs the transaction Of bu
sincss with foreign oflcilds; and while it was GO
ing on thrrr was time TO take IA note Of the place
of meeting. The hall which had been run up
with great CELEBRITY, was about fifty feet along,
forty wide, aud twelve high, aud surrounded with
magnificent japonicas, some of them thirty feet
in height, and in full bloom. Seats and tables
nhont tso feet high, covered with red cloth, eX-
tended he whole ienglh If the apartment The
floor wa covered with white mats, about three
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