Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-06-17
lFrom the China Mail. j
The Opening of Japan.

sailing Vessels Vandaliu, Sonilainnlon. sunni I
anu Lexington, having some time before proceet
ed 10 the rendezvous ut Nupnkaiang, in Lno Caoo.
where the squadIon met onsthe 2Ist of January
| The sailing vessels Were despatched for Jnnnn
on The last Of January, under command of Cant
aooot-the steamships following on the 7til Of.
| reoiuaIy-ahu along with the Sloop of war Sara.
| logo, from Shanghai, Joining the smiling vessels in
!hs alters oil Japan on the 9th, without accident
i oeyond Tue Temporary grounding of the Macedon-
| IAN winch wasl ightened aud speedily got of. The
whois squadron thsn pIoceeded, and anchored IN
Ihe BAY oil feto passing Uraga, where last year
.he intervewiand the delivery Of tiie1P residents
lelter took place. a few small forts, mounting
ten OF twelve guns each were observes, but nude
| no hostlle den onStratlonS. -
BoalS were not allowed to come aiongsitle until
the vessels had taken their siatios,- and tes the
government officers were directedt TO the Pow iattan
40 which tile <ofnmoO rc's flag had been reriov
ed,) where they had interview cntlle 3th With
| Tue feet, Captain Adams, 10 whom, afleriiile TX
change OF compliments the japanese stated that
ina tew duysa special high officer would be sent
| from Heddo 10 meet the Commodure, aud arrange
everything in courteous, irhnk and friendly man
ner; but they objected that the vessels had come
too far up, and Recommended their return 10 Urgo
where the Emperor, desiied The meeting should be
held MS belore; and that point they considered as
OF more Importance than talking about the wealth.
er, which subj, CT seemed to be the isaIer of con
versation IN Japan, as in all the rest OF the Wes
The following day, t4th, another interview was.
heid on board the Po@hnltan, wlsn5the Japanese
/
held mt Ursga. where on the prev i0us- occasion
everything passed in 81 anlicabe and pleasant a
inanner, and TO which the Coinodorr had snit he
would return. Finding that Uraga Was still ,.t-.
Elected 20, they then proposed Kumakura, Nv here
/ the Macedonibn had got ashore, and winch thew
1 had held to be much more convenient place than
I hanagawa, between the lneSrnl an HORACE aud
| Yedo, as suggeStsJl by Dir. S. w. Williams Bnt7
alter much talk an I he subjec. the Japanese ut
length lett II to The Commodore To select MACE
tor the lntFryew Beture taking leave, The lepll-
in0n said II lile Ships neetlcd or provisions
boats would be sent with surpIies; but they were
told that except wafer nothing else was likely 10
4 be required. So :
After mature consideration, Commodore Perry
1 decided to ssnd Captain Adans iii the vandalia TO
lancet the Gov TiIot oil The Province at Urash-
ECSpt. Adatns there iniof,ued by the Governor
Il that everything ready for considering the
EtermS of a treaty between Japan and the United
States; aud if the Commodore Tor, rs he was calf
led, the Admiralty would come 10 Uraga, 1t would
4 be concluded before the going down oil the sum-
1t is supposed however, That what was here meant
oy a treaty, was favorable answer from The Fan
! perot 10 the Presidents letter.
4 But Captain Adams reiterated that the Commo.
JoTe would mol come 10 UIaga Where he had fount!
the auchurage+ To Z indifferent, but wo1Id meet
The Japanese COMMISSIONERS at Yokohnrna OFF lie
present anchorage ui the flag ship, ten to twenty
miles from UraRa. Captain, Adams leulped The.
squadron on the Path of February, and tile follow
lug day the Japanese officers visited The flag ship
i lo settle the place OF meeting, when The Comino-
Il IL,
been entrusted with so many ships, which were.
| seventeen thousand miles from houne, he was rea-
/ Sonably anxious abouttIeir safety, aud experience
/ had proved to him that Urnga did not offer 50 Sc
1 cure an anchorage the place where they now
4 lay. Some discussion ensped, but finally II was
arranged that the meeting should be held at Yoko-
| hama.
Elevengcays afterwards the meeting took place,
and IN tine interval, entertainments weIe Inter
changed by the American aud Japanese olicers.-.
4 Al one of two giyenSby Capt. Buchanan. theGov-
erncrot Uraga, as we have seen in Keying and
other high nhinese officials ut once fell IN with for
4 elgn obserSances IN toasting and speechifying.-
/ Capt. Buchanan proposed Tie healthof the EInte-
ror of2Japan, whiciSwas drank standing with all
i the honors, - and was acknowledged by the Gov
eFnor; who in return similarly proposed the lir;ltli
lot the President of tile United States. The Ja-
lpanese took their liquor freely, especially cham
pagne and liquors, greatly adlniring the glassware
That Contained them, and expressed hope that the
TIME was at hand when they would be at liberty To-
WISH foreign countries in Steamt and ships with
| three maSiS.
1t was-dnrIng this interval that an officer of the
squadron approached Yedo; and il he did not ac-
ltuay enter il, at least near enough TO julse of
lis appearance, aud 10 ascertain, what, however,
We believer surveying party had done before, that
Iclose to the shore there is five atlloms water, SO
| thatit can be approached 5Y large ships The ci-
ty is in the foru of crescent, and stands on an
4 extensive PLAN, with magnificent background of
mountains aud wooded country; but ii seems 10
Elpossess mo striking public Luidings, while the
Edwelling houses are generally of one Story, aud
therefore present nothing imposing in their o p
pearance, except their vast Lunbefs and the space
Tthey occupy. The population of. the capital has,
however, been greatly exaggerated, Tor though 1t
certainly great, the japanese officers themselves,
placed Yeddo third among tile cities of Tho world,
London, they said, being the fssts and Paris the
jsecond. sss
Il onthe 9Th. the preparations were completed for
the recs Ptionof the Commodore, who, BY the BY,
| INSISTED OH HE remoyalof the screen work Which
extended iron Tue slinre 10 tie hall, and Winch
i was put out The public gaze. Betwetntl and12
O'Clock, the narlneS, having been mustered by
Major Zoiiin, twenty boats belonging TO the
squadron, mannetlwith aimed seamen, and under
4 command OF Captain Buchanan, conveyed The
cortege' 10 the shore, al waited the ARRIVAL OF the
i Commodore and suite, consisting of Captain Adj
ans; Dr. Williams, the Interpreter, and the secre-
ltary, MIR. o. H.. cry, who landed about noon,
under Il salute Ol seventeen guns from tile Mace
DOMAIN, the nlenin the boats standing up aud the
officers on Shore being uncovered. The process
SIon tISlI moved forward, The band playing .tdaii
Columbia and The "Presidenrs March," 1,
On entering Il e hall. the Commodore was re
ceived by four Commissioners appointed Tor The
purpose. r = =. +s5s -
The party being seated, the flag ol Japan was
run up OH board the Pow haitian, and saluted with
twenty one guns from the lannt hes, after which
another salute .! seventeen guns was given TO tile
i Japanese High Commissioner, who, through The
Interpreter, presented his compliments and well
coined the Commodore aud his officers, and partic-
ularly inquired about the health of The former
4 Tie hall, which had Teen run.gtps with great
j ceierily, was about fifty feet long, iory wide and
twelve feet high, aud surrounded with magnf-
i cent japonicas, OF thirty ieet in height and
in full bloom. Seats and tables about two feet
highj covered with red cloth, extended the whole
Elength oil the apartment. The floor was covered
sIlwltit white mats, about three feet long by two
wide, and the place was heated by highly orna-i
lmented sLrazers placed on beautiful Japan stands
The pillars supporting The erection were o,na--
lmented by I;urple Grape, and, the walls ricL-
/ .y adorned With paintings oil birds and flowers.
The hall was situated about FIVE hundred yards
from the landing place, and was commanded by
oith strangers. 1900