Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-20
Ian,.n... =. an American Dinner

The London Times publishes a letter from the
| L. $. steamer susquehanna, da:ed. .oh okoha-
ma. BAY Of Yed1 March 9th from which We
make the following estrnct
As for any advantages TO be immediately de-
rived from commerce with these peop'' am
| doubtful on tint point We "a. 10 eYdrhce 81
| any wants OF Of any sUperfuties. but WHO can
anticipate which commerce car efeate, the 81.
nerhuitics which she can make necessarer' and
| The unknown which she can oail into existence
Hut IL our Iirsf adventures come here under tn
| Impress. n TINT the japanese are Ignorant be.
cause they are inexperienced in commerce, they
will find themselves mistaken, for not even the
Cinnamon understand the art If making things
appear "a the greatest advantage with more skill
than the japanese. Tho present. OF fruits and
sweetmonts were arranged III the boxes 40 TO
appear Of twice the real quantity, md everything
j. So couiriyed n Ia be over e=timafed by an out
the closest observer. On the Isl Of March, Capt.
buchanan p6ye Yzaimnn, the Governor of IRA
ga and nine Of hi suite, dinner ON hoard the
ship. the iirst foreign dinner, perhaps, ever gwen
In lapau They enjoyed themselves III perfect
coDE 'suep. and reli-bcd our food aud liquors
with the taste Of gourmnnds. They had never
TASTED turkey before. ard asked permission to
take portons Of il and of other things on shore to
show 10 their friends, which they did, wrapping
them up IN paper, very much like Chinese paper,
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kercbicfs. They intuityely accommodated
themselves 10 our customs, especially that of
enptying their glasses and used the knives and
forks with nearly as much dexterity as perse-
ycrancc.
They returned thank for our toass, and re
ciprooatcd them with more than the tact of an
Alderman as for example, Gaptan buchanan
gave May the kind feelings which 80 'haPp'iy
slbsiSt between our japanese friends ana our
HI ? I..tI, ,Irigg
ernor Yzaimnn promptly replied with thanks f +
the sentiment and assurances of its reciprocity
and hopes TINT he American and japanese
would soon be enabled to visit each others coun-
tries. Capt. Adams proposed The health OF
the Emperor, and long and happy reign. Gov.
Yzaiman Immediately replied thai be apPrecla-
fed the compliment to his Emperor and MI ng
all the glasses himself, drank the Health of the
President Of the United States and happy Adj
minstration.' Lieut. Duer. with IA few happy
remarks, proposed The health of Governor
Yzaimau, at which he biushed but with admira-
bic presence of mind. proposed the health Of
commodore Perry, and all the officers 1T the
sauadrnn.' All this passed, of course, through
the ntcrpr, tiers. and each toast was drunk IN our
manner. with all the honors the huzzas APP
prared to divert them very much, they joined
in them with great glee. Lieut.. Brown sang n
song. which they answered with verse or two
tnstn did not make our song sound IN their ears
as their song did III ours for it more like the
roaring of lions with bad colds than anything else
/ can compare it to- One of our marines died,
aud they allowed us 10 bury him ON shore, IN IA
romantic spot, near one of their Own cemeteries,
with the three vol ays and the funeral service by
the chaplain. What difference between what peo-
pie expected and what our guns have realized for
us 1t was absurd to attemp, TO treat with
these people without force at command Sufli
cent 10 answer by silence alone, all their preva-
relations and excuses To gain time. which appears
to be of no value 10 them. They we're to have
dincd with the Commodore on bonrd the Powha-
tan,-I mean the Princes who negotiated the
trcatv.-on Monday the 27th,and no doubt had a
glorious time. We laid down circular railroad,
and the beautiful miniature locomotive and Cur
went round with great velocity and reg arlty' to
the admiration al the japanese. many OF whom
mndc several circuits in the ear.
We also set up IA mile of magnetic telegraph
which succeeded in spelling Japanese sounds,
from ono end To the oher,uf course maeing them
see TINT 1t could be done, but they evidently did
not comprehend nar fully believe it.