Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-06-15

- A-ass 1884, 49, q ast.i
GERS. At one or two given by Captain Buchan-
an, the governor of Uraga, as we have seen in
Keying and other high Chinese oificisls, at
once fell in with foreign observances in toast
ing and specializing. Captain Buchanan pro-
posed the health of the Emperor of Japan,
which was drunk standing with all the hon
ors,p and was acknowledged by the governor
OF Uraga, who in return similarly proposed the
health of the President of the United States.
The Japanese took their liquor freely, especial
ly champagne and liquors, greatly admiring the
| glassware that contained them, and expressed
| hope that the time was at hand when they
would be at liberty to visit foreign countries
in steamers and ships of three masts.
1t was during this interval that an officer of
| the squadron approached Yedo, and if he did
not actually enter it, at least was near enough
to judge Of its appearance, and to ascertain
had done before, that close to the shore there
is FIVE fathoms water, SO that it can be APP
preached by large ships. The city is in the
form of crescent and stands on an extensive
plain, with q magnificent background of noun
tains and wooded country; but it seems to
possess no striking public buildings, while the
dwelling-houses are generally of one story, and,
therefore, present nothing imposing in their
appearance, except their vast numbers and the
space they occupy. The population Of the CAPT
tai has, however, been greatly exaggerated;
for though it is certainly great, the Japanese
officers themselves placed Yedo third among
the cities of the world London, they said, be-
ing the first and Paris the second.
! On the 9th the preparations were completed
for the reception of the commodore, who, by
| the by, insisted on the removal of the screen
/ work which extended from the shore to the
hall, and which shut out the public gaze. Be-
j tween IL and IL o'clock, the marines having
/ boats belonging to the squadron, manned with
armed seamen, and under command of Captain
Buchanan, conveyed the cortege to the shore,
and waited the arrival of the commodore and
suite, consisting Of Captain Adams, DR.. Will
liams, the interpreter, and the secretary, Mr..
| o. FL. Perry, who landed about noon, under a
salute of seventeen guns from the Macedonian,
the men in the boats standing up and the
| officers on shore being uncovered The pro-
| cession then moved forward, the band playing
| /" Hail Columbia and the z Presidents March,"
On entering the hall, the commodore was re-
ceived by four commissioners appointed for
the purpose.
The party being seated, the flag Of Japan
| was run up on board the Powhatan, and sa-
luted with twenty-one guns from the launches,
after which another salute of seventeen guns
was given to the Japanese high commissioner,
| who, through the interpreter, presented his
compliments, and welcomed the commodore
and his officers, and particularly inquired after
| the health Of the former. AT given sign, the
servants in attendance brought in laquered
stands with tea and saki, sweetmeats, and other
conserves, and placed one beside each officer.
| The regalement seems to have been much the
same as that which in China generally precedes
the transaction of business with foreign Off
| Gals; and while it was going on, there was
time to take note Of the place Of meeting.
The hall, which had been run up with great
celebrity, was about fifty feet long, forty wide,
and twelve feet high, and surrounded with
magnificent japonicas, some Of them thirty feet
in height, and in full bloom. Seats and tables
about two feet high, covered with red cloth, ex-
| tended the whole length of the apartment.
| The floor was covered with white mats, about
| three feet long by two wide !; and the place was
| heated by highly ornamented brasiers placed
on beautiful Japan stands. The pillars sup
porting the erection were ornamented with
purple Grape, and the walls were richly adorned
| with paintings of birds and flowers. The hall
was situated about five hundred yards from the
| landing place, and was commanded by the
ships, which lay with their broadsides to it.
Several active artists were present, taking
sketches of the strangers.
The refreshments being over, the commodore
and his personal staff were conducted by the
Japanese commissioners into another room in
the rear, the entrance to which was covered
| with purple Grape. The interview lasted three
hours, and, as to the principal matter, was
highly satisfactory. very favorable answer
was given to the Presidents letter, which we
presume was in terms repetition Of President
/ Fillmore's; and it is stated that Commodore
Perry was fully satisfied on all points suggested
to him, which, we again presume, were in ac-
| cordance with Mr.Secretary Webster's letter Of
/ instruction to Commodore Aulick, accompany
/ ing the first letter to the emperor. A draft
treaty, in English, Dutch, Chinese, and Jap
anese, was put into the hands of the Japanese
! commissioners, who said that it would receive
due consideration; but the old emperor had
/ died since Commodore Perry was there last
year, and his successor was young man, who
/ would require to consult his council before Civ
1 ing final answer, and the commodore was re-
i minded that the Japanese did not act with the
same rapidity as Americans did.
That the preliminaries of treaty would be
settled during the present visit was, however,
more than probable. Its leading provisions, it
is said, will be the opening OF three or more OF
the ports of Japan to the commerce Of the
United States, and securing supplies of Goals
tor the steamers of that country. In other re-
spects the treaty concluded or proposed is I'M
derstood to be nearly counterpart of that
with China, except, it is said, that the Japanese
objected to a clause admitting all other coun-
tries to the same privileges as America.
| -->>Sss----
/ m From the Washington Union
General Cazneau's Letter on the Dominican
| Republic.
It was hardly worth the trouble to deny, in
a formal manner, the ridiculous stories put in
circulation by the New York Eusning Post re-
speeding Gen, Cazneau's business last winter
in st. Domingo. His honorable career as
public man in Texas, and abundent testimo-
| malls in the State Department, attest his char.
acter and capacity in q sufficient manner; but
/ the letter we Give below ia the most final and