New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-11
JAPAN
From The san F,o.eisco Herald


W ch isaIds and San Francisco:
On the 4th Of September, the U. ). steamer S1s-
quebanna COMMANDED by Capt +. Buchsnin let
Hopg.K Kong with the L s. stsreship Southampton,
by Cap. Boyle, IN tow oonnd TOR the
port Of Philadelphia vii japan, Sandwich lands
and California. A. she passed out of the har6or she
saluted Commodore Perry With thirteen guns, vhicn
was returned by the u. 5 steamer Mississippi with
line Purs end cheeied By the United States and
English men of.sar 10 the haibOr
Nothing OF importance occurred during the passage
from Hong Kong CHINA 10 Simoda lJsp4nl worth
re cordng save The death of .ssef. Assstint Sgr-
% on james Hamilton, late Of the u Navy, WHO
was pas. eDger on board and who departed his ilte
ct sea on the morning Of the 9th inst and his body
as preserved until the ship anchored of the port oil
Sirnoda on the 18TH when and where he WAS odre1,
with the usual hOnOs oHe his rank IN toe service.
He il the frt American officer that has found grave
in japan, snd leaves young VIE 10 mourn over tue
oeparture OF him who Frightened her worid'pah by
his presence, and darkened II By his aosence. haY
the busban1 OF the widow and the father OF the father
ess comfort Der desoaie heart IN her deep SORROW 80
that the INQUIRER shall become lost IN the oe'iever-
for Goa is too to err, sud too good to be uaklni
Tie party detailed by Capt. buchanan for paying
the customary hOnOrs TO the remains OF our brother
officer ana who accompanied then ashore cons sted
Of number OF officers and men, Who formed m eS-
cor, az bore the body 10 tue ty OF the dead when
far outnumb,rs the city Of the living where II aTas
the i1umpet-blsst of the resurrection when the earh
and the sea shall give up their dead. Two boats lett
ship-oDe containing the officers, ana the otner the
coffin and the escot, as soon a. hey had reaclsl tue
shore they were met by several japanese OFFICIALS,
who were ready ia conduct the procession to tue
cemetery which is most elieby ~ilugted on the ele-
yated point OF land above the Sasqu-hannts anchor
age overlooking the surrounding country, SmDd3
aud its beautiful bay. When the boy htd been re-
ceivsd with the usual non0fs the procession was
fo1ued by the officer in command: FIRST, The shios
hand of music then the body borne by -four sea-
men, on either side of which vas an escort Of
officers. then the chaplain of the ship snd the sur
eeons together with the o ner officers, AM num-
Der OF m,n brought up The rear. In this order, With
the band playing dead march, the procession moved
through Tie streets of the town 10 the cemetery which
crowns beautiful bill close By a japanese temple
aud huryDg ground, filled With monumental sto1es
erected TO Friendship and Virtue, Valor aad truth.
Men. women and children throDged the way from the
sea-shofe TO the grave attracted from all quarters 10
wtress altogether new 10 them N their native
land. When we hao reached the tomb. and tbs c1ap-
lain surrounded by the officers and men, commenced
the solemn religious serVce- in this distant land the
&c. ne deepeped so interest foreverytbug connected
with the funeral prOcessOD the religious services aud
the associations Of the time ard the place, cons Dred
g. make IN impression on the priests AMI the people,
who followed us 10 witness for Themselves the last
honors We were paying TO the remslas OF brother Of
fcer The PROCESSION was then re formed, preceded
by the 0and and p5ssing through the town returned
to the ship, as the sun vas SINKING IN the western
yayes 4 neat and beautiful monument has been
repOse the remains Of James HaDiton.
Here we are the 18th Of September riding safely
at anchor IL the harbOr of SmOda beneath the stars
and stripes. which float peacefully and riumPhsntly
amd the fierce strife Of contending nations, having
none 10 oest us make AFRAID, AMI 1ailyeXOect
ing the arrival Of the Southampton and the Ms-is
sppi The ext flag ship of The late Japan squadron.
Many of the japanese officials have come on board,
msking salOom IL JaPdHese, shaking hands, and
giving us a warm welcome Oh this oar third visit to
japan. AZ soon as they the Cha ain OF tue ship
who on a former viit passed through hlvagISa
ara Kssscca on tis way to The capit1 and If he did
not actually enter the city OF ledo az least wa near
enecgh 10 udge of its genera appearance 40 account
of whose witt appeared in the papers uf the country
last Jpnc-tley i'm nediately recognized him. cd
dressed him 10y name and remarked " L our nams is
known all over japan. All Japan knows your
"name."
A number Of the officers are ashore, eu,ying the
beautiful scenery OF the harbor, and which greets
YOU from every point of the compass for here nature
has ed arIa ed hersel in lOyeest ire, TO a.,
tract attention and elicit the admir- alton OF every
beboldCr. ! GU have every variety OF scenery 10
Jspan from the noble lake To the frest GRO ~ned hill
al d the beautiful landscape burning with the ver
million aId The gold to the towering monniaia whose
summit i covered with eternal snOS, and command
ing rs sentinel for hundreds Of miles the provinces
and the cities of Japan. The bay Of Yedo itself with
its pOpulous cities and commerce. it, peaceful vales
ana IT. glowing landscapes. its giant mountains and
It's sublime grandeur, il stands forth robed ia love-
lines, and beauty, and majesty, 10 panorama OF
nagnifceuce and glory seldom eq1aled, IL ever
passed, Oh earth and must be thrown upon toe eau
before it can ever be fully appreciated by one
who has BOT seen il for himself-for whichever way
you cast your eye, north south east west, the
prospect Ii noble.
Smoda is a small town, containing about o 900 in
babitaIts, and is situated on smal bay from which
il takes its name IL il in latitude 3i9 39 49,, and
longitude 1882 81 80" east The hsrbor ID a smal
IdeDai of land running northeast and south west
about halfme in extent, and Is capable of holding
five or Fix vessels Of ordinary SIZE Ii is however
entirely unprotected from the southw winds which
bring with them a heavy sea- and which renders the
anchorage very unsafe. With the wind from the
north and the east he vessel rides at her At her
anchorage Ii is on the ,outh-easera extremity of the
peninsula Of Ida. which ends at the Cape bearing
that name. 1t bears southwest oy west from Cape
Sag ami at the entrance Of Yedo Bay distant between
forty and fifty miles. Good wood and swest water,
a. well as few provirions, were obt4ined from the
authorities for the Of the ship at the moot extrav
a. ant prices. Numerous articles such lacquer and
Chnawsre of very dne and delicate quality aud
far superior to that manufactured in China were pur
chased by the officers; but every article had to pass
through the hands Of the japanese officers and the
amount due the merchants had to be paid, not to
ia. but TO the Jap officials who had been ap.
pointed for that very purpose by the Mayor of the
city and the Governor Of the Province This article
OF the treaty will be most scrupulously enforced and
this is decidedly the worst feature in the treaty re
entity made by the Uniied States Government with
the Government Of Japan and which ought 10 be al
tered before it is confirmed by the United States
Senate for nothing be procured but in this sec
ond hand way, thus having everything in their own
power.
On the morning Of the 10th OF September the South
smp'on arrived and anchored Us, having parted
both hawsers on the night Of the 18th The Sasque.
hanna took Der portion of the coal OF her. and the
balance for the Mississippi, which is expected in the
course of the week On the morning Of the 2ist the
anchored in the hsrbor, having hauled
down Commodore Perry broad penbsnt which she
carries at and strikes down in port bringing news
a week lster from China. She is nov bnsily engaged
IN as ing ON board her Goals and water and viii fol-
low 10 San Francisco via the Sand rich Islands as
oop as she s ready for sea. She will most probably
btcorle the tag ship Of the Pacific squadron scd will
50 n,ost efficient service that station daring the
rest OF Der cruise for her time Of service will not ex.