New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-13
FUNERAL OF Az sMERIcAN s,noR.

From Il. China Nal, Apa. D.
One OF he standing opinions about the japanese, dos
.;J 10 D.. thrown down bv Commodore Perry, has been,
,Lt they were invncbly nio.oran OF christianity In
decd this has generally been assigned a. main reason or
mir e1cluycness TO the emblem Of the cross they stu
~ c bu the story the expelled Portuguese that every
clstsn landing at japan was required to iranpie On H.
o. on tho representation OF the Virgin and SAVIOR, must
Il re have been air st entirely confined 10 themselves
md ,hor oocli-on;s. More recent writers who have
b.en abb deny tia; such l. the custom tell IL me
Of RELIGIOUS rites IS prohibited by irreyocable
Jnuarese laws hu; the following narrative OF the iu
,,1i al marine Of the United States squadron shows
tba ho1 O. lille foundation io- tne one statement as
o I'm ,Lc 9t of March the day following the first meeting
tu.er Commolor, Perry and the Imperial Commissioners
ror, Ycdo IN negotiate the terms of commercial reaty
soldiers and Christian burial was gwen TO inirne
IIort Williams who had dicd few days before on board
he sfeaner Mississippi The party detailed Tor ms puF
consisted of several officers, one o them the map
lain in hi gown IN escort OF eigt mar mes IN enargc T
Ia end four marines a. bearers OF we coIPse'
ats left Tie ship containing the officers, ana the
cher the body and escort Upon reaching the shore inc
marry was net by several japanese officials ready 10 CON
c L,n 10 the crave. The escort landed first, and r.
q, Ell the body with ,he usual honor The e process
sion wa hen formed; first The escort, followed Dy INC
ursic drum and fife Dcxi the body borne on 'he 'nouu
o. Of fur nessmates; aad then the Chaplain with the
otbey officers and few saors from the boats bringing
tie rear. In this order with the music playing heSh
mach the perty moved 20 the grave winding through me
.tr,ets of village a distance Of nearly halt mile On
either side OF the road aid on the surrounding MUS al me
foot Of one of which the grave had been mad" thousands
of
mamie sting eager curiosity 10 witness sight - enhrey
novel in lcic land
Icord net but think Gs We passed along how strange
not only the procession but each Of us individually! mt
tha oager thr0g not one olwhom probably hau
ever before looked upon the face OF stranger io
foreign country and yet there no undue nose maze
or aprarent aami the part Of any OF them-"ny IN
tense interest in obserl what was passing before te
As W. nearod the grave which occupied very pretty
mot the voice Of the chaplain could be heard: " am
The resurrection and the life saith the Lord ne that DE-
Ueveth in ne though he dead yet shall he i've anu
whoever livefh and becyeth il me shall never aie.
As We gathered round the grave and the reading OF the
beautiful and touching burial service proceeded the scene
was one OF uusnal interest for the time and place ana
circumstances all coLspired To make IT, as an incident
honorable 10 our short soourn in land where Tor CEN
tures j. said the symbol Of our religion has been
under foot, The church burial service ended the
escort fred three voevs iho grave had expected
tla; on this there would have been some connlotion
among the crowd but noticed only at the hrs discourage
that for moment there slight movement, a OF sur
prise ana ihen all again quiet ana attentive op
serVers. -. >, !, 49,
Having now committed the oar,h with all due honor
,l ,e1aus Of our deceased spme. the PROCESSION W i
r. formed ard with music the front again passed through
lie yaco and the thousands spectators to our boats on
the beach Here We took leave OF the ofcials, VINO
throughout the entire ceremony had conducted Themselves
with great rroprey, ana extended 10 us every ci'y
aud returned to the ship pleased with the consciousness OF
not oply having witnessed but assisted in giving such
holors in such place, 10 deceased brother W. D. :