The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-08

bio6erB. Peabody kdgartOn anu bO0rmAn
who had arrived here short time since 10 the sch ,oner
Caroline 3. Foote from San Francisco in company with
Mr. Dogherty and Capt Worth and wife. Mr. Reed and
ship chandlers the supply OF whslers
and merchantmen who freq uent that port, and whom
and furnish With supplies The had left for Petro.
pauowsk with part Of the officers and crew OF the Rus
stan friga'e Diana which was wrecked at this place In
December last during a eartnquakeshe returned
previous to departure Part Of cargo Of Japanese
goods already for her. and she will
plee loading at Hakndadi. What do you think Of this
for American enterprise This letter will be forwarded
by the Foote which vessel will meet at hakoksda,
friends and frequent entertainments ashore aaoat.
The first ball in Japan, at which American ladies
present. was given on shore at Siuoda during stay
and to assure you that II was merry ene will be within
bounds
The Of simoda--one of the ports opened by
he treaty-is situated On the hight of bay on
Tide Of Niphon about l25 miles he south Of Jedo
The place at time quite large but in December
last severe shock OF an earthquake and sudden rising
f the which swept the town completely des-
royed It. At the same time the Russian frigae Diana
torn from her anchors and lett completeiy to the
tually sunk-but not before everything was landed
From the effects Of this severe and awful visitation, the
pace slowly recovering and bids fair ere long to
be what it once was The objection to the hsrbor is,
that it is open in direct ion to the sea- and at
built is but few feet above the level Of the water,
and Ia ut the entrance of beautiful valley, sur
rounded by hills, and amid beautiful scenery
the H. there is but little In it its appear
deserving of especial noce. The houses which
Of and two stories built Of wood and stone
wide parallel eets crossed by others at right angles
The of tn. houses and enclosed by slid
ing frames covered with thin white paper, which
swers IN the place OF glass BY means Of these, me
into several the may be. The floors laid with
mats remarkable for their cleanliness matter of
great difficulty to keep them the people all leave
their shoes ut the entrances air Of neatness and good
taste Ia observed in all their household arrangements.
The people are adabe and kind and entered their
houses freely and always welcome. The inmates,
botpae and female would hest they could
by means Of broken English and signs The people are
by shy still they do evince that IDLE curl
osity so annoying among the Chinese 10 walks
were neither moested followed but received and gave
respectful sautes from and to ALL and free
come and go, willie could not observe that attract
ed any attention than would with uniforms
in any village in the United States Many of the common
words of our language well known and used by all
classes OF people, and their eagernsss learn is only
celed by the readiness with which they acquire the
meaning of words and a remarkably correct pronuncia
ton. Numbers carry book, and any new word IL inn
mediately entered in it, but not until it fully compre
meeting the same PEI son. he will make use Of the words
you have taught him. and inquire he has used them in
their proper Specification.
In conduct towards all classes have endeavored
by mdness and gentlemanly behavior, impress them
with favorable opinion Of Americans, in which, trust
we have not failed In doing, have acted in pre-.
cisey the the officers of the Japan squad
and lar external evidence exists, have
ceeded object The na,re of America is respected
by all classes of people and welcomed friends thing
which have before observed among the nations of
the East, | nc ticsd in Smoda have seen men and
with that called the attention Of others to the fact
The have intellectual faces than the Chinese,
superior race The women are nearly a. ar as Europe
ans with rosy cheeks and lips, beautiful teeth Sparkling
black eyes, handsome eyebrows, iuxuiant hair aud,
though short, good figures. After marriage the eye
brows shaven aud the teeth dyed black. This, of
course, detracts materially from their beauty. The
men not kept secluded but are as free as In any civil
liked country. could not but be struck by the great
revolution that has been effected within the last two
years.
The manner with which strangers received
and treated, you well know neither courteous nor
gen .le but now with us how ahanged We came Ia and
anchored, and the authorities welcomed the port
No concourse Of boats surrounded ship; files of
armed soldiers paraded the shore battery pointed
its guns at us, shore no spy watched our motions
our actions; logged our footsteps but we
as free as If we in native land Not to alone
was this treatment observed but all who arrived in
belonged to the c. t. Foote were treated in like man
ner.
Now mark the difference of treatment observed to-
wards Others The French steam trigate Colbert and
friga.e Constantine arrived here short time since.
They Immediately surrounded with boats,
munication per cd with the Shore am supplies
denied them Their communications forwarded to
eddo and they were then ordered to Nag.sasi TO await
that place without eecting sioge oeec Of their visit
bazaar Of Japanese articles was opened the display
was magnificent made some purchases at first, and
every subsequent visit found retiring wi something.
We went down 10 place called Hade 40 miles distant,
to offer services to the remaining officers and
Of the DIANA While there the latent volcano
Of Fuse Yarne, the highest mountain in Japan. Its ali
tude is II 600 feet two miles. On its sumait
perpetual snow which tiers in the sunlight We
maineu ~. one day and, he weather being stormy
did not land.
can scarcely express my agreeable disappointment in
finding the Japanese wioey different from what had
imagined them: They highly intellectual, PEI ay
polite easy and gen1lemauly in their manners an ID
dress They freely and familiarity upon the or
binary topics OF life aud thing of which would hardly
they possessed the slightest knowlcdge are as well
known 10 them as ourselves. Their knowledge of the
geography Of the earth by means limited and they
not only know the countries OF the WORLD but even tue
in IN
their knowledge c tic statistics o the Various parts OF
the civilized world + not nr behind the actual fact
Were TO write You in detail the wonderful things that
we have met with ia this co lntry, coud almost fill
volume and must therefore, leave unwritten much OF
the minor details and leave for you Imagine from The
facts which give what tie rest must be.
The dress Of Japaf gentleman consists Of large
loose silk trousers loose under garment folded tls
breast and confined at the waist by broad melt band
which also the purpose If sword belt loose
open robe which falls nearly to the knees open in front
and with large flowing teeyes generally OF black OF dark
colored Grape. Th graceful adds materially TO
the to,d ensemble. On the and back OF 1t
broideied in white the wearer'- coat Of arms These
marks Of her editary rank Birth nc, are even in this
country considered Of such Importance shat books Of
heraldry published in which all known dstincli
figured. ] have seen one bur unable TO pur-
chase IT, Each person swords-one ,ng for the
service Of the Enperor the other snort commit
SUICIDE when by his acts he incurs The dspleasu'e .
his sovereign The swords beau fully ornamentod,
have high polish and are of temper unequasd. The
sheath is Of wood beautifully lacquerei. Neither sex
any ornaments. TO the officers OF the japanese
squadron they showed their with reluctance and
in fact know of no intance where the whole sword
has been SEEM only drawn from the scab ,afd
With us, however, they less reserved and would
show their swords aod knives the sly in
The dress Of the consists OF single long loose
robe folded the breast, and under petticosi
qui short both fastened ronad the waist by band
tied Ia square knot behind The hair Is dressed very
pretty and neat and the bit of rel Grape with which
tied Is the only ornament used. The only
OF the mi ds and lower classes, the ladies'
having all gore Jcddo await the rebuilding Of
simcda At Hakodads we win probably have the PEE.
Of meeting OF them II So you shall be early
informed The gentlemen all express tho creates, lie
sire 10 visit the United states and hope tnst the EN-
peror and The powers that better acIuaiaiet
with TIE people and the policy OF government they
will remove the present restrictions and permit the sdo
iects of The empire u travel.
We left smoda the 10th Of Nay havog passed. des
ghtful tme there made than Il otherwise woul
have by the presence Of fair AMI
the gentlemen who with them. The Ninccnnes lief
the day direct for Hskoda aud her launch beiag
fitted out for surveying sailed mp the east coast in
cha Lieut.. Brooke. We have surveyed islam Is
/ TO the southeast nf Leddo Rny.