The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-09
Interesting from Japan.


VISIT TO NANGAsAKI- RECEP rION BY THE JAPANESE
AND TIE DUTCH-DEsCRrPTIOS OF THE DUTCH
FACToRY-oF FASGAsAKI-JAPANHsE NOBILITY
WOMEN CHARACTER - 1IIE DUTCH TRADE WITH
[from the San Francisco Herald
We indebted to gentleman In this city for the fol-
Of late visit 70 Japan, written from shanshse BY his
brother The letter reached hers few days ago by
aonSla1 AM Is Q, the very sss. date from sa,os
commerce, snd attention Is turned TO that country
the statements Of the writer possess peculiar interest
avail myself Of this arst opportunity according to
my PROMISE to write you few lines my return bah
here from my trip to sngasak rather from the small
island Of D.cma, hoping its psrusal will you and
other friends. succeeded in getting passage from
yearly With the Japanese at NAnga,a fer the consider
alton OF one hundred and fifty dollars To give you
account OF the abomnabe mode Of Chinese sation
sailing eny In day time with favorable wind, and with
terrible rosy crew, is neither my object, have
time enough TO do ample justice to this subject.
Enough-we arrived In the bay Of 0mura In twenty.
nine days and were Immediately towed by native boats
In the spacious and deep hsrbor OF Sanzassk about
three miles distant from the island OF Decma When
had anchored, two Japanese officers board,
recty went back to the shore Soon after this anoher
boat came alongside from the Dutch factory Decimi
with two ofcers-one the doctor Of the port the other
interpreter They asked me-seeing was China.
few, both from China and san Francisco whicn pleased
them much, and the doctor toll : ihs Junk
was iauied on Chinese discharsins ground and commu
me. Next day tine Chinese traders board, AMI
the junk moved again four Ave miles ne,rer tn,
mepeei, coasistins only Of rice. The aoc.or's boa.
alongsiie and he asked me II felt disposed TO
which case he had obtained permission i gladly &C.
cepied and forth with embarked politely seived
by eight gentlemen residing in the factory three Of
whom doctors; and II true God send to them
when handed them the Freud " CANA and the San
F,anaSo Herald. had left out the ale you cent ms,
rs they had been nine months without news, and ex.
Dr. De vrens IN capacity o. physician TO To. Prn's or
em n S Of 70 r hsa oa
gasaki is connected with the island Of Decma with
bridge Of prodsious length no ore can visit i,d owa
my life I'D see such lsrgc crowds Of people tbrongng
the and streets in all kinds Of vsbic.s and all
zee the doctor or some -fce daily they notice
OF NaDg,sski IL OF the imperial towns is well
built ard spacious, and contains some magniacen. pa
iaees and temples could form idea OF the popaiA-
tion but was told the actual population vas from
!. s, Sssn
for trading purposes soe Of the here
sessed OF enormous wealth and live In the grsste luxu
~ The distinction Of rank only perceptibs in their
outer apparrl which IL always strictly observed BY
the people each remaining In the sphere TO which
b. belongs The household OF the Prince Governor !.
composed of the mobility Of the afst class, who 10
their turn again are waited upon BY the nobility OF
the so'd S ss,s sns % boo Every 'p,n.s "a
the great Eumber of public schools and the great
desire for information among all classes Dutch
high ofhees and some und.rstand a little English.
some really handsoms womn Of graceful form AMI
highly intellis ent coupenanccs who bear eompar
whstever 10 ths moon like appearance Of the CHI
They not seem 10 be excluded from society
subject 10 that state Of servuds Ike The CelesAlA
went tour times TO Nangasak aud was always treatsi
with the greatest poeneis ani open hesrtenes by the
PEOPLE, indeed, posnss seems 70 be universal among
had good chance OF seeing no trade was conducted
the Island OF Decima and in looking in the store
houses astonished To nd such variety OF articles
haye in NV al Ia suo n1sa
could be articles for profitable hpment Every oaicer
hsd his business some trsang, som. eiyinx, AMI
Others attending 20 the boxing OF copper melted Ia bars
o. oIs sire, little th, taekuss, Of inca. A.
they wire expscrg the yearly ship In shortly could
tujse BY the immense quantity toey bal han t1at
the cargo was nearly ready The Dutch Dssima
glad about the op-ning Of other ports 70 the
great japanese metropolis, Jeddo, which promise.
epsve operations between their colonies an that popu
lous empire
cannot iorego TO msntiop an amusing circum,taa.e
which occurred coming back afternoon from Nan.
gssak Arriving at the factory young noble, seeing
an Engli.h edition of McCuochs Dictionary lying 90
my table, asked politely for how much would
part with H. Net knowing what he msant he spoke
Dutch, Nked Doctor &c Vrisns, who traosiatsI Tor
With polite bow which Frenchmsn could no. havs
improved banded the book 70 Of his Interiors Next
morning the Doctor informed me he had received four
hundred pounds Of copper for me from Saugassk Toe
copper looks more like gold than any copper have
sssn.
remained four days longer on The i,.nI--Ia an
twelve dayswhen the junk came down again from the
Chinese factory loade1-anA, anything, seemed "
20 he deeper loaded than whom arrived -hch W..
the signal for me 70 20 back board snAi for
get The civity shown By Dr. &c Vnet al .a. ether
f't'smen on DeciEs, and Of the peors = All
>. = osnfess embarked agan viii cistat 1T The
ortAbie Chinese junk aud hsI arf16Iio4t .fsR.
..sarest num0cr Of Yarssg waN.s.lrs IN
-, scss and rou M tho islsnis.