The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-19
ADDITIONAL FROM JAPAN.
Lord Elgin's Visit 10 Japan-What the Eng
lish Saw and Learned at JeddO-The New
Hrftfsh Treaty.

BT1e1on treaty.
WHAT THE ENGLISH LEARNED IN JEDD0
From Nagasak letter Aug Is, in London Times NOV 81
We arrived at Nagasaki onthe Sd INST II OF the
most beautiful paces have ever SEEN the land high and
precpitous some the hills rising TO 500 feet covered
with fine trees and vegetation of all kinds, the most com
mon tree being not unlike magnificent Scotch mr. the
outer harbor formed partly by islands, partly by The
main land the islands rising perpendculary out OF the
sea. From the outer there appearance Of the inner
harbor, till you almost the head Of the former,
when the inner one suddenly opens To the view round
wooded slcts the town OF Nagasak tying at the
further end, built in valley formed by two hills up the
sides of which few temples and houses have crept Ma
gasak ID the port at which the Dutch been settled
for 200 years small island connected with the town
by small bridge the island Is only 400 yards long
by 800 broad, and, till within the last few years,
the Dutch kept vigorously it, being allowed
in the town or country They as wen as all foreigners
are allowed 10 walk at pleasure about the and
into the country. Everywhere foreigners received
with the greatest cvliy by the people There two
Empcrors of Japan one the spiritual the other the work
ing one The former lives Maco and the descendant
of the old who turned of the throne the
Of the reigning Emperor The spiritual Emperor
has nothing 10 do with governing the country, and :
partly looked up TO heavenly being, condition Of
which that everything he uses IS destroyed
each night, and new clothes supplied the next morn.
ing. II is to prevent any using the sanctited
garments. The regnng Emperor lives here, and
8 elected, but in what manner ! am sure,
but believe by the Princes. II appears a mere no
mna election, for the regularly succeeds the
father, and has done so since his ancestor usped the
throne believe the descent Of the spiritual emperor
be traced and dates with many Of the branches of
his family, for $500 years. The country - neld by
who obges them reside for six months the year
Jeddo, with their families during the other months
he allows them 70 VISIT their estates but keeps ther iam
lies hostages in Jeddo. This Restraints them, and the
practice intended TO prevent the Princes from obtaining
too much influence over the people. lts difficult to dis
cover what the military system OF the empire but that
IL must have the power Of bringing immense number
of men into the field is beyond doubt They have
rous and well appointed batteries.
Nagasaki, everything japanese bears striking
trast to everything Chinese. You cannot be five minutes
in japan without seeing It s progressive natonthe
hpofSn md IN al1 pNAN mo
wide and paved IN the centre, houses open
throughout the ground floor, with mating formed IN
frames, lifting neatly all the On this they sit
sleep and eat and everything kept scrupulousy clean
Behind each house is a small garden, with low green
shrubs and occasionally fine tree Cleanliness seems
great characteristic Of the Japancse-hcy con
stany washing IN the most open To our great
SURPRISE wandered the first day through the streets
we saw two three ladies quietly sitting tubs front
OF their doors washing themselves with the
traffic and business through the street
past them as usual We understood afterwards II was a
general custom. The Japanese eager for knowledge
Never there people more ready 70 adapt tbemsc yes
the changes and progress Of the world than they are
II is that while Of their caGtoins what
we would deem rather barharous, and while they
ignorant OF many common things-whc they still
rip themselves up, and shoe their horses with straw
because ignorant Of any other method, they have
jumped TO knowledge OF certain branches OF science
which it has taken nations in Europe hundreds Of
years TO attain. At Nagasaki they turn out OF their
yard engine for railway steamer; Japanese cap
tans and engineers command their men OF war Of which
three are steamers they understand the electric tce
graph; they make thermometers and barometcrs, theoio
ies and, believe anerods. Their spy piasses and mi
croscopes good and very cheap. They have large
glass mandatory which turns out glass little inferior 10
own. They have short line Of railway somewhere
in the interior given by the Americans Many OF them
speak Dutch, some Engsh--a anxious To- learn every
thing IS done Ivy themselves, and when II IS considered
that il is not much than years ago since they
made this start the advance they have made that snort
time is perfectly wonderful.
yacht having been sent by the oucen 10 be given to
the Emperor Of Japan left NagasaS with her for that
place our squadron consisting beside her only Of the
"A diys-threc
spent n very heavy gale OF wndwe arrived at
smoda tho port opened hy tho Americans and where their
Consul General lives. IL is to be given up u Is utterly
useless harbor too small and open, with no trade
After remaining there two days, and investing IN Japa-
lacquer ware, which is the best in the world, we
came here (Jcddo). The port of Jcddo kanaga-
about fifteen miles down the gulf Great objection
has always been made to .owar coming further up;
moced, kanagawa itself has only been open a few
months The japanese said great obstacles existed to
ships coming Jeddo We, however, put il TO the test,
and without the least difficulty ran right mp, aud are
anchored within their men war, which we did not
know here and within mile Of the forts Of Jeddo
The town stretches for miles round the bay. suppose Il
is the largest in tho world ground
London with between two and three millions of people,
which, II recollect right, IS more than the London
population We have been begged 10 20 back, which,
when VIC declined doing they made no further effort TO
get rid az but have offered residence shore,
and requested us TO commence treaty. The Americans
have made very good The Russians, believe are
just about concluding and suppose before many days
may be doing the same.
We land probably tomorrow or next day. will say
ill can tell you something about the inside Of
the city.
Iron Sagasas letter OF sept 2
Jeddo without exception, v one Of the finest cites in
the world: srecs bread and good, and the castle, which
includes nearly the whole centre Of tue town, butt on
slight emnepoe. There three walls enclosures
this quarter Within the inner the Tycoon Emperor
and heir apparent live.
The houses OF the princes and mobiles are palaces and
you may imagine the size when contain 10000 FOL
lowers They are built N regular order forming VIDE
forty yards broad kept In perfect order
immense courtyard, with trees and gardens, forms the
centre Of each enclosure, the midst OF which the
house a the the houses containing the followers
servants, stables &c form this large enclosure They
built a one uniform share. The gat"~ays lead
ing TO the courtyard are exceedingly handsome,
Of wood work, ornamentcd with lacquer
aud other devices From the road that leads by
the moat 70 the second wall Is one OF the finest
views rcscllcrt seeng-on side the Gulf Of
Jcddo with the kgh hills rising beyond while the other
In portion 81 the great city u Jeddo. with u trees aud
gardens picturesque temples densey crowded Streets
extending far the eye reach towards the into
rior there view Of the trees and green iclis
the distance lar away beyond thicsiy bu suburb but
the striking u all - thai close by the well kept
green banks ~ the second defence rising seventy
from the broad below, with grand old ccdars
nc timber, the lay Of the ground the water cs 10 the
meat The grandeur good order and completeness Of eve
rytinR equal, and IN some ways, far surpass anything
have seen ~ Europe, ~ any part of the world.
We made expedition into the country. TIE cottages
we're surrounded with neatly clipped hedges the private
residences well rallied and keptas any place England
The same completeness and nnish exist IN everything
The botanical gardens very good, and well cared
for; good nurseries Of young pines, cedars, a..
IRON thc london fm.s tedtoraD, Nov. 81
After China, with rs three hundred millions, japan,
with population larger than that Of these ISLES
such bulky addition "a the human brotherhood,
but " China separate and unknown, Japan was TN
times That, Ike China, once nearly Chris
tan that ne Portuguese spoit that promise that the
japanese had strong family resemblance the Chinese
and made the sort of that they han ecee
sastical well civil king, and two capitals Of
which populous as our london, nearly Al We
knew yesterday.
We hold that the world made for US all AMI 50
have gradually cggcd and finally pushed way close
up the city of Jcddo through OF junks abreast
OF green batteries and dropped anchors where bar
harian shin never seen before. We took advantage
Of a panic and did Il with rush. While we we're
GLIDING matters up the Peiho the Russian and American
plenlrotentaries or with breahlcss haste Ma
gasak to reap the first fruits of harvest They got
enough TO get a they wanted, and give time for
reaction However Lord Eign not far behind; and
when be up he capped the achievements Of his bro
Their plenTotontarcs, and got or them more than they
had ventnrcd to ask for themselves.
So, with the open sesame q little resolution,
have rent the curtain Of Captain Osborn reports
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