New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-13


.s1 o. diving -e pa-' icnis Df my rgc'e'i"n@ nhl
the iIcqry ha- been rothed. On one pint, h'"'tef,
ms venture - -,sie 20 yon, AMI tpat - tic - 20
Yc iop Tie trea'v secGresto Anisri' ms /" a
fte if,e exercise Of ther religion, vii the Ti5't 10
h1ili cnur hes. H. also Jec.arcs tac Gus 'n ~ rsnp-
l.g ,n -ehgrts eiuo!c'ns to be- a,oh'"el, tnlhk
You will consider the treaty, as Thoe - 74ac'ory
- trat made by xr. Casting with Chr q. No one 80
VII hlOe. a. you 90 the serious ob-taci.- 70 tn9
iasting tr,riy witi thigaiuCuar Peppe.
n yo.ld ..oa-. uoruetl I3iud that have only had
-, un,is to ise: u..d no threats; had 10 force 10
f.,rt 80 - i.fesist p afguiGeb'- a,a iasly, tltt
Va. entirely lonc With the sioge zoe p'lon "i Mr.
"a Ken, DJ'ch i4f-Ip ter 'o.th- usGlai' on
pc .N..,i uring my CtiYrr" Servants "ith zoe. i 'h
proud 70 have thus c,uI,ctcf my IA ue via your
rrat wort If 1854. l. i, au honor l haya eiHGys
c.,y,..c bat had Lo' ibe most remote IDEA tl1t
-ho1i suce,ed in lee than twenty months oiter sy
oIr.sl a Jnpau attaining this oti' t"' my p abb WI
For sc, after my arrival used tbs na'ne
title OF /osocn I" aergnate tre ruler o. p'ni 40,
also be. speaBir Of the residence Of their Sprtrai
Emu.Ior as th y, ali tim, Ibafred Mieao IL SHOWS
tie geitctsyfteG Of c1cegbnoLt "' this poop ., TIA,
!Hing al time they nnveT nicTo' dnet a. Doi toc
(, Iros re frulenuf ar Il net u!l short time
b-pre -.al I'd for JdiO that - mi ifm"i ns tiat
the title of IL. pricil ruler was Is y-cporie -'gr-a,
ruler" and NOT Liog"cn whico moons "Gencralisri-
mo- su also. "Miako" means "Tle Cpnrti the u"i
,,1e %! the tlanc beng kiOta. }u are aware tlit
win the Jap6uese sccluoion ani ratk .qivaeuts.
B iore ayrived here hal determined III tic course
would follow herr.
Be'Ofe / eE SlItt-a tD"y Vi5ltU mt u engage thHS
| epuI Of ,isit tneT shops, or the business part
of Yeddo, OF, - they eSDr - II, mot 10 G'where
cc1nmOD peopl- hvtc."
/ ctcliied pokinc any such engagement and told
them rr-t b. e.: rel ire u 60 oat ffpi. my res
idence when y ased, ana it with tois o.esr ua-
deIsiandirc tlint began ny Journey.
~ toe saae tune mad ho nie4t'n ot exercising
tbGt r.tt, nd. t2celt on the occa'loc- ~ ny aul
., &c und thr,c iIt,rvews With tie tiei ~ Munster,
h-,e Only teen out i~1co, ara tot ~as merely for
hors,ba.k rie IL d c0,ca, tr Clamp De Mrs. In
tie vicinity a ~ r. sdeloe Al the lnteiVe"s l'A-
c-,t tbore lbOv, notedl and tue Iceopat.ons look
,'nce at my gu5iters. From ell hd y"i II at olce
MFR tat caLnot give you Dcro than very imPeT-
feet account of TINS truly GTge city I've castle Is tae
ch esfura and cor.ifts OF t"uf irregular crcies, al
furrouLced with u oats or dItcIea; Ire :bree inner
Crceo rave stone walls beiDg bL.k of eartl iace1
With stone and varying in ght from twelve to toirty
fset scccIcrs /, the LHiur- ot tne ground on whicn
fhfy Ule butt !A' Iicweye through thu walls open
INTO qua, Iausb of Etiy 70 slyy feet the gGto
of egrs Is beug placed ot rgDt angles with TINS en-
trance gate. Az means oi defense, 1t is unworthy
the nec, .Act,t aganst assailants araed with bows
snd arrow. lac mpas are lofdabe, add are from -
10 80 feet sidt ,spArned VITA neat a01en DudgeI.
The inner cisciess cccJpied exclusively ~ the ~
Coon and his s0ns the ec1nd by toe Council OF
State AID Irincss the thrd aud fOnrth are occnp"d
by The D,mOs ttuar Princes, ard high officers
fthe Go,eIrn, nj conii not get any satisfactory
information t. the popnatiJD number ot buildings,
extent Of oler the castle or city, Ihey pTetendei
the most profound ignorance on al those points, ana
lHDlIrtIlgl utCtltu illdt IL ifAHlS vac tLh'h
il Japan. They gave pllo of lcido, bat as it s
drawn without reference to scale, 1t l. impossible To
foyJl any satisfactory oploons from 4. Ii can place
any reliance their statements, the city Is about
fty miles in circumference; the outer circle OF the
castle varies from seven I,ss to five miles IN diAme-
ter-all Englrh measure. - the beet information
len g r@se the at tbs w. ,n," %GIs, san1 snd
TIE houses are all built oi wood aud covered with
tiles; none ere more than two ttories. Tue streets
through wlic passed sere rcn fliy.to eighty feet
wide, hut am tod they are much narrower in the
parts outsds the Castle. ! have not seen single
company Of 'olders oil the time | have been here
they appear 10 have ttudously concealed them from
me. Tie police are numerous and sufficient. leddo,
Ike the other cities of Japan, is divided into "strees
that H. distance of go feet where strong barrier
j. erected across the street, with gates, winch are
closed at an curly hour in the evening. Zach OF these
div sions has "Uttono, or captain, and ~ respon
sble for IFS tranquility. In many places the bar
lc,des sro double, beng placed some thirtycet apart
and form little impiesnable ftocktde against a'y
force without artillery am told that fodoo contains
between ctt0 and 5000 Of there streets. From this
an approximation. to the population might be.rrmci;
but OWING 10 tire very great difference ~ the interior
tze If the sqaares, the estimate Wonli at least oe
very imperfect / vii now close tins letter, winch
has become 30 unreasonably long fear it viii weary
youtoread H. TOWNSEND HARRIS.
TO The COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS, PATENT OF
FICE, WASHINGTON.
CSlTED SrATEs CONSULAR GENERAL,
AT SiMUDA, JAPAS. :
SIR: letter from your Department, dated July IL,
lS,6 ard addressed 10 t'is Consulate, WAS not re-
ce.v,d until the 10th Of October, 1891. have not
had an opportunity of communicating with any part OF
tie world the receipt of tuat letter, and II 10
q,i unceItsin when lrhGl be able 10 dispatch the
lrs'nt letter.
TIE statements Of The World IL M5nis'ure, con-
ccrniue the Japan radish, ere much exaggerated
1t II true tuai radlshes are grown III every part VI
Japan, but nowhere dIe they principal artlcls of
food; they are merely An adJunct II the rec, wneat
d, barley. which the great staple OF the country.
oIdc.d the beat specimens OF The long jadish i be
brought 10 when frst visited lcdd"; the Longest
were rSs than thirty cler in length, 6d about one
inch in diameter. This radsh, when afied loses more
than thIee-oulths Il It's bulk, aud looks very ike
whiu.thong. With the long radisb, specimens Of
aoil.r Kind were brought 10 These we're shaped
like our paIsup. The largest measured sixteen inches
long fecr inches in circitne'enc' ana weighed four
pounds five ounces uyor,upos.
All If the Iadi.bes Of Japan, whom used az salad,
are infelr 10 the garden ra1ish 81 the West, being
tot. h, ard not Ol agreeable flavor. When boiled
they aIe quite uspid, aaviag notng 1t the nayor oi
the whi,e iurnlp or ruta haga.
.haIl embrace the fist opportunity Of fending you
seeds Il both the foregoing varieties but have great
doubts about those roHchins sou IN good o1adton, az
cAurot get tie metal clscs IN which TO seal them he!-
net caLy nor can WaIoian be procured here, as
there is not paIe of glass in tie whole Empire.
Very hitc attention is paid to the cultivation Of
fruits IN this countfy; the Cherry and plum Tree rU-
dnce mag'iGceut blos;ons bat they be very httle
eIior 10 these Of China being quite bitter, aud the
saIne remark will apply TO tao aprcOt.
have seen only one variety Ot pearsj they are IA
al shcIes and coogs and are quite Ike rnsset apple
quite ntpid. TIE best grapes Of Japan rescmbe the
Cr'awba in appearance, but are mteiior TO that va
ricty.
Tie only fruit that have seen in Japan that par