New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-01

Foer or EAeAsAE, Erusru, JsPaas.e Or .qp,e
Messrs Editors-When we left the United States
months SINCE we scarcely hoped to visit Japan
during our cruise. Here we are now, nevertheless,
quietly anchored 10 the beautiful harb0r Of Ndgasaki
Three years since, while surveying around the world
saw much OF this country, but never happened to
visit this particular port IF the reader OF your paper
will wade through this and my next few letters,
hope that he will find enough TO repay him. Japan
is yet unknown country and such offers matter
for thousand letters. With this preface enter upon
the task Of describing what see, and Of telling
What we hear, during our stay in these waters. We
propose cruising along the whole coast line of the
Empire commencing here at the south and ending at
HakOdadi, in the north. About halfway between
these two points shall stop at SimOda and if a
report prove true that Yeddo the temporal capital of
the Empire is also open 10 u.s. shall visit that
place also. II is only about fifty miles back OF ST.
moda, and is situated on the bay OF Yeddo, Jeddo.
Now for Nagasaki!
As per letter No I2 we left the allied squadron at
anchor of the mouth OF the Pei-Ho the 9Th inst,
and at daylight on the 10th, sighted the densely
wooded and fresh looking four five hundred feet
high peaks which form the mouth of this magnificent
harhor We were running along through quite
swell at the time, the ship rolling heavily and
one two Of g the meas were sea.siCk, as usual
when suddenly we passed in between the head
lands and pIOWed into perfect mill pond, far as
quiet is concerned change like this must be ex-
perienced before it can be appreciated. All that
do is to try and describe the scene upon which
so suddenly entered. 1t is a mountain lake this
harbpr Of Nasakl, and its inclined sides look like
Two vast gardens highly cultivated every spot in
sight True you see patches Of trees and even large
groves here and there but nine out OF the ten parts
Of the countyn sight under constant and perfect
cultivation. such cultivation as this is! The hills
steep aud the rains protracted and violent here,
50 much 50, that they hills of the United States
they would he furr0Wed with deep and exhaust
| ing guilies Such, however, is far from the case
in these regions, where time and the patient industry
| OF thrifty people have ptted themselves against
| the drawbacks of nature and gained the victory.
Look at these hills range alter range Of them, upon
| either hand, how they commence at the surfess
beach and run back for miles into the elevated dis
| lance Of the Interior How their sides show nothing
but houses, continuous fields and occasional groves
How these fields are composed Of level patches, made
level and raised one above the other like the seats of
a vast amphtheater by first raising stone wall and
then filling in with earth, rubbish and manure Where
the plane Of this earth strikes the hillside another
wall is raised, more filing thrown in and so on until
the whole face of the hill is covered with asuceessioG
OF huge steps as we're Oh it is beautiful harbOr;
the most beautiful, every says, that we have
ever seen. Everything looks so fresh and green,
| and refreshing, after the low muddy land immedi-
atey about tue moath Of the Peiho river. The next
few months promise to be bright patch ia our
| cruise
The reader Of your paper mayrememher that when
met the Mississippi of the mouth OF the Yangtse-
Kiaug, several weeks back, she ordered to meet
US here We consequently discovered her at anchor
of the town as we brought it in sight, aud not only
her, but also thee other foreign built vessels One Of
these flew the Dutch flag, ana was ordinary, short
and hard.wOIkiug looking little baTque. She is one
Of the Two seInraunual vessels and looked ii
she might have passed the last twenty-five years in
running between this and Holland. via Batavia
Another is clean looking propeller Vi war, that was
built in Holland to the order OF the japanese Govern
meRt, time since, and which was delivered here
by Dutch officers in September last. She is still
under the command Of these officers, who Will remain
here to enable heroices oinstruct Japanese officers