The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-18
WASHINGTON CITY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1s, 1858

faunts proudly for two years II has waved In solitary
magnhcence the exes who during that period have
represented American interests In this remote corner OF
the globe Smoda about 80 miles from the city OF
Jedo situate at the extreme point Of the promontory
which forms side Of tho eapacous bay rather gulf
at the head OF which the capital placed Up this bay
the squadron proceeded with fair Wind, ON the morn
ing of the l2th and passing through the straits OF IRA
ga the left shore of which is eahered with rich ysrdue
and ndented with little bays reached point opposite the
port OF Kanagawa, beyond which foreign ships had
yentured and where the Russian squadron could
then be dscerned Mt anchor. Captain Osborn, however
protesting his readiness TO explore the unknown waters
at the head of the bay and 10 approach the city
possible Lord Egn seemed determined not to lose an
opportunity of establishing precedent likely to be SO Inn
portant in future intercourse with Japan and to the
establishment of both Russians and Japanese the British
ships deliberately passed the sacred limit without COM
muncating with the Shore and few minutes after were
cautiously feeling their way round long spit OF land
which far out into the bay and offers danger
to the navigator An instinct for deep water must have
guided the ships along the channel which was afterwards
found to be sufficiently narrow and tortuous but at last
all doubt the feasibility Of the enterprise re-
moved by the appearance Of several large,
japanese vessels at anchor the daught of water of which
guarantee for Behind these rose grad
uay out of the waters of the bay line OF insulated
fort which marked the defences of Jeddo, while all ex
tensve suburb running along the western shore, formed
o continuous street as far the eye could reach. The
ships ultimately anthored in three fathoms of water
distance from the fine island forts above men
toned which situated sand bank, the inter
vening channels being always covered with water.
About mile beyond these FORTS and parallel to them
lay the main body cf the city the wooded height on
which is situated the Castle of the tycoon forming
conspicuous object The arrival of the British squadron
in these waters which the Japanese had sedulousy rep
resented being too shallow to admit of the approach
of large ships filed them with dismay and astunshment
boats followed each other with officials of ascending de-
grees of rank to beg them to return to kanagawa and
finally urgent representations made to the ambassa
dor on the subject. The merits and comforts of ka-
nagawa expatiated in vain; the paramount duty
the delivery of the yacht at Jeddo, and to deliver
the Yacht there it necessary to remain at the present
anchorage. No sooer this settled than the Japan
in their usual became perfectly reconcied to the
arrangement, sent off supplies with great Willingness,
and began to prepare residence shore for Lord Egn
and his staff 1t appeared that Count Puatne had been
delayed for 10 days. negotiating this subject at Ka
nagaw and only succeeded in taking up his residence at
Jeddo the day that cast anchor before the
town. He had made the jourhey overland from Ka-
nagawa distance Of lS miles.
The landing of British ambassador in state at the c
ial of the empire of Japan only in keeping with the
act of unparalleled auacity which had already been
mitted in anchoring British ships within the sacred limits
of its habor The band struck up God save the Queen
Lord Egin assembled the steps of the official landing
place the centre of the city, and received and
put into his chair by sundy twoswoded peonages and
the rest of the mission together with officers of the
squadron followed horseback The crowd, which for
upwards of mile lined the streets leading to the build
ing fixed the residence of the embassy, dense in
the extreme The procession preceded by policemen
I'm harlequin costume, iingng huge iron rods of office,
hung with heavy changing rings to warn the crowd
Ropes stretched the streets, down which
of the people rushed attracted by the novel sight,
while every few hundred yards gates partitioning OIL
the different wards which were sevoraly closed mmedi
atcy the passing OF the procession, thus hopeessly
barring the further progress OF the old crowd who strain
ed anxously through the bars and enved the persons
he rnu1lv forming nucleus Durinp ord
Egins stay of eight days on shore nearly all the officers
of the squadron had an opportunity of paying him visit
His residence portion OF temple situated upon the
outskirts of what known the Princes Quarteri
other words it was the Knightsbridge of Jeddo From
the highest point of the Notifications in of the castle
a panoramic view is obtained of the vast city, with its
two million and half inhabitants and equal TO-
if not greater han that of London The castle alone is
computed to be capable of containing 40, 900 souls.
SEPTEMBER 2.--Jcddo, without exception is of the
finest cities in the world streets broad and good and
the Castle which includes nearly the whole centre of the
town, built slight eminence. The houses of the
princes and mobiles palaces and You imagine the
size when some contain 10 900 followers. They arebut
in regular order, forming wide streets 40 yards
broad, kept in perfect order an immense courtyard,
with trees and gardens forms the centre Of each enclo
sure in the midst of which is the house of the owner
the houses containing followers, servants stables &c.
form this large enclosure They built of one uniform
shape The gatcways leading to the courtyard
cccdingy handsome of massive wood work. ornamented
with lacquer and other devices From the road that leads
by the moat to the second wall is of the finest views
recollect seengon one side the Gulf of Jeddo with
high hills rising beyond while the other is portion
Of the great city of Jeddo, with It's trees and gardens
picturesque temples, and densey crowded streets,
tending far the eye reach towards the interior
then there is view of the trees and green fields in the
distance far away beyond the thclyb suburb but
the most striking view of all is that close by the we'll
kept green banks of the second Defence rising 70
feet from the broad moat below with grand old cedars
hundred years of growing from its sides The
fine timber the lay of the ground the water lilies in the
moat the grandeur, good order, and completeness of
everything equal and in some ways far surpass, any
thing have in Europe any part of the
world ....... .as.... .a .... ...
We made expedition into the country. The cot
tages were surrounded with neatly clipped hedges, the
private residences well rallied and kept any place in
England. The completeness and finish exist in
everything
The botanical gardens very good, and we'll cared
for good nurseries of young pines, cedars, &c.
[From the London Times
Fortune favored the bolduess of the enterprise and
American astuteness helped Lord Egin reached