The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-22

The First Turn Out OF American Visitcrs
in the Capital Of Japan-First Sight of a
Lady.
An interesting letter from Jeddo, the capital
of Japan, dated July 1ith, describes the first
public visit of Americans in that city. 1t
says:
At II A. NJ. the Governor sent twenty pa
lanquiDs, or HnraGldhS, and TWO officers TO
each, with the Japanese interpreter for our
special use, 10 make visits at the different
points of the city, which kind act we readily
accepted. and, followed by thousands of peo-
pie we were carried to that part of the city
which contains some of the richest stores, and
to our surprise we found every one calculated
to do a large business. The silks, querediac,
porcelain and glassware stores We're found TO
be filled with the richest kinds of goods; the
lacuuered ware is of the most beautiful pat
tern ofany kind we ever have seen in any part
of this country. So great was the crowd, il
was impossible for us TO make the slightest
purchase; il fact, aseNge advanced along our
route the streets brcame more and more
blocked up with men, women and children, all
vieing with each other TO get the best chance
at us. Many of them would cry out as we
passed on, "E-o-y yoH,' chow do you do). When
ever we would extend our hand towards them
to give them the friendly grip, they readily ac-
cepted it and politely bowed in return. This
excursion occupied our time until five +. NJ,
when we returned to our headq uarters at I1r.
Harris almost exhausted with the excitement
Jeddo.
Soon after our return, the interpreter in
formed us that the Lieutenant Governor had
requested him to invite the party to attend an
exhibition OF Juggling, which we accepted. AT
ten +. NJ. (Which is the hour of night that such
places open in this country,) a large party of
officers and policemen, carrying Japanese Ian
terms (some of which We're very elegantly
pain ted) called at the temple for MS and un-
der their escort we left as qnieHs rs possible,
hoping that fer once we might pass the streets
without crowd bat we were soon disappoint-
ed; the first man that saw gave the signal
that the strangers Were again in the streets.
and before we had proceeded far we were sur
rounded; and as We Wen on, Windows a,ad doors
flew open, ana men. Women and children ran
out OF inc same In almost state OF perfect
nudity. In fact, some We're quite-f for the Ja-
panese, as old a nation as they are, have not
learned what decency or modesty means, for
more than two thirds of the females that we
passed in the various streets We're nearly half
naked } Arriving at the place or plav house, the
front we found completely filled up. and it re-
quired some exertion on the part of the off
ciais 10 clear he road that we migh enter the
bulldog. Being in, and sea ed, we We're served
with some refres shments. nuts, arsaki, peach
es &c; and then the old women and girls en-
tered the stage, the former performing some
deviiish sort OF noise on about as odd looking
wooden and bamboo instruments as have
ever met with in all my travels. To this mu-
sic the girls went through all sorts of ma
n9uvres, which we suppose was intended for
X.
screeehing or yelling, which, we We're III form
ed bv our interpreter, was Il Japan love song.
That over, few males went through yarIons
per.ormanees-iamping rolling, tumbling,
showing their various tricks with money
cards. throwing haif-a-doZen eggs up at a
time and catching them all before they fell To
the floor, &c. Bat which was the most inter-
esting, the exhibition within or the noise of
the multitude outside shall decide that the
latter was. and that the Jeddo Juggling estab-
iishment with closed doors, bad raki and no
circulation Of pure air, was complete sali,
and not worth free tickets or the shoe leather
hat we wore out in oGder to reach the eStab-
lishment, or playhouse.
The same letter describes the landingof Mr..
Allcoek, the English Minister. ON the 9th OF
July. His wife was with him. The letter
says. 49,,
When the distinguished party landed, they
were met by several officers, who escorted
.hem to their residence, followed by crowd
Of at least three thousand Japanese. Ihe
lady OF Mr.. Allcock attracted their attention
more than all the rest of the party. she being
the first European lady that ever steppea
foot on Jeddo soil, and TO them, with her cri-
Moline spread out, and gayly trimmed Donnei
she was eyed by all the crowd, who would
run ahead Of her 80 40 to look her in the face;
some Of them took hold Of parts OF her dress.
and this ungentlefnanly conduct she very
properly resented hy giving them pretty
heavy blow oyer their heads with her parnsol.
Hrs. Alieock had been long time IN Canton
batore she proceeded TO Japan, and she was
prepared 70 meet tho Japan heAthen.