The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-14

The Jopanese ~ San mfruMcisce-"Offtcial Il,
/ Reception.
Ine San Francisco papers give farther par.
ticniars OF the visit Of the Japanese wa,
steamer Kandamarruh. The "oficial. recen,
ton took place on the 10th inst. ana 1. IN :.
skstched In the Californian:
The japanese are great sticklers for sti.
were more than half an hour arrau rin1 =. n
| the order and style in which they shou id
| leave the ship There were two boats-tha,
neionging to the ship. (the launch, and that
mirai finally agreed TO 60 with the Presiden,
OF the Board in one boat, but declined n =. =
his men" 20 with them. Capt. BROOKE er
planned TO him that these men were Of ca nal
raj consent ted, and, after some further nreiim;-
naries, the party, consisting of the above.
named visitors, the Admiral and seven of hi.
p.inclpel m neil omcers and three servants, started
Vallejo street wharf, and, enterinr the Ear
riages IN the order of their rank. were tn ken
TO the International Hotel-the rich dresses
y. .ns party aud their curious appearance at
tractinE crowds of spectators,
At the hotel they were ushered nm =, IN.
large parior, where they seated them selves
the Admiral by himself ON sofa and soon ~
".,";u rerwarns. as Governor Downey, who was fortu-
tne strangers. The Japanese had eyidentiv
ps.ureo 10 themselves q very grand and an
gust parsonage for the Governor of CaIifornia
31froonded by officials and liveried ssryants
my were very much surprised al seeing an
unassuming gentleman, without uniform or
attehoants, enter and advance to meet them
~ was necessary for Capt. Brooke to explain
repeateoiy tnat this was the real Governor be-
TO-, 'ney coulo oelieve 1t: They surveyed him
from head to foot, and looked at the door noain
anu again, to see the retinue of attendants
Wnom they thought ought to be following him
ann Hy .ney got over this, and the Admiral
"Iu governor, through the Japanese Captain,
Monagero, who speaks English. held conyer,
sation IN relation to the interesting nature of
the occasion.
One OF the first things that the Admiral re-
Ie'!eo 10 was the condition of his steamer
and, snpposiDg that the Governor had only ~
say the word to throw open eyerv avsn,s ~
!nuustry, desired to have the vessel put into
the dry dock 1t once ana repaired-atlding that
H ne nau pieniy OF money to pay for it, The
Governor informed him that he would havo
the matter attended to at once and wonid
write to the high official at the dry dock who
was OF equal rank with him. and who wonId
nave = ;ne snip properly attended to. He also
explained. as we'll as possible in so short a
conversation, the nature of our Federal and
State systems and the political union and
blended with distinct soyerejgnties of tho
States lie also a0uded to the interesting
TACT OF the officials OF the two extrema coasts
of the Pacific thus meeting in frater,aI har7
mony, and trusted that in thus Welcoming
MN to these shores, it was but the prelude to
q large and extended commerce between the
two nations He also welcomed him as tho
pioneer Japanese official who had crossed the
Pacific to America. The Admiral respondsd
In kind, after which champagne and other re-
freshments were brought In
me Japanese were not gaudily but very
Iicniy dressed, ana altogether looked as in.
Iciilgent body of men as could be imagined
lhey are evidently a little surprised at the
lack OF osien tation in their reception. but will
soon get used to our democratic institutions