The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-10


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snea. mese siisss a men h ~ v,rS..s-
sd,ors Il NE ship. ,fAsy haaAls q No -.
silfuiy and drink slass Of oha.pagns q r..x,.
best Of tAsa- They aro ~ polite, gosdnas,rsd x,.<
pesss - gro 70 be found n The world ooua.r . -
going ost they Invariably make WV wa |. .s,,.-
~thank you" Some Il these srnoers have q sss.I.1
Spanish lsok etheU Dutch look.
mo Voc Governor, 70 . familiar expression. 49,
b called ",olIy, fat DuAch.aa" whs would rs,.s .
mug Il lager much better than siass & Hs6~c,w -
sherry, but Thu not The fact Sake ~ dsuss SAs1
svoise drink, which ssextsasively drank n me- evv
country, although they can "wsry down" glass a.
Headsick % sherry hard pressed
Ths TIVE Ambassadors, Ceassr sad Vice Gsverusr, -
\ the Flag sGleers quarters
mo Anbanadoss wore nss cut Or tAsr rssns usrs
6an hall dozen t,nes the voyage iron Aspnw~n .
New York Last Monday they Ill came cut M went
q dsck y witsess Ne dru Il the "Rsansls R.
sas" This b . company q twsasy-sas bsvs,
from twelve 70 eighteen years II sss wAs aos = ssrt
erand bsys, although they thorough sasrs, n e
them. These beys are thoroughly trained N III A.ds q
IRE IN exercise which taught n military aeadsniss.
they exercise with Perry vaxbne and n wuaAsHa -
their manoeuvrss. Tho japanese watched these sxs-
cises WI great deal Of interest Everything Asas
with clsckwerk prsciasa-evsry ono having special
duty assigned hin rAey were in every pat of ~ 49,
Lieutenant Poindexter allowed them full swing. y .
whore they pleased and when hoy pleased, any sns e
day or night, except into the magazine.
proper 10 State that the fare and accommodates
board The Roanoke al thai heart could wish. On
cars and mon WED with each othsr h tyisg 70 naks
them comfortable and feel themselves u homo. Ia
waxdroon officers did the thing up in sieadid style
Nothing the eating drinking and smoking line ~ wls
not furnished their guests tho most liberal naansr
II was the same the Gag officers quarters, aad every
where elie-a bad enough Of everything frea the An
bassadors down 10 the cooks.
AT frat sight they will be called Chinese, % they re-
senbe them general appearance very much, mssA
90 the majority Of people cannot be made besve that
the Chinese and the Japanese not oaa and the SANE
II is on becoming acquainted with them that we 600 NO
difference, and wonder how is that they CA b oaneI
the same people, The Chinese, in this country
arc stupid, sulky, lazy and dirty, whs live By beg.
cling, or "busness," as they consider II, OF sittnx
o The sidewalks with two o. three Dozen perAaps
Of penny segAr This they call business. n
japanese sprghty intelligent very sscabls quick 70
uaderstand, and very cloanly. Nothing aaasys thsn
more ask them they descendants e he
Cninese-they tell you "No that their country was pow
erful nation before ne Chinese exstedn The japanese
have been conquered; they proud aad rahsr
hasshiy-one Of their peculiar characteristics tAsr "a
tosal pride.
Their present dynasty dates back 2 - years. Az v
the primitive occupant Of Japan there grssG diver
sy Of opinion. They supposed 70 have passed Gsa
Meeopotama 10 the shores Of the Caspian thence sag
journey 10 tho Amoor, eastern shore Of Asa thsnes y
Japan. Some assign 10 the Japanesss Mayhy ongh sae
70 hs Mongo stock and the Tartar fAny. his
70 DO tho generally received opnion sthsuSh
they do not 1t all resemble ea,h othsr in csppisrssa
Or physiosnomy. Tho chszaoen which thsy ~ n
writing their mode Of living, their habits, customs nd
general appearance, are certainly very much Ike Tie
Chinese.
The japanese insist that there are no words In tAsr
language which resemble words Of the meaning n
he Chiness language. singular FACT that there h
great similarity between the japanese and ~
North American Indian languages-soms wssas being
that u b not II all improbable bet
hat our native Indians hrst from Japan-Aavnx
been blown on In their junks 70 the Oregsa osast
The mystery which has surrounded this wsadsrful
people for thousands Of years. BY IL ntsroearse WITH
The rest OF the world, Will no longer exis Our COUNTRY
has done thai which nation Of tho East could eGess
although centuries trying 70 do what have ths 0rs
time tryins-opeains the ports Of japan. rAey have
dous n the honor OF sending this country tAs r
tionsl reprsssatauea and hope their nissa may ~
. successful and pleasant one.