Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-24

mission is to get an English copy of the treaty stoned
oy the President of the United States The oriGinal
was burnt IN the great fire at Jeddo two years ago
Inc copy IN Japanese saved. This they bring with
el' ana copy OF it not signed, and letter from he
Tycoon to the President
ne oox containing these documents is looked upon
ny lnem as almost sacred. 1t is called the treaty
Oox, and is never allowed out of their sight It is
oo1 thee feet long, twentysix inches in depth and
eighteen inches wde covered with red morocco leather
and neatly sewed round the edges There are three
Japanned boxes placed together, and then covered
around this box is light Frame and when carried is
borne Il on the backs OF four men by poles
The Embassy brings with it some $4,000 cash for
ne purpose oil making purchases There are two boxes
OF $4,000 each one 81 AGO. one So OOO one 600
ana some $1,000 of silver supposed to be that of their
own money Their money was all brought from Japan
In Mexican dollars and American half dollars STAMPED
win Inc japanese MARKHAM arrangement made by Com
missioner Harris Foreign coin has never before been
ted value.
AT San Francisco they exchanged their silver for
American gold which Purser Doran of the Roanoke
has IN charge for safe keeping. This we understand
Will be deposited in the SubTreasury here in New
York, and drawn out as they want it.
They bring an immense amount of baggage-oyer
eighty tons-which made four full carloads over the
Panama Railroad. They have fifteen boxes containing
valuable presents for the President of the United States
Ihey have articles of their manufacture of every
they see them. They have beautiful specimen Of
Sharps rifle, one of their own manufacture also one Of
those presented by Commodore Perry, made by SHARP
himself. The one made by the Japanese is decided
Improvement upon the original, pronounced by all
who have seen it.
cutting oil the cartridge at the time The gina
oOes not COCK CD putting down the guard which cuts
OH the cartridge, but has to be cooked by the thumb
Inc japanese rifle can be cooked or not cutting of
the cartridge according to will The barrel is beaut
July rlted and is fac-simile of the original The fin
lsh and workmanship equal if not superior to the
original Sharp, or any other frearm ever seen.
They have large quantity of beautiful silks broca
tes hnen Grape silk, pongees, poplns and forth, OF
every conceivable style and pattern. 1t would require
an experienced dry goods clerk to give the proper
to hundreds of articles which they have in the dry goods
line.
1t not the wish intention of the Commissioners
TO stop IN New York this me but 90 directly to Wash
lngon and transact the business of the mission then
they will return and pay US a visit. Their orders al
positive TO go to Washington first
1t not likely that they will visit any other city but
New Ork, their time for returning is limited to the
LIST of October Their great desire appears be to WIS.,
1t" Nj York" Washington, and America. Everything
is American or Nj York"
Captain A. s. Taylor, United States Marine Corps,
formerly of the Powhatan has had charge of the Embas
sy since it left Japan He has charge of their business
matters and will probably return with them to Japan
Captain Taylor has spent year more travelling in
Japan.
The japanese are the happest people in the world
On their 7oyage on board the PoWhatan and Roanoke
fheB aAS6d 5E of eg6 eating rice drinking ea
king laughing and having good time generally They
spend much of their time in reading writing drawing
and making sketches of everything they They gen
orally lie stretched out full length deck when reading
or writing They have any quantity of books OF every
description from the size of Websters large dictionary
70 Of bolfo oh
ted of them, in the most beautiful style of art
The living of the servants consists of rice. soup, fish
vegetables, chow chow, &c. They are very small eaters
but eat very often They cooking early IN the
morning, and keep it up constantly till about eight O.
clock at night They have stove of their own, which
by the by is superior in many respects to our OWL
stoves. 1t is of solid copper, made in sections so that
it can be easily taken apart The cooking is done part
ly by steam In this connection we wou q state that
copper is very extensively used in Japan The copper
of Japan is very abundant and very pure yielding
frequently 95 per cent. of pure copper.
The sixteen officers of lower rank attached to the En-
bassy who occupy staterooms enjoy themselves very
much the the servants except they don't eat az
often. These officers all in the wardrOom, with th
officers Of the ship They handle knife and fork az
skilfuly, and drink glass OF champagne as readily a
the best OF them. They are polite, good natured
friendly people are to be found in the world Coming
in and going out, they invariably make bow with
polite thank you" Some of these officers have dc
cided Spanish look, others Dutch look.
The Vice Governor, to use familiar expression
might be called "jolly, fat Dutchman,' who wou!
relish mug of lager much better than glass of Held
sleek or Sherry but this is not the fact. SdkiJ is
doubt their avorite drink which is extensively dran
in their own country, although they worry down
glass of Heidsieck or Sherry if hard pressed
The two Ambassadors, Censor, and Vice Governor
mess in the agofficer's quarters
The Ambassadors were not out of their rooms NOR
than halEdozen times on the voyage from Aspinwa
to New York. Last Monday they all came out an
went on deck to witness the drill of the Roanoke Raj
gers" This il company of twenty-one boys, troI
twelve to eighteen years of age who act sort OF
rand boys, although they are thorough sailors all
them These boys thoroughly trained in all kinds
fire-arm exercise which is taught in military academic
They exercise with Perrys carbine, and 1t Wonder
to see the skill and precision with which they go throug
their maneuvres. The japanese watched these exc
cises with great deal of interest. Everything is dol
with clockwork precison-cvery one having specl
duty assigned him. They in every part OF the shl
. Lieutenant Pondexter allowed them full swing, to
where they pleased and when they pleased, any time
DAY or night, except into the magazine
It is proper TO state that the fare and accommodate
J. on board the Roanoke were all that heart could wish
Officers and men wed with each other in trying to ma
= them comfortable, and feel themselves at home. L
vardroom officers did the thing up in splendid style
e Nothing in the eating drinking and smoking line th
was not furnished Their guests In the most liberal ma
ner 1t was the same in the flag officers quarters,
everywhere else-a had enough of everything from
/. Ambassadors down to the cooks
. At first sight they will be called Chinese they
e sembIe them in general appearance very much, mu
so the majority Of people cannot be made to believe tt
the Chinese and the japanese are not and the
It is on becoming acquainted with them that
difference and wonder how it is that they be cal
y the same people Tie Chinese, in this count
are stupid suky lazy and dirty, who live by begg
or business they consider it, Of sitting the 81
walks with three Dozen perhaps, OF penny ciga
This they call business. The Japanese are spright
intelligent very sociabe quick to understand, and