New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-18
ROUTE TO THE HOTEL.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ROUTE TO THE HOTEL.
In anticipation Of the afternoons display the entire
length of Broadway, from the Battery to Union
square, and those portions Of Grand street and the
Bowery through which the procession was to pass,
were choked by one O'Clock with such npouring of
the popuace of our own and adjacent cities and from
the rural districts as has not been since the
rable farce of the Atlantic Gable Celebration. And
the column moved up Broadway, keeping pace with
the pioneers who slowly forced the crowd to the right
and left it presented much less homogeneous display
than its famous prototype and one which, if ess anus
ing, was far more satisfying the esthetcsense. The
step, music, and uniforms Of the military composing the
vanguard produced an agreeable effect. In peculiar
contrast 10 lookeron from the window Of store be-
low the Park, the advent of the Aldermen and Coun-
cilmen shonc afar off like that of the rosy-6ngered
Aurora. Twenty-four hands, luminously appar-
eled in the yellowest of yellow kids,
could. be distinctly seen approaching in
carriages long before the faces and bodies of their
owners became visible Close behind followed the I'M
perial Embassy, the farfamed Japanese themselves.
Very stately and reteient was the aspect of the chief
ambassador who rode in the foremost carriage, faced
by Capt. Dupont the senior officer Of the Naval Com
mission. Not quite so much dignity was apparent in
the Of the ond and third in rank to each Of
whom were also devoted naval officer and special
carriage The people cheered continually as the Jap
anese passed along, ladies' waved their scarfs from
multitudnous windows, flags were flying, and every
possible expression Of cordial welcome manfested
but the three ambassadors sat unmoyed, unrepyiDg,
almost unnoticing the tumutuous and kaleidoscope
scene. Very different was the conduct of the officers
and attendants. Accepting in the potest manner the
brilliant reception given them, they bowed to the
right and left; calamity rted their fans and ducked
their heads in answer to the greetings of the ladies';
smoked cigars with cbaance; leaned back in their
carriages, placing their buebordered sandals OH the
forward cushions; atogetterwere very much at their
ease, and delighted with the city the people, and them
selves
In one instance the good taste which at every other
point characterized the formation of the procession,
forsaken. The treatybox, which is, at least in
FORM reverentinlly viewed by tho Japanese ele-
waited upon huge express cart gorgeously decorated
with flowers and flags, and drawn by some halfdozen
horses. This conspieuousness was well enough for
the box but it unayodably, according to the ar
rangemenss made shared by the persons who for the
day guarded the precious receptacle of documentary
good faith. Matsemoto Sanojou, an officer Of high
rank and perhaps the most keeny sensitive of all the
japanese visitors, was here exposed in manner
which could have been otherwise than offensive TO
bis tastes. Little Tommy, who accompanied him, has
less repugnance to notorety, but he seduOusly
concealed his bright face under his broadcast aud most
comprehensive hat.
They pass aloDg-Committee, ambassadors, swart
Mongoliaps and white Caucasans eide by side, Com
mon Councilmen, Policemen and the six thousand
troops. Onward the procession moves, beneath the
Imperial Japanese Standard beneath the Stars and
Stripes, beneath thousand banners, emblems, and
decorations futterpg along the route; onward beyond
the Park and the fag-dspaying City Hall; past that
through sea of human beings, between blocks of
stcres whose roofs, windows and balconies are gay
with the glimmeiDg of ladies robes and musical with
numerous female gratulations onward through the
pass of Grand street, and into the broader
Bowery where thousands of Dutch and Irish juveniles
and parents supplemented as their children, gaze
with honest wonder at the mystic tawny, strangely
dressed travellers from "that New World which is the
Old" onward STILL ard out into the open arena of
Union Square, where 6iy thousand people passing
east and west north and south; where, above the !
heads, and in front of the Church of the Puritans
high and capeted platform is visible, which the En-
bassadois to ascend and thence review tbs |
well-apponed troops who have been their escort
through the league already travelled, and on whom
New-YoIk justly relies to form the most attractive
feature of her display in welcome of the Embassy from
the great Tycoon.
Accordingly the three ambassadors aud the Princes
aght from the carriages and mount the dais, with as
much celebrity accords with their costume and the |
gravity Of their rank MaorGeneral is seated by |
their right and the members Of the Committee of Re-
cepon place themselves on either side. The seventeen
regiments march gayy by, each salutDg the Embassa-
doris in turn, and receiving bow of the hand
in recognition of the honor. Now the military have
all passed by, the Princes their carriages the
reeimental escort forms around them as before, and
they Pass down Broadway in the rear Of the entir,
Division, until at last the Metropolitan Hotel is
reached.
AT TIE HOTEL.
Around the Metropolitan Hotel large crowds collect.
ID Mt an eaily hour. The neighboring windows were
lled, and the houseops covered with spectators. The
mas ofpeorle in the street. however, was not at any
inc go large that which assembled before the Gilmor
House In Baltimore, that before the Continental
Hotel in Philadelphia. For long time il appeared
hat no repetition OF the in other cities would be
'ossibe but about the time that the procession reached
he hotel, series Of disturbances occurred upon the