Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-12
THE JAPANESE COMING.
A New sensation In store For Us.

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pire on visit to the "outside barbarians."
Their appearance among us is likely to divide
public attention and talk with the several
nominees for the presidency. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 has been made by Congress
to pay the expenses of receiving them, and
their strange ways are likely to furnish
great deal OF fresh material for the letter writ
ers. The embassy left Japan in the American
steam frigate Powhattan, and its avantcourier,
in the shape of Japanese war ship, has ar
rived at San Francisco. This vessel, her
crew, and her voyage, furnish the principal
topic of the San Francisco papers. We copy
a portion of what they say, as a useful pre-
liminary to what may be expected in the
course of the summer
The name Of the Japanese war steamer at
San Francisco is Candnmarruh, and the fol.
lowing are the names of her officers Chief
admiral of the Japanese navy, Co.ser-ke.ma-
sa-no-ci.um Captain, Kat-sintarroh; Captain
attending, Manage-ro; Lieutenants, So-korah-
to-to-sah 0keomo, Yu.ha, Usee-ro, To,mo-a-
go-ro, Eu-ah ket-che; Chief Engineer, Hama
ge-ro; Second Engineer, Kin-ge-ro; four mid
shipmen, three doctors, and seventy before the
mast The steamer mounts ten guns, viz -
-Four eighteen and six thirty-two Founders.
She also mounts four swivels and one howit-
ger. She brought as passengers Capt. John
NJ. Brooke, .. S. N; Mr.. E. NJ. Kern, U. S.
NJ and nine of the crew of the late United
States schooner J. Fenimore Cooper, which
was wrecked at Yokohama on the 23d of Au-
gust, 1859. The vessel was built by the
Dutch.
The Alta gives the following account of
''scenes on board the ship :"-"Stepping on
the spar deck, we were at once struck with
the neatness and order Which everywhere
regned. Groups of clearly clad and really
seamanlike looking men were standing about,
lost or wonder-stricken at our appearance, as
we were with theirs. The marines have 4
large square patch between their shoulders,
upon which their peculiar rank is written in
Japanese characters. The countenances of
these people wear far more intelligent look
than any Chinese that we have seen. We
were received courteously, and conducted about
the ship. The rigging, engines and other mat
tiers do not differ from those of any Dutch
propeller of her size, which is about three
hundred tons. The guns are rather clumsy
and unwieldy; and the muskets, which are
kept with'the most scrupulous brightness, are
of the same old fashioned, ungainly appear
benign, benevolent looking man, about forty
years of age, and evidently in high favor at
the imperial court to be entrusted with so i'm
portant charge as this. The officers on
board japanese ship, from lieutenant up, are
called "two sword officers" and entitled by
rank to wear two swords. These weaponsare
keenly sharp pointed, and beautifully polished.
We noticed in the admiraPs cabin picture
of president Buchanan hanging in a conspicu-
Dla bp II foU iS
played on board the ship at the main and in
the bows This is white groundwork with
red ball in the centre. AT the miZen floats the
admirals private signal-a diamond shaped
figure, with red circle, on white ground.
We were offered for refreshments a very deli
cate but strongly favored hquer, something
like mdriSchino. While we were taking notes
about the ships decks, the Japanese showed
the most intense curiosity to see our style of
writing, and were much gratifed at being al
lowed to examine the book. This curiosity
was manifested as to articles of clothing,
watches, pencils, knives, &C. and it may be
safely presumed that the crew cast long and
wisttul eyes ashore at the city, whose strange
sights they were doubtless eager to explore.
The captain, Kat-Lintaro has been sick nearly
the whole passage, and under the care Of the
doctor, who is very intelligent man. When
servant entered the captains cabin, he made
low obesiance to that dignitary, and the same
on leaving. We noticed that while the sailing
master was conversng with the admiral or re-
ceiying from him some lengthy instructions,
the former bent very low, and kept his eyes
fixed humbly upon the deck, while the admi-
raj preserved a peculiarly upright position,
with his head well up, as though he felt the
dignity of his Office.
After visit from the municipal authorities,
the admiral with some of his officers and men
went ashore, where they received much atten-
ton and excited unbounded curiosity. Lieut..
Brooks explained to the admiral that the
Americans were curious about the Japanese
because they were glad to see them" The
Alta goes on :-"At the hotel they were usher
ed up to the large parlor, where they seated
themselves, the admiral by himself on a sofa,
and soon afterwards governor DOwney, who
was fortunately in town, arrived to be intro
duced to the strangers. The Japanese had
evidently pictured to themselves a very grand
and august parsonage for the governor of Cal
itornia, surrounded by officials and liveried
servants. They were, therefore, very much
surprised at seeing an unassuming gentleman,
without uniform or attendants enter and adj
vance to meet them. 1t was necessary for
Capt Brooke to explain repeatedly that this
was the real governor before they could be.
ieve it. They surveyed him from head to foot.
and looked at the door again and again to see
the retnue of attendants, whom they thought
ought to be following him. Finally they got
over this, and the admiral and governor
through the Japanese captain, Mangoroo, who
speaks English, held conversation in relation
to the interesting nature Of the OCCASION One
of the first things that the admiral referred TO
was the condition OF his steamer and supnos
ing that the governor had only to say the
word to throw open every avenue of industry.
desired to have the vessel put into the dry
dock at once and repaired-adding that he had
plenty of money to pay for It, The governor
informed him that he would have the matter
attended to at once, and would write to the
high official at the dry dock, who was of equal
rank with him, and who would have the ship
properly attended to. He also explained, as
well as possible in so short conversation, the
nature of our federal and state systems, and
political union as blended with distinct sover-
eighties of the states. He also alluded to the
interesting fact of the officials of the two ex.
treme coasts of the Pacific thus meeting in
fraternal harmony, and trusted that in thus
welcoming him to these shores it was but the
preclude to a large and extended commerce be-
tween the two nations He also welcomed
him as the pioneer japanese official who had
crossed the Pacific to America. The admiral
responded in kind, after which champagne and
other refreshments were brought in"
The people at San Francisco, who wish to
charm their Japanese visitors and thus make
easy for. them to extend commercial rela.
uons with Japan, are studying methods of ci.
Fn'y and good will. They propose a grand
receploh Tor the embassy and one of the papers
says lhe military and fire companies OF