Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-14


NO carriages were allowed in the yard until
aIser The firing Of the salute and then only tho.e
n .ne oreign Ministers, Cabinet Officers and the
Pf sS q snoassy As soon a. the Philadelphis
,Ibs,S 81 70 within short distance Of the
Mnei sc was greeted with loud plaud Is rom all
sides The Embassy, on landing ver. ,eceIvsd
~ tue NOuidhoSn' and officers, and escorted TO
Met 0eslIags' me military paying the appro-
charge Of them and escorted them TO Their oT,,,
tiers. fNo
The principal proprietors Of stores and ho,.,.
along the Avenue had the United Slater ana the
japanese national colors flying from their houses
and al an early hour the windows aud balconie "a
facing the street through which the PROCESSION
was 70 pass, Were allied with eager faces anxious
TO witness the sight
AT the Navy Yard, at n O'Clock. crowd. of
people from all quarters had assembled the centre
point being the Commandant's once near the
% pl wnere the expected steamer was To land
mandants office 70 the wharf, and al an early
hour the L. :. Marine Corps from the barrack,
marched into the Yard In fin uniform and TOOK
position on the right near the old shin house
Guards were Immediately placed along the line
70 prevent the now numerous and pressi NO crowd
from hling mp the open space left for The En-
baSSy TO parade through.
The COmmandant's Office Was hesteoed nv
thousands of ladies with their male escoTts ana
they, or as many as could be accommodated
Were assigned places on the balconies which tur.
s sou5o toe centre house, aud on the top. Thou
Were aoie 10 Ind TO stand upon, the work -shops
ana ehl houses Were crowded with eager per
sons and on all hands the hurrying to and fro in
dlcated the intense curiosity Of the spectators
Atllk O'Clock the firing Of a single gun indi
Gated TO the initiated that the steamer Philaaei
p hll naa hove in sight, and in an instant all
HOrh IN tbe SHOPS was suspended. and the work
men came forth in a dense mass 10 add 10 the as
semoled thousands already there and wild rush
was instantly made towards the wharf
foiiCe Were stationed along the line to keep
nd in fax.
delPhla rounded the point and entered the Ana
costa river, the Marine Band stationed on her
s upper DOW playing the ''Star Spangled Banner -
The United states and Japanese colors waved
from the steamers mssts and her decks yysrs
crowded with the japanese and other guests In
The mean time the city military and the Nsyor
ana municipal officers arrived In a body and took
position on the right, near the wharf The Undine
Boat Club, in their neat uniforms and with their
sharp pointed club boat, attracted much attention
rom their position IN the river the Japanese
.eg holStea az theiI bow. In few minutes the
steamer arrived at the wharf, and was made fast
he crowd was with difficulty kept back from
tue eangwaY. number Of the Embassy a pneared
ON tne upper deck, and among them a Japanese
over for some time
The Army and Navy officers resident her. and
oeionglng 70 the Navy fard, were in waiting in
uniform, ana after pause Of some minutes the
Embassy disemoarked In regular order, the Chief
Ambassador first, and the next in rank after and
Sd on. The three principal Ambassadors were
80 one on either side by naval officer I'm
iuli uhIofmi and as soon as they had disem-
barked, Com Buchanan stepped forward from
MS suite, and shaking hands with the illustrious
Prince and his principal officers, welcomed them
and happy style: WV
Your Excsllencies: In behalf Of nv Government
and the people welcome you 70 tie metropoIi,
OF the = nlted states Your EKcelleneies may be
assured that the welcome you will receive from
HIS Excellency, the President and from all Others
during your sojourn amongst us will convince
You OF friendship entertained for your Emperor
ana his countrymen as expressed by the gallant
Perry when he made the treaty with japan Being
an humble participation and witness al the first
laholhS OF Americans in Japan. fully appreciate
tne nohor OF receiving you EKcellencies on this
occasion as the guests of my countrymen
The japanese Interpreter communicated Tn.
puTport OF the Commodore welcome TO his chief
In his own tongue, and he appeared greatly
pressed with the reception, but made no formal
fine Treaty which the Embassy brought with
them 70 exchange and ratify with the L 8 Gov
eminent, was brought out enclosed in an oblong
box some three feet in length, and Of proportion
ate width and depth, and covered with a red
cloth. This was placed In a frame work OF
bamboo wood, through the top Of which a pole
some zen ieet In length was thrust folding cover
OF wood was laid over the top, and with this
novel arrangement borne In advance by two
pollcemen, the procession then marched ND the
plank way TO the COMMANDMENTS office where
several bands playing our national airs the while
when the Embassy began TO disembark from
the steamer deck, the usual naval salute was fired
Previous to the decentralization Of the xtr,no.,.
Mayor Berret went on board and was Introduced
to the suite. He rendered cordial welcome 10
Tue Embassy on the part of the citizens Of the
Federal metropolis. The Chief Ambassador
through bis interpreter, replied: 1--WE thank Won
Tor the honor, and tie compliment"
me procession then proceeded ia the follow
y hg manner Presidents Mounted Guard, Capt
Iecki u ;. Artillery from Arsenal 1t Sanders
=. ;. Marines Washington Light Infantry Capt
Davis; the Embassy in carriages, their Servants
ioIowlng In omnibuseS, and In the rear the Ma
Capt Mclaughlin; Union Guards, Can't King;
National Blues, Capt. Watt; College Cadets: Po-
tomac Light Infantry, and National Rifles.
AS the procession moved, they were followed
on all hands by the eager throng Of spectators.
numbering at least twenty thousand in all, whose
curiosity had not abated one jot by the time the
strangers arrived at their lodgings at willards'
Hotel.
Their Lodgings.
The suite Of rooms provided at willards' Hotel
Tor their reception nHmber sixty. and have been
newly furnished for the occasion with heautifuI
and costly furniture. They were ready for occu-
paacy on Saturday, and were visited by numbers
II our citizens, by Invitation of the proprietOrs
The rooms are all private, and vet so constructed
as 10 communicate with each other. The apart
ments set apart for the principal envoys are on the
The principal ambassador and his Secretary are
provided with a suite Of four rooms two bed
rooms, sitting room and parlor, all opening into
each other, which are fitted up in a most sump-
tuous manner. The furniture is of heavy rose
wood, with damask uphOlstering, the e oors are
covered with new velvet carpets; the sleeping
rooms hung with lace csnopies, the windows
looking out on Pennsylvania avenue, with heavy
danIask and brocatelle; the mantels adorned with
specimens Of statuette, and the walls with beau
tiful and valuable paintings, and magnificent
mirrors. The ''tea room" Of the hotel has been
fitted up as a mess-room for the sixteen ofdcers
who viii be served by their own cooks. This
room is provided with new oak and velvet plush
furniture; tue table, which extends nearly the
length Of the apartment, is covered with rich
ware of silver, gilt china, and Bohemian glass;
new chandeliers depend from the ceiling, and
beautiful curtains and lambrakins adorn the win
dows. The proprietors have, with their usual
enterprise In such matters, studied 10 make the
reception Of the extraordinary visitors an event
long TO be remembered by them, and have intro
duced many features in fitting up the rooms Of a
character 20 excite the admiration as well as the
curiosity Of their guests The dining room opens
into pantry, which is provided with cold and
bot water, and Immediately below the pantry a
Kitchen has been built for the Of the cooks OF
the Embassy. The servants rooms are all To-
getber and convenient TO those Of their superors;
and unusual care has been exercised TO make the
stay OF the Embassy at their temporary quarters
az pleasant as possible. In fact nothing has been
omitted, 1t is confidently hoped, which may in