Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-26
Tho Japanese Embassy.

1t is stated that this embassy will probably visit
the Naval Academy at Annapolis on leaving
Washington. and then spend day IN Baltimore
and also Philadelphia They will then 60 New
York, West Point, Springfield. Mass, and Hart
+ rl Conn. Thursday three Of the attaches ylsi-
tod tnr Ceu,re market, in " ashington. in cdmpa-
ny with Mr.. Willard, and in the afternoon tho
embassy had n handsome reception at the navy
ward ia Washington city au account Of which Is
gwen below. Friday they dined with the
President. Their letter accepting the invitation
20 dine is said 10 lao document Of gigantic di-
meus.sn-, enclosed IN an envelope about Il foot IN
length, and core poudiugly broad. The contents,
on unfuliing. expanded To even amp,rr proper
tiors huge paper was thckiy covered with the
curious couiguratons Of the Isle, ,r highest
order Of .apanesc writing. The two inferior and
simpler orders not used on State OCCASIONS
Appended was a Dutch translation.
On Wednesday morning they delivered at the
executive mansion the presents they had brought
from the Tycoon IL the President of the United
.,tatrs. These vauables, enclosed in numerous
boxes aud eases, were accompanied az Hansitu
fuin the hotel by four Japanese attendants, and
were opened To sight in the presence f Miss Lane,
Mr. Buchnaan, the Presidents private secretary.
and some others. all Of whom were equally sur
rrlscd ani delighted viii these hue specimens ol
Japunr-e art.
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore
SHt lus notices the visit oi the embassy to the
Navy larl on Thursday
Ahout the hour ii three o'clock. M announced,
our national guests. the japanese embassy, con-
Nisfln4 II tho commissioners in chief AMI their
tHIe. arrived. AT tho principal entrance the first
ambassador was received and lndly taken by the
arm nv Commodore Buchanan, Commander Me
blair received the second commissioner Lieut..
AllutY the third; Lent SlmmS the futth. Capt.
parlIren thr fifth whilst the remainder were tn.
ken IN special care bg Lieulounnt, LAWS, Nchol-
-en, GNinu. and Ramsey, a. we'll ~ rurser Ali
and DIR. Nansant. In this order. and urcom-
pHnied by number ct citizen visitors who Imp
pened t. he present ut the time, they proceeded
down the principal aNcune short distance, AMI
uul'r jlr nup holds Of th" star sIangicd banner
it'd. when Commodore buchanan. through the
U.r1pleirgs. expressed the hHupiu, - II afforded
Jam ~ receive them again into the Washington
Navy Yard. They would show them cv,rythng
torpaGh nj the euttre ">fall .hurnt, aud with
pleasure c.piain all to Their lighrst saisf,riion
rus wa Only additional evidence e the kind
F feelings Viii iii exist l,ctwrru our two countries.
ia ihls address the chiri u mmisibh"r bowed
al c,occA feelings highly nprrcriative OF tho
oourlr,ics TEND 'rcd. As Commodore Buchanan
WAS addressing them under the ilag the United
! States marines under Scrgcan, McDonough pre-
scented arms, and salute OF seventeen guns was
fired.
] The ambassadors were then conducted to the
toraong department, where pundcrous anchor
sio,k, weighing eleven thousand pounds, was al
ready red hot--and with steam ON the trin-haui-
, mcr giving it power to strike blow equal to one
hundred tong. The first blow sent showers of
sparks through the place with such velocity TINT
i tho Oriental visitors looked down nj their well.
cnred-iur feet, and some OF them stepped quickly
/ behind other parts OF tho machinery whilst the
American visitors were Obliged to retreat some
! feet They viewed the cutting of this massive
/ nicce in two, which elected great surprise They
! lh,n went into the anchor shup--from there intp
! the steam boiler department Here is exhibited
! the sct OF splendid machinery now ready for the
! United States steamer Pensacola. This attracted
! great attention and admiratiou Tho chie exam.
! ind cvory part with especial care Then to the
shon in which heavy articles of iron are blamed
AS snomthly, quickly. and ns easy. rs if il were
pine board. This also was viewed with ntten-
I uuu.
Tho ordnance department anl battcry-al and
| every paft was thus Viewed and in frequent in.
, Sthnrcs uuulirstau lns IF surprise and pleasure
were plaialy disccrniblr No'Hug wns wanting
To demonstrate to thcm TIE powers and facilities
"l the Nashingion nnNy.yarI, ~ we'll ~ to assure
them of the heartfelt kindness aud cnrdiality of
every oihter,-Iae vest body II mechanics 80
! III ndmher--neyer To better advantage They
were masters OF their respective Professions they
! moved with skill md precision beyond imita-
ton by the uulnlt0ted. Tho embassy and suite
thus spent charming Afternoon, ami expressed
The pleasure which hal been afforded them.
Ii Is understood that tie Rev Dr. Stockton
has invited Captain Dupont on some convenient
occasion Ia invite the Orentals toa Sabbath morn
ing service in the capitol.