Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-21
2ailg Niroiaiau.
THEJApANRSEA AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Additional Particulars of tho Arrival OF
tho Powhatan.

BY the overland mnil we have San Francisco
papers to the 2nd instant. They contain full par
ticulars of tho arrival and reception of the Japa-
nese Embassy.
There are - of The illustrious strangers. 2O.of
them men Of rank. the remaining SO servants and
soldiers.
The Powha,an is leaking badly, ind has gono
to tho dry dock. at Marc Island, for repairs. She
has been there three days, and II will require
several days more to finish her.
As soon az sho can 10 got ready f,r sou, she
will start Tor Panama. Tho Ambassadors have
spent several days in this city as guests Of our
municipality. They have been treated with tho
greatest consideration. Yesterday they had
grand dinner and reception at the Academy Of
Music. They aro pleased with the Americans.
and the Americans with them. The officers of tho
Powhatnn have hut one tnslt to find with them,
and shat is thut their books and little toilet arti
cles are covered with pictures which Christian
would be ashamed to have about him. They do
not possess delicacy in this respect. Their
ideas in regard to such things resemble those of
the ancient Greeks and Romans in their dogone-
rate days.
The Powhatan stopped ten days at Honolulu,
where the Hawaiian Court honorcd the Japanese
with great attentions and offered to mako troa-
ty with them. but the Ambassadors said they had
no authority, and referred Minister Wylic to the
Court Of leddo.
On the 30lh ultimo, tho Japanese Ambassadors
were brought down to this city irou, Marc Island
by the United States steamer Active, which ves-
sci fired n salute to tho Japanese steamer Candin-
marroh, lying ut the same place. The wad from
one OF the guns struck Commodore Cunningham.
who is in charge of the Navy Yard there, and in
jurod him seriously. AT one time it was thought
he could not recover; now the physicians hopo to
save him aud his sight; one Of his eyes much
burnt, the other had been blind previously
TIE JAPANESE EMBASSY.
DEPARTURE FROM JAPAN.
The Powhatan loft Japan on the 18th Of Feb
ruary last, aud has had much stormy md bad
weather tho passage. When north Of tho
Sandwich Islands she changed her course aud ran
down to Honolulu, 10 take in additional supplies
of coal water &C.. to Inst her to San Franchco
On leaving kanagawa, the Powhatnn did not
purpose touching ut Honolulu. but finding her
supply of coal would not hold out to San Francis
co, she changed her course for that port. Sho has
consequently becn some days longer in coming
than had she come direct. She has on board tho
japanese Embassy to the United States, consist
ing of scventy-two persons. To accommodate the
large number, state.rooms have been erected on
the quarter deck.
ARRIVAL THE PownATAN At SAN FRANCISCO.
The United States wnr steamer Powhatan, Cap.
tain &. F. Pearson, bearing the broad pcnnant
of Cummodore Tatnall, aud having ON hoard tho
Tan. ,l,a ~, ,," w. ~ o"' !,
i;"n sno ~ r;, h'V," 1 '"b n ,hn
n;,nJ s,a,ns "n,tcr Mar,v Can,";n p.aso 'y ;""
WIS duly returned. Intelligence of her arrival
was immediately conveyed by telegraph to the
lay, n,ovo, nI,"t IN. p.h,,"n a''
way for Mare Island to undergo slight repairs
that haze been found necessary.
"' ~ mn
-, ln'S hmoaSSv t""s's'S VI '"o Nmp"sshuorH
f!en'potent,ary; VINO are hoo'es or princesoi the
h,SneSl rn"k "" ,,ese n'c TWO "'nerS ., near
" c1ma' rank censor MI .ice'ioVer-
nor. Ihe duty o' THESE latter oicers Is to net as
spies or reporters o' the conduct "i the Ambassa
dors anu others 'npi"yeu ~ the conmissi"i' anu
also To report anyihinS tPht may pass under their
observat,'n me n'''n'er comprising the fmDas-
Sv may be thought ny ireiGhers 10 bc very large
consisting as II does ot sevcniytwo persons vE
Two Amhassauors one censor, one fice'"oVer
nor, sixteen nndor Officers ana Secretaries, ana
hity-two servants OF so'd''rT, VIZ;
!. imodSS"ao'-o meI'nJeh-hok kami.
-Maragake awaSe no, knin'.
d. C"7 censor tof $Py)-osufe b"nSo-ho-
hamm:
!. I'ce Gorernor-Morita okataro.
OD'ceTS o. me FTst Hank Beto"g'"g 10 me Am
ddsSddo'S-N Nn'use oensiro. Sknhara Jhngoro
WGerS q M ne f"@ h"nh nedong"9 10 me Cen
SCI iic'aka hciSabnro' osakaDc lctesaro'
=, t"der GWcers Bef9ng.ng 10 Me Am0dssddors-
Matsmoto Sanr'J'' 1os'dn Sngosaimon.
tndc' OWcers u inc zee dooerhor-Masudu
Snnluro lnge iiosng?ro.
tndcr DUec'S q me Ce"sor-huri-sima'hico-
hatslro Sewosnwa' ~, Sc"gero' =,
onte~ an" C"'eI "t@Pfefe'-Namurn uohat-
s'rn.
Inferprehrs-l ateish lokuJoro, Inteish ona-
gero
Doctors -Meodake, Moraynmn Cowasaki.
The Ambassadors. and with most of tho other
officers, are all communicative and ready to give
us any desired information in reply to intcrroga-