The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-24
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. .ooT'R ai. iste.


Lazy IN the interior oil Japan
The Gazette de Saint Petersburg publishes
r letter from Nine Albreeht, the wife OF ply
aiciau, who visited Jeddo last winter and re-
turned from Jeddo to Uakodaai by land. She
says that they found great difficulty IN settng
permission TO make the journey, ana that III
was discountenanced by the representatives OF
other foreign nations, the American Consul
speaking particularly against IT. Ihey pro-
vtded themselves with the httie bamboo cages
wnich the Japanese use for paanQuins, and
which are so small that one cannot nave u seat
IN them but must sit on his feet. There were
I'VE Of the party, and they were escorted By
seyeu japanese missionaries, each one also in
his Iitl,e cage. These palang are sus pend
eli TO "A pole, which is carried by two bearers.
one before and one behind. Spare bearers ran
along by the side OF the palanquins, for relays,
some paiaaQuIns having as many as ten IN All.
I,esi6es a large numb Der of police accompanied
them oA either side OF their line OF palanqnihs'
i body OF police in front, torminga NanSHaIH,
continually shouted, IN msianchois aAo
,,aasured lone "Sa,ag. Saray," "Sit down, SIT
down" aud ali the people whom th"y mr. ea'
down in the streets along Inc Toaos, soine 'iuAes
IA the mud aud while 1t was raining, o"ls IA
places inhabited by princes OF me crown were
1ba / ,nanese people allowed to keep their
1Towsers clean. In the cities there was olteh
grsatconfuslJn. Tue people pressed about the
naIanuutn, trying 10 open the doors on both
sida. nut the policemen. armed with long
slaves pushed them back, sometimes drawing
ont from their sleeves short club, OF which
the people seemed 10 be greatly afraid; Nine.
Aibrecht was told that whoever was touched
by this club was considered TO be under arIeSi.
'Ine whole train was more than half mile
long A messenger Travelled before them, and
N every station they found very comfortable
room, hung with magnificent painted papers.
There was but one lucosyenience; 1t was very
cold. These rooms were warmed with portable
stoves at evening. but the fires aid not last
dong The road was very good; the first half
CT tie way IL was planted with large trees on
each size fJrminga complete arch overhead,
and beyond the trees she saw nothing but rice
nrids The latter half of the way was noun
famous, and they had mu h Inconvenience
from Snow and ram. Here they were scarcely
ever out of hearing OF Waterfalls and they had
treuueutIy t. cross rivers on ferry-boats. The
reception with which tney met In every town
was very tedious. The Governor first came
ont in uEiform ans saluted every paiarquini
police were posted on both sides Of The stree,
NylIa Their lapaaned clubs, and behind them
were the trtagcd functIonarIes. Ihls winged
appearance Is due 10 = particular gaHhe over
dress which they wear. Behind them We're
servants, holding up Oh lances something re-
ssmbilng horses talis. The same ceremonies
ne. them every where; sometimes varied with
al army with bows and arrows, aud at other
cI.ies were hedges of soldiers, with gun IN one
aHud aud 4 match IN the other Inc journey
occupied twenty-five days, ana they travelled
tgou fifteen To twenty-five miles per day.