Newbern weekly progress., 1860-05-22
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Our Washington City Correspondence.
w .s,1INcrnN (lIIX Nav i7th 1850


Editor, Progress The long expected Japanese
Embassy arrived in this city Monday last at noon
At early hour of the day our city was all allvc
with hustle aud excitement and thousands on thou
sands of all ages sexes and classes filled our streets
witness the reception Of the dusky princes or ia
pan The incessant rumble of dashing equipages
along the avenue-the gorgeous display of the mill
tary and the stirring sounds OF martial music, re-
minded me of inauguration times. For hours a CON
tiniuus of human beings moved on to the Navy
Yard where the disenI alton was to take place
What strange contrasts this moving mass OF hu-
manity presented Gaily dressed women and holl-
day attiled men side by side with the unshaven son
of toll and the mangler of s"ied lnen-arlstocracy
and the despised " mud sills breathing the same
atmosphere; moire antique and calico, glossy broad
cloth and rough trieze making close acquaintance
the fair beautiful of the child OF fortune Jsted
against the hard knotted of labor. But on they
go-this dense of men, women and chlldreli,
etiquette valves its enaclions at the bidding OF curl
osity and for this s. one day only fashionable wee
and Questionable virtue walk side by SIDE:
Reaching the Navy Yard found it already crowd
ed with eager, excited crowd. The slllp-houses,
work and officers quarters were IN the posses
sion of the sovereigLs, and 1t was found dl1cut t."
sufficient space for the landing OF the
Embassy Outside the Yard, the hill sides, roofs of
houses trees and every available point was occupied
by people, while the streets leading from the Yard
blocked, for squares distant, with all Kinds OF
vehicles, on whose tops We're seated men and women
Boats of every description, from the unpretendlng
dug out - the trm-lOoklng yacht, dotted the
river each craft displaying in the bow and stern,
respectively, the American and japanese flags. At
half past Ii clock signal gun was fired indicating
the approach of the Steamer Philadelphia bearing
the expected visitors. Loud hurrahs greeted THIS
announcement and soon the Army and Navy officers,
military and officers of the Yard took position near
tie wharf The steamer entered the AnacoStla
River and was welcomed by repeated cheers from
the immense assemplage. After the steamer had
been made fast to the landing the disem bark alton
took place. the three principal ambassadors being
escorted one on either side by naval officer in full
dress uniform AS the landing was effected
Com Buchanan the Commandant of the Yard-who
was bv the way an officer of Perry Japan Expe-
ditiun-received and welcomed them in appropriate
TERMS The Japan prince listened attentlveIy and on
the Commodores address being Interpreted seemed
yerv much pleased but said nothing in reply.
Wise man y After this ceremony terminated the
royal AMBASSADORS were conducted to private car
riaees and their retinue to four horse Omnibusses
PREPARED for the occasion. The procession was
then formed and proceeded as follows: Presidents
Mounted Guards: U S. Artillery; u. S. Marines; ;
Light Infantry the En- bassy: servants OF Emil bas
sy; National Guards Montgomery Guards; Union
Guards; National Blues College Cadets Potomac
Infantry, and National kltes Leaving the Navy
Yard they proceeded along the avenue to Willard S
Hotel where quarters had been provided for them
All along the route the windows of houses and bal.
comics were swarmng with ladies and gentlemen
viewing the pageant, while not less than twenty
thousand persons followed the procession. Amerl
can and Japanese flags hoated from public buildings
and hotels, and not a few public spirited citizens
decked their places of bushes with the same nation
al emblems. On arriving at Wizards the military
formed and saluSed the ambassadors as they
conducted into the hotel At night the servants of
these copper-colored princes amused themselves by
tossing Japan penpies paper, 60, to the boys cor-
gyegS5sd pU9sid5 the building, evidently enjoying
tse scramble whtea ensued: They are certainly