The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-19
orsuIAL RECEPTION OF THE JAPANESE.

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orsIsIAL RECEPTION OF THg JAPANESE
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r,. yspanese Embassy was received ON
..ux hy the President Of the United State
thursday last in great style. The follow
ar graphic description OF the event is takeI
go, the National Intelligencer:
,~,e 10 The time they had appointed the ia
ass officials commenced leaving their no
a. half past eleven O'Clock, and as soon Al
- we're seated in the carriages drawn up Il
n,,sv fhem the procession moved forward
I'm fourteenth street and along Pennsylva
.s,euue by Fifteenth street, 10 the Presi
a"ats House. The Marine Band preceded
mnu-ed by The Ordnance men, the United
",s~ Marines forming line on each side o
80 esrriages which each bore an officer O
No Embassy IN full ceremonial costume Be
,,reen every two carriages from two to foul
,,nancse guards. armed with swords, no
iawn marched on foot, one Of them carryi M
aiafT small ensign in Japanese fashion on :
,,s of about twelve feet high. OF these en-
fIsas there were eight, two or three OF then
,@emed in the general shape of a MaItes.
-ass one similar to the Hover known ~
rrinfrs. fea ther, and others or Il design which
re ind it dificnlt 10 describe.
m. officer occupying the first carriage in
tho procession was arrayed in loose Slate.
e,Iored gown of state, OF general form like
.ba nu,pit gown of the Episcopal clergy. with
hnya sleeves stitliy extending right and left
he texture having brocade-iike appearance
hutwi,h the figuring quite minute. The lower
dress consisted of a pair OF trowsers very wide
ard tHii and OF nearly the same material. On
Tbs crown Of the head, Immediately over the
fnnsUre extending from the forehead ~ the
r7oyu. was worn an ornament, shaped like 4
hand of three or four inches wide ana eigh-
:een inches long. bent IN the miauie ana me
ends t.ed, but not close together. Nearly All
me Ambassadors wore this distinction, but in
some the bend stood forward, in others back
ward.
After the official in the slate colored dress,
r,ma one in 4 rich green brocade. with larger
drure; next one in light green; then one IN
yelloW next a dark slate, and another IN yell
l,w or orange, n third IN green, and two riding
with Mr. Portman, the interpreter. both ar
revaa in blue One little official, in 4 skirt
rithly embroidered with pink and gold, at
trartpd considerable attention.
pn arriving at the doorway OF the Execu-
cutiye Mansion the Japanese gus.rds took the
advance aud distributed themselves IN a dou.
HE lire between which the Am mDaSsadors and
.uper.or officers passed into the interior Of
he building. Here they remained about ten
minutes, until the central folding doors Of
The great Last Room were thrown open, when
me Oriental strangers found themselves in
he presence OF several hundreds of American
ladies' and gentlemen, the latter comprising
the President and his Cabinet officers, Sena-
tors, Members OF the House of Representa-
t,yes and officers of the Army and Navy in
fall dress and unusual numbers.
The hour fixed for the reception Of the EN-
hassy by the President was twelve O'Clock;
hut long before that time, the vast spaces OF
he East Room of the Presidential Mansion
began 10 be filled with expee Giant visitors; at
fr.t dropping in sparsely and in groups only,
but al leHsth pressing on in solid column
and accumulating 10 such an extent that ali
approach 10 where The ceremony was to take
place became uitcult. and AZ length imDossi-
be 1t had been arranged that the reception
was 70 be eFeHsirtly offcrai and OF course 'sout-
sdersn were deferred from attempting to gain
The .Hfres bnt he who gravely expects to de-
ls; American ladies from pushing where they
are determined 10 go, must have had small ex-
Ierieace and reckouS without his host, In
hey poured, leaning on the arms of hus Stands,
Uf following the adventurous lead of bold
young officers glittering with steel and gold,
until the hum and chatter of their bird like
voices would lead one TO suppose that it was
aH ordinary levee, Instead OF the solemn con.
sestae Of enc mighty Empire TO another from
opposite ends OF the earth.
The officers OF the army and navy entered
about eissen, their commanding figures and
free and courteous bearing eliciting universal
admiration. They were III high feather and,
from the almost gigantic proportions of
the Generai-n. Chief to the slenderest of their
a'HltNN loiW>, iuty Impressed all DenOlQere
win one per,adlng sen tlnent, that our cOun-
Try aud our lives were in perfect safety under
he protection of such a band. number of
ioTeign rileers were intermingled with them,
tai ihe difference i'll uniform was not strik-
iHs.
As the hour of reception approached not a
Iiile difficulty was experienced in coerciue
The weli-dressed, we'll behaved distinguished
lhr0ng which crowded the room SO far as to
open Tree passage for the entrance of the for.
fhs rtod
)aet, ana authority of one who seemed to act
rs onicer OF the day, was pretty severely taxed
III eliecting the division of the brilliant mass
before him. Little by little, and with strong
feuetance, they began to give ground till al
length the instinct of military command.
U'ercoming the etiquette of the drawing
fVom, the somewhat stern command was
harh, Gentlemen, (of course he could not say
adles, nobody commands them, gentlemen
iaii bdck dress by the left" A wide passage
having thus been cleared, the doors were
opened.
The President then entered, followed by his
originally intended for them, (these were ir-
Tec0verably gomez but still conspicuous
place in front Of the ladies.
After pause, the three Japanese Princes
charged with the custody of the treaty, enter
ed he apartment, and, after advancing a few
paces bowed reverentially; took Il few more
steps, and bowed again, with all the rigid for
mality Of the toy called a "mandarin p and,
having bowed once more as they approached
the President they then stood fast They
were emagnificently dressed, us above described.
ne caps, or ornaments which they wore upon
Ihelr heads, they retained throughout the cere-
monies The dimness of the light in the room
Wouid nave ied 10 the impression that they
were middle aged men, of a complexion be-
tween sailow and Indian red, and that they
were richly dressed in female apparel
The Ambassador in Chief who stood in the
centre, now read from paper which he held
N md in svt1n
the President. II was read with rather a
strong nasal intonation, indicating earnest
ness rather than eloquence. This speech was
interpreted.
When the Ambassador concluded this ad-
oress, square red sort of box or bundle
was, with some delay, unfolded, and its con-
'ehis presented tremendously and with an
oiiieia! air 10 tho President con tanning. as we
suppose, letter TO the President from the Ty-
coon, or Chief Magistrate of Japan. aud which
sl sne PRESIDENT immediately handed over to
hand
Having done this, the Ambassador retired.
.apiainng that it would not comport with
,ne etiquette oi his country that he should be
present while the letter was read and that he
must report the delivtry Of the letter to " the
C'uhisstoner," an officer who. AS we were in-
,oi ned, remained at the door, not having en-
'-red the chamber
.n ihe three Princes, after a short delay. again
.a'ering as ut first, aud having, as they ad-
'aheed, stopped three times to bow them
,a ives, presented to the President their LETT
m 'eis oi credence, which We're in like manner
fer.eo ~ over to the Secretary of State.
ahe president now commenced 10 read, in
very distinct tAnd audible voice. (Mr. Buch- |
s snahs enunciation was always remarkable |
A., aus 's distinctness,) his official address to the
Amh.ssadors.
~, me rhetorical effect OF the excellent address
"as impaired. II not destroyed, by its being |
ha pied. continually, for the purpose OF |
hug hug translated, as it proceeded, first into |
s,s,~ sa oy the Dutch interpreter, and then |
again into Japanese by a Japanese interpre.
ss 1his gave heaviness u the inter view, |
am oecasiohed some symptoms Of ennxi |
N"VHS the audience lssst ho add rn~S wus L