, 1860-04-13
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Ano Dan Francisco correspondent Of tho y,
i. 1s'"rs gives the following interesting nc.
count Of day on shore by the japanese Ad-
m'ral and his subordinates:
Some Of the officers came on shore nndor
guidance Of Lieut. Brooke, on Saturday nipllt.
eat christian dinner ut hotel, md expert.
enced the luxury Of ice-crcams. When Invited
TO a bath, they declined, on the ground that the
Admiral must precede them in any such priy-
efese. par
Next day was Sunday, Our city ofIicials kne,r
scarcely what to do. If they invited the dis.
tihGuished pagans to Church. it might alurm
'nclr sensitivcaess, for they havc had q national
experience Of Jesuits: il they ignored ali
enuic9 going, it would scarcely be The tllirg
.S .Se christian citys fathers. At last, four Of
me supervisors. headed by the President
Tesc'4emaker, I've have no Mayor. YOU.
kro~) we're rowed OF to the Corvette
we're announced rs Of rank enough to talk
1a'n'l,aflY with eren the Admiral, were IRA
clonsiy salutcd, and then invited tile strangers
10 sec the CITY under their escort. The Admiral
agreed. but it took half IN hour to mauare The
order , Of the going. The admiral proposed to
!sSe us own boat and certain Of lis men: he
Invited Teschenakcr to ride with him. but
would not hear OF the proposition that "his men''
should 20, too. Lieut.. Brooke had 4 hatd lob
ol II 10 convince his Honor that Teschemakcr
was no better than his men, to wit: the other
Supervisors. Finally, the Admiral ind the
President were rowcd of together, and ..the
men OF the two officials dispatched in another
boat On landing, our President politely ieaped
oct ahead. to help tue Admiral out, and had i
narrow escape Of giving odense by thus taking
side mnteir; the others, in careful order Of
rank-the democratic crowd huunorinv tic
strange notions Of etiqaettc by opening for the
nome gentlemen to pass to their carriages.
uefe another hall hour Was spent in getting the
right order Of rank. Thea up 10 tile 1nterna.
t'oaal paflors. Fortunately, our modest littIe
!t7sa GoveFnoF. Downey, was in town. Hear
ing what vas up, he went over 10 honor the oc-
caslon; Entering With single companion, it
took all the faith TINT the strangers could com
mand to believe that little man in black coat,
With no rcliuue, could bc a genuine Governor.
when it was fairly comprehended. and the in
!e1pfe'er had turned certain classical Japanese
,n'o broken English aud sundry Californian
Executive compliments into Japanese, ,he Adj
miral expressed desire that the Governor
would order dry dock prepared TO gire tue
corvette q thorough oyerLauling- explaining 20
clearly that no Interpreter was needed to render
IT,, fhat tue Yankees should not be
in this business. His Excel!ency, viii
straight face, sienitcd that it should he
done as promptly us the lumtcr-schooners now
occupying tue dry dock could be got ready to
launch. While these two ligl grands thus con-
auteoS +ue otae9 OFFICIALS, returning to the car
r1ases, were being conveyed through the priu-
c'pal strests, III sight Of the couchinc lions,
past the churches And hotels, arouu.l the piazza.
over Rincon Hill, und to Steamboat Point. HIRE
II beng constructed 4 magnificent boat for 1he
sacramento route-a Aort Of New World or
Isaac Newton. One glance suf1iced for their
expression Of admiration, nud1hen tley return.
cd to business. The whole CORDS of foreigners
pulled out notebooks and peuci1s, divided in
companies, cut the boat into SECTIONS. and each
skctched his share. They made measurements.
tnok drafts. copied curves, ard did mol cease uu.
til satisfied that putting teirwork together, they
could constructive counterpart of tic Crysono.
lis at home. Dg Tue way. Mr. Keno 81, ihe J4.
panesc, in coming over, showed themselves
experts in every department of engineering,
out not extraordinary as sailors. 1t was not
until they bud been several duys at sea tia,
they consented TO divide into watchcs,-it was
new lden to them: but when they had tried it
day, they seemed to relish it wonderfully,
They had Dutch chroaonscters on boarl. and
gave evidence Of Uutc. education. Nuck 10
the l'otel, they diucd, rather awkwaraIy han.
ding our unequal and barbarous chopsticks. but
managing notwithstanding 10 do justice to their
dinner. They marched back after dark TO tbe
boats, their path illuminated with paper Ian.
terms.
Yesterday, grand salute was fired in ttrir
honor, and returned in sort The officers vis.
.icd several foundr1cs and ship.yards. To.dar
they inspect the fortiscations ofthe laarbor and
the nat'unal vessel III port. They will, while
1erc, be publicly received and 10 subjected to
the Inevitable haud'shaking Of the Democracy.