New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-30
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ysYXfs I'LL SsAn Francisco Bultetn We extract the
fn3oxj5s interesting matters III relation to the ia
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y Hf3lty II ihe Japanese have suffered considerably
IL "a sknesss bat arrive in good health, and are
n I&6 with tao voyages They express them
S9fSS Y tiiied with their treatment the Powhat
~ SSH Are anxious that she shall remain ut Pan
kxaS Al take them back to Japan on their return
6S warrington. It y their expressed aets N
3x56H n9t 70 remain at Washington more taan
month"; hnt thsy do not appear to have any inssrnc
i05lx limiting the time thas they mxy spend v ~
United States. y
- 81 ss,Ienda aurora bDrealis visible, the nrst
zsSstf III Ske Mind ever Witnessed nv hhe JaPAAess
s2ar, I'M rama on deck and manifested the most
INTENSE curiosity 81 the strange so aa1
7ss IA hosase al Paint Bonita next attracted
81 atssnlior, list night, creating quite an excite
Nv Sid6ns them. as tney nag never seen = ight-
& Efts japanese interpreters accompany the en-
ri Ther speak English only indiIarently, but
p 2ss impfoved rapidly On the way. One Of them
III T6es Ckspisln;s tho Rev. Mr. Wood, has taught
2yf0rsi 81 fase Who desired to learn our language
Sx Turing the voyage, and some Of his pupils have
zsyss very apt scholars, Writing short sentences
1i0ns. One Of them asked the Chaplain's opinion
of The following sentence, which be wrote on a
rsrd n God Is NJ fourl father." Many very pecu-
admitted 10 the Chaplain. which he has preserved
~ memoranda He is writing book Of his OBJ
4 seTvAtions iii Japal, and on the voyage.
The Japanese on board the Powhattan brought q
~rz1
\ amuseinent Oh thu voyage. The print resembles
Chinese characters Many of them are illustrated,
Representing incomprehensible objects bat we
M sorry to- ssy that portion q Their books ere
engraved ut that which they. manifested no deli
cscy il exhibiting. The Commissioners and higher
0f5cers however, did not seem to own or use such
iatsffefc with.
The high officials Of the Commission deported
xkemsolves oil the voyage with proper dignity, and
seemed to be social in their intercourse with the
TKc cruise II nc Powhattan has been long event.
MI and not only full Of curious incidents but raught
With grea4nse 10 the American people. She seems
\ ri hi tine diplomatic ship.
She Tut Norfolk, Va, On the 18th Of December,
a65T. Her first mission Of honor was to convey
Tx President Pierce to Madeira, which island they
4 reached pa Abe 9th Of December. Thence she
z 9xa1lt 10 st. Helena, thence to Cape Good Hope
ahance to Mauritus thence to Sumatra thence to
{5iagapare thence to Hong Kong thence to Ehang-
1si Yhence into the Gulf 81 Peehel, where she ar
xxed just after the battle Of Peiho: thence to Ma
& &ararsi, ih Japan; thence to Sarnnda, where she
xeAeived on board Consul HARRIS In July, 1858, and
8 conveyed him to the Bay of Jeddo. While here q
Il <fenty With Japan WAS concluded, which was
\ slsaed nn beard tlae PcEyIattail thence back to
y 69n0ta AftsT cruising ID these waters some
f7gle, She sailed for Singapore. March, 1859, she
II talk Commissioner Ward to the Gulf Of Pecheii
shd several of fhe officers on board were Of the
party OF the Commissioner when he went up to
n Init in ftfa hact
fhat the country afforded. 1
y The passage Ok the steamer from Norfolk ia
Hongkong was made in l52 days, of which OF were
\ spent as sca and So ~ pert the distance sailed
On the whole cruise but five men were lost, four
AF 0halera and one from pneumonia. They en-
a HralY escaped the dysentery, usually so fatal in
Gle East ladies. The death from pneumonia was
Il ehst n Frederick T. Thompson, of New Haven, or
&laNry seaman. who died on tho 24th of January,
= &8ed n, and Was buried at Y0koham.
On visiting the Powhsttan this morning, as she
NJ N the harbor, Il seemed as il the whole ship
~ kHd been surrendered 10 this Japanese Embassy,
~ Il had been evidently the intention of the ships
dl7cers 20 leave nothing undene that could be done
II 50 make them comfortable on their voyage, to
= deepen the good impression that had been made
mad to secure the objects of this strange and ex-
txa0rdnary visit On the upper deck staterooms
had been fitted up for the of the portion of the
Embassy inferior in rank to the highest A house
ON deck was surrendered to the Japanese cooks,
rho prepared The meals Of them all. The first En-.
hassad0rs had the exclusive use OF the cabin usr-
ally occupied by the Captain Of the ship.
The highest In rank occupied the starboard
stateroDln, the second took the lnrboard room the
fsiyd had bunk prepared for him eft, but after a
little he had 4 made up on the aoor At the time
Rf ON visit, the ambassadors we're in the room Of
III admiral. Their servants sat about tie fioor,
ea5 dying themselves immensely. One was dress
ig the hair 0f Hill fellow The happy recipient of
xansorisl iayors sat On the floor cross-Iegged. All
Ind their hair dressed after the style that within
the last week We have become accustomed to as
universal with tlcm One lay bib length on the
Heer cooling oft quietly. One sat on his launches,
snoking bis pipe. moveable fireplace was
MatShad over by one, who, as the charcoal began
70 glow, set little copper teakettie thereon, and
S. its contents began to sing, poured ont and
frank q cup Of tea. Very little water any of them
zsAnk nfl bpafa tea IS the universal dish. Chairs,
II course they never nse, though at the American
table they lad learned to sit without awkward.
saess, and 10 eat sDup with d spoon and to handle
knife eHd fork over beef, mutton and game with
mot Df ainrAtioii. 49, =
Xhe chiefs pf thc Japanese dined daily with the
captain VI other meals they took by themselves
eatlag mostly vegetables and fish, and though
great teasdrlnkers, light eaters ALL.
The rank Of these visitors we must remember.
Vt tlie seventy odd. twenty are digntaries, fifty
their servants. Among the former are three hered.
Itary princess Or rulers Of provinces and Of about
equal rank. They are reckoned as Governors, and
ihe nrpner salute to one of them would be seven
teAMguns- Sifnme- Bnjen no am, Chat ii Simme
krnee q the province of Bujen) probably stands
little higher at home than either Of the other
princess when servants, on others Of the COM
pany come Into his presence they PROSTATE them.
selves: then rising, deliver their message with
bowed heads AT home, no inferior must Sit In his
presence, but u compliment to our people beiiey-
Ing that Ia Turkey they must do as Turks do-he
ssys 70 any visitor. servant or other who an.
pFoAohes, take d seas.
The second III Importance Of the Embassy Il
Nnragake, Prince of the province of Agawe
Tbs third Ii Dgnre, thc Censor, who acts as it
Secretary, making d clean record Of all the ex
perienees Of the company tor the use of the Empe
& xor. He sent home from the Sandwich Islands
diary of their trip down to that point.
The fOurth Is Morita 0kataro, tho treasurer o
the party "a man who Ii prince or lord only b,
positon. not BIZ birth. These four are Of the En-
perora Council. They were all to-day magnifi
Gently dressed. hut not very different In appear
Ance frQm the first officers of the Candinmarro
They wore embroidered silk robes. each one wear
9 ing sword Of beautitul workmanship, the biadel
Of the finest steel g
We MeEe allowed 70 circulate among the com
pany aad to ask all the questions that our essosit,
suggested, The son of the first Interpreter mt mn,