Smyrna times., 1860-05-17
Arrival Of the Japanese Embassy.


Arrival Of the japanese Embassy
The U. S. steam frigate Rolnoke. with the
Japanese Embassy on board. arrived at New
Y,rs on Wednesday evening.
The Roanoke appeared off Sandy Hook
about six o'clock, and was Immediately ap
preached by the pilot boat George Steers, with
message TO the Commodore directing him TO
prerare TO return at once to Hampton Roads.
These orders were anything but agreeable 90
the officers of the ship, who were just congrat
plating the visitors upon their safe arrival IN
this hospitable port after tenPestuous pas
sage, but there was no alternative.
| HOW THE JAPANESE APPEARED.
The appearance of our Japanese visitors was
most agreeable and prepossessing. They were
mostly dressed III loose blue ceats and wide
trowsers, white stockings, leather slippers. and
with uncovered heads. Their hair was drawn
up two long bands TO the tops of their heads,
aud was there confined by singular contri.
vance of weed or horn, In stature, they were
generally a little belowthe average of our own
eople, and in complexion somewhat dark. al
4 though few exceptions showed that there are
among the japanese, compilations as fair as
4 those of e. u :assians.
Their countenances were full ofiHtsllgence,
and an expression OF great amiablllty seemed
4 to belong 10 all alike. OF the most eminent
dignitaries, only stray glimpses were attain
able, these gentlemen being secure in the se-
clusion Of their state-rooms, chance-opening
4 doors OF which revealed them undergoing the
comforting process of shaving and having their
feet washed. There are seyenty-one japanese
on board the Roanoke.
THE RECEPTION AT PANAMA.
The Powhatan with the Japanese Embassy
| on board, arrived at Panama on the oath Of
April. and was received with salutes from the
/. Lancaster and Saranac. 8sH m
I'll There was great crowd on the wharf 20 see
/ the strangers, and in orlier to enable them to
I 90 comfortably on board of the cars, two lines
0 Of colored military were posted, making lane
# about four feet apart, extending from the land
ing to the station; through this the whole party
: passed. First walked the Ambassadors. Gen.
g sor, Vice Governor, Interpreter, Capt. Taylor.
v Capt. Gardner, and Mr.. Center; the /" treaty
o box" carried by four men, was directly behind
J. next the sixteen officials of lower rank, then
,r the fifty servants.
i The ambassadors and two other chief officials
!, were placed in the after car of the train. which
was new, and had never before been used. Ia
Y the next car were seated the next in rank, then
in the next the servants. There were five, be-
+ sides the baggage car in the train. There was
a large quantity of baggage. The most i'm.
portant piece was the treaty box, which wat
guarded by special officer, who never alloweC
ii TO 90 out of his sight. This box is about :
feet long, and 2 feet in depth, and Is inche,
wide, covered with red morocco leather, hand
somelY stitched about The edges.
& The whole of the baggage weighs over 81
tons. They have besides $4,000 in American
h gold. which they procured at San Fra cisc
IL -. al -
mark. Among the presents are several YER
handsome riass. manufactsred at Jeddo. an
are an ingenious improvement upon the Sharp
rife.
e. The japanese were accompanied across III
n. Isthmus by the whole consular corps Of PaEs
a. ma, the Governor, and number of native dig
d. nitaries. baaf
When the cars started from the depot q
ed Panama they showed notthe least surprise. q
n they never do on any OCCASION but expresse
ed their delight by jumping up, laughing, talking
clappng their hands smoking and all kinds
gestures. The locomotive that brought th
4 train over was the Manzanillo, one ofthe fnel
:. and largest on tae road Tie engine wa
- decorated with three dags-the japanese o
- : the right, New Granadian on tile left. and th
:. = q stars and stripes 10 the middle. The avei
&, age speed in coming over was tweniy-fv
4 miles an hour, except short distaoce in con
i. ing up the sharp grade Of the Panama end I
:. the road. Nt
& SPECIAL NEWSPAPER TRAINs "A specii
newspaper express train from New York to tE
h. South made its first trip Friday. The plan
Il similar TO that in operation on the Hudso
!, River railroad, and will carry the New Yor
l. papers to Norfolk, Mobile and New Orleans
IL such rates that they can be sold on arrival f
49, NJ. nj. - ~
/. As soon as the New Jersey railroad war is Ell
= ded, iurlher saving of time will be made,
"a that the New York papers viii be delivered
IL Philadelphia at breakfast time and 10 Washing
Z. ton at dinner. II proposed to give New En-
l. land the benefit Of similar arrangements, soc
!, as the New Haven railroad compaoy can
Il broughtint the scheme.
,ul The Hon. A. H. Btephens has written le
Of ter in reply to oseyeral gentlemen of Macon, Ga
ell n which be susiains the principle of non-inte
m vention, disspproves of the secession of Il
on southern delegates, and recommends that del
he gates be sent to the Baltimore convention.
ed THE prospects for grain in Michigan are
II most promising character. Indications a
no that the crops this year will be better than d
an ring The memery OF the oldest citizen.
BoB PRIcs, one ofthe most respectable al
et. wealtnlest negroes IN memphis, uleu on oaiu
ar. day. At The time Of his death be was wor
10 probably $4,000.
Tor A HEAyY FLOOD in the Junata river a
ale Bald Eagle creek, has submerged half of Z
70 village Of Tyrone, swept away number
IN bridges, and stopped The stages from running
,s;s G. r. James. the celebrated novelist. b
been attacked by paralysis at Venice, where
is consul General.