, 1860-04-18

and nary, President Teschemccher, and othors
of9ur most distinguished citizens.
| Ihe sigaat "aa giren, aud cur renders mar
| % cet1an mat tue Flands did net 60 begging.
All forma!lty Was thrown to. the Winds-chanl-
| pngne corks gave forth their sharp reposts-the
| loud laugh and nerry jest went round, and
Wlthal our tIans-Pacitic guests entered hand
] nod heart Into the spirit of tile affair. It wns
the moat complete sud satisfactory thing Of The
kina We have attended in many yeara.
pany, numbering about two hundred, prepared
for the interchange Of sentiment appropriate to
the occasion. President Te5chctnacher occu.
pied the head Of the table, aud the repeating
Toast Aaster-Dr. Gates--the lower end. AT
three O'Clock the President called the attention
Of tho assemblage. aud a few regiments Of
champagne bottles having been brought in and
arranged along tbs. tables, the speerh.makiug
and toastlnK commenced. The reguanr toests
we're giTen out By the President, as follows:
!. "Qhc Emperor Of japan and the President
Of the United Ssatcs."
Drank standing and with three cheers.
2. "Their Excellencie., the Japanese Ambas.
Drank standing, and with three cheers.
The Chief Ambassador responded TO this
through the Interpreter, and the President with
the toast, 'The health Of the President Of the
United Sta.cs." Drank standing and with three
cheers.
[0f the remaining toasts aud speeches we can
only make room for the following, Which closed
the e1erciscs:]
President TescEemachar here alluded TO Cap-
tain Llntarro, OF the kandinms1ro, the COM
nlaqder Of the first vessel which would go back
to Japan With the account OF what these visitors
had Eeen in this strange land; and, after grace
tul compliment to the Captain, who WIS pres
ent, he proposed: -
"The japanese Admiral aud Captain, and
tlso Captain Brooke, cf the U. S. Navy, who
visit" ''e''
This was drunk standing. with three cbcere,
Lieut. Brooke being loudly called for, arose
and said: "Mr. President and Gentlemen As
the Japanese arc not able to answer for them.
selTes, it deyolEes upon me to act us their
spokesman. l hare been in frequent, OF, rather
constant communication with them since our
arrival here, and know what their sentiments
are in relation to Americans. AZ regards their
reception here. They are perfectly charmed
with all they have seen, and k1oF that they
will carry back most favorable impression
With them Of us and orr country. They are
particularly pleased, well as surprised. At the
open and frank snanncrin which they have been
treated at eTery turn. There has been no &C.
sire to conceal anything from them; ku. every
thing has been shown Gud explained 10 them.
Their curiosity has been gratided, and they
have encoustcred naught but kildne4s and
good will wherever they hayo gone. Such con.
duet csnnot but hare tie iappiest results.
They hare found ell that Commodore Txtnau
had promised them, Is to good will Of our peo-
pie towards them, had been realized" lie
explained the absence Of the Admiral, by the
desire cf that officer to remain with Commodore
Cunningham, since the sad accident which lately
befel him.
The Lieutenant concluded his speech with 4
handsome compliment to Commodore Tatnail.
His rcmarks were list ned 10 with great aiten.
tion, and we're loudly app!auded.
at this time the President announced Tint
the Ambassadors were TO 80 up to Aasa Isl.nt
in the Shubricl, and soon ai1cr the companr
retired-tbe Japanese having been escorted 10
tle!r carriages, in which they proceeded to the
wharf, aud IN the afternoon returned to Mare
Island.