The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-18
vuIrBRs TO THE EMBASSY.

vWITBRS TO THE EMBASgY.
The following nance gentlemen we're NJ only enes pre-
ssatsd 70 the japanese disniss on ihs day q incl. ar
steamer Active; Lieut. Brooke who navigated tho Japan
zee steam corvette CandnmArruh TO our port, and Mr. c.
tan, Will leave on the Golden Age, which will sail for
Panama on the 9Th OF April 70 mako arrangements for
% NE pane .S'.S: re. the Ss
om Aspinwau 10 the Atlantic Sates- In another portion
OF day . hsue VIII be found very full aud Interesting
details copied from the Sandwich Islands papers.
THE OFFICERS OF THE PowHATAN.
The folio wing Is list Of tho officers q the Powhsan:-
Flag Ohcer-Josiah Tatnal Captain George r. Pearson
lsuen ants D Johnston Stephen D. Trsnoaard,
VIM W. Roberts, Alex A. Semmee, Charles e Tnorburn,
Robert Boyd, Jr:; Fleet surgeon-W. A. W. sposwood;
Passed Assistant surgeonChsrles r. williamson; Assist
lagher Chapain-Henry WOOD; Marine OfRcer-Ca plain
Taylor-Chef Egineer-Wm. Shock; First As
s sssa En:nssrswm Rutherford Richard Potts;
sissant Engneers-Wm. u. King Z. r. Archer, VIM. ".
DUNCAN, George g. Bright; Boats ~eiu-Ed ward Kenny;
Thomas ssimhker-Augustus A. Warren Commodore q
Secrelay-T A. Nicholson; Captain Clerk Leonard W.
Riley; Purser's Csrn-charles p Thompson; Masters
Cook.
MOVEMENTS or THE JAPANESE EMBASSY.
From the San Francisco Times, April 81
The Japanese Ambassadors ten OF the inferior dgna-
ries and number Of attendants about hy In all, came
came the guests Of the city viii be- recoected that on
Thursday when the steam frigAts Powha.an arrived
with the Embassy sbe proceeded almost Immediately 70
the Navy Yard the Japanese all naming board The
next day the United States steamers Active Captain Olden
and Shubrck Captain Baggs proceeded 70 the ard and
President OF Board OF Supervisors and
others went up for the o. Offering the
Of the city OF San Francisco to the Embassy, and nvt
ing themto make us q visit.
Friday afternoon, and the Embassy, in answer 70 the
invitation to visit the city, replied that they would be
brick then prepared and Saturday morning the
Ambassadors and SUITE together with Commodore
1atnai and other United States naval officers,
and the inviting party, took passage the two
small steamers. AZ they steamed away, sa!utes Of
seventeen guns fred by the ship Independence aud
the Active and the Pc xhatan purp0sed firing like So
lutte, but the Arst discharge ssi accident occurred
Commodore Cannngnan was standing On the wharf not
~ asno .Ion .e Muz.1 =, .ne ro.na1a gun, ~na
nyss ss ba hs
,I 49,. . Sas suplosea us. VIC an !u ,r wo.o
as put 49, suoseqaen.y ssoeIsaneo .as! .ney were
AV TN Wy snu ms. Soco1 ne was uous ven
rete aooas cue coCh wncn tne tno aenl
- ~ero saAen 10 prePAreo oy vac OommMsee
o.. o. the Board OF supervisors and had
drive through the princips! streets Q. the city Tue
rhsre snsr,er,. ,s d oe 49,, Mr.
were taken to Rncon Hui, South Park, and Stockton
% anu snI"n .ne Guy from asreas pSnU o. View
me uody and rany weather prevented their Sghnns,
down AZ tne International hoei where they were shown
!" .nei Ivoms
nelo KIND Of genera reception ana the plan OF future
proceedings was eeuied. IL was arranged that today a.
WE'VE ctcA Mey arc SH!s tne house Vi rresiaehI
aeecuemscu sno M tne atSernoon return W mare
sanc MOss o' .ns a"enoSns, twenty tnree 10 numoer
we're sent back 10 the iowhaan Yesterday and the or
seen Of the Embassy in this city.
NO GRAND REoEpmoN-No FURTHER VISITS.
closes this Afternoon viii be- he only one Of tbe
TO san Francisco The Ambassadors have decloed any
thing Ike public display for the reason that they think
might not comport with the dignity of our government
receive them after reception here and they there
fore refuse Of mistaken notion Of etquee imagn-
OF the United States government 1t has ON this account
been arranged that as soon as the Powbaan is again
ready for sea- which will probably be in few days che
shall proceed at once from Mare Island without stopping
at the city at ali, on her way to PSusms
,.,,u,.- n,o,r, 1.,,n,,,
III. ,nl.no1e, uulWS tneu 10y - ths inselnsuonS
@ - a ;..; ~ Auy Wa'on
bsoe nsys ~ shown e shs
1Th WY e.sy pessou, snu eAceeanxy ven oreo
they like H. they continue eating expressing themselves
pleased not they taste more, but never express
disNke. The Ambassadors are very dgnaed, and COM
maAd respect The inferer officers never enter their
apartments without bowling and the servants invariably
Thew are al yery eh. esters but thev their
very quickly; almost everything they do slowly but
eating with them rapid operation The subordinates
eat nothing but rice but the dguiaries are fond Of
sweetweas cakes CONNECTIONS Of ali kinds ana sauces
None any meat except that tho disnitaries
take little chicken, and Of them either milk or
butter They drink both tea and coffee, and are NO
through with their meals than they 60 smoking
their Wild tobacco in small pipes.
They all very apt at learning nything The
OF folding napkins artistcaly instance which
any other species Of the genus homo would require ap
premiership Of day two tbs Japanese learn by seeing
yerv orest ana ~ ~ t;nd 81 sm..t .
Iarss cud net r,ose,hv hs ann,rha-. o"nS shor s
"a write The En~sh ist.ers y fev, vrn,o. my o~
COPY anything thew zee The faculty. Of
indeed seems to he natural devsicnemsn, 40 osn
tain serene good humor which IA indicated he their nn
verssiiv fat nfnmn sr,,nm rn,nd Sceo W mv uu
tionai chsrscteriatic Sesnrs 70 ha ,ha 10 ns,
There ia hardly ything that escapes hen about our
government, laws, CUSTOMS manufactures country and
SO on, they never done asking questions At the In
ternatona they very curious to understand the re-
Iatons between Mr. Haley and his employees what sort
OF government Was established thare; how Mr.. Haley
could have everything attended to 90 WELL and how be
could exercise 80 complete CONTROL unless he was sort
OF prince or master. And, is amos. unnecessary TO
add they surprised at which they learned ia
regard TO the American people, and strange viii be the
accounts which they will carry home of the great nation
which has no Princes and no Emperor
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