, 1860-12-20

The Japanese En- Route.
Our cycr-smili,g Ja.encse friends have had
their good na:urc tested, though, We are hap
~ 10 learn, not overcome, by I tc:ltlus rvl~
asc- Ninet5-1our days tre1n New YorS, and
sLurmy 1.lssayc iru1. TIC Cape o: Good Hope,
found tie Niagara III tho i.laul u Java III TIC
10Th Of September. s;:oppiug only twice OH =
voya1c ci sixteen thousand mil,.--at Cape to
Verdrs, and LoEu1o, South -Afriea--thc ship
had fa.lln short Of +. DIVISIONS and waller, :ua
:.y 4 nlirvalcuiation Of tho commander. wlo
!. x:Is new 10 Asialie voyages, had tossed about
.ioutly welcome The japanese ca:uc to this
country in sixty-fivc ttys, running time; ut
thu rate tue Ni::Hars 1'.e made, their 1o1nr-
ward voyage will require at lesft ;slcc that
period.
Tue Niagara arrived at tho Dutch city Of Da.
tayia, Java, On Sunday. On thu following day
salu1es were exchanged and Oh "Wednesday
the Japanese, accompanied lsy Captain Nc
acan, Of the Si:Eara. CuL Ripley, L. 5. A., tho
American Consul, a1i1 : fi'.4 others, made =
formal call upon the Dutch G. crnor-Gcncfa!,
II. Tahul; ms courtesy was at the irsl1nea
OF tic aa,,anrte themselves. The fpllteness
of the Governor bcti:.. ~ lsavc BEEN ol tha
NEST economical sur. Ni,rthcr jca!on-Y Pt
tie SUCCESS OF the Americans in opening tE:ltic
with people whusc foreign 1ayers TIC Dutch
had heturc moaoI'nlizvd, or a vtncv1ul rcnlc1a-
brancc of the indiSnitics, 1t tlsc expense OF
which they ll.hl kept thal trade, Influenced Tho
Governor, Is LIT to coujec1urc. It Is ccEta!n
| that beyond the civility Of Hendin. small
steamer 10 coi.rty his visitors from the Siaga'
RI, through the taual to tic lan4!iug, and III
| extremely t'neal" speech of Que minutes
| length, the japanese and .our people" :lsc not
| left III lIbt TO the Dutch Goycrno1-Gcnesal G,
Batayi:.
After this reception the party adjourned to
| the Hotel dcs Indies, aud Independently oTie.
ed, and it is T. bc hoped duly paid Tor, thei,
| own dinner. This was fplcIuiI aElir; e3ld
by those who were there, 10 have been in :;
style unsurpassed even In our native la,sd o
| hotc!s. The capacity Of his guests, for biba
tion especially, astonishcd and delighted lhs
French landlord; several hundred bottles O
wine, amounting to s. ,0o0. being the n,odc.:.;s
draft upon his ctliats made ulon this interest
In. occasion. Uncle Sans Japanese fund il
probably charged WIKI this trst.lag bill. which,
| under the circumstances. nobody will oljec
IL. The expansive smile Uf the loug irn
Japanese, uulcr tue influence at Erncrou
dinner, such rs they had learned to lihc In tn
coursc OF their American education, and til
ward course, where the little Dutch s:canc
awaited b III, c reported 10 have been sucl
III to delight tie l,iiilanthruFic heart. Til
curious rratldial Performance: seems to hav
been goltrn up l'y tue Japancse at the rxlc:.s
Of the United States, aa1 Eooii deal uf EtCsn
/ Y
the Enthusiastically the captain and thrc
Of tho officers Of the Niagara being present
besides the American ct,u$ul. Alter tue Eli
ba>sadors he'd fully discussed their dinrc'
o1jiccrs OF the slip caulc IN, however, an
sioux wine'' with the captail-a sly proccrG
inE, which has q peculiarly jolly aspect, a,i
| which accounts, We venture TO sGftni*e. for
large 1,art Of that fabulous wlnc story. Thin
of The long abst'ucucc-sa:t junk a,lu s.a:a..o.
no whisky for fnrty1ive days-with the not.
Eious naval capacity for lmbibiags, and best
/ all, edftc Ndnche.
1t was remarkably funny to sea the loft
yAucts Of tic Cinnamon who abound In Bat
vim. aud some Of w!,".n are amou. the ".
thicst merchants IN tic city. The Chinese ii
c.!cstia1s, TINT the Japanese arc eurcr-crlc
tials, and look down upon the ios.ncr, liz VI
may suppose tic seve1tt.heavcn Mahomcta
looks upon tho newcomer below him.
The accounts given Of the city Of Batay
| arc glowing In the extreme 1t Is represcpts
~ one Of the most beautiful in the world
nbouuding with luxurious interest, ard rolll1
in wealth. It's population IL stated ut fru
| $50 ,0N to 10000. The I1ofc1 dcs Iu:lcs IT
| lis grounds cover ten acres, and the Lnnsce
beautifully cmbowrred with tre s, alive Al
vocal with birds and flowers The ruads a
smooth IS floors, and the rides in every dire
| liuu are delightful. Tho very place for sya
rite; hut this fs Cue side Of the picture, a,
that which painted itsclf on the rctipas Of q
ocean-wearied yoyagerb. The tale Of Dat
oppression, and the suf1erings Of the cnslav
natives uud.r their rule, tell nnother stor
not 10 speak Of the deadly malaria which
most every year sweeps oycr the Iowrr
business c'ty, and dccinlates its population.