New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-16
The Japanese Embassy.
IL NEW YORK MERCURY ON THE JAPANESE
fFrom nur n,rn Renor.e,

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-The arrival Of the ia
panese ambassadors in this city has created an i'm
mense sensation, and the British Minister tainted
away three times yesterday from sheer jealousy.
OF course everybody will be interested in anything
relating to this peculiar people, and it would, per-
haps, be as well to give
HISTORY OF JAPAN.-Japan is a large island, sit
uated on a kingdom in the Mediterranean abyss,
and was discovered by the Angel Gabriel few
days before the creation It is bounded on the
north by some place, on the south by another
place, on the east by country, the name of which
have forgot, and on the west by country whose
name has slipped my memory. 1t was originally
settled by the un, who managed to make quite a
rays at first and rose on the world quite rapidly.
His son is the present Tycoon OF Japan, and is
noted for his skill in preparing missionary soup.
Stewed missionaries, with none of your sauce, is
tavorite dish throughout the kingdom.
About twenty-five centuries ago an embassy was
sent to Rome, for the purpose Of procuring q few
of the Pope's toe-nails to be used as toothpicks.
They achived the object Of their mission, and SO
pleased the Tycoon that he Immediately cut of
their heads and placed them under the soil Of bis
private kitchen garden. It is of the beautiful
traditions of Japan, that from the spot where these
heads were buried, superb crop of cabbages al
once sprung up The ambassadors now in America
are immediate descendants Of the moon, and were
selected for the present embassy on account Of
their thorough acquaintance with moonshine.
APPEARANCE OF THE EMBAssADoRs. 81 They are
fine, stout men, of the color of smoked beef, and
are said to behold with their eyes and smell with
their noses. Their costume is O singular combina-
ton of Japan-ware, and consists principally of q
tea canister for the head and couple of petticoats,
ornamented with two swords and numerous brass
buttons. They always stand up when they walk
and sit down when they take seat and their in
telligent interpreter tells me that they lie down
when they go to sleep. The following are
THE NAMES OF THE EMBAssADoRs.-0ld Hyson,
Prince of Yellow Umbrellas.
Young Hyson, Principal 0fice-seeker of the
Empire.
T. Pot, Keeper of the Sacred Elephant.
T. Caddy Master of the Fine-tooth Comb.
With Interpreter, servants, trunks, new publica
tons, and heas too numerous to mention.
RECEPTION OF THE EMBAssY.--When the Phila
deIphia landed her noble passengers the Navy
Yard presented one of the most striking coups
d'eil ever witnessed. As far as the eye could
reach every spot was covered with reporters fo
the Herald; and, as the ambassadors stepped
ashore, the brass band gave " Hark from th.
Tombs,,n with splendid effect. Six hundred off
GERS of the army and navy attended each EN-
bassador; and as they advanced up from the wharf
the Reception Committee moved to meet them iI
the following order:
The President of the United States,
Five Thousand Ofice-seekers,
The Man who Values Principles Higher than Office
An Agent of Barnum in Pursuit of said Man,
Reporters of the Tribune,
The First Families OF Virginia,
The Covode Committee,
Respectable People.
An elderly person named Cass saiuted the Em
bassy on behalf of the United States in the follow
ing speech; rzy..~ ,...,,.... o...=-.
grandmother the resident President of these Unitet
States is happy to see you, and hopes you leftYeu
folks we'll Standing here before You rs do, in
city that bears the name of the hero of America,
welcome you to the land Of the free and wish yu,
to be informed of the fact that we cannot protee
the rights of citizens of foreign birth (like your
selves) if they once leave the country. And now
adies---I mean gentlemen-suppose we move 70
the White House."
Through Their interpreter, the talented lnaplgsi
the Ambassadors replied:
your Majesty-rhe Tycoon of Japan send,
much good tings to the dam Yankees, and wish.
you goot.n
was received with loud applause; and hastil.
applying handkerchief to his eyes, the Presiden
stepped into neighboring bar-room On arrivn,
at the State Department, the servants OF the Elm
bassy hastily proceeded to unpack the present
sent by the Tycoon to the President, and soon ha
them in fit order for presentation. They comprs
the following singularly appropriate gifts:
3 ToOth-brushes,
4 Flannel petticoats,
pound of green tea,
2 Sonp ladies',
dazen packs of fire crackers
Kites,
pound of butter, ..
| ZMz. 6 Wash-tubs,
4 Tooth. picks.
The whole State Department burst into an agon
of tears on behnidng these beautiful tokens OF til
estimation in which our beloved country il held b
the rulers of foreign land and the artist OF Frau
Leslie's made such truthful drawings of the pres
ents, that new pettieoat was at once presente
! to him by the delighted visitors. After bein
taken through the various localities at Washington
such as the barbershops. the contectionaries, etc
| the Embassy We're permitted to retire to the
rooms and refresh themselves with couple [
| fricaseed birds nests. @@