The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-17
An Aeeeunt q tAo Reception 81 tAe Stranger
1t the National Capstal
Ass, h., -.
SCENES IN wAHHNGI

habits and 10 isolation, and the present embassy, which
win become memorable among nations = the only one
which Japan has nce sent 10 either the Old or the New
World. But although II y the second embassy from tho
land OF the "Rsing Sum-" In every respect the more
important Of the two. It marks The oommesoement o.
new era, and one moreover Of much promise. Hther'
TO The Japanese have watched with dstrustful eye the
advances Of al foreigners, and more especially since
their expulsion Of the Portuguese-an episode
In the history Of The Romhh church pain
fully rife with massacre and death. II Would be,
perhaps out Of place here for 10 enter INTO detail Of
things and events that may have occasion 10 snude TO-
but In order 10 sAty such Of your readers - wish for
extended and general Information about Japan,
enclose some jottngs" which have penned the sub
ject
has been le for the unied States, aSer this long Pc
Rod TO become the chief Power in restoring confidence
among these people Of the far ORIENT and 70 bring them
before the civilized world prominently than 1t any
former period. The friendship thus established viii,
70 be hoped benefit both nations, and while after com
pairing the the past With the rife promise Of
the present and tho future the poet Of America may say
But now behold thsi Isolated realm,
With golden porsss No siy thrown astde,
10 hencefosth 70, commerce point the helm
y dsvouty TO wished bs, the bard Of the Eaa may
not have occasion 10 utter lament the subject.
The nrs embassy referred 10 sent by the govern
sentng their formal submnsion 70 the Pope, and wa
prompted in Japan By The Portuguese missionaries, who,
ct that time, had gained great, but, - the sequel
proved, faial ssosndaney tho people, The mssoa
therefore Of local than Of imperial charsc-
TER II CONSISTED Of two young princes, two oounseors
and small suite Of inferior attendants These, notwth
standing their having sailed from Nasssaki the 10Th Of
February, 1881 old not arrive ~ Lhben t August TO-
1884 me Pope received them with great pomp and hos
ptsy and In resorn for the pres@ns they had brought
hun endowed one Of their Jesuit colleges with IN annual
grant, Before leaving Rome they we're created Knights
Of The Gilded Spurs Ths Pope himself girded their
swords placed around their pecks chains Of gold 70
which hs medal attached, and kAsed and embraced
thsn- hey subsequently, visited Venice, Milan and
Madrid, where thsy had . second audsaoe Il Philip H.
On their nrst arrival Lkbon tho vo-roy u Portrayal
rent u Escort 70 accompany them 70 Madrid, whore
Philip net them with warm greeting afser This, on shsir
way 70 Rome. hey visited L<shosn and Florence, md
spent Ina Carnival Pisa make mention Of thsss cir
cunssssces chow that the embassy Of the sixteenth
century honored by European sovsrelgns In . man
ner somewhat approaching 70 The puniaOenoe Of the
United States with regard 70 the present Embsny, and
that cons queBty, need complain Of "ths thing
being overdore" for there doubt mat . liberal
penditure, such - being nov adopted with regard 70
these INDUSTRIOUS 0resss, he best line Of procedure
On arriving here This morning at SIX O'Clock, by the
night mail train from New York. all doubt TO the pro-
babe tine which The Embassy would washngon
dspeled BY tbe hat the Roanoke had arrived
Hampton Rosds, and thss there Vas every likelihood
OF the japanese board reaching their destination by
noon.
Al early n eight O'Clock the streets we're actively
~tr, and among The pedestrians more than usual num-
Der Of strAneers especially Epgshmen, observable
,fw t.srt~s sloo
meroUs. sviden, that something not Of every day
occurrence -as a work in The public mind. But, ~
night be supposed, there rushing TO and fro,
pope sf thai excitement which svayed ihe multitude
Jenny Lind about male her first appearance
that there would be that eelebraAsd nssc
ccmbstsst jobs Bsensn. vas 81 the prssrnt moment
snovn IN be within an hours sell Of New York ms
novever In no way deuscs,d from The novelty and Inn
por,ssce Of NE great forthcoming event Of The day
Soon after breakfast Visited the suit Of apart
mens, ooup'sips nearly the shole Of the FIRST noo'
Of wizards Hosel, which being prepared Tor the
orpuos q the Bsoral suesu Thee, rumberios SIXTY
roma, sixteen Of which parors, thrown opst
70 the pubic on Saturday last, and many hundreds
svaled them of the opportunity Of seeing them
md sunday Mr. buchanan and Mr. C~ss locked IN 70
inspect The srrapsenenp, sh On the whole sppsS 10
BE- very sausfaotory rhose, hosever, Who expected
Feast th-u EYES the unique and nnd sspecs o.
Oriental msgphoenoe and Injury charaoserspg The fur
nbpss and hpss Of the psr Of The hoass designed for
Jspaoere Occupancy, we're cntireiy drsppointsd rns
becs table, chairs add otber sruces Of furniture Of
toe orcipsry KIND and there does 10 have been
sirge soduion made sut The pscai~r habits of
fcreisn ifspos Fortunately the Japanese people
can rs.y ssps 'ns ms,sss ~ an a'easa $40
tbe hind 20 when they have sccustomeni oy squat
ure on then bees on the room floor ~o-n iney Set rea
81 tttrg 70 the fnropesb fashion. Bat "a ony cut W
fsy Trey toe ctsrs and eat with knifs and
fork 81 ihc tables rnh facility ana sca numot
hardly surp@ssed by ourselves Nbep tn
hoisl whicn hey pfet.rred, sat 90 q door or .
cnsir tesy their sspersr hsing Tor III. for
ner, sno BY wsy Of occuar oemonsusu'n one Of the o.
Ssuo Eansfse y name, droppen his heels
matt IN the lobby Of The house. ssyns, 81 hke
thp bess--Jspanese," and be susnei, circumstanoe
~bch mare al lockers on Augo aso. AN Aoucpsuns
ustlert how.ver sad return Tn dasb my d-scrip
iop Of The tos There many collateral Advantages
mere 10 sspsrs,s snlrance from voureepsh street, ana
such from street tursbsr all the rooms, -
happens. communics,e BY inner soe ooors and these
9th ali the open, form vsta exteodme IRON the
'front.' Pepnsy wanna svtBae, 10 the opposite extremity
of The hou. The intended for tbs ning $4,000 o.
ss.n o. sne Inferior memo, o voc ~ assr
cskns the tesseiaied courtyard IN be osnue, and 70
~bioh plays fountain, TIE sfec, Of .hion y :. ooce
happy AMI picturesque. All the ~sh and ceilings pes
evcercs, more or les. d recent rvdeooratou Tine sui
81 double pSors and ohsmeers At the corner OF -Four
s,psr.ie use % The ENJOYS in chief The furniture d
rcaevood, snd pictures ana few sta,setes storn Tue
ssa gran. md piano, By ocssrins, g,soed IN one o
ei psror" The ccokmg rooms are situated immediately
teos The age dining SALOON, and 70 oe devoted en-
urely " tn use ~ ths Japanese cooks.
AZ about eleven o'clcck drove Down 10 the Navy Tsrf
The later, Which ned been undergoing rcuovsnoo
Tor The previous fo~tnisht IN antcipetcn Of
us event, presented . remarkably clean and ORDERLY
appearance ne square 10 the q toe way
cas- reserved for the reenls and volunts-r military
iorcce which were under The command xalor rerreu
~ Ihe place sppotstsd foe The landing
the seuihe ssiefn secos OF The ard SOD from MS 10
the centre q travelled road vssa vhisv sshed WALK
~ss icsme about feet wie BY nesrly qosrter of
mile IN length, and Al the lover exurmlg Of tns
erected two GassfArs fron ~hch the Tags q Amerra
ana Japan 1oatsd 10Y In the sind In the channel oor
psesrs wrh the ship house email slrop, gay y wsmmet
suf rinnpsed with oo~tfsrs enf pleasing feature
,he view large led battery cssssrsg o. ts-ssy