Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-06-27
fProm The PhiisdeiphIs Inquirer.
JAPANESE LETTER.


made upon The Embassy while among us.
They have been permitted but little lcis-
ure, as there were 20 many objects Of Gu
riosity for them to visit, and have had,
therefore, no opportunity to enter into do
tails In .heir correspondence with their
friends abroad. This, although much TO
be regretted, was inevitable. Had IL been
otherwise, our arrangements had been
made to give tho very fulles, abstracts Of
their communications TO our readers
THE FRATIRrAL CITr.
we have, oh, esteemed Iakodadi, len
the residence o the Slyeoon, and rave at
Last arrived Mt the great city of fee-la- del
Fee. We we're placed nt Washington IN
! wooden boxes, with holes In the sides, sim
ilar TO those used In japan for the convey
ancc Of Ambassadors, and in these were
transported to city called Bawlt-c-mor.
This 10 q mountainous city, and ~ gov
erned by warlke tribe called Plug Uglies
After remaining here q day we we're again
placed In boxes and carried with great
speed to the city we have 40 long desired
TO SEQ. II Ia iavorably situated for trade,
being directly opposite the Island Of Smith,
Island Of Tin-e-kum. The inhabitants
are much engaged in manufactures, pri J.
! cipally Of ready made clothing and ,8edi-
cines. These IL Ia the province Of their
poets TO extol. They do not manufacture
silk, not having the worm of China; but
they areintroducing another worm, which
IL fed on the trees bordering the public
streets-of these we saw great numbers.
The principal teachers Of the art Of medi-
cine re- ide here they are acquaiuted with
| certain barbarous modes Of treatment. in
which they have great skill. To relieve
their patients from pain they cut off their
arms or legs. Fortunately men are not
30 few In the nominations Of the Tycoon,
as to oblige us to resort to this cruel oxps-
dent to prolong life. The operation Of
opening the bowels (hsri kari, our sim
mode Of shortening q useless life, they do
not seem 10 be acquainted with. Tho ply
sicians ARE not obliged TO shave their heads
aud there 10 no mode of distinguishing
| them from counciimen, fremen, or other
high officials no distinction Of rank seems
~ be known here, and at several Of their
entertainments more than one Of the in
feiior officers Of the Embassy were thought
TO be "Semi- Bouzy."
Tho great "Mikado" or spiritual En-
peror is now here, but being "nnboen,n
we are not permitted TO postrate ourselves
before him. lie resides mnny days Jour
ney from here, in valley am ong the
mountains. In province called "Yootau.'
Unlike the Sly-Coon he has many wives,
and is called by his worshippers in obedi-
euce TO one Of his sncrod precepts, Bring
| En- Young" lie wns lately at war with
tho Sly Coon, aud compelled him 10 spend
much money In his country before no
/ U IN Lao axI
ksdo docs not, rs In our happy country,
regulate the religion Of all the people, but
each onl believes, what no likes. All the
sects believe that those who differ from
them will BIO damned but they arc pre-
vented by law from try ing TO avert their
fate. This Is called liberation. IL does
not apply TO strangers, who are constant
! ly christianisod by means OF slavery or an
EoIatiop. They oil acknowledge the
power Of ono deity, who Is called Nam
mon. Every day In the woek, but ono il
devoted TO his worship on that day they
are forbidden by law TO do anything they
do on any other day.
IL is in this city that they make the
gold, silver and copper money. Their
soins, even Of the Same value, are differ
ent In size and color, aud are differently
stamped l. is, therefore, i'm possible TO
tell tho false from tho true. Tho impress
sions on Thorn are very poor, much worso
than any foreign coin we have seen. Al
though they have but one place TO mako
this kind OF money, pnpor money Is made
evorywhoro. Its value depends on the
faith Of It's possessors.
We have been treated here with
| great kindness aud have received many
| presents, ono Of great value, to be deliver
cd to tho Tycoon, to be preserved in the
Sacred Temple Of Buddha, it Is called
1.-THE History of the Ilibernia Engine Com
pany." This is sect of fire worshippers
much esteemed and feared by the PEOPLE.
The Influence Of these fire worshippcrs Is
| 80 great that many citizens now permit
their buildings to be consumed by that sa-
crcd element, rather than have them "a
we'd by wator. We visited building call
ed the state House, which Is es.ecmcd sa-
cred. as IL contains the bell which calls
the fire worshippcrs TO the performance Of
their duties. IL ia here also, that room
Is kept where fire pilgrims from other
lands are received with great honor.
| 1t would, however, take too much OF the
short time permitted us for roposo, for me
to describe all have seen and heard.
have stolen these few moments from some
ladies who have been seeing my head sha-
we'd, and are now waiting to examine the
other operations Of my toilet. ! refrain
from signing my name, as have promis-
ed to give this writing TO newspaper
scribe who has never left us night or day /.
lie will translate it, and make thousands
Of copies Of it, for the curiosity Of this
people is never satisfied. Farewell, My
exhaustion Is great.
TAKING THE CENSUS AND SUNDRY
SMALL AaTIcLEs.-In the Philadel-
| -. e u r a.