, 1860-07-27

NJ
Their opinions Of America and Americdns--A
mistake concerning our Hoped Beauties--
criticism on american art-Oh Buck and
he hOrns- lPhiaky as q cooling lotion, dc.
During one Of the receptions Of the Japanese
Ambassadors at Washington, one Of their artists
lost his Sketch Book-Or rather It was said to
have been stolen from him BY . special artist"
The N. Y. Daily Tina, however. says Il has been
found; and that the following letter is translated
from it. The correspondence is from Mooragake
AwAsi to Moonski, the son Of Fruml sg.q q +
al.4 10 MoOSsKI, THE son OF FEuM. liDaa
Oh, thou favorite of the sky, upon whom
the planets have looked down in love, behold
] transmit thee the sentiments Of my heart i'm
printed on barbarian paper. Thou wilt observe,
oh, darling Of the moon, that this paper is un-
like to that where.on the ssribes Of our favored
isle are won't to delineete the wisdom Of the
Mkado, and by which the mandates Of the Ty-
coon (whose eyelight may Niu Raj pfeserve) are
made known from KOkura to Hakodadi; not Of
the plant bark Of the mulberry is Il fabricated,
nor vet from the pure fibre Of the cotton plant,
for i Is the religion Of this singular people to
first make filthy in order 10 make clean. VIII
it an thy soul with wonder, oh, son Of Frum, 70
know that the whiteness Of this paper is gathered
from impurity, that IL is wrought form shreds Of
Taiment, that the aromatic linen Of the Lovely
Ones Of Earth, whose brows are like the morning
and whose breath Is like the fragrance Of the sa-
cred groves, are mingled with the unsatory gar
ments Of the Omnibus Driver, (who Is like
unto nothing, oh, MoOnski, which thou hast
seen in Niphon,) and from the mixture cometh
paper Of marvellous tissue. Thus thou wilt
view this letter with mingled feelings Of reveF-
ence and dislike. for, behold, i may be written
upon the linen that has once been pressed upon
the swelling bosom Of a Queen Of Beauty, or i
may have been in contact with the unwashed
skin Of foul tanner, who may Dzizo make clean.
NamOO Amodii
We had been at sea, and our souls were wea-
" Of the water, when the Captain Of the ship
pointed to that which looked IN the distance like
the head-lands Of Tokaydo, saying Behold
New.York.n He communicated 10 US that the
island was owned by q famous kami George
Law, and that 10 token Of his sovereignty, he
was covering Il with iron rails, whcreon his "a
vOred ones might ride; we were told that the
people were very Febellious and refused submIs-
sion to their Kami, but that he had bought the
island and held Il In grant from the MandaFins
Of Albany so that none might wrest Il from
him. NdnO0 Amadi
We were received IN washington by oooy
Of dipilaries whom they call hack-men-and an
officer Of two swords. called Spesh-al Artist,
welcomed Us 10 the shore. He offered his band,
but u was unwashed and We pa'Ild on. ltisan
institution Of this country, Oh, MOOnski, 10 10.
ceive the servants with pOmp, and TO permit the
princes 10 walk unattended. Thus did they re-
eoivo Us, Oh, son Of Frum, escoFIing our nenials
70 the ehariois, while MOO1gake, Prince Of kwad.
hi. walked alone. Such Is the simplicity Of 70.
publican institutions, but 4 b not pleasing to
princes.
In waking 10 the ehariOts, which the Tycoon
had appointed 10 ". Ws met many women; their
form was one Of beauty, (oh, son Of Frum. thoo
who art thyself . father, wilt eomprShsndO and