New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-21

! ready to perform the ceremony at such day an
hour as he might specify. The Secretary replie
At once, fixing tomorrow at n o'clock for the 81
change Of Publications, and that on the following
day they would be formally presented to the Presi
~ dent. The note of the Embassy was in Japanese
& accompanied By translation.
+ The Embassy is not clothed with pienary powers
but an Enjoys Extraordinary, they are authorized
however, 10 make proper arrangements for tht
| return of their shipwTecked countrymen now herr
: cir those who may be hereafter shipWTecked The,
I have no power to alter the existing treaty.
: They express themselves greatly pleased will
their reception, also with all the appointments AMI
arrangements made by the officers having them il
charge. Captain Porter informed me they woult
REMAIN ID Washington about twenty days hefort
they visited the Northern cities. They will remain
three days in Philadelphia, from thence proceed te
Il New York, where they will remain about week
and from there SO to Boston. It has not been de
cided yet whether they will visit Niagara Falls
Il butt is more than probable that they will.
The subcommittee of Aldermen from New York
have been here for several days, for the purpose
Of ascertaining when and how they are to be re-
a ceiyed at New York. As yet they have been I'M
able to get any Information upon the subject.
The artists accompanying the Embassy are con-
stantly busy taking every object Of interest pre-
scented to them. They perform their work with
/ accuracy and skill. They have already several
i sketch books flied with interesting matters which
have met their eye since their departure from
Japan.
i they have received no visitors to day, preferrine
recover from the fatigue incident to their long
journey. The health Of the entire party continues
| good.
Many persons are seeking admission to the
Presidents reception of the Japanese, but IN
derstand that invitations will only be extended to
foreign Ministers, Secretaries, heads of depart
menfs. Senators, and members of the House.
The East Room will not accommodate all who
seek admission, and consequently the Invitations
must be limited In number. The reception will be
conducted in the most formal manner. The Japan
csc fiieraselye sexpect as mneh, aid those who
have charge OF the arrangements are resolved
| that thsy shsll not be disappointed.
quarters At Wizards Hotel They can enjoy all
the exclusiscness TO which they are accustomed in
their own country, having their own cooks and
servants, and their own kitchen and cooking
utensils.
They received no visitors to-day, keeping close
" to their apartments. Nevertheless they APP
pcared pleased with the motley crowd assembled
under their windows, and presented quite frequent
ly their smiling eountenances. Yesterday evening
they prevented the police from driving these curl
Gus american sight seers away, an1 amused them
selves by throwing their native coin amongst them
to be scrambled for. Large numbers Of ladies and
gentlemen paid their respects to them and begged
a card written in Japanese characters. which are
exhibited, in connection with the singular coin,
trophies and mementos Of this interesting occa-
sion. Already the men about town have attached
Japanese coin to their watch chains, in token of
their Importance and influence with those in au-
thority.
There is one particularly in this reception, and
that is that the Japanese inquired the occupation
Of the visitors, their salary, whether married. and
numerous other questions, all of which were writ
ten their note books, and gave satisfactory evil
dence that they are making observations for the
benefit of their countrymen at home. With the
ladies they were less particular. They smiled upon
them most benignly, and were profuse in their ad-
miration as they were minute in their examination
Of their jeWeiry.
The piano was an object of great curiosity. The
source of harmony was mystery to them, but
they seemed never to tire of it. Cardwriting be-
came quite q bore, and one Of them, after comply
ing with the request of $1,000 clerk to write his
name in Japanese, on being applied to by another
to ill up half o dozen cards in the same manner,
pulled out small pocket book, and after hasty
inspection, calculated !" Tired " OF course the
clerks were satisfied.
Our citizens are in positive state Of excitement.
ALL the ladies are dying to be introduced to these
0fientals. Their small stature is the subject Of
co5sssr. mark and gges rse to yaany an,,tsag
remarks One Of the :. fancy, said, with the air
Of q wise nam. that the Benieia Boy, striking out
from the shoulder, would clean the whole nation
out
| Presents pour in upon the Japanese from all
| quarters, and the people seem determined that
| sihie.
\ VIM. CT zantzinger, Flag Secretary to Gommo-
dore mckinney, of the Home Squadron, who is now
here, is q great favorite with the Japanese and
hes been invited by them to stay with them during
their visit.
THE CoIss or JApAs.--We were yesterday
shown several Japense coins, respectively repre-
senting the value Of one hundred dollars, twenty
dollars six dollars, two dollars, three shillings,
and two cents, which have just been received. All
OF these are curiosites OF rare character. and in
dieafe the progress and enterprise of a people
who, il they have been heretofore accredited as
semi barharans so far as some Of their arts are
concerned, are nearly, if not fully, equal to any
civilized nation in the world. The one hundred
dollar coin we have already described. 1t Ii OF
gold so pure as to be almost flexible, It is six
4 inches long, of an oval shape, and as thick as an
! American twenty dollar gold piece. The edge Is
millied, being Of q more figured and ornamental
character. Mr.. g. W. Barr, jeweler of this city,
informs us that these pieces are probably manu-
faetured by being first cast say one-sixth smaller
| than they are intended 70 be when complete.
| They are then put into the hands Of an artifcer
who, with peculiar shaped hammer, having an
! almost acute edge, proceed to beat the metal Out
! upon an anvil until IL assumes the desired shape.
Such is the expertness with which this operation
is performed that the entire surface appears as i
it had been thus corrugated in machine, the thick
ness of the coin being preserved SO uniformly thai
pair of cailipers passed over its surface does moi
| reveal the minutes variation. Upon the face O
the piece certain japanese characters are painted
| in ink, while upon either side sundFy characters
1 are stamped. evidently with die probably fixing
the nationality of the coin, indicating the time
| and reign of the Emperor when itwas made. Thu
remaining gold coins, excepting those Representing
/
| shaped, and forged and stamped with figures cor
| responding to their value.
The two dollar coin Is of the shape Of aparallele
gram, three.qnarters of an inch long and abou
half an inch wide. Unlike the other money, it ap
pears to- have been stamped, both sides being coy
cred with the mysterious CONGREGATIONS of japan
die. The two shilling coin is similar to the one
last described differing only in the fact that 1t Il
OF silver, and is size or two larger. The two
cent coin s Of copper, evidently alleged with zinc
and ~ Of an oval shape. Il has square hole il
, the center and smooth surface around the edge
about the size Of longitudinal section Of hen
Egg y stamped with Japanese characters. and
IKE nearly all the other coins exhibited, would bt
M object TO carry around in the ordi
. nary breeches pockets Of onr Yankee tiDanciers
4 All the coins indicate great perfection Of work
nianship, and they only require the amalgamatiol
OF American improvements to render them euua
It not superior to anything Of Tic kind We nav
among u.s.
PKE's PEAK Wiz. They have u apoet, d
+ Pixies Peak. who has perpetrated the follow
ing
Luck varies with the men who hunt
For gold. as III explain;
Some find the ore I'm cfenses
While others seek ia rein.