The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-03-08
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THERSDAY- r s.

IHURSDA Y, MARCH 8.
The arrival in our harbor of the JAPANESE En-
BAssY to the United States, is a matter Of no Ordi-
nary interest. This embassy consists of two am
bassadors plenipotentiary, who are mobiles or
princes of the highest rank. With these are two
others of nearly equal rank, a censor and Il vice
governor. The duty of these latter officers is to
act as spies, or reporters of the conduct of the
ambassadors and others employed in the commits
sion, and also to report anything that may pass
under their observation. The number comprising
the embassy may be thought by foreigners to be
very large, consisting, as it does, of seventy-two
persons, viz: two ambassadors, one censor, one
vice-governor, sixteen under officers and ~secreta-
ries, and ~ffty-two servants or soldiers, viz
1. Ambassador-simm Bujen-no-kami.
2. 4mbaIsadOT-Nuragake-Awageno-kami
l. STee,GoreSnor%M9oTit 0kataro.
Officers Of The LIST rank belonging 10 the Am6assafoTs-
oGesrs Of me LIST rank belonging 10 The CensOr-Hetaka
Under officers belonging to the observation-disclosures
SannojiO, G0sida SagosaimOu.
Under eaees of the Cen,or-Ku -hatsho, sewo-
oeetr ana chief Ia~feP,eter-Namnr GohalsirO.
DOctoTs-Meodake, MOrayama, COwasaki.
1t it must be remembered that the japanese,
as well as the Chinese dignitaries, think that
high rank demands 4 large retinue. The same
ideas prevail with our native nobility, as well as
with most semi-civilized people. Before starting,
the japanese were assured that Il train of servants
would be annoying in travelling through the
United States. But they Were unable to compre-
bend the argument, and demanded that they
should be allowed to travel according to their
custom.
Whatever we may think of this people, com
pairing them with ourselves, they are by no means
ignorant, and those who compose this embassy,
and who are probably a fair representation of
their cOuntrymen, appear TO be educated and
communicative, and compare well with foreign
ers. Their costumes are novel to us, it is true,
but they are skillful and intelligent for all that.
\ steam propeller of 800 tons, is being con-
structed by the japanese, similar TO that recently
presented to them by the Dutch, and in which
Capt. Brooke, late of the Fe1ninlore Cooper, took
passage for San Francisco, for which port he
had left before the POIchdtdH sailed from Japan.
This circumstance shows that the arts among
them are we'll advanced, and that they are capa-
bic of doing what foreigners can do, if rightly
directed.
We have met some of these officials on several
occasions, and have found them very pleasant,
and exceedingly inquisitive. In fact. this ap-
pears to be their most noticeable trait, eItreme
curiosity, and Il desire to see and examine every
thing. One of the ambassadors, accompanied by
the censor an Interpreter and eight or ten others,
visited our printing rooms and examined the
presses, &c. Then in the bookstore, they were
much amused with the large and neatly printed
books, as we'll as the pictures, and many curious
objects in the stationery line. Proceeding into
Il n. or. A.. ,r,r, obn,rp Tho StrIa ,F lot
tiers passing to foreign countries and the various
stamps used, and when informed that any letters
they might wish to send to Japan, would be for
waried via Hongkong, procured some stamps and
promised to write.
An artist also accompanied the above, who APP
peared intently observant of everything. Before
entering. we found he had sketched the outline of
the arched gateway before the Post Office. We
requested the privilege of looking over his sketch
book, which he cheerfully allowed. His sketches
consist mostly of outline etching. In his book we
found Parts of the steamers machinery, scenes on
deck, Individual portraits, outlines of the islands
and our haroor. The portrait of old kamehame-
ha the Great. hanging in the Hall of Representa-
tives. has been transferred to his book. There
we found, too. Kinney's hay cart and horse all in
motion. also a loaded dray. In the printing Of
fee, he skctched u cOmpOsitor setting type with
the stand. cases. &c.-all done in one minute.
But one Of the finest of his pictures was that of
:. serving grog'' on board the PouchafaH. Here
he represents Il group of fifteen or twenty tars,
each with a cup, some drinking, some dipping
into the container, some smackIng their lips
the expressions perfectly natural and life-like.
Frank Leslie OF Harper would give a days re-
ceipts Of their illustrated papers for this artists
sketcll-boOk. Next he visited IIowland's Ambro-
type rooms, where he was requested to sit for his
This ne declined, saying that when he
had shaved. and put on another suit of clothes,
he would return and sit for it. Looking over the
pictures which were lying on the table. he spied
the Likeness Of Mr.. Kern. artist on board the
FequHaore Coop1. This he instantly recogniz-
and was perfectly delighted to find that that
had been here. He had met him in
and became acquainted with him. If our
japanese visitors are :, taken up with the ordi-
nary sights Of Honolulu, what Will become with
them when they witness the splendid views and
sights Of Broadway?
Immediately on the arrival # the Po,rhdtan,
rho French Hotel WIS curap-I for the use IF the .