Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-05-17

remains lntown-to-aay,a anu proceeus TINS
evening to Washington. whence after COM
pleting certain arrangements for the re-
ception of the foreigners. he will go on to
Norfolk, and rejoin the Embassy
THE OBJECTS OF THE EMBASSY, ETC.
From the New York Herald.
The Embassy will remain only some
four or five weeks, then leave for home.
Theprincipal object ofthe mission is to get
an English copy ofthc treaty signed by
the President Of the United States. The
original was burned in the great fire at
Jedelo two years ago. The copyin Japan
csc was saved This they bring with them,
and copy of.it fnot signed aud letter
from the Tycoon to the President.
The box containing these documents is
looked upon by them as almost saered.-
1t is called the "treaty box" and is never
allowed to be out Of their sight. 1t is
three feet long, twenty six inches wide,
covered with red morocco leather, and
neatly scwed around the elges. There are
three japanned boxes placed together and
then covered Around this box is light
frame, and when carried is borne on the
backs of four men by poles. s4
The Embassy brings withit some $50,
600 cash. for the purpose of making pur-
chases. They are boxes of $40 900 each,
one S13. 400. one $4,000, one SIS 700,
and some $4,000, of silver supposed to be
that of their own money. Their money
was all brought from Japan in Mexican
dollars and American halt-dollars, stamp
ia.l will, al, IL
ment made by Commissioner Harris. For
eign coin has never been received in ia
pan till lately, except at very deprecia-
ted value.
At San Francisco they exchanged their
silver for American gold, which Purser
Doran. ofthe Roanoke. has in charge, for
safe keeping. This we understand will be
deposited in the Sub-Treasury here in New
York, and drawn ont as they want it.
They bring an immense amount of bag
gagc-over eighty tons which made four
full carloads over the Panama Railroad.
They have fifteen boxes containing valua-
bic presents for the President Of the United
States.
They have articles Of their own manu-
facture of every description. some of which
will astoni,h our people when they see them.
They have beautiful specimen OF Sharpe
rifle. one of their own manufacture. also
one Of those presented by Commodore Per
ry made by Sharpe himself. Thcone ma lie
by the Japanese is a decided improvement
upon the original, as pronounced by all
who have seen it.
The improvement consists in cooking,
printing and cutting off the cartridge at the
same time. The original does not cock
on putting down the guard. which cuts of
the cartridge. but has to be cooked by tho
Thumb The japanese rifle can be cooked
or not on cutting off the cartridge. accord
ing to will. The barrel is beautifully rifled,
and is fac-simile OF the original. The
finish and workmanship are equal, if not
superior. to the original Sharpe, or any
other frearm ever seen.
They have a large quantity of beautiful
silks, brocatels, linen, Grape silk, pongees,
poplns, and so forth, of every conceivable
style and pattern. 1t would require al
experienced dry-goods clerk to give th'
.proper names to hundreds of articles whicl
they have in the dry-goo'ls line.
1t is not the wish or intention Of The
Commissioners to stop in New York this
ii me. but go directly to Washington ant
transact the business of the mission; ther
they will return and pay us a visit. Their
orders are positive to so to Washington
first.
1t is not likely they will visit any othel
city bu, New York. as their time for re
turning is limited to the 1st of October
Their great desire appears to be to visi
mi York." Washington and America
Everything is "Aperica." or mi York.
Captain A. s. Taylor. United States Ma
rine Corps, formerly of the Powhattan
has had charge ofrhe Embassy sinceit lef
Japan He has charge of their business
matters and will probably return with then
to Japan. Captain Taylor has spent I
y ear or more travelling in Japan.
The Japanese are the happiest people il
the world. On their voyage on board th'
Powhattau and Roanoke they amused them
selves most of the time by sitting down il
parties of six or eight, eating rice, AM
drinking tea, smoking, laughing and hay
; ing a good time generally. They spent
much of their time in reading, writing
drawing and making sketches of every
thing they see. They generally lie stretch
ell ont full length on deck when reading
or writing They have any quantity o
books of every description, from the siz
of Webster's large dictionary to littl
pamphlets of half dozen pages each
some of them illustrated in the most beau
tiful style of art.
Gr We arc authorized to announce SAMUEL