, 1860-08-10
From the san Frarci-co Herald, July >
Five Weeks Later from JaDan.

# W Z dlt ilhtDANh w - II. Allllllt WV
has made the trip from San Francisco t'
China aud Japan by the clipper bari
| ORw0rd, and returns as the principal owncl
of her cargo, for the following interesting
news and facts about tie present condition
of affairs at kanagawa. The dates are tC
the 2Gth June. This is the second time
Mr. Smith has returned from that country
with a carEUof goods lie has spent a
good deal of time at Kanagawa and Other
JaanpeSe ports. and, as n trader, having
intercourse with the people, has obtained
probably more correct information than the
usual unreliable accounts reaching us from
that quarter
The OaraM brings an assorted cargo,
embracing many articles never before
brought from Japan to this market --
Among them are moIaSscS, oil-cqke, dried
peaches, arrow-root, rapc-Secl-Nl, and the
usual varieties of notions. There is also Il
considerable amount of japanese tea, said
to DC the choicest article in the tea line
ever brought in such quantity 10 the United
States.
The bark RorGr arrived at Kanagawa
from San Francisco on 10Th June, taking
hence news Of the reception accorded the
japanese Embassy while in this city. II
also took dispatches from the Ambassadors
to the Tycoon. Our informant made dill
gent inquiry among the people of Kanaga.
wa, and is satisfied that they had little re-
liable information as to the California cX-
periencc Of the Ambassadors. Whatever
the dispatches sent to the Tycoon may
have been, the common people had received
no knowledge Of their contents, although
various absurd rumors were n0oat. One
item Of information had excited considera-
bic wonderment among the KanagawanS
They had heard from some quarter, that
the Ambassadors were charged 81 80 each,
every time they took bath at the San
francisco bathng-houscs. Considering tha;
the japanese prize such privileges highly,
aud that one cent is the standard price for
a bath in Japan, it is not strange that the
natives were astoWshed at the reported
San Francisco prices for this luxury.
Since November, 1859, when Mr.. Smith
was last at Kanagawa and Yokohama, (the
latter being in fact that part of Kanag9 wa
which lies Immediately along the water
the city has Hore than trcLlg Ia Size and
population. 1t has groSR up more rsViAly
than California towns were built in lS49,
and is still increasing at an undiminished
rate. The buildings are wood, close to-
gether, with slate roofs OF course they
are very combustible. To guard against
fire, large tubs or cisterns filled with water
are PLACED within twenty feet of each other
all over the city. The city now contains
about 10000 inhabitants, all of whom have
congregated at that port since trade has
commenced under the operation of the re-
cent treaties. The'trade, which is becom-
ing important, however, is mostly nndcr the
control and carried on through the agen-
eies Of Europeans and Americans having
their headquarters in China. -
The tea and raw silk trade Of Japan now
promises TO assume an importance in the
commerce of the world second only TO that
of Chiaa. The quantity of these produc-
tons available for export, is astonishing.
Within the month befor the OHWard sailed,
four ships had departed for England with
,rt ,r'i a'sOee VI te"S' o''S, s''As, way "o'
ne prices Vi an eApU.taoe art'cieS were
s,e"u'ly sty au'u"e.ng; leuS hau gone up 10
sne "setsse Vi CLI NINA Prizes, is, ln co'lSe- %
quen'o =. 'no On,na ,eoe'l'o"E, "o ,euS
were coming ron lne interior 10 onangnae'
anu 'ue 'ea 'r'ue oi 'nat port Is 'enpora-
"yi a. ieas', 'rnnsierreu 10 Aohaga"a;
Ano'ner I tuera.''c 'raue JuSS opcncu 'or
.ro E J"pan'ss - tne sliP,heu' o' s"l'PueS 70
eoe DiI..s' aUu rieuen 'Ioop' III tne,r va
r,ous O"'iese 'Iln'ary stations: Dut ior
the 1aPanese d larse portion OF tnis us trade !
~ou'u ~ou'u nave 1Teu NV con,ro''eu py CaliVrn'a'
Oresoh anu " "s"'''s,o"' out T"enP 'aoor
an1 goTu @ sou nas enaoleu .ne japanese n 70 %
uhuerSell every o'her country lhey Sehu
Iour 10 lne ni''eS u' - oo per oar,e'' nnu
pota'oeS NJ ha'i cent per pounu: Inc
honr' however IS nos very goou, pe'ns u'i-
oolteu, just as lnnuui"c'ureu ny 'ne natives
III tneiF lahu-iiiillS OF no1'arS. lme me- Jap
panese nave a'So sh,ppes from oooo 10
4ooV horSeS 10 Tue "i''es' GIVING ior many
weeks employment 10 an 'ne ava''1n'c n,
vessels ID Tue waters OF tnat quar'er Inc