Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-18
The JAPANESE ExBissY.-The following
particulars in regard to the Embassy, we
COPY from the New York Herald:

/ particulars IN regard to the Embassy, we
copy from the New York Herald
.sThs principal object OF the mission is 10
get an English copy Of the treaty, signed by
the President Of the United States The orig
inal was burnt in the great FIRE at Jeddo two
years ago. The copy in japanese was saved.
This they bring with them, and a copy of it
(not signed), and I letter from the Tycoon
to the President
"The box continuing these documents IS
looked upon by them as almost sacred. tits
called the treaty box, and is never allowed
out of their sight. 1t is box three feet long
txenty-six inches in depth, and eighteen
wide, covered with red morocco leather, and
neatly sewed round the edges. There are 3
.japanued boxes placed together, and then
covered. Around this box is Il light rame,
and when carried is borne on the backs Of
four men by poles.
The Embassy brings with it some $780,
coo cash. for the purpose of making pur-
chases There are two boxes of S20,000
each, one Sl3, 400, one $4,000, SIS coo,
and some 81 900 Of silver, supposed to be
that of Their own money. Their money
was all brought from Japan 10 Mexican
dollars and American halt dollars, stamped
with the japanese mark-an arrangement
made by Commissioner Harris. Foreign
coin has never been received in Japan.
till lately, except in a very deprecated value.
At San Francisco they exchanged their
silver for American gold, which Purser Do
ran OF the Roanoke has in charge Tor sale
keeping. This we understand will be depO-
sited in the Sub Treasury Of New York, and
drawn out as they want it.
They bring an immense amount OF bag
gage-Over eighty tOns-w uich four full car
loads over the Panama Railroad. They have
fifteen boxes containing valuable presents
for the President Of the United States.
They have articles Of their own manuhc-
ture of every description, some OF which will
astonish our people when they see them.
They haze beautiful specimen Of SharP's
rife, one of their own manufacture; also one
of those presented by Captain Perry, made
by Sharp himself The one made by the
japanese is a decided improvement upon the
original. as pronounced by all who have seen
it.
The Improvement consists in cooking ,rrIm-
ing and cutting of the cartridge az the same
time. The original does not cocs on putting
down the guard, which cuts off the car
fridge, but has to be cooked by the thumb.
The japanese rifle can be cooked or not on
cutting off the cartridge, according to Will.
The barrel is beautifully riflad, and is fac
smile Of the original. The fni and work
manship a.e equal, If not superior. 70 the
original Sharp, OF any other hrearm ever
seen.
They have d large quantity Of beautiful
silks, brocatel, linen, GRAPE, silk, pongees,
poylins and 50 forth, OF every cOncei yable
style and pattern. L. would require an ex-
perienc5d ary goods clerk to give the p.opar
names TO hundreds OF articles which they
have IN the dry goods line.
The japanese are tbs hLTpisSt people in
the world. o. their gIyJEs on board the
Powhattan and EJano<e, they am sed them
selves most o., the time by sitting down IN
parties OF > Y or eight, eating rice, drinking
tea, smoking, laughing, and having a good
time generally. They spend much Of their
time in reading, writing, drawing, and max.
ing sketches of every thing they see. They
nerally lie stretched cut .ull length on deck
when reading or writing They have any
quantity 0i books Ii every description, from
the size Of Wcb7tcr's large dictionary, u
little pamphlets o.. half dozen pages each,
me of them illustrated iu the most beIuti-
ful style of art.
The living Of the servants consists of rica.
soup. fish, vegetable. chow chow, &c. They
are small eaters, hut eat very often. They
commence cooking early in the morning,aud
keep it up constantly till about eight o clock
at night They have stove Of their own.
which by the by, Is superior in many re
s. ecJs TO our own stoves. 1t l. 0i solid cop
per, made in sections. So that it can be easily
taken apart. The cooking is done partly by
steam.
The sixteen officers OF lower rank attached
to the Embassy, who occupy staterooms, en- I
iov themselves very much the same as the
servants, except they don eat as of-en
These officers al mess in the wardrUom, with /
the officers If the ship. They handle kni . /
and fork as skIllfully and drink u glass of /
champagne as readily as the best of them. /
They are as polite, good nltured, friendly /
people as are to be found in toe world. Com /
ing n and going out they invariably make /
bow with polite thank YOU. Some of /
these officers have decided Spanish lool, I
others Dutch l1ok.
The Vice Governor. t. use familiar tx
preston, might be called .jolly, fat Dutch /
man.. who would relish a mug of lager |
much better than a glass of Ileilsicb or
sherry, but this is not the fact. Sake is no /
doubt their flvorite drink, which Is 50 ex-
tensively drank IN their own country. al
though they can worry down glass Of
Heidsick or sherry bard pressed.
The two Ambassadors, Censor and Vice
Governor, mess in the Flag officers quart
ers.
The Ambassadors were nat out of their
rooms more than half dozen times on the
voyage from Asp,nwall 70 New York.