The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-28
ADDITIONAL FROM JAPAN.
THE ARRIVAL HOME or THE EMBASSY.
The Ceremony in Landing the
Ambassadors.
Increase Of the Japanese Grade
With Foreign Nations,
De-, &C., 90.

Our Jedde Correspondence. 80
err JEpDo Japan, Nov IA 1860.
Arrival Home of the japanese EmbassyTne Niagara AZ
.oddo-The Rum from Hong Kong-A Monsoon-The
Island Of Formosa-Odcial FdUorstiunT Presidential Elec
tion Board-Firss Sight Of Japan-Fasi. Yama-7he
Niagara the Roclss-Narrop Escope-7ed Gardens
Beo,a.fsa Country Aacadamiscd Roads-Ansoassadors
Leaving the Shir-1he C1enUny-Roc7tion o. Amer.
oans-Preparatiors Nade-Libevality-1R carance @
Jeddo, DC, dc.
The Japanese Embassy have arrived AL wen. ino
United States steam frigate Niagara, Captain ". y"
Mexican commanding which left New York on the JUN Oh
June with the Japanese Embassy arrived al thus port On
the 10th inst hundred and thirty days from new
YORK. including thirty days soppage at the different
ports on the way. She stopped two days at Puerto
Crande nine at Loando al Batavia and nine at Hong
Kong making her actual running time one hundred and
two dsys besides fourteen hours gained by the ga de-
grees Of longitude made since leaving New York.
This considering the distance the ship has out OF
her proper and the management generally, has
been highly successful trip.
The from Hong Kong to this port made in ten
days much quicker than expected This part of
the voyage had always been looked forward TO with
sort OF dread--the worst part Of the whole, it
here where the terrible monsoons which prevail in the
China and Japan seas, especially in the fall months
expected, but which did not encounter.
The weather delightful all the way over except
one day and night had $ inkn' OF monsoon
g what Is a monsoon
It came from the northeast taking the Niagara upon
the quarter, and strange and incredible as it may
seem to landsmen and those who navigated out
side OF Broadway and Wall street. the sea was SO
high and came with such fury times that the spray
few high above and the smoke pipes-this, too,
with buwarks twenty feet above the gun deck.
rfaetipn in
lecture viii never reached than it has in the
model OF the steamship Niagara She cuts the water so
knifeke sits gracefully, that she goes as well makes
as GOOD time, In bad as in good weather.
The Niagara left aong Kong October 30, taking the
outside passage as caled-that is going the
ward and near to the island Of Formosa.
This is one Of largest and most beautiful islands in
the world further northward than Java, Sumatra,
Cochin China Borneo and others which We passed in sight
Of on way here.
II Is $50 miles long by 40 wide and produces all the
choicest fruits in the world its principal products being
camphor and indigo. 1t is in about the same ttituae
Calcutta with the tropc of Cancer running through It's
centre.
The Niagara nearly all day in sight Of it, from five
to fifteen miles of. high range of mountains runs
through the middle, nearly its whole length Mount
Morrison the highest peak l0S0O feet high covered
with perpetual whilst beueath, along tue shores,
the country is level covered with impenetrabe jungle,
filed with the ferocieas tigers, ackls, boa
constructors &C. and all KINDS Of poisonous serpents and
insects.
The inhabitants are Cinnamon, Tartars, Maays and
cannibals and number some 300 600. Europeans do
not settle there from fear Of being eaten up Even mis-
sionaries cannot make headway, several having been
eaten up ..sttaa 'A /"
The English newspapers at Hong Kong and Singapore
are urging the British government to lose time in
curing the immediate cession Of this island 70 Great
Britain the Chinese otherwise to take forcibe pos
session Of 1t by the army and navy An extract from
Commodore Perrys official report published in support
ol the Engiishmens suggestion
Al Hong Kong we took on board the finest specimen of
a aYarkee'' ever the Celestial Empire IL was
Mr. Green native OF Bellows Falls, Vermont, but now
a rich merchant Of Manila lie is a regular sevea
footer," great traveller and special friend OF the
American Minister, Mr. Ward Mr.. Green goes to Japan
aud back the niagara as private citizen and nothing
else.
mention this fact simply because Captain Mexican
positively refused allow your correspondent passage
we're not allowed TO travel men-owar ship the regu
tary Of the Navy refused upon the same grounds.
Tuesday being election day in the United states vote
among ins anna Fysrs, ia "a pcup,s
Lincoln g. Majority counted for Bel and Everett 2,
I'VE votes gwen for Breckenridge, but not endorsed
were couned these five would have given Breckln
ridge three majority Today the boatswain caught three
ssqaa.s,, which blown come sixty miles IRON of
"a.
Thursday morning hfst the black smoke OF Ohio
simA, high mountain opposite Simoda, and NJ four
wards Jeddo. From here the distance 10 Jeddo Is sixty
miles through the most beautiful bey IN the world Gong
up counted at one time 266 sail Of small vessels
nutes til the urst tbng knew the ship within
her length of the shore, going ght upon the rocks
Her engines stopped and reversed and the anchor
let GO whch stopped her Roadway but swinging round
she struck heavily the rocks three times, with such
force that chairs tables and other loose articles N the
hOpr tai.
immt diately sounded Tut no water The ship had just
entered Jeddo bay near Goraham AMI struck very near
niagara Rock In two or three seconds more she
would have struck her bow upon the rocks on the shore
AS il was she within half her length, the captain
the time having charge Of her and standing upon the
forecastle
10 the morning the bald head Of Fuz Yaua was seen
in the distance covered with snow the grandet sight
ever bthed II seventy miles distant from Jeddc bay
appear high Victoria Peak which Is 744 feet, along
the base Of which 10 the city Of Hong Kong.
Fuz Sama Is one OF the sublimest sights Of nature
II is regarded by the Japanese with sort o. religious
awe, this being tho Japanese Mccca where thousands
make pgrimsges at all seasons OF the year TO worship
Fuz Yuma IS pyramdai in form, and appears IKE
large tent VI osysss the peak Tor some 900 feet
gters The sunlight like the tops OF the White Noun
II wa observed that the Jspanese watched Ia .Yama
very steadily i0ug time and thefr tOSs ald cut
gestures which wero very simiaf 10 thcse
noticed at the rising and setting OF the sun.
NJ Dofr ksq., the Niagara stopped some Two hours u
with the shore about sending up 10 lcddo
SPECIAL messenger.
Consul Dorr camc on board and sautci seyefsl
Rcntcnen merchants ana others, came Oh.
Here some Japanese officials from shore, tnd two
three from the Cuudinu nsn of war sup
board 10 sec the Ambassadors about going ashore ~
Jedao.
Here, too, Lieutenant Guest o. ire Niagara, wsui
ashore lso yc Jspaucse oclas acoompafaed by tonr
servants, anu taken to Jcddo o. express Vuey
were carried in norrntgus n knd OF s-l1u cnir On ,h
Shoulders OF two men. who relieved each Other every
arter of me they went upon sort OF bali giini son
.bout four miles an hour Lieutenant Guests party sloh
numbered sixteen three chairs, besides ms own ctr3
ing officials, who were a sort OF guard o. honor.
the oistarg IL 6fsce h country n described ~
him a. the most charming Of anything which ~ htt
ever seen excepting C,Icutta or Che kst lnes He
saws the whole Stance magnificent gar len'o rcs
neIds grass piats, beds shade trees. and TIE
camcia Jsponca such as cannot be seen IN any o'ner
place In tue world IL was here " originally CEN tvn
apd derives lie name ffoun Japan
The roads macadsmi ICED, and as smooth ~ 3r1r
Mr. Mchdsm, who chained 90 be The discOAerer AMI
Eatchtee " THIS kind u road, he alive end wpili