, 1861-02-16
Correspondence Ct the y. 7. Timcs.J
FNd4Tn NIAGARA. YEpn, Japan, !
Tbfr.iay Nay IT 1914

FHrGATE NIAGARA. YEDn, Japan, !
Thursday, Nov. Is, 1870.
After wonderfully fair and pleasant pas
ea.e, under steam, against = gentle monsoon,
from Hong Kory, uroaud ths scuth,r1 ca:st
Of Foxmoss, whose grand mud towering sky
line Of mountain stood up i'll striking routrak.
IL the g1een anil fertile shorss ut ha tase, IN
the '.ye3ipg Of the : b, VIC came in sight ot
Nipltun, and for tbs first time saw the na.ui-
lice,as srow-crowncd coma uf Folsi. ANNA.
rea ring it's frosted head to the clouds. Soon
af:Ir., u the shades OF night fell, we anchored
within the ships length vi th. SHORE; but iin.l-
~ it in too cL,se proximity, the eDgiuc was
backed, aud though a moment IT.
ter the frigate swupg broatslde On to rock.
which grated :Ieng her b!l.", yet, lapri}y,
there WI, NO IanilIa. and eh unal; got &uEc
mora into deep Eascr.
Tse next morning. as the sun cll.d the
peaks Of the lofty mountains around, We were
araiu nwtikh auc cplstiuy aloi! the VIII terra
side Of the wide Gulf Of fede. by btsou VT
were st the Bay If fuk;llausI and SiHcYawa,
where, r:>ueiDg an hour to send an express IT,
itsthe American Minister, the steam again eavt.
hot breath, and urging us a:ouS Ut ten knets
speed, the Niagara proceeded naje-tic'lIy on,
aud before sunset let fill her puudcro:s az
chors within Fix miles Of the Inptrisl C.ty n:
Ynio. But i'll this last small y.'yaye VIC ~er''
celyhtcd With the lovely Prospect Of i:sou:,-
tains, gcrgc, tlui:o and tla:rs, II. .te::in, ic
bcr, while On Ileknr:sce Of the broad n.a tr7u-
quill gulf were tE.yrl.ds Of fishing b'ats ant!
tlects cf huge ops"st.-ncd junks uf tic sl:lccT
est Of rigs, Win. wh:n the great ship pushed
her way through, them, Their twarthy. cliin-
looking crews sc.,l &c 60 much :ts rAtsel tlcil
eyes to behold us, or yc. ;acir bodlIs to ayo>L
q collision.
The Ambassador; had .srayst1 themselves in
their gsudiest plumaye; S'mnle Busen, like Ill
illuminated Backgammon b,ara apoht sht
leys, his coadjutars iu various lucs OF bird.
aud beasts, while the eusiro snit- vera I'm
blazopcd on thtir b ck4 a ith the iul} 'erial u;
pher IF inverted hczs;io allli cra5E+ Thus, thrr,
rs the anchor fell. after thesc interesting hs ~
thcns Lad circuuu vlca:ed the giobr, VT had
Tho satisfaction Of enjoying th.1r society i1t
l3o days. sailing with them about 5000 niles,
ut 4 cost, perhaps. OF *l,C0o per dr1t,, and
finally bringing them, fat and joll.,'to their
native land Aud moreover, j,'y TT JOYS, there
lay the great City Of Yedo before us, stretch
ing is far US The eye could reach On the curved
shores Of the l,ca1 If tie ulI, defended hy five
ptlygonal forts, rising from the water, whilr
vcrdurecrowned hills and fine forests aEose
here and there from the low tlat.Led mazfs
IF houses, and Ill framed iu by diru blue out
line Of grand and imposing mountains.
Well, the day after. our arrival, We waited.
With some sMnil feelings ofawe aud curiosity,
for the coming OF japanese grandces Of faus,
to welcome thtir Ambassadors home, but NJ
waited In vain. Presently, however. there
came alongside D lat If old janks for lie lsr
sonal baggage Of the clltir. Embassy-anG
such collection Of picnder no Fen cnuld &C
scribe-whtch being PISSED out Of ths ship.
tue kaus:s themselves appeared, arEaytd it.
their Illuminated tTow1c1s, tn fuliuw their Il
fects. Il was Of the hour Of high noon, mt:
under bril!ian' sun, fle sailcrs trfnred t.u[t
and rau out Ind stood with ilnked hands alont
the oroadatmed yards, the 1ull guard II ma
ing In lace and bullion, the trums rolled Us th,
great lackertd Treaty b,.x Vas borne to ID.
gangway, followed " the Am5assa sailors, lit
sailors Loarse musical hurrahs arose to Tx
heavens, the guns rta'ed forth royal salute,
aud then, while the Alnbassldnre tumt led into,
y dirty Old sdn.paN y g toaf. aud hud3ltd tc-
yethtr in its bos, the white Ja; aucse tlsi, it'll
the red sun, came duttcIiug down from IL.
fore, and the mission Of the Niagara VAS over
A. relief from this excite lneut, and " Il |.
we were all wait!rg ln n.rs Gus anxiety for Tic
promised reys1s III T. lto to begin, thers caul.
on hoard l}r sent for the crew. This con
sisted Of the following articles, to Wit: Ont
large Muscovy duck il u bird cage; twenty
seven huge Brobdinag White radishrs thsct
moulting chickens III L basket; ons yeuer.bts
rooster, so very tough and strengthening,
that his grandfather may have been IN Ostrich
aud not sweetly ptrfunled fish, accompanied
By soulo dabs Ut boiled rice, most Of which
succulent matter tie xaitors Very wrhthtull.
kicked OH: II tho I'Urts so eoon a4 il c:Iue ur
board. On The Eth appeared nuotLer tot ci
iunks fer the heavy baggage which 1unsb.rcs!
the decks below. Up ii came, tons ard ton:
Of 1t, hydraulic rams, boxes ot Iittc7R, sewing
machines bJ the dozen, billiard taolns, piaros,
stoves, iron Safes, bottles OF quicksilver, bzE
reIs of nails, tnHare Of every form ard device,
carpets, biscuit. Ncw jersey champagne, cases
Of ebucs. ealneras, and in fact every iL,as liable
description OF ucrGhau0; e aud lrud uc.-coln-
puted in bulk ut three hundred tors-uhicl.
tic generosity tf our people It Ii. lnc
could ransack their WAREHOUSES 10 prsstnt.
But, oh ! my delude0 friends, ii you ever in
dusge in the tainteet hops Of ever getting Ut
order t'sck from Japan Tor any OF this valuable
material you have given, then believe the sub
ecribsr, 1lst you l4se never been more eyre
giotisty dec elyed In hll your natural Iiyt-.
know that our curious faturniue !ften1s toIt
you many marvellous sto,ies. and gathered to-
getLer Invoices, prices, Specifications, con-
tracts, and what not, aud thanked gu in their
polite quiet Way, limiting At . ftatttriug returr,
hut Jet methinEs they were laughir:: vtry 81
themselves what lot Of silly people tLcre arr
in this Western world! Bu, as this Is asotLcr
rnthsr painful topic, shall go on to other
matters. Nuw that the frsate was rciit ved al
Ill the japanese living and private freignt-o;-
the Government preserts norc aEon-it tc-
c0duG q o0hiueSs u e<Au4tdlt PIeEdu1IOu 10 100k
to their c4bins; aud go At them the safIorr
went, and overheard were tossed almctt acres
OF filthy bedding, hWarMiDs with yermin; then
up came the spoiled carpets, water, sosp and
raiut did the rest, and once more the SPACIOUS
apartments were unta sute1 by musk TOBACCO,
monkeys and filth, and in readintss for udier
occupants
RECEPTION BIT TIE MINISTER or foRE1cs
AFFAIRS.
Here We crosseda causeway, md were shown
the spot where the Regent Of the Empire bad
few mouths previously, been assassinatvd,
and within IN hundred yards Of Ills own raj
acc Gaies, surrounded By his own followers
and IN broad day, and all the result Of the He.
gents policy ID sanctiouing and advocating
tho opening intercourse with foreigners, Pen.
dering on this pleasing episode, shortly after
our procession halted, the bearers let down
their burdens, we creIt out with craupel legs
and hobbfipg through noble gatevuy, win
Niphon officials kow:towiug before us, We
were received al the entrance TO the ra1ace BIZ
onT friends tho Ambassadors, together with
the Governor. Treasurer and Second Interpre-
ter Of the Eui.e. Moving noiseleesly as cnts
over the spriDgy mats Of great ante~chaua-
her. 1t Was u long hall Of paper, and
very pretty paper TOO, painted in blue
and white, the ceilings about ten frtt
high, and tho everlasting mats on the
floor. On one side wAs long tab1e, laid with
scarlet cloth, aud row Of flacke. ed stoela to
the right, while On the other side Was another
ANAL table with two seats, aud seven other
stools against The screen OF wall. The Primo
Minister a fail o1d capt1ernAn nth q mild