Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-02-05
Japan---The Country and It's
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The St. Petersburg Gdseffe publishes n
letter from Nine. ALBRIGHT, the wife Of a
physician, who visited Jeddo last winter.
and returned to Hadkodadi by land. She
says that they found great difficulty in get
ting permission to make the journey. and
that it was disc0untenaneed BY the reure
sentatlves Ut other foreign nations, the
American consul particularly speaking
against 1t. They provided themselves with
the bamboo cages which the Japanese nee
for Paianquius, and which are SO small
that one cannot haze a seat in them. hut
must sit on his feet There were FIVE nf
the party, and they were escorted by five
Japanese functIoraries each one alsa in a
little cage. These palanquins arc suspend.
ed to a pole which is carried hy two hear
ers, one before and one behind Spare
bearers run along by the side of the palan.
/ qulns for relays, some palanquins having
as many as ten in all Besides. a large
number of police accompanied them on
! either side Of their line of palanouins. A
! body of police in front. forming vanguard
| continually shouted, in a melancholy and
measured tone, " .Sdray, .Saray." =. Sit
/ down, sit down." and all the people whom
they met sat down in the streets. along the
Ioads, sometimes in the mud and while il
was raining. Only in places inhabited bv
/ the princes of the crown were the Jnpanese
allowed to keep their trowsers clean.
! In the cities there was often great con-
fusion. The people pressed about the pa
lanquins, trying to open the doors on boil,
/ sides, but the policemen, armed with great
slaves, pushed them back. sometimes draw
/ ing out from their sleeves a short club, of
which the people seemed greatly afraid :
Nine Albright was told that whoever was
/ touched by 6 i, club was considered under
arrest.
! The whole train was more than half n
mile long. A messenger travelled before
them. and at every station they found a
very comfortable room, hung with nagnif
Gently painted papers. There was but one
InconvenieEce-it was very cold Thee
rooms were warmed with portable stoves IN
the evening, but the fires did not last long.
The road was very good the first half Of
the way it was planted with large tree, on
each side, forming a complete arch over
head, and beyond the trees she saw nothing
7 but rice fields. The latter half Of the way
was mountainous, and they had much in
convenience from snow and rain. Here
they were scarcely out of the hearing oil
waterfalls, aud they had frequently to eros:
I rivers on Terry boats.
The reception with which thew met in
every town was very tedious. TIE govern
or first came ont ia uniform, and saluted
every palanquin police were posted or
both sides Of the streets, with Japaned
clubs, and behind them were the winged
functiOnaries. This winged appearance i.
due to a particular gauze uverdress which
they wear. Behind them were servants
holding up on lances something resembling
horses tails. Tire same ceremonies me-
them everywhere, sometimes varied by ar
army with bows and arrows. and at Other
cities there were hedges If soldiers with {
gun III one hand, and match in the other
The journey occupied twenty two days. an,
they travelled from fifteen to twenty-fv,
miles per day.