The Placer herald., 1862-06-07
Progress of the Japanese Ambassadors
Through France.

they were Immediately to proceed to Mar
seilles and through France on their way to
Great Britain. When at MarseilIes, the Am
bassadors visited the Prado, the Chateau
BoreIy, and the Geological Gardens. They
with the administration Of the Department.
and the Mayor of the town. In the evening
they went to the Grand Theatre, and APP
peared much amused with the entertain,
ments. The fronts of the Bourse and theatre
were Illuminated for the occasion.
The .Salut Public Of Lyons gives the fol-
lowing of the appearance of the Ambassa-
doris in that city:
The great event of the day is the recent
arrival here of the Ambassadors from Japan
The embassy is composed of five Ambassa.
dors, twelve officers and some servants
The chief is man of about so years Of
age. The japanese have an intelligent ply
siognomy, although their countenances are
not very prepossessing; the nose is large and
flat, the lips thick, the eyes oblique, the
complexion sallow, and the head large
Their hair, of a jet black, is turned up on
the head, which gives the younger portion
Of them rather feminine appearance when
seen from behind. Several of them have
the head completely shaved, but none have
the slightest appearance of beard on the
face. They are generally dressed simply
in garments of dark colors, and with lt;l
ornament. They wear a silk tunic, trousers
of white muslin ard sandals of yellow leath-
er. They all wear in their waist belt dag
ger more or less richly shaded, according
to their rank and dignity. They have on
their heads kind of Chinese hat in straw,
those Of The ambassadors being gilded on the
inside. The japanese are very sober. They
usually drink lequeurs and rice water; and
as regards food, they prefer boiled poultry.
They sit at table, use knives and forks, and
season everything tLey eat with pepper and
spice They are remarkably clean in the
manner Of eating, AS well as in their daily
habits. They do not appear to be at all an
noyed at the curiosity which they excite.
They appeared astonshed at the princely
luxury Of the hotel at which ihey have alight-
ed, and where they occupy the splendid
apartments on the first floor. In the even
iliy every part of the hotel was lighted up
in the most hriliaut manner, aud an im,
monse crowd collected in front Of the house.
Paris letter of The 9th of April says:-
The japanese Amt assadols arrived in Paris
last evening, and alighled at the Hotel dn
Louvre, where apartments had been prepar
ed for them. They were received at the
Lyons Railroad station bv NJ. Feuillet de
Conchel, iuroducer Of Ambassadors, and i
deta,hment of cavalry escorted them to
their hotel A crowd had hocked about the
hotel all to-day, ont Of curiosity to see the
Ambassadors, and they, probably as much
for their own qualification as that of the
multitude, remained several hours in the
balcony of their apartments, which looks
out on to the Place du Palas Royal The
japanese flag floats from their windows.
The Inverness (Scotahd) Courier, says
In the suite of the japanese Ambassadors
now on their way to this country there is
Highlander of the name of Macdonald, whose
history is not a little remarkable. He was
gamekeeper few years ago on an estate
near Fort Augustus, and the place being
visited for sport by a nobleman he found
to his surprise, on conversing with Macdon-
aid, that the humble calling Of the game
keeper had not prevented him from acquiring
competent knowledge Of the languages, for
the learning of which he seemed to possess
peculiar facility. The patronage of his lord,
ship was at once extended to Macdonald,
who was sent for some time to one OF the
English colleges Making extraordinary pro
gress in bis linguistic studies their influence
was used to procure for him an appoint.
ment in the East, and the result has been
that the Fort Augustus gamekeeper-still,
we are Informed, a comparatively young
man-comes back to his native country in
the highly important position of interpreter
to the japanese Ambassadors!
The Ambassadors were received on Sun
day, the 18th of April, by the Emperor, at
the Tuilleries. At half past two o'clock, five
court carriages went to the Hotel du Louvre
to convey them to the palace. The cortege
entered the yard of the Tuilleries by the
Arc de Triomphe, troops being drawn up at
each side to pay them military honors. The
first carriage contained two noble Japanese
officers, entitled to wear two swords, vino
carried Golfer containing the letter written
by the Emperor Of Japan to his Majesty
Napoleon III. In the next carriage, drawn
by six horses, were the second and third
Ambassadors, attended by Baron Sibuet,
Secretary for the introduction OF foreign rep
resentatives; in the next, also drawn by six
horses, was the first Ambassador, with the
title of Minister Plenpotentiary, accom-
panied by Baron Lepic, introducer of Am
basaadors; and in two other carriages, with
two horses each, were other officers, and the
Interpreters of the Embassy. They aligh
under the entrance Of the Pavilion d'Horloge,
and there fixed in their belts the second
sword which in Japan is mark Of high
distinction. They we're received at the foot
of the grand staircase, on which were arrang-
ed the Cent Gardes, by the Duke de Cam