The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-12-30
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Correspondence Of the Territ rial Enterprise.
InaSmnch as hut FIVE Americans had seen
| the Mikado of japan, we accepted an oeca-
sion To be present at the reception Of the new
American Miui>rer-Hnn. G. Z DeLnug-
more through curiosity t. see a man reputed
| 10 have bat a limited suppl, of brains, hold
ing high position, than fer anything else.
Inc Munster and suite went on hoard the
United States steamer Ashuelnt at 10 A. NJ !;
the usual saiuteS were fired, and returned
from the fort at hanagawa, and In our nice
lrle boat fair mate 10 the BIasdei on Lake
Bisier-stetIned up the Jay, past thousands
of juaks, fruit and fish boats, and in two
hours Or rpped anchor at distance of four
E,ies from the CITY, uhlch lies stretched
along the bay for distance Of eight or ten
miles, clad in verGure, and bound in awful
silence. No smoke fruB, homes or workshops;
no sound of bell ct steam whistle di~turGs
the quiet of Isdo, unless some barbarians
ike ourselves come to visit. Five immense
forts, Of no use, front the city and protect
about twenty square miles al mud Hats from
the fact that they are forts. having Eelther
gun az magazine in or IOund about. Mr.
lads Of geese, duck and teal swim around
uuhaTmet by man, and nul'irudes of scream
ing crows SIT upt the battiementS. Along
the hillside are a large number Of temples,
grounds Of the T,cunn-ahw we believe, in
possession cf the Mikaio. Lending amid a
crowd ut h4lf-naked Coolies, OR argy pro-
ceedel to the hotel II magnificent building
owned aud run b. JaYanc~.j and there re
manned until the next morning, Is II Was said
T. be unsafe To visit around the city without
large guard.
At IL O'Clock our priv Of nine, in fall
dress, nuudlsd into three miserable old carts
drawn bt the soTEIes; nays Ia Christeudain,
(Wo- Duff < Ennur'> teams are perfect Ar4Hi-
ans in cu.upari~on) aud guarded II eight
mounted I4konIns (eiiher OF whom WOULD
have been honortd ny eating oar thronts aGG
then cumniiiIInG harIkIrIj anG twenty sol
diers clad IN ali costumes. from Georgia
Majors to Wa>Eoe Indians, with guns,
rifles, and pistols for arms, all of a different
make. W. st- forth for the castle of the Mi
kad3 - Japan through long, uaiTo'' streets,
lined with thousands ftao-swortzd NakonIGs
aui lIng tines Of soldiers, while the people
NAo croaded the way we're like sHarm> Of
bees. II ali that dense crowd "fpeap.s, wa"
for three niles infested the road. we faiird To
see friendly face, or one that bstpkeEcd
pleasure At cur coming At last we arrived
at the castle gale; it Is of heavs timber and !
iroa traps, and the wall, which eLcluse tue |
castle and grounds are about twenty feet nigh /
and twelve tee IN thickness. Inside these (
walls lise the DaimiCs Of the MIkada (Wany (
# thCml wiki their retaineTS ana families I
We mad to pass through FIVE gates before
we reached the myat which sUTI.uu9ed 1
the castle proper, each enclosure flied /
with CT 4y.d, O. armed meE, and Ger 7
tally El.sinZ us til a. though ~ {
should fare but poorly should one Of
their pariatica. raids against foreigner, +
0ecur- At the bridge. waich led across a +
les ~. 3 4 ~
~ atscd tcc hundfsd yards perhaps, aud es-
caTted by Yakoains entered ioHg, l5N
ba d.n- Of wood, with PaBPr sliding doors
aud mating covering The floors; Nc were
escorted to a ruoH IL which MAS a long
table, ce,ered with cheap cloth and sur
r uud.ci by benches, On whIch We we're IN
yIt-d to take seats by the Faurh Minister 81
FOrei-n AftITS. via received u>. Cur
party was tAtn Introduced to the Prime
&liuISter and several ether utatI7IS, Jdpa-
ns-a officiating as interpreter ias l. ai~a,s
tie ea~e1, and then follower the usual com
planetary amount of lying, interspersed
with magnificent tea handed around Ia
small cups, and sveatmeaFs uf fancy design.
A large amount Of preliminary nonsense
was INDUCED IN to tie order Ia which oUr
party sh 5ud appear before the august Em-
oeror, but It last the sIgAaI for presentation
was given, and our procession, headed By
The outgoing and becoming Ministers,
ss4rte3 forward. In the distance We heard
he most unearthly racket that !. is possible
10 conceive Of, bat at last II developed Itself
INTO howl OF instrumental anguish, wrunS
ron horns, drums, reeds and harps of I
thousand strings BY a dozen wei-fed Japs,
ZACH desireu> OF making the greatest discoTd
n the longest space One vi the crew forci- |
.iy reminded US Of Carl York, for ne blew
prodigiOus horn, and as the crash of its
esonan: notes was heard through legions Of