Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-03-03
Hamago-ten, with an uncle of the Mikado

every case much kindness and c0rdlallty
were exhibited. On the following day
there were races in Yeddo. on the foreign
system. Great crowds Of the people were
present, and among them many from the
court and the yashikis of the mobiles. A
few foreigners only were present. buttheir
report will insure large gathering from
Yokohama, should similar sport be again
set afoot. 1t is stated that the prizes
were given by the goverument-three
days racing. each prize $50. This is
the INSTRUMENTATION of such sports among
the Japanese themselves; and from the
pleasure it afforded, we expect that racing
will take its place as one Of their most fa-
vorite national pastimes.
1.-The mode in which Western and Eas-
tern civilizations are commingling is evinc-
ed in the following further notice Of the
last important event in Japanese comme-
moration. 1t will be seen that thearts Of
war which rude man acquires the earliest
and which, in the present half civilization
Of our planet, are those which have reach
ed, apparently, almost their ultimate of
development; and it is to be hoped that
with such an attainment the policy Of war
may yield to the policy Of peace in full re-
cognition ofthe influences of true civil
ization.
"The Mikado's birthday was kept both
In Yeddo and Yokohama 10 a manner very
different from that in which the same oc
casion was wont to be. Falling on our
Sunday, no further notice was taken of IL
by foreign officials than the salute that
was fred by all the men-of-war in harbor
at noon. We doubt not that if it had
fallen on any other day, NE should have
seen something in the shape Of . review
at least Of the English troops-but. a. it
was. review took place on the Monet
chi of some 3 or 400 Japanese troops. be-
fore Mia. Date (foreign minister). and
several Kuges, who had arrived from Yed-
do to, be present. There were two parties
Of troops-one that bad been taught on
the French system. and the other on the
English. Both went we'll through the
little they had to do. They marched past
separately-the men drilled by the French
first. They marched round ifomsright TO
left, instead Of the usual way; and having
passed at slow and quick marchthsy we're
]iminediately taken from the ground. The
fmen who had beer drilled o1 cue EnS III
system consisted Of four line companies
and battery of artillery with three field
pieces. They had a band Of drums and
flies, the men composing it being dressed
in red coats and blue trowsers. The ap-
pearance of the whole of the men was very
creditable; and all remarked the greatim-
provement they exhibited in every respect
on any former exhibition we have had Of
their discipline. The band was certainly
not much to listen to, but it served to
mark the time for the marching, which
was very steady. After passing the Mia
at short and quick time. the artillery rang
ed up at the right Of the line in which the
troops formed and the imperial and .regi-
mental flags were saluted in the ordinary
way, the band playing what we must sup
pose was intended for the japanese ma
tioual anthem. It hadn't much melody,
but was thoroughly characteristic. A feu
de 3oie was then fired, not very success
fully. BY the whole line and the artillery.
The review was certainly worth seeing !;
and gave to those who did witness it an
idea of the spirit of the Japanese. which
has led to so vast an amelioration IN the
dress. appearance and movements Of the
men," - -
It seems from these slight visions Of the
Sunrise Kingdom.-that being the ety.
mology of its name. Zipan-za. as Marco
I Polo wrote it,->that this wonderful peo-
/ pie, among whom the lesser arts Of life
have been carried to all the perfection
possible to their mental organization. are
now about to endorse their fneness of ma
nipulation upon the scientific de6niteness
of the European and Anglo-American.