Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-12-02

mail steamers from Marseilles and South
ampton llo at their buoys. Here are
war frigates or iron-clads, from which fly
the British, French, Japanese. German
or American fage. Coal huiks, store
ships, aud all the usual evidences of an
old harhor are discovered all around US.
The town itself seems compactly built Of
low houses. with tiled roofs. They are
usually two-storied, though many are, in
the language of the East bungalows" /"
or oue.storied dwellings. The foreign
settlement seems to be arranged on plain
about mile square. The Japanese town
spreads out another mile more so to the
right. Beyond the plains is a sort of semi.
circle of hills, called 'the bluff" 1t is
covered with scores Of handsome villas
aud dwelling houses of all sizes and var
ietles of architecture. To the left the
bluff run abruptly into tie sea. To the
right it sweeps away to the southwest
In local parlance the various parts of
Yokohama are distinguished as the
Bluff" the "Setllement." and the ma
tiye" or Japanese" town. Along the
waterfront of the settlement run a fine,
wide, well.pavcd street. called the "Bund"
With a sea wall on the water side Pri.
vate dwelling, gardens and hotels adore
it, facing the water. There are as yet no
docks for the shipping, but there is the
English and the French "hatoba" The
former consists of stone breakwater or
piers rising twelve feet or so out of the
water enclosing irregular quadrangle,
with narrow entrance at one corner
The landslide Of the English hatoba is
furnished with steps, and score or more
Of boats can discharge their passengers at
once. The French hatoba consists of two
parallel piers of stone projecting out into
the bay. The building of most imposing
uglinesa from the sea view is the British
Consulate, an1 near by it is the American.
The Japanese Sal Ban Sho, or Court
House, is larger than either of the consul
late building, aud much handsomer. AT
the other extremely of the settlement
toward the bluff. is the F.ench Camp, and
near by it the English. Three hundred
French soldiers guard as many French
civilians resident in Japan. Three hun.
dred English marines are in camp at Yok.
ahama, they having relieved the Tenth
British foot; the same Tenth that served
their king Gu Bunker Hill. A rapid
glance. with an old Yokohama resident to
help US, and We distinguished the French
Consulate, the English aud American lie.
cations, and many other prominent build
ings.
The engines stop, and the great ship
lies motiouless at her buoy. Instantly
the crowd Of boats which have waited,
| like mounds in the leash. shoot toward the
stern ports aud gangway, aud the steamer
becomes walled in. First of all, the
United States mail.boat, propelled by six
native scullers, is flying swiftly shoreward
10 satisfy the eager souls of the elect, with
its precious freight Friends throng on
board to meet friends. Eugishmen step
ON deck to find out whether there is to be
war with Russia, and the Muscovites to
Inquire whether England will fight. Fan.
cy creatures ia velvet aud diamonds, with
gold on their fingers, and brass in their
faces. hasten TO SEQ whether any of their
guild have arrived from San Francisco.
Leaving deck and cabin, we visit the
steerage. The Goa! lighters are crowded
with dirty coolies. They impress us as
being the lowest OF their class. Their
clothing is exceedingly scauty. An
American lady with good eyssight sup
posed them TO be clad in very tight leath-
er-coored garments. On second sight,
wondering at the perfect it Of the dress,
she found it to be the only clothing which
mother nature provides for her children.
The proprietors Of the native boats have
entered the ports. and are driving brisk
trade in oranges and various articles Of
diet, precious only to Asiatics Huge
dried persimmons, which, though sbrunk-
en-. are four or five inches long, and SAX,
the rce-beer of the country. are very
saleable. a squad Of the Chinese SO uu-
mcrous IN Yokohama. are busy in furnish
ing small change to those who wish to 80
ashore. Japanese 'empos. iron and cop
per cash are exchanged for American
dimes, greenhacks, and Mexicaps.
With the kindly aid Of friend we
prepare to go ashore. Safely seated in
one Of the clean unpainted boats, in which
we detect no iron, but only here and
there a elect Of cop Der, we enjoy the