, 1875-12-27
JAPANEYE TRAIy1Nu.SHIp.
HolnothluR About tho Tsukub0, NoW
at bR.a KrNnCikc0.

gan ff14ft9f9 1tTt }(Tt. H..
Abont noon yesterdav tho Jap4nete frigasee
anchored OF vallejo-street wharf. Tho
whit vas not unexpected but embodied
tho largest ship of that nation that has
croasaa tho pscihc. aon,o yearn ago NO wern
visited by tho CandinArrab. = rmall ship Of 212
tona reGlster. which consraated strangely with
tbe tupsovea and really fne vessel - present in
now institution. and dates lis standing Of sny
importance within . pefiod Of about thIea
yea1H: 1t eonslsta At present Of twelve
ass suns xa,,ss ssF sv 81 Sesh Sl1s s' vsfa
establhhed naval acadomy 1t Toxic whtoh IL
governed upon tho samo principles Of inftttic-
tiop hs our own Annapolis school,. The cadets
1nhin tor psrlod OF i've yeArs, atsar which they
tre unsigned 10 duty upon regulsr nep-of-~nr.
1ha Isukubs Ii the largest Of tho training yes-
telA, and Il yearly sent on cruise abroad. Two
ycnrs ago Hhe went TO Cb,nA, last yoar to For
mosa, aud this in her frat sisis 70 THO American
cohss Upon going aboard tho TsuhahA there
la nothing essentially different 10 be noticed
Ia her appearance from that Of American Na.
vetaelst excepting, OF course. tho officers aud
crew. sho vas originally built for the En-.
glish navy, And was purchased by tue Japanese
Government sone iiyo yohta s!uce. The
yessel 10 built Of teak wood. aud tho COM
mander's and captains quarters In the afteE-
cabin are mat and tootuy. ErorJthing Ia IL
regular nsn-of-war Htyle. The orders. piping 10
Qun1tot8. etc.. oto., arc after The fashion uf
own navy. The accommodations for the Junior
oficera and cadets, on tho bsrth deck, cannot be
e1celled In neatnessf while the hammocks and
ncssluRa. laai1cd fore and aft. put us 10 mind Of
the good old days wleu Iron monitors we're un-
known. Sue tegissera 1,033 tons, and has An
engine OF 200 horse power. manufactured by
Iiumrhrcrn 4 Tonnsnt: London. hhe is con1-
FuknmutS as Lieutenant. The EnR1lah in-.
siructors are Mersrs. T. ". Austin. +. leo, nnt
". woodward. Thcde instructors arc dstailed
from tug btitlah navy by request ..a o. tue l.p-
manshsp, and arc. we understand a gun
ncr, boatswaln. hud IN 1ble sehmsn, each
pretictent i'll his department. Thoy are the only
Foreigners OIL board. Altogether she has Is off,
Mr.. Austin, the Chief Instructor. Informs tis
that the crew Of the yesael ~ actiys and Of
'cicnt as any white crew. ln tho gale the heavy
| armament Was the principal cause Of tho reaael
boats. First one was stoyo up OH the
| sdc. and immediately .itcr tho other boat was
! swept away. Tho vessel uha under snuR sail
On the pilot boarding her Yesterday 10
Immediately kept away for the epsranee.
and after getting hrr headed all right.
| yards squared eLc.. all handa vera gwen
immsd'stely put On On shstr noas 1uan..f-wsr
costume. similar to that In uae iu tie American
navy. Al they approached tho land. tue vessel
| was covered fore-and-aft with the Japanese,
[ akeiching the entrance and ovsTy obtscs Of ~
| torest aud numerous were tho inquiries tlht
wcso 1nads in regard to every promlueut object.
| on Alcatraz, the corvette Ealutcd the American
flag with national aA!ute, which was promptly
returned by the fort. The armamont conAlHta Of
tuc1yo large guns, NIL on the upper deck, which
werc manufacturer at Kasoshlma, Janan. Thcy
hre made Of brnas, carry 50-pound ball, aud
asa altogether formidable and ai'iclent weapouH.
IN the magazine on tho deck below afo 13G
Snyder rifles, sixty Smith Il WcEson rs..
tots, sixty cntlasses, and Two G-round
As1nstrong feli-pieces. The Isukuba
left Hiuagows. tho anchorage ii Toxic, the capi'
tal Of Jat,sn. situated in iedo BAY. on Nov. 9.
Her stay In San F1anc,vco will extend 10 sbou'
ono mouth during which eosson ste r'll vlsil
siase Island Nsry-y Yard and ether points OF 1n-
tetost in this vicinity. The officers aud Grow
were dosirous ot going also to tho At
lantio coast, but fer soma reason The
Jaranese Government rcfusnd to consent te
this voy aao 1T prssent. All on board are 10 OF
cellent hoaltb. and tho vesanl appeared to have
been handled in thorough aud sca1nan-llke
manner. From hero ehe will return 10 Japan
touching At Honolulu on her wav home. Truly
tho world moyes. and japan may yet be do
st1ned 10 bo au important naval power upon tht
| Pacific.