Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-02
Celebration Of the Fourth OF July
i'm NagRsaki. Japan. @

Mr.. EDITOR: How true Is loyalty
How loyal is truth They can not tie
separated. the Que is the counterpart
of the Other The loyal heart ia true
and the true heart is loyal. Where
the one does not exist the other CAD
not. Where the one does exist the
other must. They are not af.cie by
distance, not impaired by time. not
extinguished by death. They are not
confined TO the many or limited TO the
few. Fourteen hours before the mil.
lions of America began 10 celebrate the
anniversary of our nation's birth, on
the 9Th inst, her fourteen loyal citl.
Zens in this heather city had already
thrown their red, white aud blue TO
the baimy bre,Z9s OF this Pacific Isle,
and made it tremble under the mighty
roar uf cannon. True Ia the right, as
we'll as 20 the loyal, MT q flag was
Lifted or gun sounded on the 4th, as
it occurred on Sunday. But on the
following day the Tic1nderoga, an.
American man of-War, which has
been anchored here for several tbs,
dressed the ship with innumerable.
flags, and at twelve o'clock fired a
salute of thirteen cannon, represent
ing the thirteen original states, which
were responded to by the guns OF Pay
master Barry. in charge OF the Amer
lean store house at this port. At night
the ship was grandly illuminated with
about TWO thousand Japanese lanterns,
reaching from The very top OF the
msinm mast to the surface of the water
below,thence making a complete arch OF
the Duat, Tne yards were al exienued
and beautifully illuminated. From
the fl4gstaff 10attd blazing hig
made OF red, white and blue lights,
bearing the date l776. Thirteen sans
pans (smaH Japanese beats engaged
by the Ticonderoga and lmposlngly
dressed with flags and Illuminated
with red, white aud blue lights,
circled around the barbOr, presenting
a magnificent appearance to those on
| shore. Following these was band
OF music, making land and sea
ring with the sweet melodies
| OF SHaiI CoIumbta,u Star Spangled
Rannern and the "Rei, WhiieT and
BIue.n A magnificent array of fire
| works, both on laud aud sea, attracted
no less than five thousand japanese
male and female, who thronged the
streets and shores and Tent the airwitt
wild applause the premises of Com
modore Farber, Pay Barry aut
others were extensively illuminated
while the Stars and Stripes !" hoate(
from the Swiss aud Russiau men4of
war and from every merchant vesselil
the harbor. What's signlticantCtaken
| switzerland with her king, R1ssl,
with her car, Germany with her EN-
neror. and Japan with her mlcado
meeting with America with her presi
J dent to celebrate the anniversary G
human rights and liberties - H0y
viviulv this union of nations bring
to the mind the inspired prophecy
s. Nation shall not lift up swOT
against, neither stall they have We
any more" =.
/ am sorry this beautiful pictul
must be marred by the withdrawal {
English men-of-Wsr from The harb'
- 10 escape, II possible partfci patton
o tbis national jubilee and ceHsufe Tor
y doing. [ am Informed upon good a
: thority that they did this at all Il
=, omen ports in Japan, and not only tn
W mt that it has been n long estabilsn'
y custom TO Withdraw her men >of- W
J. ON every fourth -ef~July from eveI
~ hort where there is an American 10 q
of-war preparing for a celebration.
But she can hardly be blamed
~ this. Were we in her stead We shou
y then excuse good one. . set.
d. can not close this sketch witho
IN mentioning the very pleasant al
:, sum ptuous entertainment given 10 I
American citizens of Nagasak1 6y |
retiring of the United States cons
and wife at their residence on !
o evening Of the 5th inst. Mr.. Manga
,- who has been for the last thirte
. years United States CONSUL at this pc
8 has been transferred to Tlnents
an China, and General Alexander Jon
Ia of West Virginia, appointed Ia
AZ stead. M. Jones en9red upon 4
>: Office on the fret instant. st.gg
be @. s. LONG
an Nagasaki, Japan, July 70. 1880.
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