The sun., 1901-06-30

! placed In Q box OF rosewood about 100
long. with lock. hinges, and mountings al
Of gold On either side Of the Commodor'
marched q tall. weil-forued negro. armed tt
the teeth. acting a. his personal guard. Al
this. of course. was for effect.
| Tho Commodore having been escorted
| TO the door Of the house Of reception. entered
! with his suite As the Commodore and hi,
| suite ascended to the reception room the
two digntaries who were seated on the lef'
| arose and bowed, and the Commodore and
suite were conducted to tho armchairs which
| had been provided for them on the right
| The interpreters announced tho names and
| titles Of the high Japanese functionaries as
| Toda- a-Idzu-no-sami, Toda. Prince OF idzu.
| and lido wani-no-kami. lido. Prince OF Ivanl.
| They were both men advanced In years. the
former apparently about so and the latter
some ten or fifteen years older. They were
both very richly dressed. their garments
being heavy silk brocsde interviewer with
elaborately wrought figures In gold and
| silver.
From the beginning the two Princes had
assumed an air Of statuesque formslity which
they preserved during the whole interview.
as they never spoke word. and rose from
their seats only at tho entrance and exit Of the
|
formal bow. For some time after the Com
modore and his suite had taken their seats
there was a pause of some minutes. not word
being uttered on either side. Tatznosks. tho
principal interpreter. was tho hrst to break
silence. which he did by asking Mr.. Portman.
tho Dutch interpreter, whether the letters
wers ready for delivery. stating that tho
Prince Toda was prepared TO receive them
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room was prepared as their receptacle
The Commodore. upon this being COM
muncatcd to him. beckoned to the boys who
stood IN the lower hall to advance. when they
lately obeyed his summons and came
forward bearing tho handsome boxes con-
tanning tho Presidents letter and other docu-
ments. The two stslwart negroes followed
Immediately in rear Of the boys. and marching
up to the scarlet receptacle. received the boxes
from the hands OF the bearers opened them.
took out the letters and displaying the writing
and seals. laid them upon the lid OF the Japan
ess box-sl in perfect silence
After the documents had been so placed
Mr. Portman. Dutch Interpreter. by ths
Commodore direction. Indicated to Tatznoske
the Japanese interpreter. the character Of
the various documents. upon which Tatznoske
anu me uONeTnOr OF lTukt, kuoSillAs' botu
bowed their heads Tho latter. now rising ap-
preached the Prince Of lwaGi and prostratine
himself on his knees before him. receiv cd from
his hands a roll Of papers, with which he
crossed over to the Commodore, and again
falling upon his knees. delivered It TO him
The Dutch Interpreter now asked what those
papers were 20 which II was answered:
They are the imperial rescript.
l.
municated that business relating TO foreign
countries cannot be transacted hero In Uraga
but in Nagasaki Now II has been observed
that the Admiral. In his quality Of Ambassa-
dor OF the President. would be insulted by H.
the justice OF this has been acknowledged
consequently. tho above mentioned letter
Is hereby received. in opposition 20 the jap
anese law. Because the place IL not designed
TO treat Of anything from foreigners, so
neither can conference nor enterta inment
take place Tho letter being received you
will leave hero
After silence Of some minutes. the Com
modore directed his Interpreters to inform
the Japanese that hs would leave with tho
squadron. for Loo Choo and Canton In two
or three days. and to offer TO the Government
his services il It wished 10 8 end any dispatches
or messages to those places, The Com
modor. also stated that it was his intention
To return to Japan In tho approaching spring.
perhaps IN April or May.
"On July IS Perry transferred his nag TO
the Mississippi and steamed up 70 within
sight Of the shipping Of Yedo, and tho next
day wa. given over to surveying and the
hospitabls reception OF japanese visitors.
On Sunday morning. the 18th, Perry and
his squadron steamed away, after having
made possible his reception the year follow
ing. when he returned with a larger squadron
and the wonder working glfts Of this nation. -