(Compiled from the Local Press.)
on board their Excellencies Ho, Minister, an:
'The Chinese steamfrigate, Hoion, having Chang, Vice-Minister, from China to Japan, with the Consul and' Vice-Consuls, suite of interpreters, secretaries of legation, consulate officers and general retinue, left Kobe on the morning of tie 12th instant, for Yokohama, Who voyage appears to have been a boisterous one, for, through stress of weather, the frigate was obliged to anchor in Ara-kami harbour, and again in Kaneda Bay, Besides saving the the foundered junk, of which an acin yesterday's Daily News, the Hoi-hon's pilot reports that he passed close to an abandoned junk near Hinosima, capsized, but with a mast still in and a boat towing astern, Nothing was seen of the crew.
The Hoi-hon arrived at Yokohama on the
saluted by the German frigate Blisabeth, just morning of the 17th stant, and was by leaving on her voyage to Honolulu," The Hoi-hon having anchored, hoisted the Japanese flag and fired a salute, which compliment was lazily acknowledged by the Kanagawa fort at noon, During the forenoon, the Crinese flag was also saluted by H.B.M,'s corvette Modest the French gun-vessel Laclocheterie, and ti Russian corvette Vsadnick; after which visits were made to the Chinese Ministers on board their frigate, and returned by them to the ships, in due state, The dors seem to have Innded on the 17th, with their suite, in a kind of semi-atate and proceeded to' the Kencho but, says the Guzette, they declined residing on shore owing to the ° inconves they would have been likely to experi from the numerous calls of their elated cou trymen residing in Yokohama, and who celebrated the arrival of the Ministers and officials with, for Celestials, rather demonstrative In the Chinese quarter of the Swamp Con n, the national cracker was in great request; and at night there was a not altogether unsuccessful attempt at illu tion of a kind calculated to make the surrounding "darkness visible.
Where wae, however, no particular demonstration by the Jupanese at the landing on the 17th, beyond the fact of an enormous crowd having assembled, 'Two carriages only wore waiting to receive the party, and into one of these the two Ministers got as sodn as they landed, and were driven immediately to the Kencho. 'Two more of the important' personages sented themselves in the second carriage, and were conspicuous for some time owing to the ponies having an objection to proceed. The occupants of tite vehicle kept their scuta like stoies, ssithout moving a masele, until the ji horses werd cured to proceed, The rest of the Embassy pproceeded in jinrikshas, wending their way through the crowd as best they could. After remaining at the Kencho. about a yiucter of an hour, the Minist arty proceeded the Town Hall, where a tiffin had been pr vided for them. A good deal of powder was expended during the de", but on the occasion of the Ministers' Ia.ding, the only mau-of-war which took any notice of the event, excepting the Hoi-ion, was Russian flagship, which fired a salute as the party
man-of-war to the landing-place. were proceeding in bouto from the Chinese Next day, the 18th December, the ters landed at, three o'clock in'rea! Chine state, to the intense admiration of a lary number of Japanese and Chinese spectator The two Ministers were carried in kagos, each home on the shoulders of eight bearers, both being preceded by heralds beary banners and the other paraphernalia which are generally to be observed in a Chinese Mandarin's procession. A company of marines escorted the Ambassadors. There was no musie, though a great noise was made by beating gongs, Next to the Ministers came the Consuls on' horseback, the remainder of the party riding in jinrikshas, 'Lhe procession proceeded through Chinese town to the Chinese Club. As they assed through the streets, the people maniested their joy by firing off crackers; which demonstration, however pleasing to the performers, very' nearly resulted in a serioxts cident to one of the mounted gentry. The pony this individual bestrode was evidently unnceustomed to a salute of crackers, as he commenced to prance about in such a manner that it seemed very probable be would deposit his rider on the ground. Two strong bettes, however, succeeded in arresting the playfulness of the animal until the clatter had somewhat subsided.
The Herald briefly describes the landing, as follows:—"At three o'clock this afternoon, their Excellencies Ho and Chang, with the Consul and Vice Consul, accompanied by Dr.
rteo, loft the frigate in a small Japanese 'Admiralty steam Munch, followed by a larger launch carrying a few' attaches and interpreters. Their Excellencies were saluted by a salvo from the fort. After landing at the English Hatoba, where a large crowd had congregated, their Excellencies, the Consul, and Dr. McCartes proceeded in two carriages to the Kencho, and, after a short stay there, to the Machigaisho, where they sat down to a dinner provided by Messrs. Bonnat & Ca, They are te take up their night quarters at the Gaimusho-shitoke, o, near the railway station."
From what the Gazette can learn of the intentions of His Excellency Ho, he purposes staying three days in Yokohama. At the exd of three days the Embassy will proceed to Tokio, where it is arranged that the two Ministers will permanently remain, A Consul, will reside in Yokoham other Consuls are it ka,—most probably the Intter place, as a larger number of Chinamen there than in Kobe;—and the remaining Consul will take up his residence in Nagasaki.
The Japanese official organ, the Ni Shinbun, tersely records the event following terms:—The Chinese Ambassador and suite will probably arrive at Yokohama today, The report. that he would take, ohio at the house of Mori, at cho, has proved unfounded. He will stop at the branch office of the foreign department, and afterwards the Legation will be either at Tokio or Yokouama, whicl r he chooses, As his mission is not a special one, but is on the same footing as the other foreign representatives accredited here, no special preparation will be made for hi reception, wut only an interpreter despatched from th Foreign Office to meet him.
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