Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . ndedin Nagasaki. The Japanese man-of-war Kango, commandedby Captain I to, had been sent down to Nagasaki to welcomethe General. The landing took place in the Japanese the time that General Grant came into the waters ofJapan it was the intention of the government that he shouldbe th
Around the world with General Grant: a narrative of the visit of General , ex-president of the United States, to various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879To which are added certain conversations with General Grant on questions connected with American politics and history . ndedin Nagasaki. The Japanese man-of-war Kango, commandedby Captain I to, had been sent down to Nagasaki to welcomethe General. The landing took place in the Japanese the time that General Grant came into the waters ofJapan it was the intention of the government that he shouldbe the nations guest. As soon as the General stepped intothe barge the Japanese vessels and the batteries on shorethundered out their welcome, the yards of the vessels weremanned, and as the barge moved slowly along the crews of theships in the harbor cheered. It was over a mile from the THE 479 Richmond to the shore. The landing-place had been ar-ranged not in the foreign section nor the Dutch Concession,carrying out the intention of having the reception entirelyJapanese. Lines of troops were formed, the steps were cov-ered with red cloth, and everyspace and standing spot and :coiome of vantage was coveredwith people. The Generalsboat touched the shore,and with Mrs. Grant onhis arm, and fol-. lowed by the Colonel, theJapanese officials, and themembers of his party, heslowly walked up the plat-form, bowing to the mul-titude who made theirobeisance in his honor. There is something strange in thegrave decorum of an Oriental crowd—strange to us who re-member the ringing cheer and the electric hurrah of Saxonlands. The principal citizens of Nagasaki came forward and VILLAGE NEAR NAGASAKI. 480 CONVERSATIONS CONTINUED—ARRIVAL IN JAPAN. were presented, and after a few minutes pause our partystepped into jinrickshaws and were taken to our quarters. The jinrickshaw is the common vehicle of Japan. It isbuilt on the principle of a childs perambulator or an invalidschair, except t
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