Identifier: narrativeofexped05perr (find matches)
Title: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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to the left.Here was a dense crowd, and here also was exhibited the final device toprevent the Commodore from going to the palace. The regents own res-idence was not far from the entrance of the street thus crowded, and herethat dignitary requested, through the interpreter, that the procession shouldat once go to his house, and partake of the refreshments he had provided.Mr. Williams, who saw at once the object of the request, paid no attentionto it, but marched straight on to the palace gate. It was obvious that theregent had anticipated that his stratagem would prove successful, for thegate of the palace was closed. A messenger, however, was dispatched, atfull speed, to cause it to be opened, and preparations to be made for theCommodores reception. On arriving at the entrance, the artillery andmarines were drawn up in line, and the Commodore and his suite walkedpast them into the castle or palace; the troops presented arms, the ensignswere lowered, and the band played Hail Columbia.
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ENTERTAINMENT AT THE PALACE. 217 On entering the first gateway, a second wall and portal were seen above,(for the edifice stood on a cliff or elevation of rock, which formed, indeed,part of its foundation,) and this second gateway formed the entrance to theouter court of the palace, which crowned the height. This court was sur-rounded by houses, which seemed to be designed for servants and othersbelonging to the royal household. On the eastern side, however, wasanother gateway, resembling the Chinese portals of honor. This consistedof two arches, and the Commodore was conducted, as a mark of honor andrespect due to his rank, through that on the right hand, into what appearedto be the central court of the palace. It was about eighty feet square, withvery plain wooden buildings, of one story only, on its sides, and was pavedwith gravel and large tiles, arranged in alternate Vzenges. The hall ofreception was on the north side. All the other buildings, on the othersides, were protected by

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