. Hildreth's "Japan as it was and is" : a handbook of old Japan. files of the Japanese soldiers stood abouta hundred yards from the beach, in somewhat loose andstraggling order. The greater part were behind the can-vas screens. There were a number of horses to be seen,and in the background a body of cavalry. The Japanesestated the number of troops at five thousand. On theslope of the hill, near the village, was collected a crowdof spectators, of whom many were women. As soon as the steamers dropped their anchors, theywere approached by two boats, containing their formervisitors, the first and
. Hildreth's "Japan as it was and is" : a handbook of old Japan. files of the Japanese soldiers stood abouta hundred yards from the beach, in somewhat loose andstraggling order. The greater part were behind the can-vas screens. There were a number of horses to be seen,and in the background a body of cavalry. The Japanesestated the number of troops at five thousand. On theslope of the hill, near the village, was collected a crowdof spectators, of whom many were women. As soon as the steamers dropped their anchors, theywere approached by two boats, containing their formervisitors, the first and second officers of the town, withthe interpreters, very richly dressed in silk brocade, bor-dered with velvet, and having on their garments of cere-mony. The steamers lay with their broadsides to theshore, ready for action in case of treachery. Fifteenlaunches and cutters were got ready, from which threehundred and twenty persons, officers, seamen, marines,and musicians, were landed on an extemporaneous jettywhich the Japanese had formed of bags of sand. Last.
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