2f)4 THE RIGHT AVAY to treat the JAPANESE. 
if notliing else.” AVe wondered in vain why Si-mo-da 
had been chosen when Iley-da was so near; and we have 
not yet ceased to wonder. -w 
As we steamed slowly up into this figure-of-sf^'. har- 
bour, the Russian boats, which had been saved wlf«3& the 
Diana foundered, were seen safely moored along the quiet 
beach; but the Russians themselves were nowhere to-be 
noticed. They subsequently acknowledged that they had 
taken us for an English or French steamer under Ame- 
rican colours, and repeated the oft-complained-of proceed- 
ing of the former, who had entered the harbour of Petro- 
polowski with our flag at their peak, made a hasty survey 
of it, and then put up their helm and steamed out again 
while hoisting their true colours and firing a gun in bra- 
vado. Wo had not seen the act ourselves, but had heard 
of it so often that we finally began to regard it as having 
taken place beyond a doubt. 
As soon as we had let go our anchor, the captain's gig 
was placed at the disposal of our passengers, and after 
they had been on shore a few minutes we began to see 
swarms of their countrymen crowding the beach, many 
of whom came oft* in their boats to extend the civilities 
of the port to us. One would have imagined it a posses- 
sion of the Czar instead of a Japanese seaport town, so 
completely had the Russians made themselves at home. 
They laughed at the idea of our not visiting them at their 
quarters because the Japanese objected to it, and offered 
to take us in (heir boats if we wished to respect their 
foolish fancies. 
That night wo had them, as well as several Japanese 
of rank, on board, and introduced them to a bowl of hot 
