Atdawnonthe13ththe`Carnatic\'enteredtheportofYokohama。Thisisanimportantway-stationinthePacific，whereallthemail-steamers，andthosecarryingtravellersbetweenNorthAmerica，China，Japan，andtheOrientalislands，putin。ItissituatedinthebayofYeddo，andatbutashortdistancefromthatsecondcapitaloftheJapaneseEmpire，andtheresidenceoftheTycoon，thecivilEmperor，beforetheMikado，thespiritualEmperor，absorbedhisofficeinhisown。The`Carnatic\'anchoredatthequaynearthecustom-house，inthemidstofacrowdofshipsbearingtheflagsofallnations。
PassepartoutwenttimidlyashoreonthissocuriousterritoryoftheSonsoftheSun。Hehadnothingbettertodothan，takingchanceforhisguide，towanderaimlesslythroughthestreetsofYokohama。HefoundhimselfatfirstinathoroughlyEuropeanquarter，thehouseshavinglowfronts，andbeingadornedwithverandas，beneathwhichhecaughtglimpsesofneatperistyles。Thisquarteroccupied，withitsstreets，squares，docksandwarehouses，allthespacebetweenthe`promontoryoftheTreaty\'andtheriver。Here，asatHongKongandCalcutta，weremixedcrowdsofallraces，-AmericansandEnglish，ChinamenandDutchmen，mostlymerchantsreadytobuyorsellanything。TheFrenchmanfelthimselfasmuchaloneamongthemasifhehaddroppeddowninthemidstofHottentots。
Hehad，atleast，oneresource，-tocallontheFrenchandEnglishconsulsatYokohamaforassistance。Butheshrankfromtellingthestoryofhisadventures，intimatelyconnectedasitwaswiththatofhismaster：
and，beforedoingso，hedeterminedtoexhaustallothermeansofaid。
AschancedidnotfavourhimintheEuropeanquarter，hepenetratedthatinhabitedbythenativeJapanese，determined，ifnecessary，topushontoYeddo。