The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

Guard of Honour, on Horseback.

The procession will move from Guildhall at eleven
o'clock, passing from King-street, through Gresham-
street, Princes-street, Lombard-street, Fenchurch-street.
Mincing-lane, Tower-street, Eastchea.p, Fish-street-hill,
Lower Thames-street, to Billinsgate ; from thence by
water to Westminster, returning from 'Westminster to
Blackfriars'-bridge, and then return through New
Bridge-street, Ludgate-hill, Ludgate-street, St. Paul's
Churchyard, Cheapaide, and King-street, to Guildhall.
At Bridge-street the procession on its return will be
joined by the Ambassadors, her Majesty's Ministers of
State, the nobility, judges, members of Parliament, and
other persons of distinction invited to the banquet at

AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO JAPAN.

The Was7tington Union publishes extracts from a de-
spatch received at the Navy Department from Com.
M. C. Perry, commanding United States East India
squadron, dated at Napa, Island of Loo Choo, June 25,
1853, respecting the purchase of Port Lloyd, in one of
the Bonin Islands in the Japanese Sea. The Bonin
Islands extend in a direction nearly north and south
between the latitude of 2G deg. 30 min. and 27 deg.
45 min. north • the centre line of the group being in
long, about 142 deg. 15 min. east. The principal islands,
and indeed all of them, have been named by Captain
Beechey, of her Majesty's ship Blossom. The northern
cluster he called " Parry's Group ;" to the middle cluster,
consisting of three larger islands, he gave the names re-
spectively of " Peel," " Buckland," and " Stapleton," and
the southern cluster he called " Baily's Islands." Port
Lloyd is situated on the western side, and nearly in the
centre of Peel Island. It is easy of ingress and egress,
and may be considered a safe and commodious harbour,
though of deep anchorage, ships usually anchoring in
from 18 to 22 fathoms. The safest anchorage is to be
found as high up the harbour as a ship can conveniently
go, having regard to depth and room for swinging and
veering cable. Wood and water can be obtained in
abundance, though the former must be cut by the crew,
and of course taken on board green. The water is ob-
tained from running streams, and is of good quality.
The few settlers still remaining on Peel Island—the
other islands being uninhabited raise considerable
quantities of sweet potatoes, Indian corn, onions, taro,
and a few fruits, the most abundant of which are water-
melons, bananas, and pine apples; a few pigs and some
poultry are also raised. For these they find ready sale
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to the whale ships constantly touching at thedpors sior
the
water and other supplies. During the four
communicated
American squadron was at anchor at Port Lloyd,
ythree
whalemen, two American and one English ,carried
by means of their boats with the settlement, n
) e o
away many supplies procured generally in exchange for
moat acceptat i t
articles, of which ardent spirits are
many of the settlers. The soil is of
thatex of Madeira and I
cultivation, very much resemblingrucellent quality for
the Canary Islands (the latter
.a admirably adapted for
beingainin the same parallel,
of latitude) and consequently is
tobacco,o f
sug a
sugar
sugar
the cultivation of the vine,
cane, and many other valuable
cultivatef
fplwaihietsa,
an
i of
tobacco the settlers already
is
own consumption.
for
rbe purposesbeuxliiladuinsgtedif any •
rather scarce, and wouldTimbseoron
crease of population were to call for the, erection of many
buildings. The best kinds. are the tamana and the wild
The former is similar to the red wood of
mulberry.
M„ico, and is very enduring. Commodore
Brazil anya
Perry caused the island to be thoroughly explored by
two parties of officers, and their reports will be
duly filed with other similar papers. The master
of the Saratoga also surveyed the harbour. Having
long been satisfied (writes the commodore) of the im-
portance of these islands to commerce, my present visit
has been induced by a desire to examine them myself, in
view of recommending Peel's Island as a stopping-place
for the line of steamers which, sooner' or later, must be -
of reports respecting
established between California and China. To this end
time appeared in the public
I have caused, as before-mentioned, the island be this vessel have from time to .
plored, and a few animals to ex-TIE C, OROMANDEL—As a variety
prints,
placed upon two of the group
that of her passengers (Government
it will relieve the minds of persons interested in
as a commencement of a provision for future wants. I her safety and
have also distributed d .of gar en seeds everydescription had
on their arrival presented Captain
emigrants) to know that• she safely arrived in Australia.
to the present settlers, and have held out hopes to them
aietter of thanks for his care and kindness
that I may furnish them with implements of husbandry,
The passengers
Byron with
during a long voyage. They speak in the
and a greater number of animals. Indeed, I have gone
mterms of praise of every officer of the vessel, and
so far as to secure a suitable spot for the erection of highest .
kn ledgments also to the crew.
1 offices' wharTes, coal sheds, &c."