The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-06 00:00:00

A VISIT TO JAtiAN.

Captain H. Cooper, the commander of an American
vessel, has communicated the following to the Sag Har-
bour Corrector : _

" April 18th, lB44.—Lat. 5 20 S., long. 126 40 R,
picked up a man (a Malay) in a boat about 10 feet long.
He had been 10 days out of sight of land. He had on
board part of a cocoanut and a few ears of corn. April
20.—We stopped at the island of Borou, and put him on
shore to get back to his island. July 18.-3 P.M., the
fog clearing off, we discovered an island, not laid down
in any chart we have seen. We judged ourselves from
10 to 15 miles distant, near Ist. 48 30, long. 157 50 E.
It is of moderate height, and uneven. The (wind was
light, and, before we could get near it the fog set in, and
we had to haul off from it. Since then it has been seen
by ether ships.
" March 15th, 1845.—We went ashore on the island
of St. Peter's lat. 30 30 N., long. 140 10 E. There we
found 11 Japanese that had been cast away. They had
been 70 days on the island, and all the water they got
was rain that fell in the hollow places in the rocks. We
took them on board.

" M.treh 16th.—Fell in with a Japanese junk, let. 31
50 N., long. 141 5 E., with its stern stove in and dis-
masted. They had got up a jury mast. They were out
of water. We took the men out of her, and proceeded
to the coast of Japan to land them. Experienced very
bad weather. Got blown off the coast, and some time
before we could get in. April 17th—Came to anchor
at the entrance of the bay of Jeddo. The next morning
word came from the Emperor to come up to Jeddo. We
got part of the way up, when, the wind dying away,
their boats took us in tow and towed us up. There were

from3oo to 400 boats to tow us up.
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After we came to anchor there was a hawser anchored
around us at such a distance that we could swing to our
anchor. To this hawser there were boats made fast as
thick as they could lie. Outside of them there VI as
another hawser with boats ; and outside of that still
another, so that we were surrounded with boats three
deep, to guard us. The boats contained from 15 to 30
men each. We lay there four days, during which time
they furnished us with everything we stood in need
of, such as wood, water, rice, barley, fowls, vegetables,
and spars. They were all sent by the Emperor as a
present, for which they could take nothing in return.
" While we lay at anchor a great many of their officers
came on board of us; the Governor came on board seve-
ral times. They were very friendly; tried to get all the
information they could; and had their painters on board,
sketching everything they could see. They were very
particular in taking the dimensions of the ship and spars,
and everything they could get sight t of
" They told us not to come again, for they would not
allow us, even if we picked up more of their men, to fetch
them there. They wanted us to tell all we fell in with
not to come there.
" When we were ready to go, it being calm, they took
us in tow with nearly 400 boats, with about 20 men in
each boat. They towed us to sea, a distance of over 30
miles."
Translation of the order of proclamation delivered to
Captain Cooper, from the Emperor, by his messenger:—
" It came to the ears by the mouths of the shipwrecked
that the shipwrecked of our country were by this brought
in, and have been treated friendly on board the ship. It
is our law that they are not received from bands of fo-
reign countries, except China and Holland; but by this
only they are received, because the bringing in of these
shipwrecked happens probably from ignorance of the
mentioned law. Therefore, in future they will not be
I received is no ways, but must be treated severely wheu-