The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-30

| afterwards heard scream, and then saw boy pass
along carrying the head OF Japanese in his hands
Not long after this, John Waters taken sick sppsr-
enuy IN The same manner Godthwait and took mcdi-
enc Tor about the space Of two weeks from the japanese
doctor During this period he was constantly getting
Wose' uni he became dellrlous Seeing this his ship
mates would not give him any more medicine From the
e 2, MS seasing to take the medicine Wasrs began to
recover, ana was gradually restored to health.
oome uihe IN lbe month of March discovered, from
oi one OF the Japanese guards that there
was announcer american IN prison at Nangasscki and was
cautioned not 10 mention it, would cause the guard
TO lose his head.
On the evening Of the seventeenth April, think, hall
an hour before sundown we heard SINGLE distant gun
few moments afterwards of my guards with whom
had become intimate, came to me and told me that ha
had also heard gum and stated that he thought some
foreign vessel was approaching the harbor and If was
So should know by hearing other guns from the
forts in the harbor, which would be fired to alarm the
neighbohood, and to put the community their guard
While we were yet conversing upon this subject we
heard the guns the harbor fire. the number Of about
ees hs ~ s
then told me il was certain ship was coming. My ship.
mates commenced cheering and my Japanese friend asked
keep them quiet for fear that the Japanese officers
might suspect that he had given the information. That
evening the officers cautioned the guard as was told
not on any account 10 let the prisoners know that
The next morning (the eighteenth) asked relief
guard why the guns heard the evening before had been
fred tie answered that they rusty, and being
On the morning Of the nineteenth my friend was on
guard again, and told me that vessel had anchored
the harbor. He thought il might be an American ship
heard nothing that day On the twentieth heard
nothing On the twenty first my Japanese friend again
guard He informed me that the interpreter had gone
on board the ship and asked the of her coming
here He said that the captain of the ship had told the
interpreter, at once that he came here for ship
wrecked He also said that the ship had actually
to be forwarded to the Emperor before the could
be given up and that forty fifty days would elapse be-
fore answer could be received He (he guard) gave
il his opinion that the ship would remain here during
here 50 long He assured me she would % as il wss .Ssc
uely necessary to refer the matter to the Emperor the
governor not possessing power to act otherwise.
On the afternoon OF the twenty fourth the interpreter
them being second in rank to the goyernor the
prison. and informed that must give up all the
clothes in possession, except suit EACH the
Japanese that they might be sent to the Dutch factory
and from thence the vessel and also told us that we
should be sent the day after tomorrow to the town.
house thence to be delivered to the superintendent Of
the Dutch factory, and from the factory should be n
ken by him 10 the ship
This was the first positive information we had received
OF the arrival OF the ship-my friend, from whom had
my previous reports, always cautonng me to keep them
Cured
About nine O'Clock the morning OF the twenty sixth
OF April taken from the prison and conveyed to
the town house, where met for the first time Mac
donald In the town house were assembled many Of
the high oacers including the recent governor and his
successor who, informed, had arrived at Manga
sacki since the ship The governor. officiating, in
perntendent Decma and that he would transfer u
the ship. We then taken to the island of Decma,
and delivered to the Dutch superintendent On
tering house, informed by of the gentle
men attached TO the Dutch factory that japanese
pliments required there from any one. We
were then provided with excellent dinner, and told to
amuse ourselves about the island until they ready
go with to the ship So
In about two hours afterwards the boats being ready
10 receive u.s. all went express grateful thanks
to the Dutch superintendent for his Kindness on this
casIon as well as on many others
We then left Decima for the ship.
When we were removed by authority of the governor,
we were always placed in eago which chair holding
but person. squated down upon his heels They are
about three feet long, two wde and three feet high
pended from single wooden bar carried upon the should
ers of two persons. The Japanese military officers
clad in kind of mail, wearing japaned hats All the
soldiers similar kind of hat. All the military
wear two swords long and one short one in addi-
ton to which, some are armed with maich-locks and
others with bows and arrows
When we arrived here from Matsmai, no mill
tay display in the harbor any OF the calico screens
nor saw any cannon IN japan, until we them from
this ship
Our food generally was sweet potatoes and rice for
breakfast; rice. and occasionally little fish, TO
exceed two TO four each, for dinner; and for
supper we sometimes were iurnished WIN kind OF
boiled eawecd with our nee, and weak iea without
gar, three times day.
never heard that American commodore had been
Knocked down by common soldier at Yedo until heard
IT from our guard at Nangasacki.
was told on one occasion by guard that one Of
party Of Americans, who had been in the prison. in
X,
into the country and whilst the soldiers recap
turing him, in defending himself he struck one of the
chiefs the head with stone, when he cut down
and overpowercd He died from his wounds few days
ROBERT mccoy
Sworn and subscribed before me, this tbreth day Of
JAMES GLYNN,
Commanding U. 5. ship Prebe.
In presence Of
SILAs BENT, Acting Lieut. u. S. Navy
Henry WILSON, Purser U. 5. Navy.
Before me, James Glynn, commanding the United
States ship Prebe, personally appeared, this threth
day of April, eighteen hundred and forty. nne John
Bull, who, being duly sworn, and having had the
companying statement Of Robert Mccoy read to him.
declares the TO be true to the best of his know
ledge and belief, and further deposes follows
was born at Kempvie, New York am twenty
five years OF age.
Previously 10 going on board the junk at Matmai,
Martin was taken from the cage in which he had been
put with Mccoy and myself and beaten with the bight
loop OF a rope about the size OF my nnger-the
Japanese striking him over the body and face indis-
crminatey.
John Bull further deposes and says that after having
escaped from the prison. the night OF the fourteenth
OF December, with Mccoy and Boyd, we three were
rested the next day at farmers house by Japanese
soldiers and walked the city OF Nang asacki were
taken 10 sort of Justices Office, where we were ex.
amned and then conveyed through the city 10 our for
ner prison-a distance of about elk miles
That another occasion, after lying all night in the
yard OF the prison, in stocks, together with Mccoy and
Boyd who were also lying in the yard in stocks) without
having had any covering during the night the next morn
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