The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-25
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earlier date the discovery Of these sa ads by the ia
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About the 1875 the japanese accdently discover
q very large island, Of their banks having been
forced there In storm from the island Fatsco, from
which they computed It to Be 800 miles distant towards
the east They met with Inhabitants, but found 1t to
be very pleasant and fruitful country we'll supplied with
fresh water and Furnished with plenty plants and trees
particularly the arract tree which, however might give
that the island rather to the south OF
Japan than to the trees growing only in hot
upon it, they ed it with tho character OF
uninhabted island On the shores they found an In
credible quantity Of fish and crabs, some Of which were
from four to six feet long.'*
EXTRACTS FROM EaArRoTHs TRANSLATION SAN KoE Tscu
RAN TO SKIS
he original of these islands Ogasa sirna,
but they are commonly called Mou min sims Tin Chinese
WI iu tou the islands without people, and this the
WI ch have adopted in my work That OF ostsa'
wara sma the Ogasa islands, was given TO them
after the navigator who first visited them and wac
prepared map of them In the s-'ae manner ms ths
southern part OF the New World been called agaania,
agelsnl who discovered it two hundred years since
The BONN Islands found 70 70 the south west OF
the province of idsu From Simota in that prn:psty'
IL is 3 ri 10 the island Of Make from themes 10 Sin 5ma,
New Island, ri from Sin sma TO Mkoura, n; from
thence to Fatsio or Fatho, (Fatsso,) a ri and lastly
from this to the most northern of the lniahabitea
islands 1t is reckoned to b $50 ri and to the most south
erly 200 RI
tude The climate is warm and makes the valleys lying
between the high mountains waeied by rivuets Ia be
very fertile that they produce beans wheat ailiet
lin faze tallowree (slinga sebifera grows there,
and likewise the wax tree. The fishery Is good, and
might be made very productive.
Many plants and trees grow in these islands but there
very few qusdrupedS There are trees so srg- that
cannot embrace them with his arms aud which are
frequently thirty Chinese athoms in height Cor $40 fee
their wood il hard and beautiful There also
very high trees resembling the o-rsoung lin or
chamarops excelsa nuts; palms tina. tree
whose nuts called peeouan tsz in Chinese the kats
ran the red sandawo0d, the mou the caaphor tue
figs of the mountsins high tree, whose leaves resem
nrt Qcin trte
among the SAINTS the smiax China Cor China root
called Ike the to- Ike, medi ill III herb called as
sa ghiou- keyas and Others are to be reckoned.
Among birds there different species Of parokeets
me%s but more tran three feet log All these birds
have little wildness that they can be taken with the
hand.
The Chief productions of the mineral kingdom 10 this
archipelago alum vtrio stones Of different CO.
lors petufsctons, &c.
"Whsles are found in the sea, also huge craw6sh
enormous shells, and echinee which are called gall OF
the sea- The ocean here is unusually rich in various
In the third year of the reign Ghenfo Oe75) Snaye
Ssghsmou, Bso Saghemou, and Simaye Daro Ssghemou,
three inhabitants of Naeasak took voyage to the
lrpcipalty OF Idsu; they embarked in Large junk
butt BY skful CHINESE carpenter. These three nen
well acquainted with astronomy and geography and
accompanied by Fatooe the chief ship carpenter OF the
port Yedo who dwelt in the Lane OF Nets Their vessel
was managed by thirty sailors Having obtained pass
port from the imperial marine they left the harbor of
snota the fifth day OF the fourth and stcered for
the island of Faso. From thence they sailed TO Yards
the southeast and discovered group Of eighty islands
They drew up map, and exact account of them in
which curious details respecting tho situation,
elm ate and productions of this archipelago. They
turned the twen tn day Of the sixth in the
year. to Smoaa where Smaye published an account OF
his voyage.
t is singular that this writer makes mention of the
swift current gawa which experienced between
the islands of Mkua and Fsso It's breadth exceeds 20
matze (about half and flows with great Witness
from east to west about 100 RI This omission s woui be
summer and autumn than it is 10 winter and spring
Smaye in his passage to the BONN islands passed in tae
first part Of the ntercaary month"; which succeed. the
fourth On his return, to the latter part OF the
sixth moon he should have found the currents less rapid
and thus his attention not called to this dangerous
passage
thus little less than Xxi island in size another is 10 ri
in circumference, and asout the size of Amakusa island
Besides these two there eight others which from
to ard ri around These ten islands have Hat plateaus
grow very wen. The climate is and favorable to
cultivation, might infer from their
ton. They afford various valuable productions the
naming seventy isles only mere steep rocks and
duce nothing.
The colony of condemned criminals has been sent to
these islands there labor they have titled the earth
and planted some patches they are collected villages
and have brought together the things found in
oher provinces Of the empire One visit these islands
and bring back It's up and the bonsas s Ss
drawn from 1t would be considerable This must be plain
to all.
sin the reign of Anye from III to 1897 was sent
on misson into the province of Fisen where be-
came acquainted with Dutchman named Aarend Werle
Veit who showed me geography in which mention
made of some islands lying 200 ri to the southeast Of
means desert, and eand. (or yeirand, the original
reads,) island. He remarks that these islands
inhabited but that many sorts of herbs and trees are
found there. The japanese might establish colony
one of these islands, which grain and other produc
tons would thrive In spite of the length of the voyage
thther, the establishment would be useful to them for
these purposes. The Dutch company would derive very
little advantage from The possession OF these islands,
they being too small and too remote for their use''
L OUEf L wOr ynic
deserve to be borne in mind ana with them bring TO
conclusion all that have to say respecting the BONN
islands.
upon the subject of the early discovery of these
hlands shall have more to tay it is only necessary
extracts corresponds exactly with the present appearance
OF the islands. The arrack tree is found upon
Peel island as well many other tropical trees and
plants.
And, in further confirmation of the accounts given by
kempfer of the accidental visit of the Japanese junk in
1876 was informed by Mr.. Savory that about thirteen
years ago small japanese about forty tons came
into Port Lloyd having been driven by stress Of weather
from the coast of Japan She had board nothing but
dried fish. Remaining during the winter she sailed
her return home in the spring. being provided
ly by the settlers with provisions.
AGAIN about i've years ago q French whaling ship
cruising off Stapeton island discovered smoke on shore
and senong boat 10 the spot there discovered the wreck
of Japanese junk aid Ave of her CREW. the only surviv
ors in most helpless condition. These they took
board and conveyed to Port Lloyd and they subse
que ntly taken away by the Feuchnan with the
Intention as he ayowed Of landing them upon Of the
japanese islands.
party of officers from the Susquehanna, = visit to
Stapeton Island accidentally the wreck Of this
eel and the following the account given by Of hem
1h. Heine:-
In the little bay where landed found the wreck
of junk kept together with large copper nails and
ing nailed on several pieces of sheet copper From these
materials concluded that it was Japane-e junk The
wreck could not be very old as the edges of the boards
were little rubbed or damaged"
OF the settlers who cams from the sar dwich Islands
1870 accompanied by several natives of those islands
male and female there but few left The names of
the whites, who the leaders in this adventure
as follows; Matheo Mazara, Genoese Natha
and Alden 3. Chaplin Of Massachusetts,; Richard Mild
champ, of England and Charles johnson, of Denmark
or these Nathaniel Savory is the only present on
the island Mazara is dead and Savory has married his
widow, pretty native of Guam, Zone of the Iadrone
Islands and Is still quite five. Mild
champ is alive, and residing at Guam.
Having long been tised Of the importance of these
ISLANDS to commerce. my present visit has induced
by desire to examine them myself In view of recon.
mendng Pees island stopping place for the line OF
steamers which sooner or later must be established be
tween California and China To this end have caused