New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-10
THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.
An EXPLORING TRIP THROUGH PEEL ISLAND
Editorial Corresr onlcnee OF The Nsw-Yotk Thta1s.
MACAO China Friday, Aug. 10, 1853.

MACAO, China, Friday, Aug. ~, 1853.
On the day of our arrival at Port Lloyd Commodore
Perry announced his determination to send two expor
ing parties into the interior of the island on the follow
Ing day DR. Fahs, Assistant Surgeon, was appointed
to Ne con mand Of Ole, and myself of the other. \
number Of volunteers at offered Themselves aud
We made selections ard arranged our plans wthcu.
delay. We were supplied with carbines, ammunition
ind laverfacks, with days raons. The island is not
more than six miles in length in straight line, 50 that
il was thought that parties might readily explore
tie whole Of il in the course OF day. DR. Fahs and
accordingly divided it between Us he taking the north
ern portion or that lying Immediately around Port
LLOYD while decided TO strike the central part
of the island to its southern extremity touching by the
way ifpossibe On Ftton Bay bsrbor on the eastern
coast.
Ny party consisted of Mr.. Heine, artist Mr. Board
nan Midshipmsn; Mr.. Lawrence, Assistant Engineer
Mr. Hampton, Purser's Stewart Dennis Terry, sea-
man; Smith, & marine, and Chinese CoOlie We left
the ships side before sunrise and were put ashore at
tie watering place. at the head Of the bay. divided
tle atons and ammunition allotting TO each man his
Stare 80 that We all carried light loads. There was
no enc at the vaterpgplace except Kanaka, whom
we could not obtain for guide He pointed out how
ever. anal iootpatb. which he said went over the
hills TO Kanaka settlement, about three miles distant
We struck into it at pungng into awilderness OF
dense vegetation which furnished faint type Of
experience for the rest Of the day.
The path was steep and slippery the plants were
vet with heavy dew and the Wild parasitic yiEea
which hung from tree TO tree continually caught US IN
their tolls The trees were principally PALM among
Which noticed the true saeO palm, from which the
saqo of commerce ia made The soil was rich, dark
red loan, composed Of disntegrated trsp rock aud
vegetable mould The same soil prevails all over the
islird so far MY observations extended except Ga
The northern shore Of Port Lloyd, where ii is mixed
with sTayish Sand and pebbles Trap rock, Of
coarse texture appeared frequently the sleeper de-
cl,iiies oc the ridge, and noticed growing in the
crevices variety of the hibiscus, with large lower Of
dull orange color. The ground was in many places
covered with slower OF white blossoms, which 81
terwnrd found had dropped from tree about thirty
feet high with small glossy leaf thick foliage, and
.tout trunk Of a whhnh color.
Tic forest became more dense we reached the
summit of the ridge. The thick luxuriant crowns Of
tie tsms above our heads kept out the rays of the
,un md ihc trunks and creeper combined msde such
M uprr ous shade sLst II was impossible 10 see more
iirn if;con or twenty yaIds in any direction The
uhfb vss but little uscd and rather difficult 10 be
trhced ~ We ctmo into tho bods Of watercourses
lcndrg dovs DC oppostc aide tho mul.tudes Of large
brown srd crabs that ,csnpored Out Of our path was
ffuj AIMING Tic ground wfs alive with them in tho
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vefr ffIt st iteles ~ breadth The top oi The ridge
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