New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-09
COW prRRys EXPEDITION TO JAPAN

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IN Fnel.h fcs,e toved by steamer Il drod Us sia's
and we replied and then the Ea-ishmln and lay
,rder orr stem while we played God the Queen
Not long after this the plot boarded bringing several Of
L. letters That same evening reached the harbor o;
sinrupcrc-wlch ftl Of shipping particularly Chinese
iunks-iusi then there American vessels in port
but lie day before met seven clipper
Singapore formerly rs now place OF consierable
imroroncc hut when the English took po.seion Of it IN
lsi9 tie number OF is inhabrls had dwndlei down %
some two hurdred-now. however il has become once
moro great commercial emporium ou has not uui1siiy
Loen csed tbe london If the East Indies A ii n5t
quite dark when We had got everything shishaPe ie
ternined o. take i through fhe city; bat Cannot say
that wa much y wifh the hcl L1gsh haChioete
look # tie nauow, l.Y streets ne European part o.
the cv 4. The best AID consist. c'- 81 neat villas with
garior The garrison, rs in Cylln, composed hall o.
Iugh half OF uatise troop. There = also blue uh
fofIec police chosen entirely rom the native nh btan-s
Of be city. Ihere are 81 eour-e hot TO- on the Ia
roTcan Plan bit very dear though well managed.
On nv return to the ship very n pleased oind
that the Commodore had already engaged boat and q
guide for me- and had arranged to give me three days
leave in order TO examine along the coast These liiie
boats called samrans, are the most pracca things pos
slle for such purpose They are about twenty-five feet
long built very sharp, bu' rounded ont little IN the N
die iley sal with tic lghtes " Ind Imaginable four men
row forward and one steers The middle and broaies
ra II covered ~ with mating and contains room enough
for two or hrce perons live and sleep in. la The stern
there small cooking stove and 90 night an extra INST
II spread the whole boat STOCK Of nee. ted- DIS
cult and such Ike together with small casS oil water
were SHIPPED board Of the one engaged i9r me- ana
having hoisted The American lag we began ON the flow
inc mornr 70 float among the numerous groups Of iila
islsIds built over b. Malay fishing villages. In many
places found nets MADE in great measure II w =
and canes The work arranged That the nsls
could readily enter the nets both at the ebb and food ut
% as not TO allow them to escape again at ster In other
places fishermen busy engaged in sG2h boats IN
sreafing fish, which they managed to do with IN On IN
skill From Chinaman, who taxing anana5 q t4e
city in boat purchased twelve bGnches OF thai costly
fruit for Fix centa stock which was quite sufficient to
riotf rrfIe and frl
ing bought for inst the money sufficient eIeeleG'
sea fsh TO serve Of usfor Of course my sailor
with me-for that nights supper and breakfast ne1
On several Islands there were large fels, something
Ike cabbage and potato fields, planted entirely with
auanas laery has been found that the fruit 80 cu
tyatod both larger and swceter than that growing Wild
in the woods where however, large quantities are sll to
be met with The houses for the most part are close on
the sea shore and Of the rise and fell Of the
tide rs well avoid tie unwshed for visits ct the Wild
beasts they are built entirely piles ten or twelve
feet high-the ladders by which an entrance is effected
into the houses being taken away always nj night
The first night slept at Puo Pass little island the
entrance Of the Straits Of Maacca The Straits hcrc are
iDmany places scarcely hafa mile WIDE and often at night
particularly when there is tigers VIII swim
across from The continent should have liked 10 have
peppored such game very well bu though kept bright
look out and the moon shone clearly enough not sil
ee did me the honor OF allowing me peep AZ i'h
taking his bath Only few days before at little fishing
village about mile Off, tiger had fallen upon an old
woman, and after having thrown down several men VINO
had nun to her assistance, walked of with his spoil
had detcrminedto sail litle up the river Yuvong,
which olerable distance into the interior OF the
island and long before daybreak we were already
moving. Ny boats told Inc that there were q
great number Of snipes upon the river so station
ing myself in favorable position, impatiently
waited for the daylight crowd OF them came along
soon and the clear bright bodies of the snipes conrased
with the dark hue OF the water presented an admirable
max They followed each other 80 quickly that scarce.
~ had time load and in half an hour the whole OF
them except few sraglers had passed. The snpes were
smaller than with generally, but plump and OF good
covered the foot prints Of wild boars and sometimes indeed
those of very large ones; hut was obliged 10 give up
following The trail found il impossible to get through
the thick rushes and black mud into which regularly sank
al each sieV above the knee The Mayay boatmen would
not any account venture into the jungle, being very
much afraid Of the tigers and indeed the jungle IS me
most unpleasant place possible for what with the thick
nue. and strong stout babOos it is all but Impossible &
turn oneself and use ones weapons properly
little higher up the river fell in with village built
exactly Ike those the coasts and found the inhabitants
engaged in burning oarthenware in very primitive ovens
Tie earhen vessels arranged on layer OF soo1 and
then another layer of wood was laid ON the top oil these
on which still vessels placed and so on up 10 the
last laver of wood which entirely covered over with
clay except where small hole was left for the IRE ais
Of clay surround the on every side so that they were
bakir9 pots somewhat after the fashion that We make
charcoal In spite of every thing however the black and
brown red pots not badly burnt aud on the whole
discovered some in their construction In the wood,
not far FROM the village was the burial place the principal
graves were surrounded with prey carved wooden ra
while the position Of the others. in place OF cmosones
shown by simply cut wooden cone on ,ne graNe oi
the the top of the cut straight of while
on those the the heads of them were adorned with
button. Pieces Of cotton wool were bound round miny
of these wooden cones, probably from some religious rite
whether they did not would not understand me 40 NOT
know but they gave satisfactory explanation OF this
circumstance.
To my inquiries where good position to find
tieer a man told me that a short time before, LITTLE
higher up the river, had been caught in hole and
offered himself 10 be my guide to the place in question
As soon as it high water able to push forward
I'D the river least five miles further and found that the
river ultimately became kind of pond. Here, however
the boamen absolutely refused TO so any further 80
shoulCered rifle sailor second one ana inc
guide a doubled barrel which loaded with ball, and so
began our walk through the tall grass would recon-
/ mend oil those who ever think Of hunting in such a
mGrshy country always to wear good thick water proof
boots for sailor who went into the amp barefOo'ed,
brought with him large quantity of ieeches sticking
to biz legs. .
AT length we reached kind Of footpah that led ulti
maiely to pepper plantation how 9'en thought i
people home wish others were in the land where
pepper grows and with how few is the pous wish ever
fulfilled May it then prove comfortable consolation
there TO know that at length of the exceptions,
"and in pepper growing country! pepper plantation
is not very unlike hop garden The plants climb mp
tall POLE and bear fruit, ut the end Of dropping twlgs in
aIIearaDce like unrpe cluster of grapes consisting Of
berries of about the sze of peas the leaf is fresh and Of
brilliant green, being shaped Ike heart. The bottom
was stony and the hills themselves dry although the
nciglborhood q swamp and the atmosphere heavy
apd mott.
Somewhat further up the country they prepare the
called csmboge which is expressed from The leaves of 9
shrub ana used dye. We also saw some attempts at
nutmeg plantations, but the trees were still very young and
small, and nothing to be compared TO those which hal
seen at Ceyon The appearance OF nutmeg grove, with
tie yellow fruit something like small orange, peepng
ont from amongst dark green leaves is very sgreeable
when the fruit is thoroughly ripe splits open and then
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