New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-25
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The original u thee Islands = casa ~ars
. -, tfev are commonly called A0u Nh si1, in Cal
- W. or Tie il nd without people, and this :
tbe name which / have adopted II ny work ma Oh
Oessa uas siam or the Osaa wala -.alds w1 siyen 70
br atter the Investigator who fst visited them and W1o
,.,,sred a man Il them; in the sane manner hzz tie
oBrherp ua!t OF the New World been called Magalanis
hseelisn Who deo'e cd y soe Ia hundred year si-
The Boriu IlaDds found 20 = = the southwest o.
he rrovinces Of Id.u. From smsa II ma p-incPalty
h Il ri 20 the Island or " JAKE from thence t. sD slla
a. New Iard r from Siu srna . Aikoa-a, = from
,ten.e 70 Fsfso. or FEihO Fat-i-o Al ri aud. lastly
tom this 10 the northern OF tie uninaoied sA
= H. be lsOri and to the most s0utherly 20J r.
This archreEco les IN tie 9Th degree OF north lat
tude Tie climate i and makes the valleys lying
between the high mountain wc'e-ed b. HyGlets, - DC
very fertile that they produce - en- wheat Tiis.'
cram Of 81 kinds and sugar l4ne De tree called nan
kn fsze or tslow tree. snga sebieroJ grows there,
ard likewe he wax tree The fishery good aadmighs
Man lsns and trees grow in these Islands bat there
are yerv qucdrupeds There arc trees 80 large that
man cannot embrace them with h. arms, and which are
frequently 81 Chinee iahoI - hsh', or ~ eet .ner
WOOD j. hard and beautiful There are also some very
Ieh tree resembling the SOIro Isoung lin, or chama
ron e1ctsa cocoa nuts palms, that tree whose
uus are called ne c0uan IL In Chinese the kairan, the
rod sandal wood the i0u moon, the CAM ho-. tab It's OF
The lnOunisins high tree whose leaves mbe those
OF the ground ivy the cinnamon zee Mulberry and some
other.
Amor tic plants, the 'uila1 China, or CAinaroot
called san rel the oke medicinal herb called ASA
CHOU koyI and Others, are u bc rcckoned
"Among irds there different species Of parokesi'
cormOTau partridge. ana some resembling white .sa-
news but more .han three fee: long. All these BIRDS
have 70 Little wllne- that they can be taken with Inc
Tie chief productions Of The mineral kingdom ia ti'
Archipelago, arc alum green vi'rol stones oil die'sH'
colors ietfilac icns, &.
NlLlss are found ia the also huge cTawhsh esor
nous shells ard echne which call gull OF the SEA
he ocean here Is unusually rich in varoes products.
In the third year Of the F;ign GheIio' w ~ -
md ina 10
three inhabitants OF AHcGsaki took sea voyage % me
Irincil aiy Of d-u they embarked nh large ydlx
built by .klful Chnese carpenter. These three men
were wcu acquainted with astronomy aud sgrun ny and
lcoomj aued by FaOte, tie chief hpcarpehtsf OF eP0H
OF Yedo VINO dwet in the lane of Nets lhoE vessel was
managed 10y thirty sailors Having oOiains4 Pss-p'f
from the imperial marine th le ,be hlT50r Of Sallta
9Th day 81 tie fourth and sceed for the island Of
Fdtso Prom thence they sailed toward the south est and
dseoyeTcda group Of eighty Islands ihey drew up map
ard exact account OF them, in which are some curious
details rCsIoctIg the situaon climate and productions OF
this arch lago They returned the 10th day OF the sktn
moon IL the same year 70 smoGa where Smaye puoshei
an eccount of bis voyage.
1T is singular thai this writer makes mention Of the
swift current huro aawa which - e1eIenced oet yeen
the GLANDS Of Mkura and fatsi0 lts breadth exceeds -
maize, about half RI and u nOws with gfsat sWlihe~s
from cart 10 wet about 100 Tn. omission would ba
cxpcablO this lot much less rapid N sum
mer ard autumn then IL Is Ia winter ana sPrng onaye
IN his passage "a the BONN islands passed IN the r part
Of the !nefcolay month which succeeds The fourth moon
On biz return The Latter part OF the sixth mson lac should
have found The currents lees rapid and thus his attention
wa not collcd t. this dangerous passage.
"ILe arces. If tie eighty islands Is IL II in circuit and
thus little les han III Island ia size another IS 10 RI
in cscumeTonco, and about the size OF Amikusa Island
Besides these two there ht others which are from
: to & and around These ten islands have hat pa-
ieaus which could be made hGb-gbe snd where grain
v oud grow very well The climate Il warm AMI favor
able 10 cultivation. might infer from their geographic
cal position They afford various valuable productions.
Tie remaining seventy isles are only mere steep rocks
and produce nothing.
1.-The colony Of CONDEMNED criminals has been sent to
these Islands there 10 labor they have TILED the earth
ana tloned cone PATCHES they collected in villages
ana lave brought together the same hngs found IN othor
PROVINCES Of the Empire One visit these ISLANDS anu
bring back its products the same year IN .ns way aie
would easily spring mp ard the benefit to DC Drawn EomH
would lie considerable. This must be plain u all.
"Inthe reign Of Au vie from III TO l75o was sent on
commission into the province OF tise where became
acquainted with Duichman named Aarend WeFie NeI,
who showed me Geography in which mention was nade
of islands lying 200 II TO the southeast OF Japan
called NOest eland by the euhor-ihe word woest means
desert and eland Tor yeirand, the original reads Is
lsnd He remarks that these islands not inhabited out
that many sorts OF bel b. and trees found there Ins
japanese might establish colony on one oi these Islands
Oh which grain and other productions would thrive In
81 to OF tie length Of the voyage bther the establishment
would be useful 10 them for these purposes Inc Dlen
company would derive very LILLE adyanage rom Tue pos
session OF he-e islands they being too small and to- re-
mote for thtir use -.
have thought proper to repeat these words. which
deserve 10 be rne in mind and with them bring to
conclusion all that have to say respecting inc BONN
But upon the subiec, Of the oay discovery Of these
Islands shall have more 10 say - only necessary no"
10 remark that tn description gwen ~ tue Two eceus
extracts corresponds exactly with the present appearance
Of the islands The arrack or areca tree iound
ia1d az well many other tropical trees ami plants
And in further confirmation oi the accounts gwen by
Keuior OF the 0ccden al visit OF the japanese lank IN
1913 informed by Mr. sayory that about Is years
ago sadl Japanose vessel Of about 80 tans came into
or How'd haying been driven by OF weather from
e.. r. kita al on hoard
fsh Remaining during the winter she sailed on hef re
tun home in the spring being provided graiutodsly by
the settlers with provisions
cruising on Staflctou island discovered smoke on shore
and sending boat 20 the spot there discovered the wreck
of japanese iund and FIVE Of her crew. the ony surViv
o In most eplcss condson These they took on board
and conveyed 10 Port Lloyd, and they were subsequently
taken away BY the humane trcnchman with the INTENTION
a. avowcd Of landing them Hon one Of the japanese
A party Of officers from tie Suscuehannl on visit to
Stat. Island accidentally he wreck ci hi- vessel
and the following il tie accoun; ey ~ oy one Of lhel NJ
In tho little bay where we i,rded We found the wreck
Of junk. kel ether With large copper na ana nav
rg nailed On 10 several pieces OF sheet copper From
these materials concluded lat u y "a japanese JUNK
he week could De very old the edges .! the boards
were ltile rubbed OF damaget ,,,,.
1870 accom- aned by several natives u Iaose SANS
male and flaale there are blt lew len Inc names OF
the white Who we're the leaders u n adventure, were
a. folows Mat,heo Ma1asa, G-nlesei Na.h.nei
Sa,oy and Alden ChaF,n II VI -ssaehs'ests r. ahard
Mid,haup @! England an Ch4iios johnson OF Den.
marx.
"Ofhese Nathaniel savoy h only on a. pres on
lie ISLAND Mazara Is deed. anl Siyory has married MS
widow pretty native If Guam, one Of te iahone
Islands, old s.i quit young. only - A--cAaIaP IS
dive end re.ilrg al Guam.
Having long Teen satisfied Of the Importance Of IN
ISLANDS 10 commerce my present visit has been Induced ~
6esiro 20 examine heIa nstli ID view 81 nAs
Peel leland stopping pace ior me Ire oI s.s.- -
which sooner later ncs % established oe-seen Nai'.