The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-23

of.n unnhabled island On shores ,asy found an In
credible quantity Of fish and crabs some OF which weIe
from four 10 six ieet long'
Extracts from ktaprons Iraaaasien Of S.n Kok5 Tsou
Ran To Ssn
"rho original oftbeso islands is O gasa alma
but they commonly called Mou-nn-si,aa lin Chinese
waJa-ioal or the islands without people, aud
name which have adopted In my work. That Oxasa
wara sma or the Oxasawara islands, was given 10 Them
alter 'he navigator who nrst visited Them. and who pre-
Paieo map OF mem IN the has tho III
ern part Of the New World been called Msuaana MA
SesnD VINO discovered il hundred years since
Ihe BONN Islands found 40 ri the southwest OF
the province OF ldss From Simo.a in that il
. 10 = 70 The island Of Maksj from thence Sin sima.
or New Island, RI from SIN sms Mkoura. from
thence 10 Fatsio, or Fauho. Fstsiso) Al and lastly
rom THIS to The most nonheIn OF the uninhabed islands
Is eckoneu 10 oe lou and to the southey 200 RI
This archipelago lies in the 27h degree north la-
ude The climate Is warm, and makes tho valleys lying be-
tween the high mountains. waered by rivuIe 10 be
s"s' so that they produce beans. wheat niet, grain
o. all kinds ,. and 'uxar,caas The Tree called maxim,
likewise the wax tree The hsherY is good and might be
made very productive.
Many plants and trees in these islands, blu, there
are very few quadrupeds There trees large that
man cannot embIsce them with his arms, and which
frequently thy chinese fthoms in height (or 240 feet y
their wood is hard and beautiful. There also
very high trees. resembling the siou-ro-TsounK lin,
chamarops excelsia COCOA nuts palms.
whose nuts are called pe-eouan-tsx In Chinese the kas
tan ,9e red sands! wood The founoa the camphor tub
bic those OF the groand ivy, the cinnamon tree, null
Among the plants, the smilax China Tor China root)
called sankerei, The Toxic, medicinal herb called
| saghiou-keva, and Others, to DO reckoned.
Among birds there different species of parokeets,
cormorsn,s, PARTRIDGE. and some resembling White sea
news but more than three feet long All these birds have
so little wildness that they can be taken with the hand
The chief productions of the mineral Kingdom in this
achpslaso, are alum. green viHol, stones Of different
Whales found in the sea, also huge cfawfsh.
nous shells, and echinee, which called gall of the
sea-. The ocean here is unusually rich in various pro-
ducts.
In the third year Of the reign Ghenlo 675) simaye
Saghemon Biso SaRhennou, and Smaye Dairo Saghemou
three inhabitants Of Nagasaki, took voyage to the
prn,cipay q Idsa they were embarked II large junk
well acquainted with astronomy and geography, and
Yedo who dwe in the lane OF Nets Their vessel
aged by thirty sailors Having obtained passport from
me Imperial marine they le tho habot Of Smola the GU
From thence they sailed towards the southeast and DIS
and account OF them, in which curious
details respecting the situation, climate and productions
Of this archipelago They returned the 10th day OF the
sixth moon. the satne year, Simoda, where Simaye
published an account ofhis voyage.
L Is singular that TINS writer makes no mention Of The
swirl current kuro-segawa which is experienced between
the Islands Of Mkura and Fatsio lis breadth exceeds 20
o oous nan ma nr@ wn sfea' wness
inexplicabe this current much less rapid
IN he sna IN ne ps
OF the niecaaTy month, which succeeds the fourth
On his RETURN to the latter part OF e sixth oon he should
have found the currents less rapid ard thus his attention
was ROT called to this dangerous passage
thus is o less ,han Iii island in szs another is 10 II
In circumference, and about tine size of Amakusa island
aud ri around These ten islands have iaI plaeaus
which could be made habitable and where grain would
culrva;on one might nIer from their geogra phlca posi-
ton They afford vstious valuable productions The
manning seventy isets are ony mere steep rocks ard
The colony of condemned criminal. has been sen, to
these islands there labor they have titled the earth and
planted pa ches they collected in villages
have brought together the same things found other prov
back its products ia same year. In this way trade
would easily spring up and the benefit to DO drawn from II
/ would be considerable. This must be plain to all.
Elm the reign Of Au-ye {rom iii TO 1880
commission into the province Of fis.n, where became
who showed me a Geography In which mention made
OF some islands lying 2U0 ri 10 the southeast Of Japan
DESERT and eaud Cor ysrand the original reads) island
He remarks that these Islands are inhabited. but that
might establish colony Of these islands,
which grain and other productions would thrive In spite
would be useful to them for these purposes. The Dutch
company would derive very little advantage from the pos
mote for their use.
have though, proper TO rspea, these words. which de-
clusion all that have to say respecting the BONN
| islands"
But upon the subject OF the early discovery of these
islands shall have TO say itis only necessary
remark that the description given ia the two pre-
ceedng extracts corresponds exactly with the present APP
peaance 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
kempfef oil Inc acCluenal visit OF Tue Japaneee
in 1875, was Informed by Mr. Savory. that aboa, 10
years ago small Japanese vessel of about 40
into Port Lloyd having been driven by stress OF weather
from the OF Japan She had on board nothing but
dried fish. Remaining during the winter, she sailed
her home in the spring. being provided gratuous-
| ly by the settlers with provisions
| Again about five years ago French whaling ship.
cruising of Sspeion island, discovered smoke shore,
and ending a boat 10 the spot, there discovered the
OF Japanese junk and FIVE OF her the only
survivors, in most helpless condition These they
took on board, and conveyed TO Port Lloyd, and they
man with the Intention as be avowed, OF landing them
upon one OF the Japanese islands.
A party OF officers from the Suaqnehanna. on visit
10 Stapeton island, accidentally saw the wreck OF this
vessel, and the following is the account given BY
OF them, Mr.. Heine:
OF Junk kept together with large copper nails and hay
ing nailed II several pieces OF sheet copper. From
these materials concluded that II was Japanese junk
wreck could not be very DID, edges OF tho boards
were little rubbed or damaged"
or the settlers who from the Sand wch islands
in $780, accompanied by several natives OF those islands,
maie and female, there are but few left The names OF
the whites. who the leaders in this adventure
were az foows Mattheo Mazara, a Genoese Ma
hanel Savory and Alden b. Chaplin, Of Massachusetts, ;
OF Denmark.
OF these, Nathaniel Savory 10 the only one at present
on the island Mazara ia dead. and Savory has married
bis widow. pretty native OF Guam Gone OF the Ladrone
islands) and s, quite young. only IS. Mlldchamp is
| alive. and residing at Guam.
Having long been satisfied OF the Importance OF these
islands commerce. my present visit has been induced
by desire 10 examine them mysef. in view OF recon-
mending PeePs island as atoppnE place Tor the line OF
steamers which later must be established be
tween California and China Tothis end have caused.
a. before mentioned the island to be explored and
I. nil oils Wn nf 4 n cam