New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-05

to Inv Eecplng muoh nearer the eastern shore than
On our entrance, we found the water covered witf
boots which had brought out oads Of the Japanese 10
get nearer view The bay was sprinkled with tbem.
far md near, md ut n moderate calculation, should
Wy lint there were at least FIVE hundred. Some oil
them were 10 curious az to approach within four or
FIVE Hundred Yards when the men lay ON their oars.
and rcmnned standing motionless until long afterws
had pa,sed caught parting glimpse OF the cone Of
FusiYsmma through the riffs ofs pile Of feecy clouds,
high over tie head Of the Bay Of Kowadza
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO LOO CH0o.
We seered for the northern o. main entrance OF the
bay, keeping between three " four miles from sas
northern shore which belongs IT, tic province Of Avs
yres blind, Oosima lay to the routh ofus lshss
bold, convex outline and its summit YES lost In the
clouds II il admirable Ian lmark for mariners, and
in connection with Cape Idzu and Rock kdand forms
sure guide for vessels entering the Bay u sedo from
the east or south.
Our course was nearly due south for tho remainder
Of the day. and the chain of islands which estepds from
the mouth of the Bay to the penal colony of Fatsso.
gradually rose TO view They seem to have been very
imperfectly explored for none Of our charts were
they laid down correctly Vulcan Island is conspicuous
for its lofty cenca summit, the sides of which are
streaked with deposits of lava Ii was covered, from
the brink of its crsgf with the most uxuriant
vegetation To the cast of il another island. not
given in any chart, and the Commodore accordingly
took the explorers right TO name it Mississippi
Island" A cluster Of yer! peculiar, pointed rocks.
rising like broken obesks TO the hight of hundred
feet, received the SusquehaInas name, and the Ply
mouth and Saratoga were also honored-the first with
large isolated rock, the second with an isand-both
of which we claim the merit Of discovering
The features Of this group are grand and imposing
Tie shores of the islands mostly PERCEPTIONS pre-
sentrg few accessible points and being nearly circular
n form enhance the effect of the lofty SUBMITS into
which they rise. counted eight around US at one
time, some bold and strongly defined. from thor ycin
y, others distant, blue and aOating ia vapory atmos
pierre like the phantoms of islands. We could not dis
Germ any dwellings upon them but it is probably that
they are partly inhabited We passed through them all
before sunset and, still steering southwark, hoped TO
have caught glimpse of Fasso which could nos have
been more than twenty-five niles distant but night set
in and the vessels put upon their course for Loo
ChOo.
For the next two days we ran in a south-westerly
direction aided BY strong east wind. The Sarstogs
was cast off in lat 80 NORTH and left to make her way
TO Shanghai where she will winter. The Mississippi
also cast of the Plymouth which ordered to sound
end survey along the western side of OhOsima, (the
island supposed to have been discovered by the Prebo
while the Susquehsnna crised along the eastern slde
Commodore Perry's intention was to spend two OF
three days in fixing the position and dimensions OF the
island and communicating, if the nature of the coast
would allow, with the inhabitants Welooked forward
to the visit with interest there is no account OF any
vessel ever having touched there and in these days OF
discovery piece of virln earth is very rare IL Is
not often that one can find large community Of semi
civilized people, to whom the European race is IN
known.
On Wednesday. July 90, however, an easterly gale
came on Our topmnsts andtopgalant masts wsresent
down and we scudded along with only the trysas set
The Susquehanna rolled ia most extraordinary man
ner and the great piyot,nn on her poop was so so
cured with ashipg and bindings of every description.
that it resembled an INN castirOn babe in swad-
ding bands For two days the gale continued to rage
with considerable violence. Both our fore and main
tryeail-gafs were carried away, and the Mississippi
lost two of her boats. We stood of and on for two
days, but the continued rough that the idea of
proceeding to Ohosima finally abandoned, and VIZ
made for the barbOr of Napa, in LooChoo, where We
arrived on the 25th.
We remained week in Loo ChOo and had some
further experiences of very interesting and inpor
tant nature which, however, cannot recaptulate at
present Thus ends the first campaign Of tho United
States Expedition to JaIan-concerning which. IL will
ever be to me Of pride and satisfaction to say.
para pGrs ju. BAYARD TAYLOR.