Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29
FROM THE JAPAN EXPEDITION.

TAYLOR was on June &C. at the harbor Of Napa
'aAs, Ivy ohoo Inc Saratoga and Supply were there.
Loo Choo 10 tributary to the Japanese Prince Of sau
ma ana 'he people are Japanese in Dress customs and
so'orhmen'. Inc commodore of the feet appointed a
party of four--of whom b. T. was oneto exnIore ,ho
interior of the island No white man had ever been more
than three miles from Napa before We quote from the
Tribune:
We took four men and some Chinese coolies with NO
and started on six days tramp, during which we made
oo miles and thoroughly explored than onehalf
the island Scouts were sent in advance wherever we
went and the natives driven away from the road The
inhabitants either shut up their houses or hid themselves
NOT through rear OF US, many little incidents proved
but OF their own rulers The island is one of the most
oeautui IN the world very fertile, admirably cultivated
ana comng IN Its scenery the characteristics both Of
the tropic and temperate zones We discovered ruined
CASTLE 800 feet long, the summit Of noun.~, be-
sides many ancient tombs hewn ip t~seAs Inc north
dense forests which wild boars found. The trip
altogether the most fantastic and peculiar ever
made. We took tent, but lodged mostly in the ouno-
quds, or Government houses which are very neat and
comfortable Our native escort furnished us with proyi
sions and bearers for our baggage.
son Monday, the 9th instant, the Commodore return
ed the Regents visit at Sheud the royal residence three
miles from here He went in state with procession of
than two hundred officers and marines with
two field pieces and two bands. Great numbers of the
natives to witness array We entered the royal
castle at Sheud but did not either the young prince
the Queen Dowager We left here the 9th for the
Benin Archipelago 500 miles to the eastward Of this,
taking the Saratoga in tow and leaving the Mississippi
and Supply behind. After delightful voyage of Ave
days reached Port Lloyd the harbor Of Peel Island
where we remained four days The island is only six
miles long, but rugged and covered with the densest
tropical vegetation had man-nGioers and
men-with me. Two Of them broke down completely,
third barely dragged himself along and the others
wofully fatigued. We climbed down mile of precipices
by holding to the of rocks and the roots of
trees, shot wild boar kndled fire and roasted his
flesh, and had grand time generally.
''The BONN Islands Of volcanic formation and,
though in lat 27o NJ the vegetation is that which is else
where found the equator The inhabitants thirty
in al--are English, American, and kanak mostly run
away sailors, who raise few vegetables which they sell
sailors Port Lloyd is splendid and harbor,
and the only in all this part Of the Pacific which will
stopping place and calling station fer
Pacific steamers when they get underway We can even
afford to lose the chance of station in Japan if get
Port Lloyd We returned on the 23d and found the Ply
mouth in from Shanghai with the mails; my first
from home is nearly months We leave here for
Jeddo in three days What of the operation of the
japanese laws in Loo Choo disgusts think shall
certainly sail Wednesday, and spend fourth Of July
in the Bay of Jeddo"