Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-19

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China Mail, the following account of the
movements of Com. Perry, received at Canton
by the U. S. sloop vandalia.
On the 9th April the sloop Saratoga, left
the Bay of Jeddo for Panama, having on
board Captain Adams with dispatches for
Washington.
On the Sth April, the steam frigate Missis-
sippi left Canagara for little Jeddo, and thence
proceeded to Simoda the second port to be
opened to American trade-a small unimpor-
tant place. with clean and broad streets, but
poor shops, and where numerous beggars
surrounded the visitors. The only building
in the town worth seeing would appear to be
a large temple. Simoda is to be the coal de-
pot, and the japanese have promised to keep
it well supplied.
On the 18th of May, the steamer left Sim
oda, and after four days voyage arrived in
Khakodade, the third and the finest of the
harbors to be opened to trade, situated at the
eastern entrance of the Straits Of Sanger, near
the Sea of Ochotsk. The town is larger than
Simodl, and business seems to be conducted
on better footing. Two hundred vessels, it
is said, could anchor in safety i'll the bay at
all seasons.-Wood and water are abundant,
and fish plentiful.
During the voyage, many whales were seen
from the steamer, often three and four to-
gether; and from the vicinity of Khakodade
to the cruising ground, with its other advan-
tages, the harbor will doubtless become the
principal rendezvous of the whalers.
Commodore Perry is said to be most active,
experimenting and investigating everything
himself, to the minutest details. He intends
shortly to return to Hongkong.
A letter published by the N. Y. Tribune,
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Perry to the harbor of Yedo, previous to his
departure for the ports of Simoda and Khako-
dade.
Before the feet went down to Simoda, Zone
of the ports designated i'll the treaty as open
to American ships, the Commodore desired
to have a view of Yedo, which desire met
with great opposition on the part of the ia
panese, who were struck with horror at the
prospect of our fre.wheel ships anchoring
under the walls of the Imperial Palace As
the Commodore remained firm in his purpose,
some of them declared that the dropping of
the anchor under the walls of the former
would be the signal for their own disembow-
elment. We were all not little excited, when,
on the morning of the 8th of April, the ships
got under way. Yenske, the chief interpre-
ter, with some other Japanese, were on board
the flag ship. They looked haggard and
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especially, was petrifed with alarm, and fire.
quently said, "Do you really intend to remain
in Yedoa On, no Commodore Perry has a
good heart he certainly will not do So We
stood across the bay, and then, at distance
of three miles from shore, made directly up
toward the imperial city.
About 10 o'clock we had the light. house of
| Kowsacki abeam, on the left hand, while be-
fore us, in long semi circular line, stretched
| the white houses of Yedo. At the light house
commenced the suburb of Sinegawa further
| toward the city were many large junks at an
| Choir; behind them great many smaller craft,
while crowds of fishing boats and junks of
all sizes covered the bay. A mound, or emil
nerce lowered above the houses of the city,
near its centre, and from the turrets and shi-
ming white fronts of buildings covering it, we
| judged this to be the Imperial Palace.
| By this time the sailing vessels were far
astern, and only the Powhatan and MISSISSIPPI
| pi lay before the town. Commodore Perry
halted for about half an hour, and then re-
| turned to the old American anchorage, to the
| infinite relief of the Japanese officers, who
| speedily recovered their good spirits.
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