The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-21

necessary a00ptoo,
win assuredly Ne the door these who haa TIE Iss
sy In their power.
In conclusion We would ask ear undsrwrs aass
paid IN Hong Kong The system deserving Of snsoaf
agensnt
INTERESTING FROM JAPAN.
TIE CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES AND THEIR LABoas-
FULL DETAILS OF tbs LATE EAxrHQuAKB-s
TRANSLATION OF THE Loe or TEE RUes1AN
SHIP DIANA-MIsERABLE STATE OF THE JAPAN
EeE--rHE BAY OF slMDDA.
tConespondence Of the North China Herald
The following n,orma ion ms, lsrhaps be acceptable
you, there being scarcely country in ths Eat 70
doubtless II ia inospts1 ~ cheerful psspb
wbs were once nearly wrapped aPopsh ssDsrststsA,
sa,s 70 e sse.S for better nave '''a
II II not my intention TO dss~ again . picture u tho
horrors and denominations ssct snanAtsd from tie
Court Of spain under Philip II whose smssaYies caused
the bloodshed and tortuers ~hion brought more thas
two millions Of natives Of Japan into bloody o. hsry
me-. THAT S..a e; s:.g
Peps's nifis-stn exist, sDd continue to dssuSb The
,1S Of ss., % ass
name stained L the annals DO. only Of japan but Il a.
These Jssuits have csussd the Christian name to be
hated BY the Japassss others have degraded By al
for triDS = ssin that eoaio easily have zen ssssd
from any Of the fertile islands the East The japan
:ss nno. this and rsjo ing a,thsr triumph n. tam
selves into the Of tho-s who do not desire THAR
country, but seek their welfare
ne people Of Japan anxious to cultivate the
frsndship Of America that they may DO preserved cm
the approaching danger from the north which thrsaier
Nsar5 year has passed since treaty Of peace an
anity was signed &C ksDagsvs, BY Commander Pesry
sd al tue other
may hereafter enjoy sscuraq TO the United State
America. The decided step take. ~ the Aasrisansb
candid expression Of sincere attachment to tAs
heard during the recent stay Of the Powhstan at6no
earthquake, which soos p O. on tie asa Of Dssssssr
last and which also destroyed tns Diana, Rassan NIFTY
gun sae that was lying At .eceor in the Bay nsvag
treaty which was concluded during the stay 4 the
~ sc.w;nv sxtr..t ,,o, ,ns ,.~h.o. a. n. M...
win give detailed account o. these occurreuees;
December 23-Nne oclook A Night W.SW. wind,
bar 2e27 thsr deg. R. i77S F); weather clear and
AZ quarter past nine, without any previsus indca-
ion the shock Of an eartnqnss which lasted two OK
Hss s SosS dsoa ana al 10 to-
large wave was observed sn,er'og the bay and !,
few minutes Slnoda was inuodAtsd houses and temples
swept away, while the uoks before the town. forces
from their anchorage, were sess floating in every dire
on, knocking against aaosnsr cracking and snh.
ing In less than Ave minutes after this the water was
seen rising and bubbling, Is sxitated By thsssAna
springs, carrying with II iosm straw and other mate
aea snsn n. S"
and boats and TO shut tss ports During this hort
had been carried away BY tne rscsting waters.
At quarter past ten the xste was observed 70 drfs
when the second anchor Dmsoiatey dropped Not
wthstandins this, however tos water rsturaing with
greater velocity than before forced her second time
from he, position rhs .a,~ town was no. s3s vsm
only sixteen were standipg AZ this time cloud Of
vapor wss observed over .he ruins, and the air Was
strongly impregnated with sn,phurous acid.
The sudden rising and falling Of the water in - mar
row a bay gave rise to- namsroas whirlpools, which
that AL on board became eiddy At half past ten juAk
thrown against her with so much violence that u
WAS smashed to pieces and sunt Immediately Ropes
were thrown to the ~ them from dro wing,
but only two seized them; the rest ruHhing into the
cabin chose rather to die than to violate he Law II
their country which forbids tssm, without pernssos
An old woman also in small boat was drlfted alsno-
side. She quite insens,b and her rescue was nj
effected without several exposed to consderf
bic hazard, But their ex.rtioDs were successful Sxe
soon recovered, and i. s.iil living
After the frgate had turs@d once more round, Ard
approached within fifty fathoms Of ro:k, the whrng
Of the water became 70 violent that she was fusg frs
ed no less than forty three times round her anchor.
During this time she nearly suaashed against .
Ioca island but fortan:tsy 81. Just cleared t. At
when the recsded 1t left e,r her SIDE IN eight
psssiSis to stand. and an sns.svorsd to crawl g
the upper side fearing the effect Of the rss Of the
and violence, forcing them into the midst Of Ss Ssy.
and causing OF the guns 70 break loose when IL IN.
rantly killed and wounoed several others a the
men, Another effect Of this rusn was msniisst n the
frgsts's keel and rudder, which to b seen
floating near her The rising and falling Of the water
were very great. the depth VARYING from less than
eight TO than forty feet AID these changes at in
tsrvals OF about Eve minutes oosanaed until nesn when
It was discovered that there vas thirty inches Of water
At this time perceptale elimination in the frequency
un ~as s1br.s.d and .vaass sea mt, s
lessen the influx OF water. Bot scarcely had half a
hour elapsed when, befors these operations could
have been completed he rising Aoo falling OF the water
becsms moro violent than buiors,
Between this time and quarter past two, (whsn the
four times on her side; ana once While thus lal, n
only four feet Of water the uphsaving Of the sroand
per parts Of which were visiols sad back again TO her
Oontsuing to decrease in violssos and frequency By
p n the agitation of the water aud the motion Of the
vessel consequent thereon, were very slow She new
f aed In twenty five feet Of water but within hsr hsld
per hour At this time ,ssh vest wind was 6oi~ias;
the bal oneter stood at 20 81 and the thernemetr
1850 degrees r. (about $3.50 degrees f. che hay Was
covered with ruins, on wnica men were waking;
and at4 p NJ began to dsensansle The anchors the
chains Of which were t.isea that four hours were
required to clear one Of them.
During the ensuing nigat fsssh southwest wisd
blew, Ard the pumps .efe worked twice an hour.
We had now to obtain the consent Of the authorities
to our seeking bay in which repair the frigate ST.
moda not being wen adapted for the purpose. After
some delay this was granted and suitable place was
tOOn solected some necessary repairs having Prev
susy been made We weighed anchor on the laS Jaau-
ary and with light wilma left for the appointed pcs.
Tho wind failed us, left drifting towards
the breakers, and our position became OF tnnnsnt
danger But ere Icing gale arose, and after apprsAsh
ing nearer and nearer the shore all hope being ahAn
dosed twenty fathoms were lad out, and the anchor
dropped.
On the 18th and 10th there was less wind, bat the
water In the frisate TO such height thst grave
fears entertained the pcssbtty sAving her
The Japanese authorities hundred uAks = TOW
her 70 the bay, and on the nth An hands were Ind
ed This was not dooe witnout great difficulty,
case with the sick, who, wrapped In SAILS haa y 30
dragged through 1t. Next day. 18th, the junks took
Der In tow not single was hoard ssd the water
already hall filed the gun deck After proceeding few
miles, small white cloud appeared, on psrssivng