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

means a10ptoo
And II the necessary steps not adopted, N 1Aos
VII assuredy he at the door Of these who hsd tss No.
In esnciusion We would ask IL ear underwriters aGssS
facilities to parties cesrcus Of insurng passsgs snsy
paid in Hong Kong The system deserving Of sssoar-
agenent
INTERESTING FROM JAPAN.
TIE CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES AND THEIR LABoae-
FULL DETAILS OF tbs LATE EARTHQUAKB-s
TRANSLATION OF THE LOG OF TIE nussIAH
SHIP DIANA-MIsERABLE STATE OF THE JAPAN
EsH--rBB BAY OF slM.DA,
[Conespondence Of the North China Herald
Tho following information ms, perhaps be acceptable
you, there being scarcely county in The East 70
which 30 much interest ia attached to japan. Yea
doubtless IL il ted cheerful peep,
xns we're once nearly Whipped !. PSPish :sIssss,
served, Il il to be hoped, for better fate.
10 not my Intention TO dI.- sgain Picture q ne
Court Of Spain, under Philip II whose smissares sAused
tie bloSdshed and ortuers ~hioa brought more thas
gave. Tha. dark age is happily p.s.a By. ana sss.gk
these men who ca, then YES disciples Of Jseas-she
peace and happiness Of stoa. sssr nussss has very
greatly decreased they longer the most learned
stained e the NTH 81
most every nation ON che earth
These Jesuits have caused tbs Christian TO be
hated by the Jspassfe: Others have degraded BY al
lowing to b trampled upoD and themselves dssIassd
fer tripg GAIN that couIo easily have lssn raised
from any Of the fertile islands the East The japan
their back on them and fsri iscined 70 threw then
country, but seek their welfare
ne people of Japan anxious to cultivate the
irsndsAp o. america that tosy may 90 preserved non
their Independence
Nearly year has passed since treaty Of psses az
and the Japanese Conmissionsrs BY whi,h TIVE rcfs'
were opened, and all tue privileges that other nata.
America. The decided step tskss y the A1srisaast
raised them In the eyes Of the Japanese, and nan
candid expression Of sincsrs attachment to tAs1
heard during the recent stay Of the P0whatan ct 6no
d. THIS town has unfortunately bsen destroyed y an
earthquake, which TOOK p oe on ths 23d Of Dsssnes
last and which also destroyed tins DIANA Russian nifty
gun frigats that lying in the bay having
conveyed to that place G. mn ss,oners TO negotiate
treaty, which was concladei during the stay q the
The following extract from logbook Of the Diana
viii give detailed account o. these occurrsnses;-
December 23-Eine oclocs A Light W.SW. wind;
bar 1927; Their deg R. (i77S F)i weather clear and
agreeable.
A. quarter past nine si,hsu. any gss,.:o:: i.ss.
three minutes, causing the vessel to shake very nueh
felt, both deck in to- cabin At ten o'clock
few minutes Sinoda nuod.t~d houses and Temples
swept away, while the juoks before the tswA forced
tsn one inoclins against .ss,nss c1aaIiss and ssS
ing less than Eve minutes after this the water
seen rising and e1Ss sh .sstsd ~
rails, recedDg and then rutarrtsg with tremendous
force and completing the Of the town. beats
and boats and 10 shut ports. During this skort
time the bay covered vito h.tches and ruins which
At quarter past ten the frsste vas observed to drift
when the second anchor msciately dropped Not
s.or. 's s. ter
from her position rhs W ,Ic town was nov ene vast
Of dspoatiOn and out Of about thousand he.ses
only sixteen were standipg A. this time cloud Of
vapor wss observed ,ne ruins, and the sir was
strongly impregnated with su'pharous acid
The sudden rising and falling OF the water in - mar
caused the fgate to swing ronsd with such rapidty
that Al On board became s,aSy nan PAT .ss az
smashed to pieces aud aunt Immediately. Ropes
thrown to the men ~ them from dro WING,
but only two seized them rest rushing into thg
cabin, chose rather to die than to violate The law II
their country which forbids tssm without permssioA
An old woman also in small boat. was drfted alsng
side. She quite nsens,bw and her rescue WAS nst
effected without several men neIg exposed to ecnsdsrh
BE hazard, But their ex~rtUps successful she
soon recovered, and is still living
After the frigate had tursad once more round, Ard
approached within fifty fathoms OF ro:k the whLlng
Of the water became violent that she was fusg from
place to another, and about thirty minutes turn
ed less than forty three times round her anchor
During this time she vas nearly smashed against
rocky island but fortunately sh. just cleared it. At
quarter to eleven when the third snchor was erepped
when the recsded 1t left hir her SIDE In eight
feet Of water; While in this position it was In
The upper side fearing the the nsxt ss Of the
water Thlsspeedy took plao, and with great rapidly
"a
and causing OF the guns 70 break loose When Il IN
stantly killed and wouned several othsEs u the
frigstss keel and rudder which we're now to b seen
floating near her The rising and falling Of the water
were very great. the depth v.r,ing from lass thar
eight to than forty fest and these changes 81 in
teryais OF about five minutes costnaed until nom, when
it was discovered that there ws thirty inches o! water
At this time perceptiols dm,nution in the frequency
and violence Of the changes place. and this sppcr.
tunity embraced and ~ available effort nade to
But Ia n
hour elapsed when, beior- these operations could
have been completed he rising Ha0 falling Of the water
beesme more violent than before
Between this time and 1srter past two, (whsn tho
agitation again became much lsss the frigste left
only four feet Of water the uphsavns Of the srsasd
violent to force her past hsr anchors hs mp
per parts Of which were visiols ssd back again to hsr
Containing to decresse In velsncs and frequency By
3P H. the agitation of the water aud the motion Of the
vessel consequent thereon, we're very slow. she new
fcated in twenty feet Of water but within her Asld
II was Observed to be rising At the rate of thirty nshss
per hour. At this time wind was Dol ring;
the stood at 20 81 and the thermomstsr
1850 degrees r. (about 5b.63 degrees che hay
eDa Tn ru,sI On TaSa %.n rsfe seen wn'ng
chains of which t.istea that four hears were
required to clear one of them.
During the ensuing nigat fresh southwest wisd
blew ard the pumps .efe worked twice an hour.
We bad now to obtain the cuusent Of the authorities
moda not being wen adapted for he purposs After
some delay this was granted, and suitable place
soon selected Some necessary repairs having previ-
susly been made, weighed anchor the 18th JAnu-
ary, and with light wind left for the appointed place
The wind soon failed left drifting towards
the breakers, and position became OF tnminsnt
danger But lsng gaze Arose and after approach
ing nearer and nearer the shore all hope being ahAn-
doDed, twenty fthoms lad out. and the szchsr
dropped.
On the 18th and 10th there was less wind, bat the
water In the frigate TO such height that crave
fears entertained TO the possibility Of saving her.
The Japanese authorities hundred unks . tow
her to the bay, and the 18th an hands land-
ed. This not dooe without great dfhcuky, en- Ac-
count of the dangerous SURF particularly the
with the sick, who, wrapped SAILS haa V Be
dragged through It, Next day, 18th, the junks seok
her in tow not single man hoard, and the water
miles, small white cloud appeared, on psrssiving
which, the Japanese panic srcken cut their rsDss and