New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-08

hDding suffIcent room fOf our mess,&be ard s,or,s
but were finally placed upon the orop deck, beside e
main hatch and over the powder magazine. Nv cor
We slang IN The same place ~ night, where IL was
brought by suroy main topuan Who hsd in his psy.
tcular charge. osdaverous Chlnsman, A.fok BY
name, was shipped a. our steward and al ncorrsibk
back deck hand Appropriated 20 as as cook. We vere
thus sided With all he requisites OF nsss, and al
though there was some grImbling from time 10 tina
on account OF be heat and dart OF the o,op den
the incompetency OF the steward or the vany Of he
cook, | found my situation quite comfortable a. I
an'icIpa'ed, and never regretted having embrscedt
His first eIperi,D in bis new capacity vas the
arrival of the squadron az Loo-Cho0
LANDING IN LOO CHICO
When the De1t morning dawned, bright and clear
| thought bao ney,r SEN move lovely lxdscspe
than TIE il snH pre.en'sd. The bsy wss cls,ped by
an smptiti ester Of gently undustipg hills, lie como
places seed with saving rce-nsds, in Others
covered with The greetest turf dotted with pictnr
esoue groups Of tree. Bowers Of tee ieathery BAN
boO-lexi 10 ire palm, tie mos graceful OF trees.
almost coucead the dwellings which LesIed iogelher
in The little dele opening mo The bay, int WHICH, with
their stone Enclosures sDd roofs OF red tiles hnted Of
a much hi. her civilZ< han We had expected
The spurs Of the hills which down TO the
.ea terminate in sbrup. bluffs, in many places %
sbatel cd and irregular as 20 resemble castles and ab-
beys in runs Beyond and 10 the nigh. OF Capstan
Rock we saw the houses of the town OF Maps, with
u mouth Of little esfusry, wherein some Chinese
ane Japsnese jabks were snchores while on the ,op
the bsstiors Of The Resens castle lowered shove the
trees. TIE exquisite harmony ia the fOms OF tho
scene, the cszZiipg green OF the fsisge, and tho
sweet delicious cir viii b came 70 "a Of the shore
charmed us like glimpse OF Para1ise, atser the mo-
motor GUS lev els ard polluted atmosphere of China
II ere wss no iukrcourse With The shore until AFTER
some leg citations hao taken place between the Com
modore Al 4 the hi.h rative oRnitNies. The latter
came off IN rude, fs bottomcd boats propelled With
paddles. The, we're elin.l y grave aud dignihed
mep crossed ID FOse r bes OF erase CLOTH and with
curious yellow caps on their heads Both their per-
sons and their garments were tcrupulously clean;
their long silky tearCs were carefully Combed out
the particular hairs lying parallel to each other, and
ever tbirg about them gave evidence OF care aud
noati ess WITCH h~ve never seen surpassed. They
were realty ssonished AZ the size and strength Of the
steamer, and when one CT The held.pieces vas frei
thee times as a s,lste, several Of toe attendants
dropped upon the deck fIom the shock OF their
surprise.
On the second DAY sf'sr our arrival, whea ;he Com
rnodOre had cone 10 good u1dsrs andlog with the
native authorizes he gave the officers OF the squad
ron permission 20 20 ashore. Jumped Iuto the first
bo.t wbi put of from the Susquehirns, and which
bapptIed to be named bya dozen Chinsfe, homs
number who bad beel shipped az Shanghai, "a deck.
hands. The wind blowing iresb, tle Sc. was run.
nv Q briskly aud the Cinnamon who had probably
never had an osr IN tier hands before did but lte
but catch crabs and confuse each other. We rapidly
died away from toe vassel ana away from the shore
until, ipaly, Of the mdsbpmen ordered the cool
les TO ce.se and with 'hc assistance Of two or three
othe stepped the mast and set the sheet, TO run in
tie wrd. But he dii not kno< the bsIbor aud in Q
twin HI re Of on eve the boat, which was running at
Il rate Of sew or eight knots dashed upon a coral
reef II was TOO late 70 weX off, 20 We bounced
across IT, the boat striking upon the tops Of the grow
ing coral tees wish every wave Having reached
o,ep wster asain We found Ourselves in a lake, or
pool, completely euci;cled by the reef The only
means OF es .spe WAS 10 ju mp back again which We
finally Accommodated sih,u' s.sving in the boat, aud
after wearisome pull reached the steamer, where We
procuI ed tIesa and were finally put ashore at
the foot If Csps'sn Rock.
AT this island he subjected to many whimsi-
cal annOyaDces from the Jealousy Of the natives,
which we must permit hun to relate in his own.
words:
ESPIONAGE IN LoO-CHoO.
The perfection 10 which the system OF espionage Is
carried in Loo ChoO-and consequently IN japan, Tor
The sl stem is doubt the same IN bot1 counIres-s
almost incredible. | rave no doub. that before
the secoId cay o. our tip was over, the fact
was known throughout the whole island, and
watchers were tet aroGrd every village, to look
out for our approach. Ws sere surrounded with
a seuet power, the tokens OF which were invis.
he yet which we could not move q sep without
telling We tried every means 10 elude 10, but In
vain. The lovely villages with which the Island
is dotted were deerttd al our approach and the In
bsbitaIs wei! concealed that we rarely succeeded
In iii ding them Only the la5o' who were at work
In the fields we're allowed TO remai1, and even they
wee obliged 10 Keep al distance from our path
We changed our course repeatedly 10 the endeavor to
isead the spies, but they seemed to comprehend our
designs by epeciee OF instinct, and wherever We
| wei they bad been before us. We scattered our
forces each taking ssspsrate course but the spies
| were silt more unerous tnan We We could per-
ceiye however frsm me demesn0r OF the natives,
tba, they were well disposed toward Ms, and felt
strong cuJiO,ify 10 become acquainted with u.s. and
that il was OF h fear OF ourselves as dread oil
the power of their ruers which kept them al oof
| had a great desIe o learn something Of their social
nd made treQueuf
pisb my object by uDgDg into the wood from tune TO
lime, stripping the spes, and then darling suddenly
| into rome IL ishborirs village. Although entered
many bou,es IN two or hree Instances only did find
tie inhabitants wl'bn. On my appearance, which
IL est have been very unexpected and startling, tho
women fell upon -ber knees, uplifting both haRds 10
an attitude OF application, while the men Frustrated
Themselves arr struck their foreheads upon the earth.
could only assure them by syns Of my friendly dis
| uosion aud found diSculy In allaying their ap'
preh, rsoDs whenever he spies gave me time esough
On one occasion, where found two wo men employed
in aviDg the coarse co. on cloth OF the country ae
tie fret surprise was over they quiety resumed tbeI
| occupation. .
III her respects, the journey was as Agreeable a. Il
was interesting The isaDd s Of the most besuti.
| ful in the world, and contans sre ser variety oil
,cepety than have ever seen within the some extent
Of terri ory. The valleys and hIlsdes cultivated
| with care and sss!JuIty watch puis even Chinese
| agriculture to shame; the bills are crowned with
picturesque groves Of he Loo Choo pine, tee which
The srst would prize much more hishy than the ION.
| beIman; The VII sges emb0wered with srching
lanes of bamboo The tops Of which nter.ce end form
avenues of peifc: ,bade; while from the deep in.
Ger tatioDs Of both SHORES Inc road along the spinal
ric &c of the island commands the most delightful pros
pect, Of bays and green headlaocs ether side. Ia
The sheltered valleys The clusters of ssgo palm 20
banana tIecs 81. .. l.. the CHARGER o. the
tropics: On the bills The forests Of pine recall The
tceDery Of The TsnI ate The northern part o.
the isiaod abou Dc with mashy thickes ana hl 1,s
f.fa. trIth