The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-09
THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.
Visit Of an American Traveller 10 Java
and Singapore.
DUTCH DIPLOMACY AND MANNERS
Yankee Views Generally Of Men aad Things,
&c, &c, &c.
Our Java correspondence.

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ne Ja0a Bod,noa-Beeasy II tn Cost Sces1y-Tae
Acknowledgements cr ne E01cn--Nor.lty Of the
ssess tau nsee ne Tracellees Eye-7ras Of Basavsa-
yac clinsae d. dc.
TweAty-six days is rapid passage for sailing ship
and Soes honor to the Dsshng Wave and her gallant
ennander-who, by the wsv, IL credit TO his PROBES
sen Forty years sailor he knows the ropes snd long
experience in these has quickened hrs Judgment
and his hard practical and keen eye for
observation show the sgnet Of the American ship
matter; class OF men Of whom country may well
el proud; self educated the builders their for.
tunes, they walk quickly through III. orscAs,Ie to the
command, and become the -esp sble pilots
that wonderful commerce which adds much lsst-e
cur rag and peuetates into every port that boasts
anchorage or where commodity be exchanged
capran Fisk has chartered his ship 10 load with sugar
rice and spices Tor Bremen, ca los de the pho.
neer CT The Australian trade taxing the Nightingale
rom Boston to Sydney in 1852 This the ship that
run against the English clipper Challenge, and got beat
By taking the wrong passage down the China As
made Java Head ship after snip hove in sight home
ward bound, proosoy from China. The high land eau
Dc at great distance both point At Prince
Edwards Island, and 1t Crockatoa and the fosre the
heat Of tho SUMS perpendicular rays and the very
AZ breathe the spicy fragrance OF tDe tropics We
passed Anger early in the morning. and here the igh,
house The little township, the fort aud the monster
t~nysn tree, could be plainly With The gsss, ana
Toe wind freshenng sailed proudly along the straits
81 SLnda st TOO rapid for the Jsvenese hoatmsn
who shoot from the land all along the shore
V sapply you with fruit and provisions. Il
was novel sight to many hal naked
stjssts yeDg 81 the top Of their ungs, "s.op-he Cap
ftor he Cap, but il Of use: their yelling
screening, tugging and working no. equa!
With the Dashipg Wave regretted this tor the captain
Aa1 said 80 much about tho sweet potatoes, the Java
chickens he msngostine and o.her tropical fruits that
ny mouth WAS watering for change OF diet. Anger /.
zoe grand tgae Of the Straits Of Sunda and the tribute
RON the immense feet Of ships their way home from
China supports quite population Of rEiye ooatpaan.
There are but a dozen Dutchmsn the place. A.
nest ship, her way down. svas herself of thi.
celebrated resting place for water and refreshens and
AL vessels taat pass the day time reported Bsa
yis BY mai twice q week. The boatnsn always brings
the captain his book Of recommendations. and It is
amusing to look over the different remarks Of snipas
hers On every page you val, lind from clipper c,p-
ts,n--
~aEhss fellow, Tom Cheek, don't employ aim" aud on
Smother This boy has supplied my ship and appe,rsa
fellow be you must watch him Fay only half o.
Whist he asks; they all all damn rascsis" Another,
lack the niger overheard when he boards YOU his
eggs al rotten = and through the list. Poor
ssvlls They ge sadly sold in asking Yankee tar u
Guilty finding your way the roAds,ead but there are
altogether many islands and shoals to attempt it in
the night without pilot, and that il useful member
society you seldom fnd in the Indian settlements of me
Dutch. There al Batavia; bus Sourabaya be-
here is obliged 20 have them. We dropped anchor
about eight Z. NJ, having worked our way along
from Anger enIrg the day. The coast se s1,s,
and patches OF cultivation, clear To the nou atain
TOP, and the half thousand prah. or fishing smacks
with Their bamboo and latteen sails dot
ting the water IN the distspcs, pass s,sud afer
awake. In the morning the guss1 boat got the partisu-
ls-f OF the chip and The Nal ys hocsing of 70 sell
got taste of the celebrated fuit beprai-ed by
Lers the mangfs liz card mus candt .iy a:know edgs
that although The jaiey pulp was luxury after estins
ship grub AL the way from Australia dissppoin. ed
to the conclusion that the world rsputa
taon OF the fruit has been obtained from merely those
vho after being long tue A. sea. get taste Of it 81
Tpesr Bartlett pesc r,.e r r-.r., e fnv tas'e'
is TAR superior We have nothing Il The states 70 lAe,r
10. You sbel il you would walnut, but raust be
careful get the red bark in your mouth.
This the natives use for dyeing purposes.
There about thirty SAL Of freghrg SHIPS a an
ehor osy flying the dag OF the Dutch aod three
four The suns heat perfectly cissoying
laid of the engy under cotton ciotn covering,
While the native oostmen gave TIRE JavAaese stroke 70
puny looking oars, they roved up Inc dirty
locking canal 20 tune more ike fog saw than hui
voice, which SCENE abou. a wide as the Bowery
snd is two mi e. long 10 the Boom sheh suppose, IL
giIized ccun'ry, they would cali CGstJsn H@use My
baggage fonly ole trunk woen you tske zoe overland
route tire Official passed without ove-hspiing every
thing ~ they 6o in Europe and nov commepcec sue
cesson Of sightseeing and novelties. Evcrytsns
nasrs ar ,eels or hears or aces Is "a en- e,y dlIere
S-oro o+h.r lsti,rSes nv have been spt Du5n the
80. ,rs. ard nth INV 81 % Id o,ep INV o. re- su,,
nov age m rood working order ioppe5 nto syspese
lnpov. fonr -beel CONCERN with ! bo7d ice An Eng.
i;s nbostonans s.s~t1a of ,rish TIE Ft,le ~e.olsd
aoyses onlv thrteen hand high and q. entire hor,es
- No Yo.ras ,re so xed in the civ for h-
onarters IN the and f1upd on botn sides Of m,
csn,i lonc rov of two storied warebou ses al, win;
"a e-ver,d .h fila- an sccoupt az being - r,ref
e1le- hen s.ta ard he.n,f,Ilx sbsae3 Ire tre qoae
IDS 9Th rrees
WAS cIsd enough Ia end seak in Inc lsrve and GO n.
Portable looking ceuntipe house al my fellow 5autrym.o
w pssS wbe rsnr.sen,s the st,es As Crsu AGENT
and MN treaf yoa wirb eyery pos,le eolrtey and A.
tsnt,on Firheeu wears or Jays climate do not ssela
To have tslen .way hls youth or good L,cbs The Offices
are as large As the retention room n hotel and TIE
warehouses are % connected that the merchants
walk from one the along the sersndsh the
second story without the trouble of going below this