The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-17
ouK JAVA CORRESPONDENCE.

| our JAVA CoRREsPoNpENCE.
| Hrs LMpERIAL HGHSEss RUSSIAN CORVETTE JApAsEsE
JAVA HEAP, July n, 1858. !
Voyage Of he Russian Corvette Japanese 70 ne Ansoor
| Rirer-De7a,tme from Neo Yyk-7ae Fsra 6ase--.
Sailing and 'Seamin9 Quaitss Of the Vessel-Tsas-
dad--Arr,ral Of Jaua Head-Hms KdQe on ne Yoy-
age, dc, de-
According the promise made 10 you before leaving
New York give you brief sketch OF the Russian
steam corvette Japanese 10 the Amoor river by the
Of the Cape Of Good Hope On the 17th Of April at
twelve O'clock hove up anchor and taken n
,ow BY The steamer VIM. II. Webb and proceeded down
the bay towards Sandy Hook whence the left
to propelling power Wo had what you may
cali very dnc run, under press OF canvass, until
reached tn southern edge OF the Gulf Stream three days
out, and while standing 10 the eastward in the Stream,
we encountered very heavy gale Of wind, which
tnued the best part Of three days and nights at times
blowing complete hurricane While the ship under
close reeied topsais and running before the wnd-thd
sea beng very heavy and the ship rolling considerably,
say 20 degrees-a tremendous sea came along, curling
Itself nigh above the hammock netting ran and, descend
inc on our starboard quarter boat, crushed 1t like so
much brown paper. Overwhelming it was, It did
other damage This is tue only accident that has hap.
pcncd TO since left New York We have speak of
this ship very superior vessel respects pre-
you that she built by VIM. II. Webb,
of New York, for the Russian government
Alter this gale Of wind the weather became quite mode.
rate bot you must not imagine that the danger tneu
wholly through with, for when the gale abaied II left
very ugly heavy which caused the ship roll very
hard and exposed TO the chance very common these
of rolling the mass Of the ship; II fortunately
nothing o. this kind occurred TO II you have net
been you form very opinion OF the
very great power Of heavy swell after gale OF wind,
whs, the ship the mercy OF The waves no wind to
scp the sails fuil and the snip piuneng and driving
wherever the sea carries her We have not had steam
the ship since leaving New York and shall not until
- the China then shalt through hs
oua q fartary far up DO castres hay, where
shall stop fer Russian pilot, who Will take us up TO
Nlebolask tho port Of dest nation, and deliver tho
ship AZ TO the Kussan authorizes, who Will seni all
san frapcco They sil have chartered vessel through
their agent al that place, and load her for the Amoor
river and BE- ready when arrive 10 start back again
W. shall wait Tor the other new steamer built IN Boz
too tc same government and called The Manjoor-a
steamer bark rggcd, the same are, but much
tmaAer a. sbs sn hundred ,ons aud we are hard on
g. fourteen hunared Shc 10 sail from Boston tho
seck alter ~ sailed and sill probably use steam
partly, snd ~ tnat means make tho ,sfagc almos,
soon shah. We have not coal enough
than nteen days and the other steamer has enough
steam tharty o. more days. she took government
ady antare Ia that respect We have on
baard saw mais a., &c, sc.-all % which very
heavy ffssbt, and lasc mos OF the the ship.
W. haze ups yet rcached Java Head but thought 10
better " cmmsnee this bcforo do arrive, thoro
state aad road lkc Iass the chance q sendng
N ~ tts ffH cfIutuiy, as II vii bc between seventy
NtM 49, NnNafSA days hsofe reaches the States.
t1r fnnnng ime irom New York y the Equator on tho
Aial.iir thirty NV days, whch considered far
ran coFt ng a. ~ chancs ahch W. had We crossed
lnng tndt - Tho aud seen since leaving
Nv iork the sland 81 Trndad, hon 70 10 west,
aud st - - soutn fiis sand ~ ot account what.
ever there NAV ~ few Mid goats a. but very tto
tekefaloni wss yesrs goue by IL am mistaken,
Ind " l-aa coany where III Portuguese government
Transported thc1 cts ba, thc trouble u procuring
wasf made tlsm absndonit
W. made the stand "a sunday morning at % A NJ,
bearng uorth ~ east ons halt east twenty miles DISTANT
FtY Aftsrl - en-
C0untccd head nae aud very rough weather up and
va, M ciPc < sood nor" Tho Cape was doubled
e l4,b LAY If lghs, sexcuty hyc tnes distant having
sailed from Nc~ York % the Cape $3.50 n,lcs but thu
dlstance Ia luec, line from NeN York about 6,75o
Hiiies The next land male The sland of ~ Pa1ls
or New Amsterdam thc Ia i,an Oceaa, IL longteia
y 30 cast Art attitude 81 % south az tant from Java
Head .,4le miles. We made tbs 81 Monday mornsng,
July o. al hFe O'clock stin ga. blowing the and
the ship under dcubc rcsfed topsas AMI can say with
ruth That The shr hns been most a e tnc under double
recf aud close rei ,ofsas making some.
What better weather Bsarng tho Troplc Of Ca
warm atmosl,herc.
W. labor inter great asad vantage o. account Of having
io drag our propeller after u about the hrst cx-
pertinent = steamer MAXIM long voyage dragging hor
propeller after Ler. When oonnenCss IL blow Se arc
obliged - shorter sal a. there great danger % ,hs
stern post AM propclltr giving way i e, you ~
Judge Of The inwer whch 'bc has The pro-
pcier-wncn i toxs f6esb AMI there . heavy ~,
he rhafi, With disconnected from IA. eng
a,hcd - The propeller makes revelations of
orc hundred turns rsr minute by ne roe ~ ,he
alone such q the pressure u ihe latter Once Laso
tired BY courcctinr the shan wnh thc engines which
arc q three hundred horse power b,th enr..s
mot On, and v were obliged y Keep uncoaplci, Wan
that eseeptsr, ever sncc lcavng Sew yors.
TIE steamer nef1re THIS unrn went oct 90 Russa
wss tic Astoria and propeller also, bat tbs wAs
made h. bos out sad clear Un toe 1at~r. which ~aa
much ysccfaee Cos vlas made regular sailing shp;
and when wanted IA gct ap steam aii had do
10 efup tbs rfnysisr Sst ap am,
sns So cans ey, ser rtc a conrle.e steamer.
Should rnclade Va stop At ionS kony vii vrlia
you another letter, wherein shat b. able " = W yor
scsani a bss s~sinng auait,-. slthoaxh N very
uncertain aesrss- r.t - tb~ AraaW
I-ysihe ana - escape thr Yfhoons hs N
Si..ah - ds@aJ ~ I rcash4Eg lhc Axloos go
might Ct fassH - that f~s aus~ early We
has. arrived npul Sew fofs (ths 2lst - lwyl uas
place nfsfs rNs 1@ys ~hh - ssmlsAlss~a Erst rae
passage, non'i1erns n ars saa ..sass thsi L@y.
sncountrrd W stAa ~ - ths lis.s 60 q ssssie q
days, a. tasC d w.tst 80 ffssh ssss,1bss~