The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-15

both sapos returned the former f-o nc fortress
and lie latter from tho tag ship Ia NJ
American Consul calno on bosr,i ana ss,atei.
The navigation 1t The straits q s4nta, froi -Anis.
Point to Batavia, eighty ls.es dangerous and difficult
on aceoan, Of The aumber 81 rees Ind coral h9s
Tie Aiagai@ ~ under charge 81 li.ut-Gaa Mrs,
sailing master og toe chip.
Al AMER Point late and imporlaAt int-hAenaa fltfn
Japan md other parts d The world received. ro;a
We found the Ntw Noss HspaDrof thu I4ih u Jne raa
london papers 20 the 18th 81 August.
The creates, change observed among The japanese
on hearing from home il generally belesed on
board ship that they expected the rst from home
would be bad news but they were happily disappointed
The Niagara has been ninety two days lroni New York
and fortysix from Loando the last port she lett.
All things considered this has been extraordinary
passage, especially for steamship Forty six Days at
sea, with special Embassy board, running eight
thousand miles without stopping al any port fo coal or
water fresh provisions rendering ever! boly on board
uncomfortable and unhappy from being s"pl on salt pro
visions, and part of the time water 10 drins--cer
tainiy most extraordinary.
IN coming This immense dis,ance--ovar sixteen thou
sand mles-the Niagara stopped only twice lat Porto
Grande and Loando) during the whole voyage lle mrs
port Cape lie yerdes) but little better than No
stopping at ALL the only thing she could get few
tons Of coal; no water or provisions could be had
the next port doanio. southern Africa i WIS little
better Here the Niagara stopped nine days, and took IN
supply Of coal water provisions, &c, sufficient TO last 10
Cape Town. Cape Of Good Hope her next stopping place
dis ant oghteen hundred miles Here, ofcoure twas OK
pected TO stop short time and take in . supply OF pro
visions which she not able 10 10 at Loando aud
from thence proceed direct II Nauritius.
After passing CAPE Town without stopping the captain
stated TO the Japanese ambassadors that BY going IA
tavt3 direct they would arrive at Hong Kong in forty
day bat they Mauritlus calling at that port
The time occupied in getting there would be hftytwo
days Upon The captain making this favorable state
ment snd wishing to know their views in regard 10 the
matter. they at decided in favor Of the former
mis- was the 9TH Of September after tho ship had
been running ten days opposite direction 10 Maur
us the latitude then being Il deg. % min. south, the
weather 70 cold and stormy that the captain became
frightened, changed his course took the back track and
decided to 20 to Batavia instead Of Nauritius The
weather The morning of the day on which the captain
changed his u iair specimen OF Cape Race in
the dead al winter. The weather col. and stormy
dense fng. blowing almost hurricane accompanied by
Iain and sieet The temperature OF the water in one
hour " came 10 degrees colder which considered
strong Indication 81 cehergs being strict watch
kept Ill day from The masthead for these Arctic
visitors but without meeting any OF them.
FROM the time the Niagara entered the Indian Ocean
which was about the ioth Of August till the 10th
II srI' mber the weather was cold, rough and stormy
blowing at Dimes perfect hurricane rendering difficult
10 stay deck keep ones berth al night. Such was
elaF ,fe,men 81 me weather which the NIAGARA expo
Tienca curing the whole twenty days. II il hardly
ocary 10 say that the japanese all suffered very much
iron, cold
II may he interesting The track 81 the Niagara
after leaving Ioando bound for Maurus and Batavia
al in the same latitude and longitude with tho following
'N1 ~ ~ = ~ ust 80 nun sou.n latitude
deg 10 n,n latitude and 81 dog. 30 longitude Pa
tnya deg mn latitude and longitude ioo deg 80
A1er getting clear Of the Cape Of Good Hope--whch
Was on The eth Of Augnsl--if the Niagara had gone
% sts' ~, ~ - aa' ~ instead o. going lar
~, ss ~. " ~, nue coltse, iookmg
dtel WIG Mi'cn rs ia not nn1-every one on board
=, e'.'hN ue 'atshosc' "ouia nave o'en oeigh'ed
Nhcihef vas right anu proper To have gone SO far out
~ ne '"u's "oAnE aitc' lau' "inusi OF dared W
,, 80 ,.' nn, , uis'."oc "l'nout s'pPpul
~ f,, - s.,nu ~ NY navy on..is am
-. ~ , . ~, ~, - ~, ''A'u NJ ~ = s.',hsnp'
Hu' ~ s ~ W.. =, w IL. 'n,. ne has not
Nj fr1 49,. 49, n, ~ ' "a, 4, e. 49, 49,, -,
lIoN.hhs y, NC mp nal ior more IMAM thrsc
~ u ~ = ..f -. . ~, mp ~ !" hse On
~ l'uN,nf. ~ 10y 'lne ne 'llMi.se NAG 70 eat
sr N Me - oo" sn an pro'e
'itut anu ren w, nNen ~nisNey became scarce :"
w, W." my 'y III a,e - 81 urinS
s,san,S h,cs ,r,rh, ,h, orer ~ ,,'
terms ng' The Niagara mo good" By this they often
~, ~ ''' :, ~ ', a ~ ,hs aocotuaod'
a ov a. ~ y u I'M W NV acc"nm.
j." ~ +,,'ehi ,h'! an aaihs are superior 70
=" ,'h'i ~ 'he o.hcf shps' ,
~ ~ ne in" e'e'pse ~ coming over inc Japanese
lneg halng 9apn ia Their arrival "a New York out Of
tns 'h.N s"in VI Gays AZ ne Hawaiian Islands, seven
~ Sah francesca aH Hfec 81 the fhthnaus, making the
nnhuV N'Nbke W sNtN hVe running days Gong nome
tbN nave artad! hccn ninety three days, getting
my AZ, aoul ,wo ,nites We way there; 80 by the
t ths fea'h 70 ne X WIZ be the middle Of November
y ho' the III OF necemecr making their homevard pa
age one foond ana h" u not Two months longer than
IA .omme over
y mnenei w NL'ga,a WI &c anle " MAKE
'FoNaN against tir m Iisoons which set III hout the
~ o oslop'r, when sne VIII encounter IN The China
ANoSethef "" I%seage - Tar has been most unpea.
sait an round WIN rev exceptions, the captain and
INT lieutenant have been generally dslked, not only by
the laranos iht oieers especially the engineer corps
and by The Aacs lcando one of the assistant engineers
was sent home ia ths United states slonp Marion, for
soine tng ,r,ite, and that, too, against the rcmcn
STRANGE ~ the engineer Ia chief, Mr.. williamson who
considered him one Of the most talented and promis
ing young mon in the service soon after thss
noctor r. Woodworthi surgeon Of the ship, ~
twenty-five Year. standing Ia the navy who
ranks with tlat Of commander, was Suspended for
simply placing three lick the eriap deck
llacc essigrc H. sick in case of necessity which
tone inr Tho Nalnn ~ their lives bat done without
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