The New York herald., 1869-10-04
JAPAN.

STERN ON the Coast-A Terrific Blow aud
TyDaoon--Naval Casualties, American and
Ensi;sh-lEercanti!e EOsscs.
HoGo, August "a, 1859.
The coast OF Nipon, the central and largest OF the
group OF islands forming the Japanese empire, has
been visited by typhoon, or tempest Of wind ana
rain OF great Violence the effects OF which there Is
yet much to chronicle. We arrived hero on the
morning OF the 2lst, having left Yokohama under
sail ON the 17th inst. for this place, and when about
mddlstance on the night OF the 19h ut eight O'CLOCK
ana logging nine Knots, the barometer fell suddenly
indicating storm, when all hands were called
Immediately to take In sail, but before tho order
could be carried out typhoon was upon US
In all Its fury, which lasted for twelve hours.
lashing tho sca into foam, deuging our decks
with water, and tearing all our sails into
shreds From tho time II struck us, after which we
lay to, 1t increased In fury, and reached It's culmi
mating point between Two and three O'Clock on the
morning OF the 2oth when an immense sea made
breach over US, carrying away our launch second
cutter and dingy, stavlng in both quarters Of our
third cutter and carrying away portion of our
hammock netting and pivot ports The typhoon at
this point was binding IN its rage ana during its
prevalence 1t was almost matter Of lmpossibhty
to keep the decks or work with any result. Never.
theless, our officers and men determinedly perse.
vered IN their efforts to the ship amid the FURY
of the elements which momentariy threatened to
overwhelm her. The typho0n took its course from
the southeast, veerng round to the southwest in
its increasing fury, and returning to its point or
departure, gradually aoated In violence from eight
a. III. of the 2oth shortly after which it died away.
the barometer gradually lifting and the sun at last
peerng through the tempess clouds.
There were few casualties among the officers and
men OF the United States ship Oneida, happily ola
light nature, mainly Commissions. At four A. NJ. OF
the goth we got up steam, matter OF some dill.
Guilty from the quantity Of water shipped, sOme
three feet deep having found It's way intO the lre-
ROOM partly through our telescope smokestack,
witch was lowered for sailing purposes, although
all matches were battened down, except the storm
hatch. Cur deck pumps having been found ChOkeu
this water was soon got rid OF by our steam syphon
pump when set to work. Our vessel passed through
the trying ordeal nobly and rode The gale ike
stancn seaooat Which che has proved herself to be.
we passed number OF native boats dismasted and
The lroquols,. which lett Yokohama under sail on
the 18th FOR Nagasaki, came In here on the night
duration were similar to those on the Oneida. She
was struck by II when close In shore three hours
later than this vessel, or about eleven p NJ. OF the
18th. she lost all ner SAILS which torn to ribbons,
sprung her 10remast, had her launch and q portion
OF her netting ana pivot ports driven In board, and
board by The violence OF The storm dropping both
her anchors to prevent her being dashed to pieces
lay and on which she was driven One OF the
anchors having parted and gone by the board, steam
was uxuteD LHc great strain on Tile remain.
ing anchor. On the abatement OF the storm she
steamed for this port, where We transferred to her
one Of our spare anchors before leaving or her dest
The flagship Delaware, formerly the Pscataqua,
and the M0nocacy are at Yokohama, where the
Aroostook has oeen sold recently by order OF the
The British gunboat Aaerine came in here shortly
head gear sa M y Re tae
steamer Ocean Queen which vessel lost oil her
boats sails and hgurehead, three Of her crew beng
broken. she was on her bea M ends for fifteen
minutes when II was feared she could not right
States steamer AsaueloG, bound for Yokohama close
under the land In the yphoon, under steam, running
aor crS & aao hr u es n daa o an
her passage from Nagasakt TO Yokohama, thence to
san Francisco, during the typnoon, and q large
American ship, with foremast gone, making good
weather. is reported TO have been seen.
The American steamer Mars, from Yokohama OH
the 2lst. arrived here on the 9th, ana from her
learn that the Ashueiot had reached that place in
SAFETY; also that the typhoon had swept across ioko
hama vita fearful violence about noon on the 20th,
and that all anchors being let go, were unavaillng
to prevent number OF merchant vessels In harbOr
from dragging, ioung ana running ashore aud to
peces others sustaining great injury their spars
and rigging. In addition TO their anchors all war
and other steamers In harbor got head OF steam
up 10 meet eXigences.
1 find that the foreign merchants and residents OF
this place, numbering some 800 persons, manly
composed OF American English anu Dutch pioneer
settlers. now IN extensive business have armed and
are preparing to organize themselves into rllo
brigade or club Tor their mutual protection, as 1t
appears that ten or fifteen days since, when no
foreign national vessels were In harb0r, some 200
Romans, two-sworded men "a species Of swash.
buckler). belonging to some OF the native clans de.
clared their design OF clearing out all foreigners
from this locality, whereupon the Japanese Cover
nor mad informed the various settlers through their
respective cOnsul5 OF his inability to aIold them
any protection whatever
part OF the typnoon visited this place, Ievelling
some buildings Ia process or erection and DONG
damage generally throughout the settlement