The New York herald., 1874-08-17

traffic before. In addition to their mischievous
..sam-shun they bring candies, cakes eggs poui.
OF bananas or pineapples appears but these are I'M.
portataons from the North not being cultivated
cation between the residents and the Japanese, Is
they can write Chinese characters to , limited
extent, and tue Chinese, being symbohcal IAN
guage, is universal IN its application.
In the extension OF their social relations the
basanss OF o sns mmedate oeay The e
hgence OF the recent visit OF Issa and his conf
panions has been circulated, and several young
officers have gone out-as usuas, on their own IN
dependent accOunt-tO his village OF sawai, lar in
the interior. They report tnas they were treated
with every consideration, and that they were III
no way m0lested although they were dlssuaded
from proceeding further.
THE AMERICAN NAVAL FLAG.
The United States steamship Monocacy appeared
in the harbor on the morning OF the 29th, but
sailed away after lew hours without communi
Gazing with the shore. the sea was not heavy
and the breeze was far from strong, but 1t was
from The west and only single vessei .d vensafed n m
safer regions rapidly as possible. The Monocacy
was, undoubtedly, al one moment In considerable
probable perils OF Liangkia Bay IN really serious
weather.
BY curious and sufficiently vexauOus fatality
1t turned out tnat the point at which we all gave
village in which water was abundant, and plenty
OF iooa in the form Oh sweet potatoes could be had
by digging Tor It. General Saigo and a lew COM
panions only reached this favored spot. About
ei2nL O'Clock he passed to the head oi the ine and
as he Is man OF powerful frame and less sensitive
TO fatigue than most others, ne made his way on
ward, supposlng that the rest would follow do
not believe that the General was wholly nsenslble
to the hardshps OF the situation, lot have heard
legend TO the effect that his munger was so great
tnat he iurtlvey dug sweet potato from the
field with his own hands aud devoured 1t raw.
However, he was III better condition than his fol-
lowers, aud he sal wondering why he not
joined by others. until he lel asleep. suppose
the whole body would have revived and
nnihed that quarter OF mile in the
hrip IN a
night OF mud, yet not too mild, trlbuatlon. The
weather was, fortunately, clear, though the at
/ dark. The morning was again painfully bright,
threatening another oppressive day. IL was still
ricades, but that being accomplished the way was
! clear to the village nave mentioned There we
our appetltes was concerned. A dozen fires were
kindied and bushels OF potatoes were dug, cooked
and eaten before any questions as to where we
! to ask them they could not be answered. There
was not a living thing in the place except dog. a
guides from the coast settlements were com.
! pletey at a loss. II they knew the region at all
| But they seemed confident tnat it was neither
Boutan nor Kusukut learned later that
eneNdeDcv was Amya sHt sa,a Goon%n s,taaaed s%e
at considerable distance therefrom. 1t lies hallway
between the two savage stronghoids, less than a
mile from each, and yet, strangely enough, Is said
to partake OF none OF the fierce characteristics OF
those places. have been assured tnat the people
t
the sayages IN consequence OF their weakness and
their usefulness They are not formidable enough
to excite jealousy, and they are compelled TO per-
| form great many menal services Tor their ex-
acting neighbors. have seen their chief several
/ times. lie Is an amusing old fellow aud looks as
| harmless as a sheep. His ears are not bored and
he speaks Chinese, which facts are Just little In
his favor IN all general discussions ne seems TO
be principally occupied IN demonstrating with the
/ head men" OF the savages, and arguing pacific
policy upon them IN a shrilI treble am inclined
TO believe that sufferance and not Intolerance Is
the badge OF his tribe. II he had been at Amiya
to give us little Information l should have liked
him still better.
Tins village commands a view OF the sea toward
the west, through series OF clefts in the moun-
mating Judge it to be about ave miles from the
western coast in direct line, and four miles from
the ocean level 1t IS place OF little importance
containing only dozen houses. which are all con-
structed on one simple principle. Eight posts are
set in the ground thin straw is plated over them
roof in some OF these we found packages Of dried
wei as from the presence Of the pigs and chickens,
IL Is probable that the evacuation was very nasty,
residents, but was forced by the the Boatans. ln
the neighnoriug helds there was no sign OF cult
vaton excepting OF tobacco and sweet potatoes.
/ The rice must be grown at some little distance.
RECOEN0IssANCE IN THE FIELD.
! After nasty breakfast two small parties, OF
about sixty men each, were sent out to recon =
noiTe In opposite directions, north and south.
The first, In the course Of an hour reached a large
village, consisting OF forty houses, built OF sun
dried brick and stone, with thatcned roofs, which
was soon discovered to be Boutan. This place. at
least, the guides had means OF recognizing. II APP
peared TO be wholly deserted, but, nevertheless, as
our soldiers drew near, number OF shots were
hred upon them rom hills ana thlckets, and two
or three were slightly wounded. volley
IN return. though discharged at random, senced
the unseen assaants. The place was then
burned, and the troops encamped IN the immedi-
ate vicinity.
Tbe southern detachment had not proceeded far
4 before II was met by messengers rom the column
commanded by Admiral Akamaton, which had
been on the march, in various directions, during
/ tue greater part OF the night This force had
reached kusukut at two O'Clock, on the afternoon
OF the I'd, and, on attempting to enter IL, was 70
ceived, as usual, by sudden fire from an
ambuscade Three Japanese were killed
and two were wounded. The savages
but probably with little or no loss. The houses OF
Kusuknt were destroyed, and rs the SITUATION was
untenable, being easily commanded by circle OF
hills camp was established on an elevation
about an eighth OF a mile distant Az FIVE O'Clock
the bulk OF sue column started forth with the view
OF Joining General aaigo, but the roads soon be-
came difficult and the guides were at odds, the
next morning, the Admiral found himself close TO
the ''Stone Cato" From this point he turned
and followed the course OF the central body, ar
rivinQ at Amiya abcnt noon. -
CD 20 TINS time nothing nad Deen neaTo from
the Hong Kong party, which WAS TO nave started
for tue Interior before dawn on the 20. Small
squsds were sent out by various northern path.
ways TO get news or II, II possible, and also 10 Dod
or burn all deserted villages that might be ldenu
Ded with the Boutan or Kusukut interests the
latter part of this work was carried out but no
traces OF General Taniie troops were dis-
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