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Title: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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e persons—four officers, four of the crew, and four Chinesecoolies. From the Susquehanna were sent Mr. Taylor and Mr. Heine; andfrom the Mississippi the Rev. Mr. Jones, chaplain, and Dr. Lynah, assistantsurgeon. The command of the expedition was given to Mr. Jones, who wasdirected particularly to observe the geology of the island; as, if it containedcoal, it was a most important characteristic. Mr. Taylor was ordered totake notes, and write out a detailed account of the journey. It was sup-posed the duty would occupy five or six days, and accordingly the expeditionwas furnished with provisions for that period, and with a tent. The menwere armed with cutlasses and carbines, and ten rounds of ball cartridgeseach. It was not, however, supposed that there would be need of a resortto force on any occasion; still, it was deemed prudent to let the natives seethe power of the party to defend itself; and beside, guns and ammunitionwere required for the purpose of procuring birds and animals.
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NAPHA OFFICIAL DEVICES. 183 On this day, also, the Commodore sent two of the officers of the squad-ron ashore, with the interpreter, to make arrangements with the authoritiesfor procuring a house. On landing, they proceeded to a building whichseemed to be what we should call, in the United States, a town hall. Itwas the place, in the village of Tumai, where common strangers werereceived, and contained some thirty mats on the floor for sleeping; waiterswere also in attendance with tea and pipes. The purposes to which thebuilding is applied seemed, however, to be various. The literati meet thereto converse and interchange opinions; and any one of them may spend thenight there upon any unoccupied mat. Our officers, on reaching this build-ing, sent for one of the principal men, who, after an hours delay, made hisappearance, and was most profound in his obeisance. Tea and pipes (thenever failing preliminary) having been disposed of, the gentlemen madeknown their business to the Japanese of

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