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EXPEDITION TO JAPAN. 



indifferent anchorage to the small vessels employed in transporting the produce of the island to 

 the shipping port, "Funchal." 



What added to the heauty of the scenery and roused the admiration and enthusiasm of the 

 artists of the expedition was, that, as the rainy season had just passed, the torrents could be 

 seen from the ship rushing down the sides of the mountains and forming in their descent many 

 heautifiil cascades. 



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View of Funchal, Madeira. 



Knowing that the wind, for the last few days, must have thrown into the bay of Funchal a 

 heavy swell, rendering anchorage there unsafe, it was determined to run under the lee of the 

 " Deserters," and there wait a favorable moment for anchoring in the roads. But on rounding 

 the southeastern point of the island it was found that the wind had considerably abated, and 

 had hauled to the northward of west, making it safe to proceed immediately to the anchorage ; 

 and accordingly, just at dark, on the 12th, the ship came to anchor in thirty-three fathoms, 

 the castle back of the town just open with the Loo rock. 



The vice consul of the United States, Mr. Beyman, with several coal agents were soon along- 

 side, and arrangements were promptly made to send on hoard all the coal and water that might 

 be required, so that the vessel would be ready to sail on the next Wednesday night. Accord- 

 ingly, at daylight the next morning, (Monday, the IStli,) lighters containing coal and water 

 were seen coming off, and by Wednesday, at four o'clock, p. m., between four and five hundred 

 tons of coal, and ten thousand gallons of water, with many other articles, had been received on 

 board. It may here be remarked, that the coal agents were very desirous that the vessel should 

 be anchored much nearer the town, in about ten fathoms, and in a position where she would be 



