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pretty near to the ships, hut oljTiously merely to gratify curiosity, as their crews would 

 stand up and gaze intently, hut gave no sign either of alarm or hostility. The trading 

 vessels were ohserved to stop at a town on the opposite side in coming down, and at 

 Uraga in going up, in accordance, prohahly, as has already heen intimated, with some 

 regulation of the customs. Everything passed tranquilly, and the next day, Avhich was to 

 bring some reply or other to the Commodore's demands, was looked forward to with deep 

 solicitude and interest by every man on hoard the ships. 



In the Bay of Yedo. 



