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Matsmai, a port of Yesso "^ 



incident in the history of - 16 



discussion relative to opening the port of. 361, 365 



road to - 437 



Matsusaki, Michitaro, Japanese commissioner 347 



his conviviality 375 



friendly iu his cups 37G 



Matzaimon, Tendo, governor of Hakodadi 434 



Matzouri, a religious festival, Simoda -. 410 



Mauritius, visit to - - — 105 



Maury, M. F., observations on the Gulf Stream .. 428, 429 



Maury, Lieut., survey of the bay of Yedo by 330 



Mazara, Mattheo, visits the Bonin islands 200 



an early colonist of tlie Bonin 



islands - 304,305 



Meac-Sinia, island of -- 417 



Medical knowledge of the Japanese 56 



Men the drones of Lew Chew - 219 



Merchandise, a term not understood in Japan 386 



Merchants, rauk of, in Japan - - 14 



Mermaid manufacture in Japan. -- 55 



Metal workers, Hakodadi 456 



Metals found in Japan .- - 50 



wrought by the Japanese. - 50 



Meteor, bay of Uraga - - 236 



Meylan - 4,7 



description of a Japanese clock 54 



on the Japanese religion 19 



speaks of a fourth Japanese religion 22 



Mia, or Siutoo temples, Hakodadi 445 



Simoda 406,409 



Miako, tlie chief seat of learning in Japan 58 



Mijako-sima, Lew Chew 325 



MikadoB, the founder of the - 11 



mode of government 11, 13 



history of the dynasty. 11 



Mildtchamp, Richard, visits the Bonin islands 200 



an early colonist of the Bo- 

 nin islands 304 



Mills, Lew Chew 314 



Mima-saki, prince of, Japanese commissioner 347 



Minerals of Japan - - 60 



Ming djTiasty, China - 221, 222 



Missikya, Lew Chew - 174 



Missionary station, an American colony at Port 



Lloyd would form a desirable 213 



Missionaries at Lew Chew 225 



in China, their observations 295 



Mississippi, the, her good conduct at sea 81 



Molva, Lew Chew - 168 



Monasteries, Buddhist, Simoda 406 



Money value of foreign coins understood in Lew 



Chew 160 



Monsoons at Ceylon 117 



Montravel, M. de, French commodore at Canton. 300 



Mooring vessels, mode of, at Port Louis, Mauritius 105 

 Moreton, Rev. Mr., succeeds Dr. Bettelheim at 



Lew Cliew. 498 



Moro, a Portuguese, plots against the Japanese... 26 



Mosquitoes, annoying at Lew Clicw 



Moustache worn in Lew Chew and Japan 



Music in Japan - 



Muster, or Chinese pattern 



Mijako-sima islands. Lew Chew 



Nagaguslco fortress. Lew Chew 



castle at 



Nagasaki -- 



first occupied by tliu Portuguese 



Japanese endeavor to restrict American 



commerce to 



port regulations of - - 



Nagazima Saboroske, vice-governor of Uraga 



appearance of, in his state 



dress - 



Kapha, Lew Chew. 



visit to 



mayor of, visits the E.xpedition 



the mayor of, invites Commodore Perry to 



a feast - 



return to - 214, 



new regent of - 



school at 



interview of Commander Adams with the 



maj'or of. 



view of.. 



difficulties with the inhabitants of 



Napoleon at St. Helena 



conduct of England to 



tomb of 



Navigation of the Japanese by sea, inland 



of the Chinese coast 



of the Japanese close in-shore 



Navy of the United States, backward in adopting 



imi)rovements in steam- vessels 



Negatsu, or Idsu, cape, Japan 



Negro guards of Commodore Perry - - 



New Year congratulatory phrases. Lew Chew 



Night signals of the Expedition, picturesque effect of 



Nippon, a work on Japan by Siebold 



volcanoes of. 



tlie modern Zipangu 



Dai, Japanese name of Japan 



an island of Japan 



Novaleches, marquis of, governor of the Philippine 



Islands 



Ny-komma, Lew Chew 



Oars, Japanese management of 



Observatory, Japanese - 



O'Callaghan, Captain, of British navy, attack on 



Chinese intrenchments, Shanghai- - 



Officers of state. Lew Chew - 



of the expedition requested to keep jour- 

 nals 



Oho-sima 229, 231, 271, 325, 



discovery of - 



Commodore Perry's visit to 



visit to - 



Oki-nawa-sima, or Great Lew Chew 



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223 



277 



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492 



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53 



144 



449 



105 



230 



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494 



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