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INDEX, 



Page. 



Olason island, Endcrmo harlior 4fi9 



Oo-ljang, public slaves, Lew Chew 226 



Opium eater, death of a Chinese - 195 



Orsa, a Japanese village 268 



Osaca, Japan, destruction of, by an cartluiuake — 510 



Otaheitan at Peel island- - 205 



Otsu, village of, Bay of Tedo 328 



Overfalls, Simoda harbor - 415 



Owari, the prince of, his history - 1! 



Oxen used in drawing carriages in Funchal - 84 



teams of at the Cape of Good Hope _ 100 



Oysters, presented by the Japanese to Com. Ferry. ■ 8,'i2 



Pacific mail routes - 212 



Palace, Shui, Lew Chew 190 



Pallisades in front of Tedo 398 



Palma latina. Peel island 206 



Palmer, Aaron H., an early advocate for an expe- 

 dition to Japan 77 



Palms, Peel island 210 



Palmyra palm in Ceylon 117 



Panama, isthmus of, interoceanic communication 



at the, known to the Japanese 248 



Pandanus, Peel island 200 



Lew C-hew 174, 176 



Paper, manufacture of, by the Japanese 51 



burnt by the Lew Chewans 186 



Paps, the mountains on the Bonin islands 209 



Parasitic plants, thick growth of, Peel island 204 



Parker, Dr., Canton 292 



Patriarchal authority the basis of the government 



of LewChew -- 225 



Paul and Virginia, foundation of the story of 111 



Pavement, Lew Chew 185 



Payment made for supplies. Lew Chew 194 



Peacock, visit of the, to Siam — 121 



Pearl fishery of Ceylon - 118 



Pearls found in Japan. - 61 



Peasantry of Lew Chew .- 193 



rank of, in Japan - 14 



Pe-ching, or Lew Chew guide - 166 



the, escort of Com. Perry 189 



or guide. Lew Chew, keeps a journal — 177 



presents to the 194 



Peel island 196 



European settlers at 203 



colony of, Bonius - - 283 



Pellew, Capt. , Japanese remarks on - 384 



visit to Japan 487 



Perry, Com. M. C, wishes in regard to this publi- 

 cation, his MS. journals iii 



his revision of the narrative iv 



attestation v 



declines admitting Russian ships in 



the American squadron. 62 



avoided intercourse vnth the Dutch 



in Japan - 67.69 



declines gi\ing Siebold a place in tlie 



expedition. - 70 



never saw Siebold's letter of advice. 73 



Perry, Com., expresses the wish to tlie Japanese 

 commissioners that other nations 

 elionld share in the benefits of the 



treaty 74 



first to formally propose an expedi- 

 tion to Japan 77 



aids in the adjustment of the fisliery 



question 78 



declines applications from at home 

 and abroad for situations in the 



expedition 78 



departure from Annapolis 79 



letter written at Madeira to the Sec- 

 retary of the Navy 85 



his view of the objects of the expe- 

 dition 85 



order forbidding the transmission 



home of joiurnals. 88 



requests officers to prepare journals. 88 

 shows how St. Helena could be at- 

 tacked 95 



economy in the use of coal 97 



visits a Constantia vineyard 100 



remark on treatment of savage abo- 

 rigines 101 



visits a captive chief at the Cape of 



Good Hope 102 



opinion as to the best course liom 



the Cape to Mauritius 104 



hospitality extended to, at Mauritius 11 



letter of to Phar-Pen-Clow-Chow- 



Yon-Hon, a prince of Siam 121 



endeavors to open communication 



with Siam.. 122 



visits a Chinese temple at Singapore. 128 

 remark on hospitalities of foreign na- 

 tions, and "table money" 133 



remark on Canton river ; disappoint- 

 ed in the appearance of the city.. 135 

 hospitable treatment of at Canton.. 139 

 opinion of Shanghai as a naval depot 144 

 his visit to the Taou-tai of Shanghai 147 

 his views on the revolution in China 148 

 admits Bay'd Taylor in the expedition 152 

 receives a chin-chin at Lew Chew ; 

 visited by Mr. Bettelheim, by 



Whang-cha-ching 153 



directs an exploration of Lew-Chew. 154 



receives the mayor of Lew Chew 155 



announces an intention to return the 



visit 156 



directs a sick officer to occupy a house 



at Tumai 159 



letter of Shang-ta-mu to 159 



declines invitation of the mayor of 

 Lew Chew ; receives banquet sent 



on board ship 187 



refuses to abandon his visit to Shui. 187 



his progress to Shui 188 



