INDEX, 



529 



Pago. 

 Perry, Com., curiosity of the Lew Chewans to 



witness, with his escort 1S9 



his interview with the regent of Lew 



Chew - 190 



healths proposed hy, at Shui - 192 



remarlc on the cleanliness of Lew 



Chew 193 



happy effects of his determination.. 193 



reliance of the Japanese on 193 



remark on acceptance of payment hy 



the Lew Chewans. 194 



sends presents to the queen, regent, 



and other dignitaries of Lew Chew 194 



attends a hurial at sea 195 



ohservations on the anchorage of Port 



Lloyd harbor 202 



leaves live stock on Peel and North 



islands, Bonin island 203 



orders an exploration of Peel island- 204 



orders an exploration of Stapleton 



island, Bonins 211 



recommends Peel Island as a stopping 

 place for steam-vessels between 

 California and China 211 



distributes garden-seeds to settlers, 



Bonin islands 211 



purchases land for a landing-place 

 and coal depot. 211 



letter of to the Navy Department, 

 on steam navigation and mail- 

 routes in the Pacific 211 



remark on the commercial importance 



of Shanghai 212 



note on the advantages of establishing 



a naval station at the Bonin islands. 212 



proposes the establishment of an 

 American colony at Port Lloyd, 

 Bonin islands 213 



determines the position of Disap- 

 pointment island. 213 



dinner to the new regent of Lew 



Chew on hoard of the Susquehanna. 215 



presents garden-seeds to the regent 



of Lew Chew. 218 



entertains him with the music of the 



band 218 



classifies the Lew Chewans in four 



grades 219 



remarks on the misery of the Mex- 

 ican peons, of the lower classes of 

 the Lew Chewans 219 



remark on the investigations of Hall, 

 McLeod, Beechey, Belcher, and the 

 Japanese expedition, respecting the 

 origin of the Lew Chewans 221 



information obtained by, respecting 



the ownership of Lew Chew 222 



his opmion on the mixed origin of 



the Lew Chewans 223 



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Ferry, Com. , leaves Kapha for Japan. 228 



prepares for action on entering the 



hayofTedo- 231 



forbids the Japanese to vLsit the 



squadron at Japan 233 



prevents the Japanese from boarding 

 or surrounding the squadron in the 



bay of Uraga 233,234,235 



his reception of the deputy governor 



of Uraga. 234 



his policy towards the Japanese 235 



remark on a meteor, bay of Uraga.. • 236 

 reception of Keyamon Yezaimen, 



governor of Uraga 237 



enforces a survey of the hay of Uraga . 238 



refuses to go to Nagasaki 238 



threatens to land at Yedo 238 



despatches the Mississippi towards 



Yedo 240 



his letter to the Emperor of Japan . . 244 



refuses to communicate with the 

 Japanese through the Dutch or 



Chinese 244 



refuses to go to Nagasaki. 244 



stipulations with the governor of 

 Uzama relative to the delivery of 

 the letter of the President of the 



United States 244,245 



preparations for the delivery of the 

 letter of the President of the Uni- 

 ted States -. 251 



delivery of his credentials and the 

 letter of the President to the Ja- 

 panese 254 



letters to the Emperor of Japan 258, 259 



letter of credence 258 



announces his departure and return. 261 



orders the squadron up the hay of 

 Uraga, after the reception of the 



letter of the President 263 



insists on his right to take soimdings 



in the hay of Uraga 266 



advances to within tenmilesof Yedo. 267 



presents American seeds and cases of 



wine to the governor of Uraga 269 



refuses presents from the Japanese 

 unless they receive presents in re- 

 turn 269 



desirous of protecting American com- 

 merce in China 270 



his reasons for not waiting for a re- 

 ply from the Emperor of Japan 270 



names islands near the coast of Japan. 271 



departure from the bay of Uraga 271 



concessions obtained by, from the 



Japanese 272 



orders the Saratoga to Shanghai 272 



orders the Plymouth to explore the 



shore of Oho-Sima 272 



