INDEX. 



Page. 

 Abbot, Captain Joel, instructions from Commodoie 

 Perry, in relation to islands 



lying south of Cape King-. 123 

 ■ his report of an examination 



of islands of Japan 123 



instructions from Commodore 

 Perry to, in relation to the 



Bonin group of islands 127 



his report of an examination of 



the Bonin group of islands 128 

 instructions from Commodore 

 Perry, in relation to a visit 



to Manila and Formosa - - 137 

 his report in relation to Ke- 



lung, island of Formosa — 142 

 his report in relation to Ma- 

 nila 143 



his correspondence with the 

 governor of the Philippine 



islands 146,147,148,149 



Adams, Capt. H. A., letter from, communicating 

 particulars of the ratification 



of the treaty of Kanagawa 201 



Agriculture of Madeira — 3 



failure of wines 3 



nature of blight. - 3 



decrease of the vintage of 1852 -- 3 

 similar wine-growing soil in the 



United States 3 



chestnut . « 4 



wheat - 4 



variety of grape cultivated 5 



of Cape of Good Hope -- 5 



productions 5 



description of Cape wheat 5 



grain — 6 



wool - ^ 



preparing vineyards 8 



manufacturing wine 8 



cattle — - 8 



native sheep - 8 



peculiar farinaceous vegetable — 8 



of Mauritius - 9 



exportation of sugar 9 



sugar culture 9 



price of labor. 9 



Agriculture of Mauritius — 



loss of cattle by an epidemic 10 



of Ceylon . 11 



nutmeg tree. 11 



coacoa-nut groves 11 



"cinnamon garden 11 



of Singapore -- 11 



beautiful orchards 11 



nutmegs 11 



mangosteen 11 



sago manufactories 11 



of Lew Chew 15 



beans ' 16 



radish 16 



turnips 16, 32 



carrot and parsnip 16 



mustard 16 



winter greens 16 



tara, cultivation of 17,29 



cereals 17 



mode of cultivation 17 



wheat 17, 30 



millet 17 



rice crop.--- 17 



cultivation of rice 18, 28 



granaries 18, 34 



irrigation -- 19 



atmosphere 20 



sugar cane 20,30 



sugar mills- -- 20, 30 



tobacco - 20, 33 



cotton 20 



soil -- 2t 



climate 25 



enclosures and fences 25 



tenure -- 25 



labor and habitations 26 



implements 26 



grading, culture, &c. — 26 



barley ^i 



sweet potatoes 31 



• sago -- ° 2 



grasses ■ J '* 



fruits 33 



animals - - 



surface of the island -- 36 



