Vue ” by foreigners, and deservedly so. It would 
be a mere repetition of what I saw from the “ Hill 
of Atango ” to describe the scene which we now 
again beheld. Suffice it to say, that a vast city, 
bounded on one side by a beautiful bay, and on 
the other by the far off horizon, lay spread out 
beneath us. The land appeared studded all over 
with gardens ; undulating ground and little hills 
were dotted about in every direction, crowned 
with evergreen trees, such as oaks and pines, and, 
although it was now far on in November, there 
was nothing to indicate the winter time in Yedo. 
The population of this fine city has been esti- 
mated at about two millions of souls. The extent of 
ground covered by Yedo, and the main parts of its 
suburbs, has been stated by Keempfer, on Japanese I 
authority, to be about sixteen English miles long, t 
twelve broad, and fifty in circumference. Judging 
from a native map of ®Er~city now before me, 
and from having ridden through it in all direc- 
tions, I think the following is about its true size: 
From the southern suburb of Sinagawa to the 
north-eastern suburb the distance is about twelve 
miles, and from east to west it is about eight miles. 
Of course miles of extensive suburbs lie beyond 
these points, but these must be looked upon as 
being in the country and not in the town. 
We could have lingered long on Mount “ Belle 
Vue,” and gazed upon the beautiful panorama 
which lay before us ; but the last rays of an 
autumnal suit reminded us that it was time to 
