Confucian writings, remark of tlie Bishop of Yictoria
on, 25S.
Congress waters at Shanghai, 163.
Constantia vineyards, visits to, 124.
Consul, American, in Japan, 485,447.
date of appointment, 448.
Consular fees of the U nited States often insufficient
for support, 189.
Consuls, American, in Japan, 489.
Contee (Lt.), his MS. journal, iv.
conference w ith the deputy governor of Uraga,
278.
conversation w ith the governor of Uraga, 806.
Coolies a t the Mauritius, 188.
of Lew Chew commended, 190,198, 202.
Coopers, Hakodadi, 525.
Copper abundant in Japan—mode of casting, 76.
Coral in Napha harbor, Lew Chew, 178.
reef, China sea, 156.
reefs, 497.
rock, Lew Chew, 861.
Corpse, Japanese offioial inspection of a, 491.
Costume of the sexes similar in Lew Chew, 182.
Cotton weaving, Japan, 527.
whipping, Hong Kong, 580.
Courses of a Japanese entertainment, 218.
Courteous deportment of Japanese officials, 282.
Crows, precautions against, Simoda, 467.
Crucifixion, Japanese punishment of, 558.
Crumeno, a tree, Bonin islands, 240.
Crustacea, Bonin islands, 282.
Cultivator, an American, a t the cape of Good Hope,
124.
Cumberland coal, analysis of, 558.
Oum-sing-moon, China, 578.
near Hong Kong, rendezvous of the squadron
at, 837.
Cunq-qua, or Khan, Lew Chew, 189,197, 201.
Cunning of mandarin of Kelung, 575.
of the inhabitants, 575.
Currency, the Lew Che wans do not possess a, 260.
Current at sea observed, 102.
a t the Cape of Good Hope, 127.
between Lew Chew and Japan, 268.
south east of Formosa, 858.
near Hakodadi, 498.
Currents, 118,
near Japan, 317.*
Custom dues, Uraga, 279.
Cutlery, Japanese, inferior, 526.
Cyclone, near Mauritius, 186.
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Daguerreotypists of the expedition, 228.
Dai-ho-saki, or "White Cape, 497.
Dairi, or ecclesiastical emperor of Japan, 315.
Dans Kevitch, a Japanese, 558.
Dead, respect for the, in L ew Chew, 259.
Death of a Chinese-opium eater, 224.
Decorations of the.1Treaty House, Japan, 401.
Defences, m ilitary a t Uraga, 277.
Demons, boxes for feeding hungry, Simoda, 407.
Dezima, factory at, A
the residence of the D utch in Japan, 8.
described, 41.
Diamond, cape, Simoda harbor, 480.
Diana, the Russian frigate a t Simoda, 458.
Diaz, discovery of the Cape of Good Hope, 122.
Diet, Simoda, 464.
Dinner to the regent of Lew Chew, on board the
Susquehanna, 247.
Dinners, Japanese, unsubstantial, 448.
Disappointment island, position of, 244.
Discipline of the expedition in Japan, 482.
Disembowelment, practice of; among the Japanese,
20.
Dishes served up in Lew Chew, 218.
Divine service a t sea, 224.
Docks, Simoda, 467.
Doeff, a w riter on Japan, 4, 8.
his intrigues against the English in Japan, 80.
his treatment of the expeditions of Raffles, 54,
56.
Dogs, Peel island, poor hunters, 287.
presented by the Japanese, 429.
Japanese, 429.
introduced in England, 429.
Dogwood, tree resembling the, Peel island, 241.
“ Dollar boats,” Whampoa, 159.
Domestic animals running wild, Bonin islands, 288,
241.
Domestic life, Lew Chew, 196.
Dosia, a' preparation imparting flexibility to a corpse,
also administered to the living, 71.
Doty (Mr.), his letters respecting the treatment of
Americans a t Simoda, 454.
Drainage, Japanese, 524.
Drawings, Japanese, 529.
Dress o f dignitaries a t Lew Chew, 248.
of the Japanese, 460.
Duer (L t), observation of a meteor, bay of Uraga,
271.
Duggan (Prof.), remarks on Japanese art, 588.
Dutch, intercourse of the, with Japan, 89, 445.
extent of their knowledge of Japan, 8.
expedition to Japan, W. Adams’ account of; 88.
deny the authority of papal grants, 84
and English carry on joint buccaneering enterprises,
84
aid the Japanese in making war on the native
Christians, 38.
removed to Dezima, 41.
concessions to Japanese opinions, 41.
do not trample on the cross, 42.
officials formerly visited the Emperor of Japan,
42-
intercourse out of their factory with the Japanese,
42.
induce Japanese to refuse intercourse with" the
English, 49.
their foothold in India destroyed by Clive and
Hastings, 50.
Dutch, answer to their claim to have assisted the J a panese
expedition^ 80, 85.
in 1844 recommend Japan to abolish her exclusive
system, 81. '
proposed treaty, 82.
possession of St. Helena, 114
possession of Mauritius, 182.
possessions in Ceylon, 140.
treaty w ith Japan, 452.
nostrum for sale in Japan, 468.
Duyong, alleged mermaid of Singapore, 155.
Dwarf trees o f the Japanese, 66.
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Earthquake, Japan, 587.
East India Company construct roads in St. Helena,
115. ‘
Education in Japan, 78.
of the Lew Chewans, Dr. Bettelheinrs evidence
respecting, 256.
Ehrenberg, his examination o f the Harmattan, 112.
Eldridge (J. C.), purser, report on Japanese currencies,
548.
Elephants of Ceylon, hunting, 148.
“ Elevated inclosure of fragrant festivities,” Shui,
Lew Chew, 217.
Emperor of Japan, death of; 878.
reception of his reply to the letter of the P resident
of the United States, 407.
his official signature, 590.
Endermo harbor, survey of, beauty of its shores
587.
Engines, disconnecting, 128.
English, intercourse of the, w ith Japan, 4 ,44.
deny the authority of papal grants of newly
discovered countries, 84
trade w ith Japan a t ;flrst unprofitable, 46.
closed voluntarily in 1628, 48.
attempts to reopen trade, 47.
refused intercourse w ith the Japanese, 49.
colonial policy hinders their progress in Japan,
50.
in 1808 send a man-of-war to Japan in pursuit
of Dutch ships, 50.
treaty with Japan, 80, 452.
f possession of Mauritius, 182.
possessions in Ceylon, 188.
temporary possession of the Bonin islands, 280.
Japanese restrictions upon the, 448.
ship encountered by the expedition, 568.
Epitaphs, Simoda, 472.
Escort of Com. Perry a t Uraga, chosen by lot, 292.
Espionage, official, in Japan, 16.
effects of, 19.
anecdotes of, 20.
Ethiopian minstrels, Japanese interest in their performances,
588.
Ethnological resemblances between Lew Chew and
Japan, 256.
European periodicals read and translated in Japan
581. - jj
E verett (Edward), his reply to Com. Perry, 108.
Exchange, rate of, established with the Japanese,
491.
Exclusive policy of the Japanese, its origin, 28.
Executioners in Japan, how selected, 18.
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Factories at Canton, 160.
Fahs (Dr.), exploration of Peel island, 284
survey of Peel island, 289.
report on the ethnology o f Lew Chew, 866.
Fans, Japanese, 812.
Farm houses, near Simoda, 477.
Fatsicio island, Japan, 816.
Fatcisko (Tokushumo), Japanese interpreter, 281.
Fees a t “ show places,” . 186.
Feki, a prince, story of, 25.
Female servants in China, 841.
Ferns, Lew Chew, 868.
Fertility of Peel island, 282, 286.
Fi-ija, a stream in Lew Chew, 208.
Eilial reverence, the chief virtues In Lew Chew and
China, 258.
Fillmore (Millard), his Japanese diplomacy, 94
letter of, to the emperor of Japan, 296.
letter of credence of Com. Perry from the
President of the United States, 801.
Fine Arts, Lew Chew, 868.
Fingoos, of the Cape of Good Hope, described, 125.
F ir trees forced to an enormous size, 67.
Firando, first factory of the D utch at, 88.
Firatatsi, cape, 494
Fire arms, astonishment of the Lew Chewans a t the
American, 207.
Fischer, a writer on Japan, 4, 7 .
account of the ingenuity of a Japanese fisherman,
69.
Fish in Napha harbor, Lew Chew, 178.
Japanese mode o f presenting, 429.
in Japanese waters, 522.
a favorite gift, 528.
Fishermen, Lew Chew, 251.
Fishing boats, near Macao, 157.
a t P ort Lloyd, Bonin islands, 282.
Flora of Peel island, 240.
Flowers, Lew Chew, 200.
in graveyard, Simoda, 472.
Fogo, indistinct view of; 111.
Fogs off the Chinese coast, 166.
common on the Japanese coast, 264, 288.
Foot balls, Lew Chew, 869.
Foote, C. E., the American schooner a t Simoda, 468.
Forcade (Father), remark of Siebold on, 91.
Foreigners, Japanese jealousy of, 451.
Forks, bamboo sticks used as, Lew Chew, 218.
Formosa coal,, analysis of, 558.
expedition to, 565.
Fortifications, Japanese, 468.
Fortress of Nagaguska, Lew: Chew, 195.
Forts, Chinese,' a t the m outh o f Canton river 161.
bay of Uraga, 272.