Mills, Lew Chew, 864.
Mima-said, prince of. Japanese commissioner, 404
Minerals o f Japan, 76.
Ming dynasty, China, 254
Missikiya, Lew Chew, 198.
Missionary station, onr American colony at Port
Lloyd would form a desirable, 244
Missionaries at Lew Chew, 258.
in China, their observations, 845.
Mississippi, the, h er good conduct a t sea, 102.
Malva, Lew Chew, 194
Monasteries, Buddhist, Simoda, 470.
Money value of foreign coins understood in Lew
Chew, 185.
Monsoons a t Ceylon, 141.
Montravel (M. de), French commodore a t Canton,
847.
Mooring vessels, mode of a t Po rt Louis, Mauritius,
129;
Moreton (Eev. Mr.), succeeds Dr. Bettelheim at
Lew Chew, 572.
Moro, a Portuguese, plots against the Japanese, 82.
Mosquitoes annoying a t Lew Chew, 192.
Moustache, worn in Lew Chew and Japan, 866.
Music, in Japan, 74.
Muster, or Chinese pattern, 842.
Mjjako-sima islands, Lew Chew, 877.
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Nagagusko fortress, Lew Chew, 258.
Nagasaki, 4, 9.
first occupied by the Portuguese, 4
Japanese endeavor to restrict American commerce
to, 424
Nagazima (Saboroske), vice governor of Uraga, 269.
appearance of in his state dress, 298.
Napha, L ew Chew, 179.
visit to, 181.
mayor of, visits the expedition, 179.
the m ayor of invites Com. P erry to a feast, 218.
return to, 246, 820.
new regent oij 246.
school at, 256.
interview of Com. Adams with the mayor of,
828.
. view of Napha, 828.
difficulties w ith the inhabitants oij 565.
Napoleon a t St. Helena, 115.
conduct of England to, 116.
tomb ofj 116.
Navigation of the Japanese by sea, inland, 68.
of the Chinese coast, 166.
of the Japanese close in shore, 520.
Navy of the-United States backwards in adopting
improvements in steam vessels, 128.
Megatsus, or Idsu, cape, Japan, 264
Negro guards of Com. Perry, 295.
New Y ear congratulatory phrases, Lew Chew, 568.
Night signals of the expedition, picturesque effect
of, 224
Nippon, a work on Japan, by Siebold, 4.
Nippon, volcanoes of, 9.
the modern Zipanga, 6.
Dai, Japanese name of Japan, 7.-
an island of Japan, 7.
Novaleohes, (Marquis of), governor of the Philippine
island, 577.
Ny-komma, Lew Chew, 208.
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Oars, Japanese, management of, 280.
Observatory, Japanese, 517.
O’Callaghan (Capt.), of British navy, attack on Chinese
intrenchments, Shanghai, 584
Officers of state, Lew Chew, 251.
of the Expedition requested to keep journals,
HI.
Oho-sima, 268, 265, 316, 481, 494
discovery of, 876.
Com. Perry’s visit to, 484
visit to, 568.
Oki-nawa-sima, or Great Lew Chew, 877.
Olason island, Endermo harbor, 587.
Oo-bang, public slaves, Lew Chew, 25i
Opium eater, death o f a Chinese, 224
Orsa, a Japanese village, 812.
Osaca, Japan, destruction of, by an earthquake, 510.
Otaheitan a t Peel island, 286.
Otsu, village ofj bay of Yedo, 881.
Overfalls, Simoda harbor, 477.
Owari, the prince of, his history, 14.
Oxen used in drawing carriages in Funchal, 105.
a t the Cape of Good Hope, 125.
Oysters, presented by the Japanese to Com. Perry,
887.
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Pacific mail routes, 248.
Palace, Shui, Lew Chew, 217.
Palisades in front of Yedo, 468.
Palma latina, Peel island, 287.
Palmer (Aaron H.), an early advocate for an expedition
to Japan, 98.
Palms, Peel island, 241.
Palmyra palm in Ceylon, 142.
Panama, isthmus ofj interoceanic communication
at the, known to the Japanese, 286.
Pandanus, Peel island, 287.
Lew Chew, 199.
Paper, manufacture of by the Japanese, 64.
burnt by the Lew Chewans, 211.
Paps, the, mountains on the Bonin islands, 240.
Parasitic plants, thick growth of, Peel island, 285.
Parker (Dr.), Canton, 841.
Patriarchal authority the basis of the government
of Lew Chew, 257.
Paul and Virginia, foundation o f the story of, 185.
Pavement, Lew Chew, 211.
Payment made for supplies, Lew Chew, 228.
Peacock, visit of the, to Siam, 146.
Pearl fishery of Ceylon, 142.
Pearls found in Japan, 76.
Peasantry of Lew Chew, 221.
rank of, in Japan, 17.
Pe-ching, or Lew Chew guide, 192. .
the, escorts Com. Perry, 216.
or guide, Lew Chew, keeps a journal,'201.
presents to the, 222.
Peel island, 225.
European settlers at, 233.
colony of, Bonins, 882.
Pellew (Capt.), Japanese remarks on, 448.
visit to Japan, 559.
Perry (Com. M. C.), wishes in regard to this publication,
his MS. journals, iii; his revision of
the narrative, v ; attestation, v ii; declines
admitting Bussian ships in the American
squadron, 79; avoided intercourse with the
Dutch in Japan, 88; declines giving Siebold
a place in the expedition, 89; never saw Sie-
bold’s letter of advice, 92; expresses the wish
to the Japanese commissioners th at other nations
should share in the benefits of the
treaty, 94; first to formally propose an expedition
to Japan, 97; aids in the adjustment
of the fishery question, 99; declines applications
from a t home and abroad for situations
in the expedition, 99; departure from Annapolis,
100 ; letter written a t Madeira to the
Secretary of the Navy, 105; his view of the
object of the expedition, 106; order forbidding
the transmission home of journals, 110;
requests officers to prepare .journals,- 110;
shows how St. Helena could be attacked, 118;
economy in the use of coal, 120; visits a Con-
stantia vineyard, 124; remark on treatment
of savage aborigines, 125; visits a captive j
chief a t Cape of Good Hope, 125; opinion as
to the best course from the Cape to Mauritius,
127; hospitality extended to, at Mauritius,
184; letter of, to Phar-Pen-Clow-Chow-Yon-
Hon, a prince of Siam, 146; endeavors to open
communication with Siam, 146; visits a
Chinese temple a t Singapore, 151; remark on
hospitalities of foreign nations, and “ table
money,” 158; remark on Canton river, 159;
disappointed a t the appearance of the city,
160; hospitable treatment ofj at Canton, 160;
opinion of Shanghai as a naval depot, 167;
his views on the revolution in China,
170; admits Bayard Taylor in the expedition,
175; receives a Chin-chin a t Lew Chew, visited
by Mr. Bettelheim at Wliang-cha-ching,
177; directs an exploration of Lew Chow,
178; receives the Mayor o f Lew Chew, 179;
announces an intention to return the visit,
180; directs a sick officer to occupy a house
at Tumai, 188; letter of Shangey-ta-mu to,
184; declines invitation of the Mayor of Lew
Chew, 218; receives banquet sent on board
ship, refuses to abandon his visit to Shui, 214;
his progress to Shui, 215; curiosity of the Lew
Chewans to witness, with his escort, 216; his
interview w ith the regent of Lew Chew, 217;
healths proposed by, at. Shui, 219 ; remark on
the cleanliness of Lew Chew, happy effects
of his determination, reliance of the Japanese
on, 221, remark on acceptance of payment by
the Lew Chewans, sends presents to the
Queen, regent, and other dignitaries a t Lew
Chew, 222;- attends a burial at.sea, 224; observations
of the anchorage of Po rt Lloyd
harbor, 282; leaves liye stock on Peel and
North islands, Bonin, island, 233; orders an
exploration of Peel island, 234 ; orders an exploration
of Stapleton island, Bonins, recommends
Peel Island as a stopping place for
steam vessels between California and China,
241 ; distributes garden seeds to settlers, Bonin
islands, purchases land for a landing place
and coal depot—-letter of, to the Navy Department
on steam navigation and mail routes
in the Pacific, 242; remark on the commercial
importance of Shanghai, note on the advantages
of establishing a naval station a t the
Bonin islands, 248; proposes the establishment
of an American colony a t P o rt Lloyd,
Bonin islands, 244; determines the position
of Disappointment island, 245 ; dinner to ' the
new regent of Lew Chew on board of the
Susquehanna, 247 ; presents garden seeds to
the regent of Lew Chew, entertains him
with the music of the band, 249; classifies
the Lew Chewans in four grades, 251; remark
on the misery of the Mexican peors, on
the lower classes of the Lew Chewans, 251 ;
remark on the investigations of Hull, McLeod,
Beechey, Belcher, and the Japanese
expedition, respecting the origin of the Lew
Chewans, 258; information obtained by, respecting
the ownership of Lew Chew, 255;
his opinion on the mixed origin of the Lew
Chewahs, 256; leaves Napha for Japan, 261;
prepares for action on entering the bay of
Yedo, 265; forbids the Japanese to visit the
squadron a t Japan, 267; prevents the J a panese
from boarding or surrounding the
squadron in the bay of Uraga, 267 ; his reception
of the deputy governor of IJraga, 269;
his policy towards the Japanese, 270; remark
on a meteor, bay of Uraga, 271 ; reception
of Keyamon Yezaimen, governor of Uraga,
278 ; enforces a survey o f the bay of Uraga,
274; refuses to go to Nagasaki, 275; threatens
to land a t Yedo, 277 ; dispatches the Mississippi
towards Yedo, 278; his letter to the
Emperor of Japan, 281; refuses to communicate
with the Japanese through the D utch or
Chinese, refuses to go to Nagasaki, 282; stipulations
w ith the governor of Uzama relative
to thé delivery of the letter o f the P resident
of tho U nited States, 284, 285; preparations
for the delivery of the letter of the
President of the United States, 298, 294; delivery
of his credentials and the letter of the
President to the Japanese, 296; announces
his departure and return, letters to the Em.