peror of Japan, 800,802; letter of oredence,
801; orders the squadron up the hay of TTra-
ga, after the reception of the letter of the
President, 805; insists on his right to take
soundings in the bay o f Urnga, 809; advances
to within ten miles of Tedo, 811; presents
American seeds, and cases of wine to the governor
of Uraga, 818; refuses presents from
the Japanese unless they receive presents in
return, 818; desirous of protecting American
- ™n>msrce in China, 815; his reasons for not
waiting for a reply from the Emperor of Ja pan,
815; names islands near the coast of J a pan,
816; departure from the Bay of Uraga,
816; concessions obtained by, from the J a panese,
817; orders the Saratoga to Shanghai,
817; the Plymouth to explore the shore of
Oho-Sima, 817; negotiations a t Lew Chew
respecting intercourse -with strangers, 821;
propositions to the authorities of Lew Chew’
821; letter to the Tsung-li-kwan of Lew
Chew, 822; interview w ith the regent of Na-
pha, 828; directs survey of Melville harbor,
881; instructions to Com. Kelly respecting
Lew Chew, 881; his remarks on the effects of
his intercourse upon the Lew Ohewans, 884;
his arrangements for the protection of Ame-
rican commerce in China, 887; takes a house
a t Macao, 888; examines foot of a Chinese
woman, 841; his opinion of the laboring
classes of China, 844; favorable opinion of
Chinese honesty, 844; residence a t Macao,
845; proposes forming a naval station at
Hong Kong, 847; his sojourn a t Macao, 847;
arrangements for the protection of American
interests, 850; recognition of this service by
the American merchants a t Canton, 850; departure
from Hong Kong, 851; his letter to
Sir I t G. Bonham respecting the Bonin islands,
854; letter to the secretary of the navy,
856; his second visit to Shui, 860; endeavors
to obtain Japanese coins in exchange a t Lew
Chew, 860; objects accomplished by him in
Lew; Chew, 871; receives information of the
death of the Emperor of Japan, 872; letter
respecting the death of the Emperor of Japan,
878; suspects the rumor to be a ruse,
874; course contemplated by him in case of a
refusal by the Japanese to negotiate, 875; objects
of his mission to Japan, 875; return to
the bay of Tedo, 876; directions for the relief
of the Macedonian aground in the bay of
Tedo, 879; refuses to go to Kama-kura, or to
Uraga, 882; refuses to interrupt the exploration
of the harbor of Tedo, 884; letter respecting
removal of the squadron to Uraga,
885; proposes to visit Tedo, 887; letter to
the Japanese authorities, 888; asks for wood
and w ater from the Japanese, 893; refuses to
go to Uraga, his letter on the subject, 895;
policy adopted by, in his intercourse with
the Japanese, 894; consents to receive the
Emperor’s letter a t Toku-hama, letter of, to
the Japanese commissioner, 895; refuses t<
allow the men of the expedition to land in
Japan, 896; causes screens surrounding the
Treaty House to be removed, 402 ; preparations
for the reception of the Emperor’s letter,
408; his interview with the Japanese
commissioners, 404; proposes the formation
of a treaty to the Japanese commissioners,
notes by, handed to the Japanese commissioners,
409; reasons presented to the J a panese
in favor of a treaty, 409; arrangements
for the burial of a marine, proposes to
purchase a burial place for Americans, in J a pan,
411; meets Japanese commissioners at
the Treaty House, 414; his replies to the
terms proposed for the Japanese treaty, 414 ;
discussion of the treaty with the Japanese
commissioners, 415; assents to the substitution
of Hakodadi for Matsmai, 426; reception
of the presents of the Emperor of Japan, 428 ;
presents to the Japanese, 429; presents of
the Japanese government to, 429; remarks
upon Japanese dogs, 429; examines Koyana-
gi, a Japanese wrestler, 481 ; conversation on
the treaty w ith Tenoske, 484; claims privileges
for members of the expedition, 485;
dinner to the Japanese commissioners, 486*
conference respecting the treaty, 489 ; signs
the treaty between the United States and
Japan, 440; proposes the American limits in
Japanese ports, 441; presents. Hyasthi with
an American flag, 442; Japanese entertainment
to, in honor of the treaty, 448; scope of
his instructions, 444; circulates a Japanese
translation of the China treaty, 447; novelty
of his position, 447 ; notes of his conferences
with the Japanese commissioners, 447- refuses
to allow communications to pass
through the hands of the Dutch, 445 ; his
proposals to the Japanese respecting an Amp,
rican Consul, 447 ; remark on Japanese jealousy
o f foreigners, 447; looks forward to a
commercial treaty with Japan, 447; does not
interpret the treaty as a commercial treaty,
457 ; sends the treaty to the United States,
458 ; his walk in the neighborhood of Kana-
gawa, 459; his visit to a Japanese mayor,
460; sails toward Tedo, 468 ; his reasons for
not visiting Tedo, 464 ; explores W ebster island,
465; leaves the bay of Tedo, 465; remark
on the bay o f Simoda, 466; lodged in a
Buddhist temple a t Simoda, 472; orders a
survey of the harbor of Simoda, 479; visit to
Kura-Kawa-Hahei, a t Simoda, 482; his visit
to Oho-sima, 488; remonstrance against the
spy system, 488; declines to allow two J a panese
scholars to sail w ith the expedition,
486; lodged in the Rio-shen-thi, Buddhits
temple, 489 ; sails for Hakodadi, 498 ; account
of Japanese vessels, 420; interview with
Matsmai Kangsayu, 584 ; visits Matsmai Kang-
sayu, 637 ; directions respecting funeral services,
548; returns to Simoda, interview with
Japanese commissioners, 545; suggests appointment
of pilots, Simoda, 547; letter respecting
Japanese currencies, 548; his courso
respecting American boundaries, Japan, 551;
resists imposition at Simoda, 555; his course
respecting “ Sam Patch,” 557; approves of
Japanese pilots, 559; Simoda, 560; presents
the harbor-master with a spy-glass, 560; remark
on navigation near Rock island, 561;
presents to the regent of Lew Chew, 569;
signs treaty with Lew Chew, 569; parting
entertainment by the authorities, L ew Chew,
571; exertions in behalf of the Sillibaboos,
578; directs a surgical examination of the
Sillibaboos, 579; correspondence with American
ruercüants, China, returns home, 585;
respect for, in Japan, 590.
Perry (Mr.), his MS. journal, iv .
P erry island, bay of Uraga, 812.
Persimmon point, Simoda, 476.
Perspective, Japanese knowledge o£ 528.
Petrel, Bonin islands, 281.
Phaeton, British ship of war, visit to Japan, 51.
Phallic worship, emblems of, Lew Chew, 196.
Physical conformity of the Japanese and Low Chow-
ans, 865.
Pickering (Dr.), considers the Japanese of Malay
origin, 11.
Pictures, Simoda, 471.
Pigs, sacred, a t Canton, 161.
Pi-ko, Lew Chew, 209.
Pilotage} rates of, Simoda, 561.
Pilots, danger of trusting entirely to, 148.
Pine, Lew Chew, 188.
Pines, large, Lew Chew, 204.
Piño, Lew Chew, 190.
Pinto, his visit to Japan, 28.
Pipes, Japanese, 812.
Pirate, the land crab, Bonin islands, 238.
Pirates, Chinese, on Canton river, 161.
Plains, fertile, Bonin islands, 240.
Plymouth, the, left a t Shanghai, 171.
Point de Galle, visit to, 188-
Polygamy non-existent in Japan, 462.
Pontratiue, Admiral, of the Portuguese navy in
Japan, 587.
Pope (Commander), letter respecting, Simoda, 488.
Population of Lew Chew, origin of, 258.
Porcelain, Japanese, 64, 527.
Port, the United States desirous to obtain access
to a Japanese, 298.
Port Lloyd, Bonin islands, 282.
the crater of an extinct volcano, 289.
Port Louis, Mauritius, 184.
visit to, 129.
Portman (Mr.), Dutch interpreter, conversation of
with a Japanese, 268.
Portuguese, intercourse of the, w ith Japan, 4.
missionaries, their information respecting Japan,
8.
discovery, 28.
intercourse with Japan, 29.
how interrupted, 81.
Portuguese, insult the Japanese, 82.
allies, their naval system, 84.
attribute their expulsion to Dutch intrigues, 85.
possession of Mascarenhas, afterwards Mauritius,
181.
of St. Helena, 114
possession of Ceylon, 140
possession of Macao, 164
in Macao, 845.
fortifications, Macao, 846.
Japanese restrictions upon the, 448.
Postal service of the Japanese, 68.
Prayer, Japanese, 545.
Wheel, Hakodadi, 515.
Praying machine, Japanese, 544.
“ Praying man,” Japanese respect for a, 516.
Preble, U. S. man of war, her visit to Japan, 61.
Preble (Lt.), survey of harbor of Kelung, 577.
Precipices, Peel.island, 288. .
Presents to the Japanese, quality of, proposed by
Com. Perry, 107.
of Japanese refused, 179.
from the U nited States to the Emperor o f J a pan,
296. .
of the American Government to the Emperor
of Japan, 818.
policy of the expedition respecting, 318.
law respecting, Japan, 418.
to the Japanese, list o£ 415.
delivery of, 415.
of the Japanese to the United States, 429.
President of the U nited States, letter of the, to the
Emperor of Japan, 276, 288.
Price of labor in Canton, 841.
Priests, support of, Simoda, 476.
Priesthood, Lew Chew, 251.
Primer, Japanese, 529.
Prince, young of Lew Chew, 217.
Princeton, the, unable to join the squadron, 98.
Prisons in Japan, 28.
Proas of Malacca, beauty of models of, 150.
Q
Queen dowager, L ew Chew, 214, 217, 221.
Quicksilver in Japan, 76.
R
Raffles (Sir Stamford), attempts, as governor of
Java, to oust the D utch from Japan, 55.
his services to Singapore, 152.
Railroads of the U nited States, known to Japanese
officials a t Uraga, 2S6.
Rajah of Jahore and Singapore, 152.
Rank indicated by dress in Lesy Chew, 259.
Rats, how served up in China, 889.
abundance of, Lew Chew, 864.
Raven w ith a broad beak, Lew Chew, 193.
Razor, Japanese, 526.
Receipt, the Japanese, for the letters transmitted to
the Emperor, 802.
Red eard, presentation of a, 86L