NAKRATIVE
OF THE
. EXPEDITION OF AN AMERICAN SQUADRON
TO THE
C H I N A S EAS AND JAPAN,
PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1852, 1853, AND 1854,
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UNDER TH E COMMAND OF
COMMODORE M. C. PERRY, UNITED STATES NAvf^
BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
COMPILED FROM THE ORIGINAL NOTES AND JOURNALS OF COMMODORE
PERRY AND HIS OFFICERS, AT HIS REQUEST AND UNDER
HIS SUPERVISION,
By FEAN CIS L. HAWKS, D. D. LL. D.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
NEW YORK:
D. A P P L E T O N AND COMPANY,
846 & 348 B r o a d w a y .
LONDON: TRUBNER & CO., 12 PATERNOSTER ROW.
1866.
