. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. lcanoes in the neighborhood ofFormosa—Inquiries at Manilla into the murder of certain Americans.—Satisfactory conduct of theSpanish authorities in the matter.—Delivery by Captain Abbot to the Governor of six Sillibaboes thathad been picked up at sea by Lieutenant Commanding Boyle, of the Southampton, floating in an openboat.—Eemarkable distance that they had drifted.—Physical appearance of the Sillibaboes.—Voyageof Macedonian to Hong Kong.—Captain Kellys handling of the Chinese pirates and imperial troops?forces
. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. lcanoes in the neighborhood ofFormosa—Inquiries at Manilla into the murder of certain Americans.—Satisfactory conduct of theSpanish authorities in the matter.—Delivery by Captain Abbot to the Governor of six Sillibaboes thathad been picked up at sea by Lieutenant Commanding Boyle, of the Southampton, floating in an openboat.—Eemarkable distance that they had drifted.—Physical appearance of the Sillibaboes.—Voyageof Macedonian to Hong Kong.—Captain Kellys handling of the Chinese pirates and imperial troops?forces them to make reparation.—Chastisement of the Chinese by the joint action of the officers andmen of the Plymouth and of Her Britannic Majestys ships Encounter and Grecian.—The Commodore, by leave from the navy department, turns over the command to Captain Abbot, and returnshome by the overland route.—On the arrival of the Mississippi in New York, on the 23d of April, theCommodore repairs on board, aud formally hauling down his Hag, terminates the sloop-of-war, instead of HE story we are telling will perhapsbe better understood if, before pro-ceeding further, we recapitulate as^ to the disposition that had beenj made of the several ships of thesquadron. The Saratoga sloop-of-war was on her way home, as wehave stated, with the copy of thetreaty in the custody of CaptainAdams, who had been dispatched onthe 4th of April, as a special mes-senger by the Commodore, to deliverthe important document into thehands of the proper authorities. Thesteamer Susquehanna had been senton the 24th of March, just one weekbefore signing the treaty, and at thefirst moment at which she could bespared, to place herself at the dis-posal of the Hon. Mr. McLean, ourminister to China. The Vandaliareturning with the other ships from Hakodadi to AFFAIRS IN LEW CHEW. 565 ffimoda, had been ordered to make her way from the former port to China,by passing through the Straits of S
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