Sam+C

=**__Charles Henry Wheelwright, 1854__**=

Trees are in blossom, Camelia japonica grows 50 ft. or more high (in blossom).
=== Saw maples, ash, pines, chestnuts & many more trees. Also saw cotton, tobacco, tea, sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips, many dried fruits, fish, shellfish. No meat of any kind, besides poultry (only kept for eggs). ===

Not much magnificence of any kind. Only metals seen was a silver sakki, liquor pot.
=== Chap. Bittenger came within 3 mi. of Yedo. Tried to induce him to return and offered no violence. Messengers reported him to Commodore. Stopped all excursions beyond village of Yokohama. Tried to buy & barter, but articles returned on ships. ===

=== Treaty opens 2 or more ports. 1 in Matsia, Straits of Sangan. 1 in Bay of Vasaco to South of Yedo Bay. Coal furnished in any quality. They are the most harmless people on the face of the earth. Although equipt with cannons, percussion locked and guns with flint locks. The population is numerous and by force of myriads, they could form a small party. ===

=== Responsibility is absolute. Ex.: If told to keep a prisoner safe, he would be severely punished if the prisoner escaped or fell sick. "Portable cages" are the cabs used by the Japanese, called "Loo Choo" ===

=== They are weak people. They use deception to appose all attempts to have intercourse trading with them. Have millions of junks that could be converted into fine ships. Country can not afford supplies of meats. The coasts are surrounded by dangerous rocks shoals and rocks and gales in winter are terrific. ===

=== Percussion is made from there own patterns. They are very intelligent people, they want to sail to America in 2 or 3 years in a ship of there own building. They keep drawings of everything, gear, musical instruments, weaponry, etc. ===

=== The weather is again, perfect and the Spring greens and foliage make a great combination. There were hundreds of cattle tenders, some boys, some men, but mostly girls. The pink and white horse chestnuts were in bloom everywhere in long double rows. There were chateaus up on high hills, others were buried in wooded spaces. Farms are cultivated to limit only the French can. Seems as if 1 quarter of France was forest land. ===