November 1854 Pacific Ocean) 13th N.Lat. 29°01' E.Long 137°09' No.W.S.W. No.7km. Wind E.N.E. Blowing a gale. Temp. 72°. We continue on our course toward Lo Choo, occasionally passing over the reported positions of those suspicious Shoals. The ship rolls heavily and is very uncomfortable; scientific work in my department impracticable: my time is therefore chiefly employed in reading. 14th N.Lat. 28°02' E.Long 136°18' No.W.byS. No.8km. Wind N. Blowing a gale. Temp. 76° 15th N.Lat. 26°30' E.Long 136°24' No.N. No.8km. Wind N. Weather pleasant. Temp. 76°. 16th N.Lat. 26°04' E.Long 127°33'. Weather pleasant in N.WE Shiny breeze. Having have to at midnight at day light we saw Lo Choo ahead, and immediately bore away and passed along its South-eastern shore for thirty or forty miles. The distance was too great to give us a good view of the country, until we passed close to its Southern extremity and opened the parts around Napa, which presented a beautiful appearance. We beat up and anchored near some (lo) study (coral) islands off Napa Harbor. 17th Short wind we have up anchor and ran into the Harbor with a strong breeze. Nov. - Dec. 1854 Lo Choo Great Lo Choo is the largest and most southerly of the chain of islands which extend southward from Japan. It is about sixty miles in length and rather less than twenty in average breadth. The land is moderately elevated, but generally much more level and easily traversed than any other of the Japanese possessions. At their Northern extremity however there are some mountains of considerable elevation. The southern half is much the most populous, and at one time, before the Japanese invasions, formed a distinct Kingdom. Near the Capital town, Shui, is situated, at a distance of about three miles from Napa, the Chief Port. Junii, a small village half a mile North of Napa is situated along the shore of a small salt-water creek. At this place our boats usually landed, and from its convenience it was selected here for our shore establishment, consisting of Messrs Bruce and Kern, with Astronomical and Daguerreotype instruments, and a small party of men to attend the life-gauge