Identifier: narrativeofexped05perr (find matches)
Title: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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EXPLORATION OF LEW CHEW. 195 was oppressively hot, and we found two or three cups of Lew Chew tea anagreeable refreshment. Returning to the terrace, at the base of the outerwall, we halted in the shade to allow the men their mid-day rest and meal.A flight of steep steps, cut in the rock, led downward on the northern side toa grotto under the foundation of the castle, at the bottom of which was apool of cold, sweet water. The place was completely overhung by dense fo-liage, and inaccessible to the beams of the sun. While our meal was preparing, Mr. Jones traced out a rough plan of thefortress, and the men took measurements. The material was limestone, and the masonry of admirable construction,the stones, some of which were cubes of four feet square, were so carefullyhewn and jointed that the absence of any mortar or cement did not seem toimpair the durability of the work. There were two remarkable points aboutthe work. The arches were double, the lower course being formed of twostones

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