. Récit de l'expédition d'un escadron américain à la mer de Chine et du Japon. n ma découverte du phénomène de Formosa, J'ai eu à la tête de mât, en plus de l'habituel, un marin, appelé Gilbert Lee, inwhom J'avais une grande confiance, qui d'abord pensé que l'apparence était un causedby le bateau à vapeur. L'un des premiers maîtres, A. L., Benton, aussi particularnotice ; il a pris de plusieurs sur le pont dit ne pas savoir quoi faire de lui. AsI ont déclaré avant, il avait la même apparence que lorsqu'Grrahams islandrose à partir de l'océan au large de la côte de la Sicile. * * Il semblerait que cette partie de t

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. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. n my discovery of the phenomenon off Formosa, I had at the mast-head, in addition to the usual look-out, a seaman, called Gilbert Lee, inwhom I had great confidence, who at first thought the appearance was causedby a steamer. One of the petty officers, A. L. Benton, also, took particularnotice of it; several on deck said they did not know what to make of it. AsI have before stated, it had the same appearance as when Grrahams islandrose from the ocean off the coast of Sicily. * * It would seem that this part of the ocean exhibits this phenomenon with considerablefrequency. We have before us a letter from Lieutenant Jones, addressed to LieutenantBent, in which he describes a similar convulsion, to which he was a witness, in January, 1850, and not far from the spot designated by Lieutenant Commanding Boyle. Mr. Joneswas, at the time, in command of the United States sloop-of-war St. Marys, and thus writes:It was in latitude about 20^ 56 N., and longitude 134° 45 E. I was in the St. Marys.. lilQUIRY INTO A MURDER. 577 As no opportunity was ever lost by the squadron of obtaining accurateinformation that might benefit nautical men of all countries, while the Mace-donian was at Kelung, Lieutenant Preble was employed, under CaptainAbbots orders from the Commodore, in making a survey of the harbor; inthis work Passed Midshipman Jones volunteered as an assistant, and a chartwas prepared by these gentlemen, the correctness of which may be relied on.The object of the Conamodore in directing the Macedonian to proceed fromKelung to the Philippines was twofold. In the month of March, 1853, ashocking murder had been committed by several Spaniards on two Ameri-cans, at a rope-factory at Santa Mesa, within the jurisdiction of the governorand captain general of the Philippines. Captain Abbot was instructed re-spectfully to ask of the authorities what measures, if any, had been taken todiscover and bring

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