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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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ramped position. Sleep, with suitable diet,however, soon restored them to their usual condition. When the ship came near and passed through the group of islands justnamed, the commander watched closely to observe if they showed any markof recognition. Their attention was called to them by signs, and they seemedto understand the pantomimic inquiry, for they invariably shook their headsas if to imply that their home was not there, and pointing towards the east-ward, said, Sil-li-ha-hoo. Soon after the ship arrived at Com-sing-moon,in China, and here great pains were taken to discover, if possible, wherethese poor adventurers belonged. There were many ships lying there, andthe Commodore directed that diligent search should be made among themall, in the hope that, perchance, some one might be found who could com-municate with them. They were visited by many from the various vessels,and, from their timidity, they fell at first under the suspicion that they were m:\\M,\ m I m ■i^lli \ i\^
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mm I w I. THE SILLIBABOOS. 579 anxious to remain unknown ; but Captain Boyle became quite convinced thattheir shyness, and repugnance to leave the ship, proceeded from fear alone.They were taken on board each of the trading ships at Cum-sing-moon, andout of the numerous tongues spoken on board not one was found like thatspoken by these men. At length they uttered some words when on thedeck of the English ship Bombay, which Captain Jamieson, the commander,thought he recognized as belonging to the language of the natives of theBentinck Isles. On perceiving that their words were attracting notice,they made their usual salaam, and uttering Sil-li-ha-hoo, afterwards heldtheir peace. There is an island called by that name, and mentioned byHorsburg as being in latitude 4° N., longitude 127° E.,but this is so remotefrom the spot where they were picked up, some twelve or fifteen hundred,miles, that Captain Boyle could not suppose it possible they had drifted sucha distance. The wind had, ind

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