1856.Notes on The Late Expedition against the Russian settlements in Eastern Siberia and of a visit to japan and to the shores of tartary. And of the

1856.Notes on The Late Expedition against the Russian settlements in Eastern Siberia and of a visit to japan and to the shores of tartary. And of the sea of Olostk.
Whittingham, Paul Bernard

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Attached Map

East Korean Gulf: Broughton Bay
Strait of Korea: Strait of Corea
Sea of Japan: Sea of Japan

By the way , related to Takeshim(Liancourt Rocks) issue;
This map describes,
unnamed Two island (Tchainsantao and Fanlingtao(Ulluengdo at chinese map) at Ping-hai Bay,
Argonaut island and Dagelet Island(Matsushima-Ulluengdoo at European map)
Sybille Rk (It could be wrong Liancourt/Hornet Rock (Today's Takeshima Japan)?
But Im not sure it is Takeshima today or not、because the position of rock is bit different from Liancourt rocks Takeshima?　I need to ask the reserch center.

Text itself
OBJECT IN JOINING THE EXPEDITION
p2.

Eastern Sea = East (China) Sea today.
In the month of March of this year, the gradual increase in the number of the English and French frigates lying in the fine harbour of Hong Kong betokened a speedy termination to the inactivity of the allied squadrons in the Eastern Seas, and once more awakened the sentiments of pride and hope which, since the declaration of war las year, the apparently aimless movements and ill success of our naval forces on the north-eastern shores of Asia had repressed.

Strait of Corea= Strait of Korea today. P8-9.
On the 22nd the Gotto island and rocks were in sight; and, as we still continued to steer northwards, the eager desire of seeing Nagasaki, which we supposed was to be our first port, very soon merged into the greater pleasure of there being less delay in our advance. The air became much cooler and cleare as we approached the Strait of Corea; and, in consonance with the weather, the first whale ship was seen on the same day; and henceforth the eye seldom rested on the water without a serching glance for the traces of spouting of the hotly and far pursued monster of the deep.............................A light northerly wind,"breathing whence it stole those "icy" sweets," baffled our efforts to get through the Straits on the 23rd. We endeavourd to pass between the island of Tsu-sima (sima means island in the Japanese language, and may, therefore, in future stand for its English synonyme) and the peninsula of Corea.


Sea of Japan:Sea of Japan P11
The subsequent day, before a fresh southerly wind, we ran into the sea of Japan; and as it was clear, because cold, weather, our consorts and the Sibylle tried their rates of sailing nder the unfavourable circumstances of overloading for the frigate, though so far favourable for Symonite brig and frigate, inasmuch as the sea was smooth: in twelve hours the Bittern had gained six miles and the Hornet two.