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The author describes the elaborate party that the Regent of Loo Choo hosted for the members of the expedition. Most of the article centers on the food which he found "most delicious" and he particularly liked the "dog meat" and confessed that "...I have never eaten more agreeable or more succulent meat...." The writer claims to have consumed 15 thimble size cups of "Jucky" (Sake) - a drink made from rice - and he found it not to be intoxicating. Heine must have had quite a tolerance for alcohol.

The interesting aspect of this article is the fact that it actually made it to publication. Commodore Perry had banned all reports such as this by members of the expedition and he did a very good job enforcing the ban.

The basic newspaper is 4 pages long. It is one large sheet printed front and back and folded in the middle. Even folded, it is in a very large format (19 x 24 in). Quite often the papers have been removed from bound volumes so the left fold will show evidence of tearing etc that is typical of this type of extracted material. Horizontal fold(s) are often typical on this material.

The dinner with the Regent of Loo Choo took place in Naha on June 6, 1853. That is the day Perry marched on Shuri castle and was reluctantly received by the Regent. After a brief reception in the castle, the party adjourned to the Regent's quarters where the party/dinner occurred. The Narrative of the expedition has a lithograph depicting the dinner. It is titled "Dinner at The Regents Lew Chew."

 
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While Heine was the artist for most of the lithographs in the Narrative, this one is not attributed to him. Perhaps he imbibed a little too much "Jucky" to perform his official duties and the artist.

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