~~To clarify to anyone who still believes Ranald MacDonald met the three ‘Castaways’ at Ft. Vancouver~~
Oct. 11, 1832 – Hojun-Maru shipped out of Onoura, Japan
Jan. 29, 1834 – News of a ship wreck on the north coast of Oregon Territory was reported at Ft. Nisqually;
March 23, 1834 – a search team was dispatched by John McLoughlin;
April 20, 1834 – Ranald MacDonald (10 years) left Ft. Vancouver for the Red River Colony to attend school there;
May 1834 – A.C. Anderson approached at Cape Disappointment by an Indian woman with coins and pottery shards, indicating they were from a shipwreck;
May 28, 1834 – John McLoughlin informs HBC of the shipwreck, identifying it as Chinese;
June 9, 1834 – Captain William McNeill, Llama, successfully recovered all 3 Japanese castaways;
July 1834 – the Japanese castaways were brought to Ft. Vancouver – Capt. Wm. McNeill, Llama
Nov. 15, 1834 – handed the three Japanese sailors into the care of Captain Darby of the brig Eagle bound for England
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Tags: Hojun Maru, Japanese Castaways, Ranald MacDonald, Sankichi, Three Kichis
