翻刻
ヒ少シモ其傷ヲ去ラズ能ク防守シテ六時
ニ至リ隊伍ヲ整ヘテ退陣セリ
第八月七日ノ夕不吉ノ新聞ヲ「巴里」府人民中ニ
流布セリ〇「ウェーセンボルグ」ノ戦争ハ「佛郎西」國
軍捷利アリタリト虚説ヲ傳ヘタレ𪜈人民之ヲ
疑ヘリ皇后ハ我軍ノ不利ナルヿヲ明カニ知ラ
ント欲スルヲ以テ次ノ詔ヲ下セリ其時刻朝ト
アレ𪜈實ハ其夕之ヲ發セリ
初メ戦端ヲ開クニ方リ我兵利アラズシテ
大ニ苦シメリ〇今此不幸ヲ轉ジ速カニ軍
現代語訳
——〔前頁より続く〕少しもその傷を顧みず、よく防守して六時に至り、隊伍を整えて退陣せり。
八月七日の夕、不吉なる新聞が「パリ」府の人民の中に流布せり。○「ヴィッサンブール」の戦争は「フランス」国軍に捷利ありたりと虚説を伝えたれども、人民はこれを疑えり。皇后は我が軍の不利なることを明らかに知らんと欲するをもって、次の詔を下せり。その時刻は朝とあれども、実はその夕これを発せり。
「初め戦端を開くにあたり、我が兵は利あらずして大いに苦しめり。○今、この不幸を転じ、速やかに軍——〔次頁へ続く〕」
英語訳
——[continued from previous page] Without tending to their wounds in the least, they held their defensive positions well until six o'clock, then withdrew in good order.
On the evening of August 7th, alarming news spread among the people of Paris. ○ A false report had circulated claiming that the French national forces had achieved a victory at Wissembourg, but the people were skeptical. The Empress, wishing to know clearly the true state of the army's misfortunes, issued the following proclamation—though it was dated as morning, it was in fact dispatched that evening:
"At the outset of hostilities, our troops found no advantage and suffered greatly. ○ Now, turning this misfortune around, let the army quickly —— [continued on next page]"