翻刻
米穀其外品々掠取猶又去月中ゟ東西蝦
夷地を始松前箱館南部之沖合江騒敷船々
致出没不慮之急変難計形勢ニ付箱館
奉行羽太安芸守殿ゟ南部津軽之両家へ
増人数被差出候様達有之猶佐竹家ゟも達ニ
依て加勢之人数急速箱館江被差向最
寄之御方ニ而警急之御心掛専之由追々注
進有之弥不穏様子ニ付公辺御沙汰次第
火急ニ為可被差向今朝武川源助方武
備掛ニ付壱番隊を相図元ニいたし御先手
弐番部下ハ北原勘ケ由方勤番ニ付井上兵馬
司り三番部下者田中三郎兵衛方当時御幼年之
御儀御補佐専任之身分ニ付公辺御振合ニ依而者
格別先西郷頼母司其外隊外之役々被差向
之旨被 仰出候御家ニ而数千之御人数御関外へ
被差向候儀
土津様以来未曽有之儀且天明中御軍政
御改被成草剣未半と申程之儀ニ而急ニ応し候
条理全く相整不申御法令ニもなくて不叶
廉々将吏士卒之誓約前書行軍禁令道
現代語訳
米穀その他の品々を略奪し、さらに先月中から東西蝦夷地をはじめ松前・箱館・南部の沖合に騒がしい船々が出没して、不慮の急変は計り難い形勢であるため、箱館奉行羽太安芸守殿から南部・津軽の両家へ増援の人数を差し出すよう達しがあり、さらに佐竹家からも達しにより加勢の人数を急速に箱館へ差し向け、最寄りのご家中において警急の心構えを専らとする旨、追々注進があり、いよいよ不穏な様子であるため、公辺のご沙汰次第、火急に差し向けるべく、今朝武川源助方が武備掛であるため一番隊を相図元とし、ご先手二番部下は北原勘ケ由方が勤番であるため井上兵馬が司り、三番部下は田中三郎兵衛方が当時ご幼年のご事情でご補佐専任の身分であるため、公辺のご振り合いによっては格別、まず西郷頼母が司り、その他隊外の役々を差し向ける旨を仰せ出された。ご家中において数千のご人数をご関外へ差し向ける儀は、土津様以来未曾有の儀であり、かつ天明中にご軍政のご改革をなされたが草創未だ半ばと申すほどの儀において急に応じる条理が全く整わず、ご法令にもなくてはならぬ廉々、将吏士卒の誓約・前書・行軍禁令・道
英語訳
They plundered rice, grain, and various other goods. Moreover, since last month, disturbing ships have been appearing in the waters off eastern and western Ezo territories, including Matsumae, Hakodate, and Nanbu domains. Due to the unpredictable nature of these urgent developments and the incalculable situation, Hakodate Magistrate Hata Aki no Kami issued orders to both the Nanbu and Tsugaru houses to send additional troops. Furthermore, following orders from the Satake house, reinforcement troops were urgently dispatched to Hakodate. Successive reports came in stating that nearby domains should maintain a state of urgent alertness, and the situation became increasingly unstable. Therefore, pending orders from the shogunate, preparations were made for urgent deployment. This morning, since Takekawa Gensuke was in charge of military preparations, the first unit was designated as the command element. For the advance guard second unit, since Kitahara Kankayoshi was on duty rotation, Inoue Hyōma took command. For the third unit, since Tanaka Saburōbee was currently serving as a special advisor during the lord's minority, depending on the shogunate's arrangements, Saigō Tanomo would take special command first, along with other officers from outside the regular units, as was ordered. Dispatching several thousand troops from the domain beyond the Hakone barrier was an unprecedented event since the time of Hoshina Masayuki (Dotsū-sama). Moreover, although military reforms had been implemented during the Tenmei period, they were still only half-completed, and the systems for rapid response were not fully established. Various essential matters including military regulations, oaths of officers and soldiers, written orders, military prohibitions, and marching procedures...