翻刻
ヱトロウ江襲来彼是及狼藉 公儀衆始
南部津軽御両家之勤番人数甚不行届次
第共ニ而其内ニ者死傷も有之又々唐太之内
ルウタカ江も致乱妨リイシリ沖ニ而津軽松前
両家ゟ差向候兵器船ニ行逢乗組之人数追放之
大筒其外之兵器糧米等奪取同所ゟ去年
虜ニ致候日本人共相返シ通商之願不相叶候ハヽ
此上可及濫暴旨申越候趣も相聞何レ外寇
御手当御油断不相成義ニ有之殊ニ当夏土井
大炊頭様ゟ御隣国等之海辺江異国船相見
助力之義申来候節之御心掛有之候様御沙汰
有之候処差当り会津最寄越後之内ニ者高
田長岡新発田村上等之外御大家も無之佐渡
国之手当をも兼不申候而者不相成国柄ニ付不
意之御手配有之間敷儀ニ無之機密ニ海岸之
地理攻守之得失を始惣而之義細々及吟味
候様被申聞此節御人数心掛被相弛候義ニも
無之候故表向之御領内湯治之願申立片
峯保助横山数馬一同いたし三人ニ而僕壱
人召連佐取村検断石井次郎右衛門ニ案内為致
現代語訳
エトロフ島に襲来し、あれこれと狼藉を働いた。幕府をはじめ、南部・津軽両藩の勤番人数が甚だ不十分で、次第に統制が取れなくなり、その間に死傷者も出た。また樺太のルウタカにも乱暴を働き、リイシリ沖において津軽・松前両藩から派遣された兵器船と出会い、乗組みの人数を追い払い、大砲その他の兵器、糧米等を奪取した。同地から去年捕虜にした日本人たちを返し、通商の願いが叶わなければ、この上さらに乱暴に及ぶ旨を申し越してきた趣も聞こえてきた。いずれにしても外国からの侵入に対する手当てを怠ることはできない事態である。特に当年夏、土井大炊頭殿から、隣国等の海辺に異国船が現れた際の助力について申し入れがあり、心構えをしておくよう御沙汰があった。差し当たり会津に最も近い越後国内では、高田・長岡・新発田・村上等の他に大きな藩もなく、佐渡国の手当ても兼ねなければならない国柄であるため、不意の御手配もあり得ることである。機密に海岸の地理、攻守の得失をはじめ、すべての事柄について詳細に吟味するよう申し聞かされた。この度の御人数の心構えも緩めることはないので、表向きは領内湯治の願いを申し立て、片峯保助・横山数馬が一緒になって三人で僕一人を連れ、佐渡村の検断石井次郎右衛門に案内をさせて
英語訳
[The Russians] attacked Etorofu Island and committed various acts of violence and disorder. The number of duty personnel from the Shogunate, as well as from the Nambu and Tsugaru domains, was extremely inadequate, and gradually they lost control of the situation, resulting in casualties. They also caused disturbances at Ruutaka in Karafuto (Sakhalin), and encountered weapons ships dispatched by the Tsugaru and Matsumae domains off Riishiri, driving away the crew members and seizing cannons, other weapons, provisions, and rice. They also returned Japanese people they had captured the previous year from the same location, and it was heard that they declared they would commit further violence if their request for trade was not granted. In any case, this was a situation where preparations against foreign invasion could not be neglected. Particularly this past summer, there was an official order from Lord Doi Ooi-no-kami regarding assistance when foreign ships appeared along the coasts of neighboring provinces, instructing to maintain readiness. In the immediate vicinity, within Echigo Province closest to Aizu, there were no other major domains besides Takada, Nagaoka, Shibata, and Murakami, and given the nature of the region where preparations for Sado Province also had to be considered, unexpected deployments were not unlikely. They were instructed to secretly and thoroughly investigate all matters, beginning with coastal geography and the advantages and disadvantages of offense and defense. Since the alertness regarding troop deployment was not to be relaxed, they officially submitted a request for hot spring therapy within the domain, and Katamine Hosuke and Yokoyama Kazuma together, three people with one servant, were guided by the village inspector Ishii Jiroemon of Sado village.