翻刻
符頂戴仕且今夜節分ニ付参拝之刻御神
事有之鬼打大豆祓誦候音声御山江響
身ニ染 計ニ有之殊ニ今朝者甚敷厳寒ニ候
処御幼年之
殿様其御厭も不被為在御見送被成下再
御前江罷出奉見上候義有之間敷と存続候
得者武士之噂不珍候へ共不堪慷慨事共ニ候事
一 同年二月二日津軽領青森江致到着候
処今以渡海船不相廻此先操込候共渡海可
致様無之且旅宿之差支等有之不得止同所ニ
滞留罷在渡船雇入之手配精々取計候
但会津之義海辺手遠ニ而雇船等之取扱
不案内ニ付申立之上 公儀御役筋ニ而大坂
兵庫辺之商船 公儀御用船之形ヲ以御雇
場所々々江被相廻候筈ニ付当御領江参着之上
者無猶予渡海可相成心得ニ而日次通当
所迄到着いたし候処大坂辺之船々ハ勿論
近辺模寄之船迚も例年只今頃者船囲之
儘水下しも不致時節ニ有之北海者別而
寒気之内必至と通漕不相成事之由ニ而
現代語訳
の符を頂戴し、また今夜は節分につき参拝の折に御神事があり、鬼打ち大豆祓いを唱える音声が御山に響き、身に染みるほどであった。殊に今朝は甚だしく厳寒であったが、御幼年の殿様はそのことを厭われることもなく御見送りをしてくださり、再び御前に出て拝見申し上げるようなことはないであろうと思い続けていたところ、武士としての評判は珍しくはないものの、慷慨に堪えないことでした。
一 同年二月二日、津軽領青森に到着したところ、いまだに渡海船が回ってこず、この先演習をしても渡海する手段がなく、また旅宿の支障等もあり、やむを得ず同所に滞留し、渡船の雇い入れの手配を精一杯取り計らっています。
ただし会津は海辺から遠く、雇船等の取り扱いに不案内なため申し立てた上で、公儀の御役筋において大坂・兵庫辺りの商船を公儀御用船の形で御雇いになり、各場所に回していただく筈なので、当御領に参着の上は猶予なく渡海できるものと心得て、日程通り当所まで到着いたしましたが、大坂辺りの船々はもちろん、近辺に寄る船でも例年今頃は船囲いのまま水下ろしもしない時節であり、北海はとりわけ寒気の間は必然的に通航が成り立たないということで
英語訳
received the talisman, and since tonight was Setsubun (the seasonal division), during our worship there was a Shinto ritual, and the voices chanting the demon-expelling soybean purification ceremony echoed throughout the sacred mountain, penetrating deeply into our souls. This morning was particularly severely cold, yet the young lord did not show any displeasure and graciously saw us off. Thinking that there would be no opportunity to appear before him again and pay our respects, while a warrior's reputation is not uncommon, this was truly a matter that moved us to profound emotion.
- On February 2nd of the same year, we arrived at Aomori in Tsugaru domain, but even now no ships for sea crossing have come around, and there is no way to cross the sea even if we conduct maneuvers from here. Moreover, due to lodging difficulties and other issues, we are unavoidably staying in the same place and making every effort to arrange for hiring passage ships.
However, since Aizu is far from the seacoast and we are unfamiliar with handling ship rentals, after making our appeal, the government officials are supposed to hire merchant ships from the Osaka and Hyogo areas in the form of official government vessels and have them go around to various locations. Understanding that once they arrive in our domain we would be able to cross the sea without delay, we arrived at this place according to schedule. However, not only the ships from the Osaka area, but even ships that approach nearby areas are, as is usual at this time of year, still in winter storage without even being launched, and it is said that navigation in the northern seas is impossible during the particularly cold period.