翻刻
伝十郎殿始詰合御役人衆并通詞番人職人ニ
至ル迄不残一同ニ引払候
但当九日伝十郎殿ゟ被申越罷越候へハ荒井
平兵衛殿も参被居被申聞候ハ御互引取之節
宗谷江渡可致陸行旨御達申置候処追々
松前表ゟ申越候ハ宗谷ゟ陸行ニ相成候而者夷
人之痛ニ成其外品々差支有之由ニ付宗谷へ之
渡海相止乗船ニ而直走致候外無之候間左様
御心得候様被申候ニ付被仰聞候趣承知致候処
采女在陣之節宗谷ゟ陸行之積御達有之
宗谷江も申遣小屋設等も致引揚之節人数
割之義迄御役筋へ書出候趣申越且於松前
源助采女一同申聞候者御用相済人数引立候節
死傷之残兵在之候ハヽ引揚口之儀面々一足
ツヽも引下り度相望候義ニ候へ者其節ニ至リ異論
無之為予極置候由ニ而拙者討死致候ハヽ初先
立罷越候間隊下之残兵一番ニ引取候人数一
同ニ為引取若存命罷在候ハヽ役柄之儀惣後
殿致候様申聞候趣も御坐候間旁最初御達
之通宗谷江渡致陸行度旨申候へ者兼而
現代語訳
伝十郎殿をはじめ、詰め合わせの御役人衆ならびに通詞・番人・職人に
至るまで、残らず一同に引き払った。
ただし、当九日に伝十郎殿より申し越しがあり、罷り越したところ、荒井
平兵衛殿も参って居られ、申し聞かされたことには、お互いに引き取る際には
宗谷へ渡って陸行すべき旨、御達しを申し置いていたところ、追々
松前表より申し越してきたことには、宗谷より陸行となっては、蝦夷
人の難儀となり、その他にも品々差し支えがある由につき、宗谷への
渡海は取り止め、乗船によって直接走行するより他に手がないので、そのように
ご承知おきくださるよう申された。仰せ聞かされた趣を承知したところ、
采女が在陣の節、宗谷より陸行の積もりで御達しがあり、
宗谷へも申し遣わし、小屋の設置等も致し、引き揚げの節の人数
割りのことまで御役筋へ書き出した趣を申し越した。また、松前において
源助・采女が一同に申し聞かせたことには、御用が済み人数を引き立てる節に
死傷の残兵がある場合は、引き揚げ口のことについて、各々が一足
ずつでも引き下がりたいと望むことであれば、その節に至って異論が
ないよう、あらかじめ極め置いた由であって、拙者が討ち死に致した場合は、まず先
立って罷り越しているので、隊下の残兵を一番に引き取り、人数一
同を引き取らせる。もし存命で罷り在る場合は、役柄のことについて、惣後
殿を致すよう申し聞かせた趣もございますので、何分にも最初の御達しの
通り宗谷へ渡り陸行したい旨を申したところ、兼ねて
英語訳
[The withdrawal was conducted,] including Denjūrō and all the assembled officials, as well as interpreters, guards, and craftsmen,
without exception, all withdrawing together.
However, on the ninth of the month, having been summoned by Denjūrō, upon arriving,
Arai Heibei was also present, and it was conveyed that, while instructions had previously been issued
that upon mutual withdrawal, the party should cross to Sōya and proceed overland,
subsequent word had arrived from the Matsumae headquarters stating that if the overland route from Sōya were taken,
it would cause hardship to the Ainu people and there would be various other difficulties.
Therefore, the sea crossing to Sōya was to be cancelled, and there was no option but to proceed directly by ship.
It was requested that this be understood accordingly.
Upon receiving these instructions, [the speaker] noted that during Uneme's garrison,
orders had been issued with the intention of proceeding overland from Sōya.
Word had been sent to Sōya, shelters had been erected, and even the allocation of personnel for the withdrawal
had been submitted in writing to the relevant officials.
Furthermore, at Matsumae, Gensuke and Uneme had jointly conveyed to all that, at the time of withdrawing the troops upon completion of their duties,
if there were wounded or remaining soldiers, and if each man wished to withdraw even a single step from the evacuation point,
it had been predetermined that there would be no objection to this at that time.
Moreover, should the author [of this report] fall in battle, having gone ahead as the advance party,
the remaining soldiers of the unit would be the first to withdraw, and the entire force would be brought back together.
Should [the author] survive, it was conveyed that, in accordance with his duties, he should serve as the overall rear guard.
For these various reasons, [the author] stated the desire to cross to Sōya and proceed overland as per the original orders, to which [the response was that] previously...