翻刻
差配才判致候者共へ山寺貢差添遣拙者義ハ
足軽少々も召連責而手人計ニ而成共致上陸
度候些少之人数ニ候へ者差而夷人之痛ニ相成候
程ニも在之間敷尤御手前様ニハ当所引揚迄之
次第さへ御見届被成候ハ丶夫迄ニ而相済候義ニハ
在之間敷哉と申述候へ者仰之通ニハ候へ共拙者義ハ
致陸行候様御達在之義さへ差切り致直走
候ニ御手前ニハ御上陸陸行と申ニ而ハ江戸表江之
言上も不都合ニ相成候間始終之処御見届
不申候而ハ不相成訣合ニ者有之間敷哉此段
御察在之度旨被申候ニ付未引取之時期ニも
不至不遅義ニ候間猶厚御思慮被下度拙者儀も
猶可致愚慮旨申述罷帰候処同十一日風雨
甚敷大荒いたし其後海面之模様致一変
当月始比之海色とハ懸隔之違ニ相成海
面一円ニ黒ミ在之晴日ニも風波あらく俄ニ
殊之外秋色相増既ニハ采女始大難風ニ逢破
船或ハ帆柱を吹折られ候も在之壱船も無船も無難
成者無之程之変躰ニ相成候処同十四日之夕方
伝十郎殿江山寺貢被呼出兼而ハ宗谷へ渡
現代語訳
差配・采配を致す者どもへ山寺貢を差し添えて遣わし、拙者については、
足軽を少々召し連れ、せめて手人（てびと）だけでも上陸いたし
たく存じます。些少の人数であれば、さして蝦夷人の難儀と
なるほどにもありますまい。もっとも、お手前様には当所引き揚げまでの
次第さえご見届けになれば、それまでで相済む義では
ありますまいかと申し述べたところ、仰せの通りではありますが、拙者については、
陸行致すよう御達しがある義をさえ差し切り、直走
致しているのに、お手前には上陸・陸行と申すようでは、江戸表への
言上も不都合となりますので、始終のところをご見届け
申さなくては相ならない訳合いではありますまいかと。この段
ご察しいただきたい旨を申されたにつき、いまだ引き取りの時期にも
至らず、遅くない義でありますので、なおいっそう厚くご思慮くださるよう、拙者も
なお愚慮いたすべき旨を申し述べて罷り帰ったところ、同十一日、風雨
甚だしく大荒れとなり、その後、海面の模様が一変し、
当月初め頃の海色とは懸け隔たった違いとなり、海
面一円に黒みがあり、晴れた日にも風波が荒く、俄かに
殊の外、秋色が増し、すでに采女（うねめ）をはじめ大難風に遭い、破
船、あるいは帆柱を吹き折られた船もあり、一船も無難に
なった者がない程の変体（異常な状態）となったところ、同十四日の夕方、
伝十郎殿から山寺貢が呼び出され、かねてより宗谷へ渡る
英語訳
[The author proposed] sending Yamadera Mitsugu along with those responsible for managing and overseeing the supplies and equipment, while [the author] himself wished to go ashore with a small number of foot soldiers—at the very least with just his personal attendants. With such a small number of people, it should not cause any particular hardship to the Ainu people. Moreover, [the author suggested that] if [the other party] were merely to witness the proceedings until the withdrawal from the current location was complete, would that not suffice?
Upon [the author] stating this, [the other party] replied that while [the other party] understood [the author's] point, [the author] had already overridden even the official orders to proceed overland and was instead going by direct sail—so if [the other party] were now to go ashore and proceed overland, it would create inconsistencies in the report to Edo. Therefore, was it not necessary [for the other party] to witness the entire proceedings from beginning to end? [The other party] asked that [the author] appreciate this point.
Since the time for withdrawal had not yet arrived and there was no urgency, [the author] replied that [the other party] should think the matter over more carefully, and that [the author himself] would also continue to deliberate on it, after which [the author] returned.
Then, on the eleventh day of the same month, the wind and rain became extremely violent, causing a great storm. After that, the condition of the sea changed entirely—it was utterly different from the appearance of the sea at the beginning of the month. The sea surface was dark all around, and even on clear days the winds and waves were rough. Autumn had suddenly deepened remarkably, and already [a vessel called] the *Uneme* had been caught in a severe gale—some ships were wrecked, others had their masts blown off, and the situation became so extraordinary that there was not a single ship that came through unscathed.
Then, on the evening of the fourteenth day of the same month, Yamadera Mitsugu was summoned by Lord Denjūrō, and [the discussion turned to] the long-standing matter of crossing to Sōya...