翻刻
不相及上ハ海防手つかひ宜敷処を撰候外
無之先年 公辺ニ而見立ニ相成候字長谷
堂ケ谷と申場所観音崎台場ゟ三丁程南へ
寄り後三方ハ余程之高ミニ有之申さハ天
竃之地ニ近く前ハ海岸ニ臨ミ浪打際ニ近く
下営禁忌之土地ニ候へ共営後より不虞掩
襲之害無之様丈夫ニ手当いたし置候ハヽ
強而苦敷も有之間敷鴨居走水之村居
茂不遠臨時火急之節人夫召仕候都合も
宜敷最寄之海岸へ押送位之小船ハ囲
置候場所有之陣屋ゟ乗出候都合も宜敷万
一不慮ニ一揆等之変到来候とも直下ニ被踏
落候程浅間成義ニも無之水之手馬草ニも
事欠不申場所ニ候間前之方海上より見透
候場へ者追々松ニ而も植立此地ニ相居候外有之
間敷灯明台之儀浦賀湊口之防ニ者宜敷場
所ニ候へ共水面ゟ漸九尺程ならてハ無之台
場地形石垣ニ而築立候共存分ニハ出来致間
敷何レニも地低ニ而者高波等之気遣も有之
大筒打放之便利十分ニ有之間敷候間先
現代語訳
海防の観点から使い勝手の良い場所を選ぶ以外に方法はない。先年、幕府が候補地として見立てた「長谷堂ヶ谷」と申す場所は、観音崎台場より南へ三丁ほど寄ったところにあり、後方三方は相当な高地になっており、いわば四方を囲まれた「天竃（てんかまど）」の地に近く、前方は海岸に臨み、波打ち際に近い、陣営設置には本来避けるべき土地である。しかしながら、陣営の後方から不意の奇襲を受けないよう、しっかりとした手当てを施しておけば、特別に支障があるわけでもなかろう。鴨居・走水の村落も遠くなく、緊急の際に人夫を召し使う都合も良い。近くの海岸へ小船を押し送る程度の小船を囲い置ける場所もあり、陣屋から出発する都合も良い。万一、思いがけず一揆などの変事が到来したとしても、すぐさま踏み落とされるほど心もとないわけでもなく、水の手や馬草にも事欠かない場所である。前方の海上から見通せる方向へは、追々松でも植え立てて目隠しとすれば、この地に居を構える以外に方策はあるまい。灯明台については、浦賀湊口の防備としては良い場所ではあるが、水面からわずか九尺程度しかなく、台場の地形を石垣で築き立てたとしても、十分には出来上がらないであろう。いずれにせよ、地勢が低くては高波などの心配もあり、大砲を打ち放つ便宜も十分に得られないであろうから、まず……
英語訳
There is no other option but to select a location that is well-suited for coastal defense purposes. In recent years, the site surveyed by the shogunate, known as "Hasedōgaya," is located approximately three chō to the south of the Kannonzaki battery, with the rear three sides being considerably elevated — a terrain that might be called a "tenkama" (天竃, a cauldron-shaped hollow enclosed on all sides). The front faces the coastline, close to the water's edge, making it a location that would ordinarily be considered unsuitable for establishing a camp. However, if proper and sturdy precautions are taken to prevent unexpected surprise attacks from the rear of the encampment, it need not be considered particularly problematic. The villages of Kamoi and Hashirimizu are not far away, making it convenient to conscript laborers in times of urgent need. There are places nearby where small boats for pushing along the coast can be stored, and it would be convenient for departing from the garrison. Even in the unlikely event of a sudden uprising or other disturbance, it is not so precarious as to be immediately overrun. The location also lacks nothing in terms of water supply and fodder for horses. As for the seaward side, where the site is visible from the sea, one could gradually plant pine trees to obscure the view, and there would be no other course but to establish one's position at this location. Regarding the lighthouse, while it would be a suitable location for the defense of the mouth of Uraga harbor, the elevation is only about nine shaku above sea level, and even if one were to build up the battery's terrain with stone walls, it could not be completed to a satisfactory degree. In any case, with such low-lying terrain, there would be concern about high waves, and it would be impossible to have sufficient convenience for firing large cannons. Therefore, for now...