翻刻
峡ヲ過ク於是鎗炮乱放雨ノ如シ然レトモ【トモは合字】一弾モ
九舶ニ達セス洋舶ハ悠然トシテ【シテは合字。以下注記省略】去遂ニ砲ヲ開ス
岸ヲ距ル既ニ遠シテ一大鉄子ヲ打ス果シテ府城ノ
正殿ニ落ツ一城愕然棤ヲ失フ客云フ西人ハ測
量ニ長ス弾丸ヲ無用ノ地ニ費サスト《割書：此一則ハ｜漂前ノ譚》
《割書：ニ係｜ル》
〇二十年前「フランス」隣国ト戦結テ觧【觧ハ解の異体字】累歳ノ後
猫鼡ヲ捕ヘテ食フニ至ル猫ノ價【價は価の旧字体】「ハウダラ」《割書：金四｜両》
鼡ノ價「ロンダラ」《割書：金一｜両》ニ上レリト敵國【國は国の旧字体】ノ名ハ客
遺忘セリ黄祁【示はネ】ナランカ
〇「カムサツカ」ニテ海濵【濵は浜の異体字】ヲ散歩セシトキ【トキは合字】土人ノ米苞
ヲ倉ニ輸スルヲ観テ技癢ニ堪ヘス之ヲ助ケ大
苞十六貫餘【餘は余の旧字体】ナルヲ二箇擔【擔は担の旧字体】ヘリ土人驚愕シ潜ニ
酋ニ告ク酋客ヲ召シテ之ヲ試ミ大ニ嘉奨ス其従（サル）
卒（タ）ヲ顧ミ隊中克ク両苞ヲ一肩ニ駄スル者有ヤ
ト問フ卒無ト對【對は対の旧字体】ヘリ客後ニハ三個ヲ荷ヘリ又
屡蕃人ト角觝セシカ彼人ハ魅？梧ナレハ客之ト
對スル毎ニ首ヲ仰ク然レトモ技抦ナク一味ニ前
推スルヲ以テ左右ニ排撒？スレハ則チ躓踣ス之
ニ勝易々タリ夷等喝采シテ日本ニハ敵セスト■
現代語訳
峡を過ぎる。ここにおいて鉄砲大砲を乱射すること雨のようであった。しかしながら一弾も九隻の船に達しなかった。洋船は悠然として去り、ついに砲を開いた。岸を距ること既に遠くして一大鉄弾を撃つ。果たして藩庁の正殿に落ちた。一城愕然として魂を失う。客が言うには「西洋人は測量に長けている。弾丸を無用の地に費やさない」と《この一話は漂流前の話に係る》
〇二十年前「フランス」が隣国と戦って結ばれ、数年の後、猫や鼠を捕えて食うに至る。猫の価格は「ハウダラ」《金四両》、鼠の価格は「ロンダラ」《金一両》に上がったという。敵国の名は客が忘れてしまった。プロイセンであろうか。
〇「カムチャツカ」にて海浜を散歩した時、土人が米俵を倉に運ぶのを見て、技痒（うずうず）に堪えず、これを助けて大俵十六貫余りのものを二個担いだ。土人は驚愕し、ひそかに酋長に告げる。酋長は客を召してこれを試み、大いに褒め称えた。その従卒を顧みて「隊中でよく両俵を一肩に担ぐ者はいるか」と問う。兵卒は「いません」と答えた。客は後には三個を担いだ。また度々現地人と相撲を取ったが、彼らは魁梧であるので、客がこれと対する度に首を仰ぐ。しかしながら技術がなく、ひたすら前に押すだけなので、左右に払い散らせばすぐに躓き倒れる。これに勝つのは容易であった。現地人らは喝采して「日本には敵わない」と[言った]。
英語訳
[The ships] passed through the strait. At this point, rifles and cannons were fired randomly like rain. However, not a single shot reached the nine ships. The foreign vessels departed leisurely, and finally opened fire. Already at a great distance from the shore, they fired one large iron ball. It indeed fell on the main hall of the domain office. The entire castle was stunned and lost their composure. The guest said, "Westerners are skilled in surveying. They do not waste ammunition on useless ground." 《This story relates to tales from before the drift ashore》
〇Twenty years ago, "France" was at war with a neighboring country, and after several years of conflict, [people] came to catch and eat cats and rats. The price of cats rose to "Haudara" 《four ryō of gold》, and the price of rats to "Rondara" 《one ryō of gold》. The guest has forgotten the name of the enemy country. It was probably Prussia.
〇When strolling along the seashore in "Kamchatka," [the guest] saw natives carrying rice bales to a warehouse, and unable to contain his eagerness to try, he helped them and carried two large bales weighing over sixteen kan each. The natives were astonished and secretly reported to their chief. The chief summoned the guest to test this, and greatly praised him. Looking at his subordinate soldiers, [the chief] asked, "Is there anyone in the unit who can carry two bales on one shoulder?" The soldiers replied, "No." Later, the guest carried three bales. He also frequently wrestled with the natives, but since they were tall and robust, each time the guest faced them he had to look up. However, they had no technique and merely pushed forward, so when he swept them left and right, they would immediately stumble and fall. Defeating them was easy. The natives cheered and said, "We cannot match Japan."