Wars Are Likely To Ensue Between Ogusho Same, The Old Emperor,
And Fidaia Same, The Young Prince, Son Of Tico
Same, who has
strongly fortified himself in the castle of Osaka, having collected an
army of 80,000 or 100,
000 men, consisting of malcontents, runaways, and
banished people, who have repaired from all parts to his standard, and
he is said to have collected sufficient provisions for three years. The
old emperor has marched against him in person, with an army of 300,000
men, and is at the castle of Fusima. The advanced parties of the two
armies have already had several skirmishes, and many have been slain on
both sides. The entire city of Osaka has been burned to the ground,
excepting only the castle, so that Mr Eaton had to retire with his goods
to Sakey,[55] yet not without danger, as a part of that town has
likewise been burnt. So great a tempest or tuffoon has lately occurred
at Edoo [Jedo,] as had never been before experienced at that place.
The sea overflowed the whole city, obliging the people to take refuge on
the hills: and the prodigious inundation has defaced or thrown down all
the houses of the nobles, which you know were very beautiful and
magnificent.
[Footnote 55: It has been formerly explained that Sakey was a town on
the river Jodo, directly opposite to Osakey or Osaka, the river only
being interposed. - E.]
Let this suffice for Japanese news; and I now proceed to inform you of
our success in selling our goods.
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