Right Opposite To Osaka, On The Other Side Of The River Jodo, There Is
Another Town Called Sakay, Not So Large As Osaka, But Of Considerable
Extent, And Having Great Trade To All The Neighbouring Country.
Having
left samples and lists of prices of all our commodities with our host at
Osaka, we departed from
That place on the night of the 29th of August in
a bark, and arrived at Fusima next night, where we found a garrison of
3000 men, maintained there by the emperor, to keep Miaco and Osaka under
subjection. This garrison is shifted every third year, and the relief
took place while we were there, so that we saw the old bands march away
and the new enter, which they did in a most soldier-like manner. They
marched five abreast, and to every ten files or fifty men there was a
captain, who kept his men in excellent order. Their shot marched first,
being calivers, for they have no muskets and will not use any, then
followed pikes, next swords or cattans and targets, these were
followed by bows and arrows, and then a band armed with weapons called
waggadashes, resembling Welsh hooks: These were succeeded by calivers,
and so on as before; but without any ensigns or colours; neither had
they any drums or other warlike instruments of music. The first file of
the band armed with cattans had silver scabbards, and the last file
which marched next the captain had their scabbards of gold.
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