Captain F. Brinkley

“ But the writer of these pages has been assured by two of the samurai directly concerned in the affair, that the idea of a female being among the party of foreigners did not present itself for a moment to the men of the Satsuma escort. A foreign woman in a riding habit and a foreign man in a coat offered no points for discrimination to Japanese soldiers entirely without knowledge of aliens and their costumes.
Note 42.—The foreign public knew nothing of these things. They imagined that the Shōgun had gone to Kyōtō to receive investiture at the Emperor's hands. ”

“ They are introduced simply because their celebrity has associated them in the minds of educated people with Osaka in Omi—not the city of Osaka—to which the chorus next refers. Japanese poetry abounds in allusions of this kind, which often defy translation, and can never be appreciated by foreigners. ”

“ The beautiful park still survives and attracts many visitors, but the mansion where, forty years ago, Rekkō and his clansmen discussed the possibility of setting the narrowest limits to foreign intercourse, is now the site of a big factory, telling how completely Japan has adopted foreign civilisation. ”

“ If the Americans want our coal, let them have some: there is plenty in Kiushiu. If water and fuel are needed, give them: they cost little. It is right to supply the wants of the needy. Commerce is advisable. ”

“ Note 25.—His consort was the daughter of an eminent advocate of Shintō and through her this influence made itself felt in the Yedo Court circle.
Note 26.—Oshio Heihachiro. He and his followers set fire to Osaka, and after a brave struggle were defeated, Oshio committing suicide.
Note 27.—For an admirable résumé of these writers' views see an essay on "The Revival of Pure Shintō" by the greatest authority on Japan and the Japanese, Sir E. Satow, in Volume III. of "The Asiatic Society's Proceedings." ”

“ Note 36.—Yoshida Torajiro, announcing in a letter to his father his intention of forming a band to kill Manabe, the Shōgun's delegate to Kyōtō, said: "If I die in the attempt, death may be considered as life."
Note 37.—Foreigners settled originally at Kanagawa and subsequently moved to Yokohama, two or three miles down the bay.
Note 38.—It is just to note that their suspicion was never shared by the United States Representative, Mr. Townsend Harris. His belief in the sincerity of the Japanese officials never wavered, and when, after the murder of Mr. Heusken, which Mr. ”