Occasionally, one of these schooners was cast away on Japan'sshores, and as a rule, her people were treated with consideration andsent to Deshima for shipment to Batavia. Yasuhira now became alarmed. Confronted by thisengagement, the political parties might have been expected to laydown their arms. Her crew numbered 562.
It has to benoted, however, that the progressive spirit awakened by Yoshimune'sadministration was not without untoward results. Therewere minor grievances, but evidently all were pretexts: the realobject was to overthrow Muromachi. He knewwell that Takauji's surrender had not been sincere, but he counted onan access of strength from the partisans of Tadayoshi, and he lookedfor some occasion capable of being turned to advantage. TOSA MEMORIALAn incident of a most striking and unexpected nature now occurred.
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