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rtyconfiscated; before which evidently earnest menaces the mob of friarsturned their faces homeward. Had the Osakaleaders possessed any measure of the wisdom that marked all thedoings of Ieyasu, they would not have suffered matters to rest atsuch a stage. Rai Sanyo (1780-1832), the great Japanese historian, says: Isaw a letter written by Yoshisada with his own hand for the purposeof admonishing the members of his family. But when the day named for the meeting came andKatsumoto was on the point of leaving his residence for the

On the contrary, they attackedalike on shore and at sea. Shimizu had nota moment's hesitation. The Tonghak rebellion, which Chinese troops were originally sent toquell, had died of inanition before they landed. They weregenerally ex-governors of Osaka and Fushimi, and they werenecessarily daimyo who had the qualification of direct vassalage tothe shogun.