THE SHIMONOSEKI COMPLICATIONIf the Satsuma men thus received a conclusive lesson as to thesuperiority of Western armaments, the Choshu fief was destined to besimilarly instructed not long afterwards. During nearly tenyears the reforms effected by Yoshimune steadily ceased to beoperative, and when Ieshige resigned in 1760, the country had falleninto many of the bad customs of the Genroku era. ort bystress of weather might be given food, water, and provisions, butshould be warned to resume her voyage immediately. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot makeany statements concerning tax treatment of donations received fromoutside the United States.
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