notification

Diplomatic corps in each country had to stay in Osaka.
Because Osaka was the center of politics.
　
"This time Japanese government will punish the Satsuma.
Therefore may become skirmish.
Please calm correspondence."
Before war，Tokugawa had been so notified.
　
But Tokugawa was succession of defeats.
War was coming to Osaka gradually.
　
"Should we evacuate from Osaka?"
Diplomatic corps had started this consultation.
　
”Yoshinobu fled to Edo.”
This surprising information also came there.
Then Tokugawa soldiers also retreated from Osaka.
　
Thing that was bothering Osaka from before.
Riot.
It had  happened.
(Commodity price were too high.)
Legation was also attacked.
　
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”We will maintained Osaka's security.
Please remain in Osaka.”
There was its notification in a hurry from the Imperial Court.
　
"Tokugawa was gone from Osaka.
Osaka is anarchy substantially.
But we had negotiated with Tokugawa until now.　
Because they were Japanese government substantially.
If this remains，it would be so in the future.
The Imperial Court should issue a statement as soon as possible as  Japanese government.”
Ernest Satow in the United Kingdom.
He said so to a friend of the new government.