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After the French had conquered the Batavian Republic, and Napoleon begun to use its resources against England, Royal Navy ships started to prey on Dutch shipping. In 1808, ''Phaeton'', by now under the command of Captain [[Fleetwood Pellew]], entered Nagasaki's harbour to ambush a couple of Dutch trading ships that were expected to arrive shortly. | After the French had conquered the Batavian Republic, and Napoleon begun to use its resources against England, Royal Navy ships started to prey on Dutch shipping. In 1808, ''Phaeton'', by now under the command of Captain [[Fleetwood Pellew]], entered Nagasaki's harbour to ambush a couple of Dutch trading ships that were expected to arrive shortly. | ||
− | The | + | The Phaeton entered the harbour on 4 October surreptitiously under a Dutch flag. Despite the arrival of this "Dutch" ship being later in the season than normal, the Japanese and Dutch representatives did not suspect anything. So, Dutch representatives from their Nagasaki trading enclave of Dejima rowed out to welcome the visiting ship. As they approached, ''Phaeton'' lowered a tender and captured the Dutch representatives, while their Japanese escorts jumped into the sea and fled. |
Pellew threatened to execute the Dutch representatives unless supplies (water, food, fuel) were delivered to ''Phaeton''. ''Phaeton'' also fired cannons and muskets to press her demands, and Pellew threatened to destroy the Japanese and Chinese ships in the harbour. The cannons in the Japanese harbour defenses were old and most could not even fire. Consequently, the meager Japanese forces in Nagasaki were seriously out-gunned and unable to intervene. | Pellew threatened to execute the Dutch representatives unless supplies (water, food, fuel) were delivered to ''Phaeton''. ''Phaeton'' also fired cannons and muskets to press her demands, and Pellew threatened to destroy the Japanese and Chinese ships in the harbour. The cannons in the Japanese harbour defenses were old and most could not even fire. Consequently, the meager Japanese forces in Nagasaki were seriously out-gunned and unable to intervene. | ||
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