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During the summer of 1867, two sailors from the British ship ''Icarus'' were killed in the pleasure quarters of [[Nagasaki]].  Assassins from [[Tosa han]] were suspected, however the [[Tokugawa Bakufu|Bakufu]] was unable to apprehend the killers.   

During the summer of 1867, two sailors from the British ship ''Icarus'' were killed in the pleasure quarters of [[Nagasaki]].  Assassins from [[Tosa han]] were suspected, however the [[Tokugawa Bakufu|Bakufu]] was unable to apprehend the killers.   

[[Harry Parkes|Sir Harry Parkes]], the head of the British legation in [[Edo]], arrived during the 8th month of the same year.  Hearing of the incident, he pressured the [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] to find and capture the suspects, and even went so far as to travel to Tosa han himself to further the investigation.  Unfortunately, the killers were never found.

[[Harry Parkes|Sir Harry Parkes]], the head of the [[British Legation]] in [[Edo]], arrived during the 8th month of the same year.  Hearing of the incident, he pressured the [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] to find and capture the suspects, and even went so far as to travel to Tosa han himself to further the investigation.  Unfortunately, the killers were never found.

This incident was yet another that highlighted the Bakufu's lack of strong control of the country to the British legation.

This incident was yet another that highlighted the Bakufu's lack of strong control of the country to the British legation.