▁Inc ident ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁French ▁had ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic ▁and ▁Napoleon ▁began ▁to ▁use ▁its ▁resources ▁against ▁England , ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁ships ▁started ▁to ▁pre y ▁on ▁Dutch ▁sh ipping . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁Ph a eton , ▁by ▁now ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁P elle w , ▁entered ▁Nag as aki ' s ▁har bour ▁to ▁amb ush ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁Dutch ▁trad ing ▁ships ▁that ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁arrive ▁shortly . ▁ ▁Ph a eton ▁entered ▁the ▁har bour ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁sur re pt it iously ▁under ▁a ▁Dutch ▁flag . ▁Despite ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁this ▁" D utch " ▁ship ▁being ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁than ▁normal , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁and ▁Dutch ▁represent atives ▁did ▁not ▁suspect ▁anything . ▁So , ▁Dutch ▁represent atives ▁from ▁their ▁Nag as aki ▁trad ing ▁enc lave ▁of ▁De j ima ▁row ed ▁out ▁to ▁welcome ▁the ▁visit ing ▁ship . ▁But , ▁as ▁they ▁approached , ▁Ph a eton ▁lower ed ▁a ▁tender ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁Dutch ▁represent atives , ▁while ▁their ▁Japanese ▁esc ort s ▁jump ed ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁fled . ▁P elle w ▁threatened ▁to ▁execute ▁the ▁Dutch ▁represent atives ▁unless ▁supplies ▁( water , ▁food , ▁fuel ) ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁Ph a eton . ▁Ph a eton ▁also ▁fired ▁can n ons ▁and ▁mus k ets ▁to ▁press ▁her ▁dem ands , ▁and ▁P elle w ▁threatened ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁Japanese ▁and ▁Chinese ▁ships ▁in ▁the