▁European ▁and ▁American ▁dign itar ies ▁who ▁were ▁inspect ing ▁the ▁adjacent ▁planned ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁foreign ▁settlement , ▁and ▁several ▁full ▁vol le ys ▁were ▁fired . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁bul lets ▁missed ▁and ▁fle w ▁over ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁their ▁intended ▁targets , ▁but ▁did ▁pier ce ▁the ▁various ▁foreign ▁flags ▁flying ▁over ▁the ▁old ▁Sh og un ate ▁custom s ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁site . ▁Whether ▁this ▁was ▁warning ▁fire ▁or ▁simply ▁badly ▁aim ed ▁sh ots ▁intended ▁to ▁kill ▁was ▁unclear ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁testim ony ▁of ▁Western ▁witness es . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁response ▁The ▁British ▁en voy ▁Harry ▁Smith ▁Park es , ▁who ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁sk irm ish , ▁was ▁en rag ed , ▁and ▁not ified ▁the ▁vessels ▁of ▁various ▁nations ▁present ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Hy ō go ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency . ▁U . S . ▁Mar ines , ▁British ▁gu ards men , ▁and ▁French ▁sail ors ▁purs ued ▁the ▁B izen ▁troops ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁settlement ▁and ▁ex changed ▁fire ▁at ▁. ▁On ▁the ▁B izen ▁side , ▁He ki ▁ordered ▁his ▁troops ▁to ▁ce ase ▁fire ▁and ▁withdraw . ▁There ▁was ▁one ▁" C ool ie " ▁killed , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁wounded ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁ ▁On ▁that ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁Great ▁Pow ers ▁that ▁possessed ▁cons ul ates ▁in ▁K obe ▁militar ily ▁occupied ▁central ▁K obe ▁under ▁the ▁pre text