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in a letter, of which I enclose a copy, they have expressed their high appreciation of the kindness shown by Your Excellency to these unfortunate men, and on suggesting to their Excellencies that it would gratify them to be allowed to make the medium their thanks to Your Excellency, they willingly accepted the proposal as more convenient to themselves and probably also to yourself.
I should not omit to add to their acknowledgments my testimony as to the favorable effect which the kind treatment these men received at the hands of Your Excellency may have upon the minds of this Government and people.
The treatment by the Japanese, in all late instances, of foreigners cast upon their coast's leaves, indeed, nothing to be desired. But I may observe that nothing is more calculated to promote friendly feelings between nations than the reciprocation of benevolent effort.
The Japanese Ministers immediately directed payment to be made to the British Consul for the passage money arranged...