After his return, Perry submitted his "Narratives of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan" to Congress, which remains a first-class, detailed account of the voyage of the squadron.
ペリーは米国へ帰国後、これらの航海記『日本遠征記』（現在でもこの事件の一級資料となっている）をまとめて議会に提出した。