Nariakira SHIMAZU, however, who had been observing the East India Squadron since its arrival in Ryukyu, reported a different opinion to Roju (Senior Councilor) Masahiro ABE.
しかし、島津斉彬がアメリカ海軍東インド艦隊の琉球来訪以降の動静を老中阿部正弘に報告した。