In October of the same year, Masahiro ABE asked the Coastal Defense Department its opinion regarding the "Special News." The following November, the Department answered that the content seemed dubious and referred ABE to the Magistrate of Nagasaki.
阿部正弘は同年10月に海岸防禦御用掛（海防掛）に意見を聞き11月に海防掛はこれは疑わしく長崎奉行に聞くべきと答えた。