At that time, as foreign ministers and warships resided or anchored in between Izumi Province and Settsu Province, the deeply concerned Meiji government asked the England minister, Harry Smith Parkes, to mediate the matter, but the attempt failed and on March 15, the Meiji government reluctantly accepted all the conditions including compensation of 150 thousand dollars and the beheading of the Japanese offenders.
当時、各国公使と軍艦は和泉国・摂津国の間にあったから、明治政府は憂慮し、イギリス公使ハリー・パークスに調停を求めたが失敗、22日、明治政府はやむなく賠償金15万ドルの支払いと暴行者の処刑などすべての主張を飲んだ。