 Forcade and Ko remained in the Ameku Shogen-ji Temple near the port Tomari, Naha city under strict surveillance, only able to learn the Japanese language from monks.After a period of one year, on May 1, 1846, the French ship "Sabine", commanded by Guérin, arrived, soon followed by "La Victorieuse", commanded by Rigault de Genouilly, and "Cléopâtre", under Admiral Cécille.They came with the news that Pope Gregory XVI had nominated Forcade as Bishop of Samos and Vicar Apostolic of Japan.