 The Japanese refused payment for provisions and gave the ship water, 20 sacks of rice, two sacks of wheat, a box of flour, 11 sacks of sweet potatoes, 50 fowl, two cords of wood, radishes and 10 pounds of tea, and a set of lacquer bowls for the captain, together with a letter from the Shogun.They thanked the "Manhattan's" crew for returning the shipwrecked sailors and told them to never return, not even to bring back more castaways, on pain of death.On April 21, 500 small boats towed the "Manhattan" 20 miles out to sea.