 Gerrit P. Judd led a party to inquire and settle the incident, leaving for Paris on September 11.Along the way Judd requested support from the United States and Great Britain, the latter accepting for his case against Tromelin.At first the French government condemned the attack on Honolulu but with the account of Tromelin and Dillon who left with Tromelin on September 5, the French government reconsidered the incident as more justified and did not make reparation for the damages.