On 4/12, the ''Caroline Foote'' returned to Shimoda, and then to Hedamura on 4/14 to pick up Russians to transport; however, negotiations for a contract for hiring the ship did not go well, and so the ''Caroline Foote'' returned to Shimoda again on 4/17 without entering into a contract. | On 4/12, the ''Caroline Foote'' returned to Shimoda, and then to Hedamura on 4/14 to pick up Russians to transport; however, negotiations for a contract for hiring the ship did not go well, and so the ''Caroline Foote'' returned to Shimoda again on 4/17 without entering into a contract. |