Return to your homes for the present, with the conviction that this impediment will soon be removed by the representatives of the nation.

Be firm in your determination to renew the contest when duty calls you forth; the cause is too sacred to falter for a moment.

Let your present disappointment only prompt you to renewed energy in the future.

Be patient, bide your time, organize your strength, and as liberty is your watch-word, it will finally be your sword.

In leaving this city, where you have bountifully shared the hospitality of the citizens, I beg of you to maintain the same decorum that has characterized your actions whilst here.
(Signed) M.W.BURNS, Brigadier General Commanding Irish Army at Buffalo..