1795-April-01: Rumors circulated among diplomats regarding an alleged slave trade involving the transport of ten thousand people from Saint-Domingue to the U…

1795-April-01: Rumors circulated among diplomats regarding an alleged slave trade involving the transport of ten thousand people from Saint-Domingue to the United States. A French ex-consul expressed alarm that this movement of labor was impoverishing the colony while simultaneously enriching American interests. He proposed that French consuls in America should intervene to prevent any further sales of these individuals. There is little evidence that this issue ever became a subject of formal diplomatic negotiation between the two countries. The incident primarily highlighted French anxiety over the loss of colonial resources during the height of the insurrection.