1804-Jan.-15: Edward Corbet met with Dessalines and his generals to negotiate the proposed treaty, which included British regulation of Haitian maritime move…

1804-Jan.-15: Edward Corbet met with Dessalines and his generals to negotiate the proposed treaty, which included British regulation of Haitian maritime movement. Corbet noted that while Dessalines appeared to defer to his “Officers of Colour,” the government was perfectly despotic under his command.