1806-Oct.
1806-Oct.: A British convoy of seventeen ships arrived in the Caribbean following the Orders in Council, demonstrating the empire’s intention to form an excl…
1806-Oct.: A British convoy of seventeen ships arrived in the Caribbean following the Orders in Council, demonstrating the empire’s intention to form an exclusive trade relationship. The French agent in St. Thomas complained that this move would have “disastrous” consequences for all European colonies.
Source · p. 63
Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 63