 A similar " solution " seemed appropriate for the Batavian Republic . The Batavian government , and its constitution , were particularly disliked by the Consul ( no friend of democracy in any case ) , because of the snub that Amsterdam bankers gave in 1800 to his request for a big loan at the usual generous rate of interest the French expected as a matter of right . He blamed the Uitvoerend Bewind for this , and many other foibles , like undermining the boycott of British goods . To remedy these ills , a new Batavian constitution on the political principles of the Consulate ( union , authority , political office for men of ability and social station ) was needed . The new French ambassador Charles Louis Huguet , marquis de Sémonville he sent to The Hague in 1799 was just the man for this job . 
