ez ▁and ▁H orm ig uer os , ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁and ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Boston , ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁also ▁found ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁experienced ▁officers , ▁and ▁troops ▁ready ▁in ▁an ▁instant ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁invasion . ▁The ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁expedition ▁obtained ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁influ ential ▁people ▁through ▁wealth y ▁foreign ers ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁and ▁other ▁influ ential ▁se ctors ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁expedition ▁was ▁expensive , ▁but ▁the ▁support ▁he ▁received ▁was ▁pl ent iful . ▁In cluded ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁well - ar med ▁ships , ▁whose ▁own ers ▁knew ▁the ▁risk ▁that ▁ran ▁their ▁ships ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁this ▁bel lic ose ▁ende avor . ▁The ▁troops ▁were ▁mer cen ary ▁forces ▁whose ▁officers ▁where ▁French . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁these ▁efforts ▁Duc oud ray ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁T ó mas ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Virgin ▁Islands . ▁From ▁there ▁Duc oud ray ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁where ▁he ▁found ▁much ▁support ▁and ▁h ired ▁several ▁ships . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁don ▁Juan ▁Le amy , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Vice - Cons ul ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁French man ▁s urn amed ▁" W isch aur " ▁was ▁rec ruit ing ▁ 2 0 0 ▁men ▁for ▁an ▁expedition . ▁The ▁secret ▁agent ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁for ▁the ▁expedition ▁was ▁Peter ▁Dub