▁longer ▁needed ▁to ▁use ▁American ▁ships ▁to ▁move ▁their ▁products ▁to ▁Europe . ▁Although ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁did ▁not ▁favour ▁his ▁country , ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Henry ▁Add ington ▁skill fully ▁used ▁the ▁inter l ude ▁to ▁re build ▁British ▁strength , ▁so ▁that ▁when ▁fighting ▁renew ed ▁in ▁spring ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁quickly ▁gained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁se as . ▁However ▁the ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁which ▁was ▁host ile ▁to ▁both ▁Britain ▁and ▁France , ▁and ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁minor ity ▁in ▁Congress , ▁came ▁under ▁heavy ▁pressure ▁from ▁all ▁sides . ▁ ▁Early ▁diplom acy ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Co al ition ▁started ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁coal ition , ▁with ▁success es ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Germany . ▁The ▁success es ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁short - l ived , ▁however ; ▁after ▁France ' s ▁vict ories ▁at ▁the ▁Batt les ▁of ▁Mar engo ▁and ▁H ohen l inden , ▁Austria , ▁Russia ▁and ▁Nap les ▁su ed ▁for ▁peace , ▁with ▁Austria ▁eventually ▁signing ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁L un é ville . ▁Hor atio ▁Nelson ' s ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C open hagen ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁halt ed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Ar med ▁Ne ut ral ity ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁ce ase fire . ▁ ▁The ▁French ▁First ▁Cons ul , ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte , ▁first