arte ▁met ▁British ▁protest s ▁over ▁the ▁action ▁with ▁bell iger ent ▁statements , ▁again ▁den ying ▁Britain ' s ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁formally ▁involved ▁in ▁matters ▁on ▁the ▁continent ▁and ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁Switzerland ▁had ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁French ▁troops ▁when ▁the ▁treat y ▁was ▁signed . ▁He ▁also ▁demanded ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁to ▁c ensor ▁the ▁strongly ▁anti - F rench ▁British ▁press ▁and ▁to ▁exp el ▁French ▁exp atri ates ▁from ▁British ▁soil . ▁Those ▁dem ands ▁were ▁perce ived ▁in ▁London ▁as ▁aff ront s ▁to ▁British ▁so vere ig nt y . ▁ ▁Bon ap arte ▁also ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁lo osen ing ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁block ade ▁of ▁French ▁ports ▁to ▁organ ise ▁and ▁dispatch ▁a ▁naval ▁expedition ▁to ▁reg ain ▁control ▁over ▁revolution ary ▁H ait i ▁and ▁to ▁occup y ▁French ▁Louisiana . ▁Those ▁moves ▁were ▁perce ived ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁as ▁a ▁willing ness ▁by ▁Bon ap arte ▁to ▁threaten ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁stage . ▁ ▁Britain ▁refused ▁to ▁remove ▁troops ▁from ▁Egypt ▁or ▁Mal ta , ▁as ▁agreed ▁upon ▁in ▁the ▁treat y . ▁Bon ap arte ▁formally ▁protest ed ▁the ▁continu ing ▁British ▁occup ations ▁and , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁Hor ace ▁Sebast iani ▁that ▁included ▁observations ▁on ▁the ▁ease ▁with ▁which ▁France ▁might ▁capture ▁Egypt , ▁alarm ing ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁powers . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁with ▁Lord ▁Whit worth ,