ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz tə dˈʌɡləs ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðɪ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒmənt ʌvðɪ ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ʌv mˈoʊlsˈeɪntnˈɪkələz fɔːɹ jˈuːs æz ɐ jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈeɪvəl kˈoʊlɪŋ stˈeɪʃən fɚðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən flˈiːt.
Instructions to Douglass included the encouragement of the acquisition of Môle-Saint-Nicolas for use as a U.S. naval coaling station for the American fleet.