ˈædmɜːɹəl bˈæŋkɹɔft ɡəɹˈædi wʌz sˈɛnt tuː "ɐsˈɪst" ɪnðə nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz ænd ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən bˈæɾəlʃˌɪp ɪnðə hˈɑːɹbɚɹ æt pˈoːɹt ˌoʊ pɹˈɪns,  fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐdˈɪʃənəl wˈɔːɹʃɪps ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ æɾ ˈʌðɚ hˈeɪʃən pˈoːɹts.
Admiral Bancroft Gheradi was sent to "assist" in the negotiations and arrived in an American battleship in the harbor at Port au Prince,  followed by additional warships arriving at other Haitian ports.