fˈɪɹsli pɹˈaʊd ʌv ðɛɹ ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ ænd nˈæʃənəl sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnti, ðə hˈeɪʃənz wɜːɹ ɐpˈɔːld baɪ ɡəɹˈædiz ˈæɾɪtˌuːd ænd stˈeɪtmənts"ɪt wʌzðə dˈɛstɪni ʌvðə mˈoʊl tə bᵻlˈɔŋ tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts"ænd baɪ klˈaɪdz ɪnsˈɪstəns ðæt hɪz kˈʌmpəni ʃˌʊdəv ɛksklˈuːsɪv kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv ˈɔːl hˈeɪʃən kəmˈɜːʃəl ʃˈɪpɪŋ.
Fiercely proud of their revolutionary heritage and national sovereignty, the Haitians were appalled by Gheradi's attitude and statements ("it was the destiny of the  Môle to belong to the United States") and by Clyde's insistence that his company should have exclusive control of all Haitian commercial shipping.