As a show of force, captain Ange René Armand, baron de Mackau in the ship "La Circe", along with two men-of-war, arrived at Port-au-Prince on 3 July 1825. Soon after, more warships led by admirals Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière and Grivel arrived at Haiti. A total of fourteen French warships equipped with 528 canons presented demands that Haiti compensate France for its loss of slaves and the 1804 Haiti massacre.