Frederick Chatfield, the British commander in Central America, was afraid the American presence in Honduras would destabilize the British Mosquito Coast, and sent his fleet to occupy El Tigre Island at the entrance to the Gulf.
Frederick Chatfield, británico comandante en América Central, atemorizado por que a presenza norteamericana en Honduras desestabilizase aos británicos, envía a súa frota para ocupar a Illa do Tigre, na entrado do golfo.