The cordial relationship between the consulate and Vernet led him to express "the wish that, in the event of the British returning to the islands, HMG would take his settlement under their protection".
A relación cordial entre o consulado e Vernet levouno a expresar "o desexo de que, no caso de os británicos retornaren para as illas, o Goberno do Reino Unido protexese a súa propiedade".