Many of his acts gave great offense, such as the seizure of $800,000 that had been deposited in the office of the Dutch consul and his imprisonment of the French champagne magnate Charles Heidsieck.
Mange af hans regler gav anledning til stor fornærmelse, såsom hans konfiskering af $ 800.000, som var blevet indbetalt på den hollandske konsuls kontor og hans fængsling af den franske Champagnemagnat Charles Heidsieck.