Could have been a ship broker or a buying agent for the Haitian government. Even at war surplus prices, could Haiti afford an ironclad? You almost wonder if the former Atlanta was going to be transferred on to a 3rd of 4th Party. There were some conflicts in South America during this period in which foreign-built ironclads participated. From what happened to the "Triumph" off American shores, you wonder what would have happened if a purchaser were on the other side of the Horn!