Gibraltar, 24 July. The Colombians indicated as Independents harassed the Spanish merchant trade shipping daily more and more. While they weren’t allowed to bring prizes into ports, it was hard to tell how privateers there where but it was believed to be a considerable number. Some Colombian privateers which operated since some time off Carthagena harmed the interests of the merchants of that place considerable. Ships weren’t allowed to enter or to leave the port accept for fishermen. They were allowed to go fishing and delivered daily fish to the Colombians and were strictly paid for this.
London, 10 August. An extra ordinary Mexican newspaper dated 15 June reported the surrender to the military commanding officer of Montevideo don Luiz Antonio Arguello of the Spanish 68-gun ship of the line Asia and the brig Constantia by a treaty of 1 May. The commanding officer of the ships don Jose Martinez handed both ships over to the Mexican government and swearing an oath to go in Mexican service with all men except for those who wished to go back to Spain. The ‘purchase’ of these 2 ships allowed the Mexicans to increase the blockade of the fortress of San Juan de Ulloa. In the meantime the Mexican government also tried to buy some ships from [or in?] the United States.
London, 10 August. An extra ordinary Mexican newspaper dated 15 June reported the surrender to the military commanding officer of Montevideo don Luiz Antonio Arguello of the Spanish 68-gun ship of the line Asia and the brig Constantia by a treaty of 1 May. The commanding officer of the ships don Jose Martinez handed both ships over to the Mexican government and swearing an oath to go in Mexican service with all men except for those who wished to go back to Spain. The ‘purchase’ of these 2 ships allowed the Mexicans to increase the blockade of the fortress of San Juan de Ulloa. In the meantime the Mexican government also tried to buy some ships from [or in?] the United States.
