An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao of the French war steamship Diamant (1)commanded by Carrey coming from St. Martha.(2)
Notes
1. Wood-hulled sloop. Of the Curieux-class with general specifications: with a displacement of 856 tons and as dimensions 56,18 (waterline) x 9,68 x 3,96 metres or 184’4” x 31’9” x 13’, a speed of 10 knots, a crew numbering 87 men and an armament consisting of 6-4.7” guns. Launched at Bordeaux, France in 1861 and finally stricken in 1878.
2. Santa Marta, nowadays capital of the department of Magdalena, Colombia?
