An item dated Ferdina, Amelia Island, Florida, USA 20th September reported that Aury arrived tow days earlier with two prizes consisting of a very beautiful Danish frigate ship and a brig loaded with 3.000 boxes sugar, coffee and tobacco. Aury (10 was promoted to supreme commanded of the army and navy and needed to pay the overdue payment of the men served under general McGregor.(2) At that moment were 5 valuable prizes berthed in the harbour of which 3 belonged to him. He commanded no less than 14 privateers.
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1. Louis Michel Aury (around 1788 Pairs, France-30 August 1821 Old Providence?), served in the French navy and on privateers between 1902 and 1810, since 1813 privateer with a Venezuelan commission, since August commanding the privateers of New Granada and in 1817 joining Gregor McGregor who operated from Amelia Island while harassing Spanish Florida.
2. Gregor Macgregor (24 December 1786 Stirlingshire, Scotland-4 December 1845 Caracas, Venezuela) soldier, adventurer and active in the struggle of the Spanish South American colonies to retain independence
