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Monday 27 May 2019

The Spanish naval strength in the roads of Lima, Peru according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 6 November 1819

An item published of the Spanish force lying in the roads off Lima, Peru on 14th February. The ships were badly manned and in worse condition. There was a large number of gunboats to be manned with sailors from the ships. It consisted of:
50-gun frigate Venganzar, 360 men
50-gun frigate Esmeralda, 360 men
35-gun frigate Resolution, 240 men
30-gun corvette Cleopatra, 240 men
26-gun corvette St. Sebastian, 200 men
18-gun brig Pezuela 145 men
19-gun Maypo, 95 men, recently captured in a fiercely fight with the frigate Resolutie (=Resolution).