The Swedish navy in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 11 May 1826

Christiana, 22 April. According to the reports of the Swedish consuls attached at courts of the Barbary States was it to be expected that united flag of Sweden and Norway would be respected by these States and the Greek and Colombian privateers and so the king ordered the 21st that the brig Frederichswarn needn’t to depart to the Levant. She was to be disarmed and unrigged. On the other hand was the [Norwegian] corvette Alsen to cruise for 3 months in the coming summer. She served as a training ship for sailors and midshipmen.

Spanish navy versus the privateers of the Independents according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 18 July 1818

Irun, 2 June. According to tidings from Cadiz, Corunna and Bilbao was off Cape St. Vincent a small flotilla of 6 privateers sighted of which was a 30-gun vessel. The Strait of Gibraltar was unsafe and privateers were sighted near the coasts of Galicia and Biscay. The number of captured ships was quite considerable although exact figured were unknown. Some privateers hoisted the flags of other countries. The merchants at Cadiz asked for protection by the Spanish navy for the merchant ships expecting from South America especially of Vera Cruz and Havana. It seemed that two frigates and 3 corvettes were fitted out for this purpose. According to one rumour was a frigate loaded with bars and piasters some days after she left Havana was captured by American privateers.

Independent privateers lying off Bonaire according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 4 September 1819

An item referred to tidings received from Bonaire on yesterday that there three schooner privateers were lying in the roads belonging to the squadron of Brion. (1) It was a 225 ton schooner armed with 10-12pdrs and 60 man, commanded by captain Orne, a 60 ton schooner with 1 long 12 pdr and 20 men commanded by Codis and a schooner of 70 ton armed with 1 long 12 pdr and 25 men. They visited Bonaire for provisions but as these were not available a departure on short notice was to be expected.

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1. Philippus Lodovicus (Felipe Luis) Brión Detrox (6 July 1782 Curacao-27 September 1821 Curacao) who was admiral of the navy of Venezuela and Gran Colombia. He died of tuberculosis

Austrian, British, Egyptian, French and Spanish navies and Colombian privateers in the Mediterranean according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 6 July 1825

Augsburg, 30 July. According to the newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung lost Ibrahim Pasha nearly all his arsenals with ammunition at gunpowder at Modon. Letters from Greece reported that 12 May 50 ships were burnt and destroyed.

Cadiz, 14 June. The French corvette of war la Flore arrived 11 June while escorting since Malaga a convoy of 50 small merchant ships. The same day two Spanish warships departed while escorting a nearly same number of merchant ships towards Coruna and other ports at the same coast. It was the only way to protect the merchant trade against the Colombian privateers.

Frankfurt, 1 July. According to tidings from Trieste surrendered the Greek fortress at Navarino 25 May to the Turkish and the garrison and inhabitants were brought by an Austrian and a British warship to Calamata.

Madrid, 21 June. Pirates from Santander departed towards open sea and all ready plundered a Dutch ship pretending she had on board stores of Spanish property. The Colombian agent at Gibraltar had provided the pirates with official papers they claimed.

The Spanish navy and Colombian privateers according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 17 August 1825

Cadiz, 26 July. The Spanish frigate Rita arrived yesterday coming from Manila with official letters from the commandant general of the Philippines. The Colombian privateers off Carthagena disappeared. Since 10 days just one armed with 18 guns was sighted for a few hours.

Colombian privateers versus Spanish navy according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 14 January 1822

London, 8 January. Letters from Havana dated 26 November reported that a large number privateers of the Independents were crossing off the Cuban coasts and that all efforts of the Spanish navy to drive them off were probably useless. According to the rumours did these privateers capture two merchant ships with refugees from Vera Cruz with all their properties on board. Among their prizes were two American ships of Boston, which were totally plundered of everything of value but finally were released. There were also 6 African slavers captured, the slaves set on land and the ships fitted out as privateers.

Colombian privateer captured Spanish ships according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 16 October 1824

Portsmouth, 9 October. According to some American newspapers captured a Colombian privateer within short distance of a French warship four Spanish ships. More details were not supplied.

The Spanish navy and Colombian privateers according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 30 December 1825

The Spanish corvette Zefiro was according to rumours to be fitted out with all possible haste and to go as soon as possible towards Cadiz. Off the Strait of Gibraltar as far as the waters of Carthagena were a very large number of Colombian privateers cruising. All Spanish merchant ships of some value feared to be captured while the unloaded were to be shot down or burnt. Daily were crews of ships which were destroyed set on the shores. The 3rd received the commissary of navy at Almeria tidings from several places along the coasts of Grenada that the 2nd and in the morning of the 3rd 15 ships were captured. To prevent that any ship could escape were small armed vessels stationed along the coast active which even entered harbours and taken ships away like happened at las Roquetas near Almeria where a large 3-master was captured.

A [Colombian?] privateer active off Yvica according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 19 November 1824

Paris, 14 November. A Spanish ship coming from Majorca was off Yvica hold up by a brig armed with 8-12pdr and 100 men, all coloured people with the French flag hoisted. The Spanish crew and stores were taken on board of the brig and the ship sunk. Four days later was the Spanish crew and 2 French prisoners at Cala Carreda set on land. The two Frenchmen were taken prisoner by the prisoner off the Canary Islands while on board of a Spanish brig coming going from Guayaguil towards Bilbao.

A Colombian privateer active off the Portuguese coast according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 13 December 1824

Cadiz, 16 November. The Spanish vice consul at Faro, Portugal informed the military governor of that city that a privateer of the American insurgents while crossing in these waters burnt or shot down several Spanish ships including the Nuestra Senora de Regle destined from St. Ander towards Cadiz and of which 6 crewmembers safely reached Faro. The privateer was armed with 6-12pdrs and 2-18pdr carronades and her crew numbered around 130 men.

A battle between Colombian and Spanish warships according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 1 July 1823

London, United Kingdom, 27 June. American newspapers dated until 28 May arrived 25 June at London confirming the battle of some hours between Colombian ships and a Spanish squadron. Commodore Daniels was heavily wounded taken prisoner and his ship captured. It was a complete victory for the Spanish.

Colombian privateers off the Spanish coast according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 25 October 1825

Cadiz, 15 September 1825. The Colombian privateers still harassed the Spanish coasts. Yesterday evening reported the Spanish goelette Carenen that she while 9 miles away from Cape Sines was visited by a Colombian privateer taken away everything while 20 men came on board which were part of the crews of two Spanish ships earlier captured.

Cadiz blockaded by privateers of the Independents according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 22 July 1818

Irun, 7 July. The harbour of Cadiz was blockaded by some privateers cruising off the entrance. One ship which wanted to enter the harbour was captured and taken immediately away.

The privateers of the Independents according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 20 July 1828

New York, 15 June. According to letters from Terra Firma dated 30 April went a representative of the Independents to the island Sint Eustatius (former Netherlands Antilles) to buy victuals for the squadron lying at Guana. All the privateers belonging to the squadron commanded by admiral Brion were ordered to gather at the island Margareta to blockade the coasts occupied by the Spanish.

British and Spanish merchant ships and Colombian privateers according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 11 July 1825

Barcelona, 26 Juny. Letters from Algeziras reported that the Spanish brigantine Prima de Catalona fought fiercely with a privateer of the Independents off Cape Spartel and which latter was just to surrender when the brigantine was hit below the waterline and sunk. Her master arrived at Algeziras. The brigantine left with some other ships Havana but was separated while entering the Bay of Cadiz while she was destined for the Catalonian coasts.

According to the newspaper Journal de Brux. was the ship el Feliz coming from Havana and destined for Barcelona captured by an American privateer in the fairways of Malaga.
Cadiz, 15 June. The Spanish goelette De Drie Gebroeders arrived the day before yesterday. She was freighted for account of the merchants at Cadiz and met at sea the British brig Wellesley that transported sir Charles Stuart responsible for the negotiations with the Brazilian emperor towards Rio Janeiro.

Colombian privateers active off Cadiz according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 7 October 1825

Cadiz, 16 September. According to letters from Malaga were two Colombian privateers cruising between Malaga and Torre Molino harassing the merchant trade shipping. Two of the fastest sailers they recently captured were armed by them and since then these ships captured off Malaga several important prizes.

The Colombian, Mexican and Spanish navies and the Colombian privateers according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 8 August 1825

London, 3 August. From Cadiz came tidings there were still constantly 4 Colombian privateers cruising off the port, the smallest armed with 8 guns and they were relived from time to time by others coming from Gibraltar. At Cadiz arrived 7 July a royal commissary ordered to haste the preparations for the expedition towards Havana. According to rumours informed the Spanish governor at Havana his government that a Mexican-Colombian squadron intended to attack Cuba. The Spanish ships which were fitted out Cadiz were first destined towards Coruna to join there the others ships before to leave for Havana.

A combined Colombian-Mexican expedition destined towards Cuba according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 8 April 1826

London, 4 April. An American newspaper dated 17th February published some news dealing with an expedition against Cuba. At Vera Cruz were rumours that the Colombian government prepared an expedition with the purpose to attack Cuba and that the Mexican government was involved. The latter hired the ship Scio, master Graves, of Philadelphia to be used as a troop transport towards Campeche where the forces came together. With other American ships were negotiations going on. Mexico was to send 7.500 soldiers.

Colombian privateers harassing the Spanish coasts according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant 25 July 1827

San Sebastian, 13 July. The Colombian privateers still harassed the Spanish coasts even the fishermen weren’t safe.

Colombian privateers harassed Spanish merchant ships according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 28 October 1825

Madrid, 13 October. According to tidings from Cadiz were several Spanish ships of the coasts of Cantabria and some coasters captured by Colombian privateers (of the Independents) off Cape St. Vincent and St. Maria. A new Colombian privateer, the goelette Soublette captain Cunningham left one of these days Gibraltar.