The British, Colombian, Mexican and Spanish navies in the South American waters according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 2 April 1827

Ron van Maanen

Havanna, 10 February. The squadron of admiral is doing a good job and the ships are well rigged and fitted out. The admiral blockaded with 2 frigates and a brig commodore Porter at Key West. The frigates Yberia, Casilda and Arethusa, the brigs Martha and Amelia and some goelettes were lying in the harbour ready for departure. The 74-gun El Guerrero and the frigate la Sabine were at the yard. A letter dated 1 February and lately received by a merchant at Philadelphia gave more information dealing with the gunshots some days ago coming from the coast of Matanzas. It was a fight between the Spanish privateer Fama and a British corvette, the latter wanted to inspect the Fama. When the Fama refused both ships begin to fire. The British lost 5 men, including 2 officers, the Fama 2 men and 3 wounded. Later declared the English commanding officer that he thought that the Fama was a slaver from the coast of Guinea.

London, 27 March. The newspapers of Jamaica reported that the common opinion at Vera Cruz in begin January was that commodore Porter, after being joined by 2 Colombian frigates, intended to attack Puerto Rico. However the commodore is now still blockaded at Key West and in his own opinion his naval force is to small for the abovementioned attack.