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Monday, 27 May 2019

The Colombian and Spanish navies according to Niles’ Weekly register dated 25 January 1823

Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That’s  quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible.

P. 336: “Colombia. The squadron under com. Daniels, has captured the Spanish sloop of war Maria Francisco, of 24 long 12-pounpers and 200 men, from Havana for Maracaybo, with 25,000 dollars in specie, and provisions, clothing, &c. for the royalists. Daniels was seeking for the frigate Ligera and brig Hercules. He now has a handsome and well fitted little fleet. He has also recently captured a Spanish schooner with a cargo worth 30,000 dollars, the most valuable of the plunder of Morales.”

Source
Niles’ Weekly register. Volume XXIII or volume XI of the new series. Baltimore.