According to this magazine, p. 399 there were several French warships at
Havana, Cubana including the steam ship Meteor coming from Pensacola, the frigate
Caravanne with 500 soldiers coming from Martinique and the frigate Fortune,
bomb vessels Vulcan and Eclair and the brigs Saumon and Griffon coming from
Vera Cruz, Mexico. All ships were waiting for admiral Baudin coming from Texas, USA. Baudin
arrived at Havana 29 (May?) with the frigate Nereide, the brig Cuirassier and a
sloop of war and was enthusiastically receipted.(1)
Note
1. The French navy blockaded the coasts of Mexico and the Republic of Buenos Aires. See for instance the note on this weblog "French warships fitted out at Toulon for blockade services off Buenos and Buenos Aires according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 22 August 1838".
Note
1. The French navy blockaded the coasts of Mexico and the Republic of Buenos Aires. See for instance the note on this weblog "French warships fitted out at Toulon for blockade services off Buenos and Buenos Aires according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 22 August 1838".
