The French government announced that several newspapers that morning
published the news that the government of Buenos Aires agreed with the
conditions of the French admiral Leblanc and that the Plata river no longer was
blockaded. This news was brought by the Royal brig le Bisson (1) which left Rio
Janeiro 21 May and was taken over the newspapers of Paris from newspapers of Le
Havre. The government however denied that this news was correct. The Plata was
still blockaded while Leblanc wasn’t satisfied by the answers he got from
governor Rosas. The last tidings which the French government received from Rio
Janeiro and which were indeed dated 21 May made clear that while Leblanc was
there the resistance of Rosas wouldn’t continued for much longer. Leblanc left
6 May Montevideo to return to Rio Janeiro leaving corvette captain 1st class H.
Dagunet behind as commanding officer of the squadron.
Sources
J. Vichot. Répertoire des navires de guerre francais. Paris, 1967.
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Note
1. Laid down 1828, launched 1830 and last mentioned 1846 according to
Vichot. According to www. shipscribe.com a 20-gun brig of the Cygne-class,
dimensions 110’3’9 (waterline)-112’0” (deck) x 29’6” (middle)-30’2”(exterior) x
12’0” and a draught of 13’3”(mean)-14’11” (maximum) while her crew numbered 113
men. Originally armed with 18-24pdr carronades and 2 18 or 12-pdrs. Laid down
at Lorient May 1828, launched 5 July 1830, commissioned 7 October 1835 and
stricken 18 April 1844 and broken up at Brest.
