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.
