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Wednesday, 17 July 2019

Spanish merchant ships el Teinte de Mayo, la Estrella and el San Pedro captured by General Santander according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 11 August 1824

London, 7 August. American newspapers dated until 9 July reported the arrival of a Colombian goelette at Baltimore mentioning the capture by general Santander of the 3 Spanish rich loaded ships el Teinte de Mayo, la Estrella and el San Pedro belonging to a convoy destined from Havana towards Cadiz. The value of the cargo’s was included the cash valued 250.000 piasters.