Baltimore, 10 May. The
Colombian war sloop Bolivar, commanded by captain Riebaud, arrived 17 April
with the Spanish prize el Xerces at Mobile.
The Bolivar with a crew of 70 men departed 26 January Cartagena and captured
after a fierce fight off the Cuban coast the el Xerces. Some days later the
Bolivar and her prize during 48 hours pursued by a part of the Spanish squadron
off Key West and a war brig. The el Xerces had just before her capture set a
cargo of slaves on land.
