The
commanding general at Cadiz ordered that the corvette Arethuse, the brigs
Jason, Diligente and Jacinte (?), the goelette Andaluza and the gabare no. 8 to
depart 27 and 28 August. The first three to cross in the East as far as Almeria, the others in
the West as far as Ayamonte to pursue the rebels and protect all coasts. The
frigate la Perla which arrived coming from Cartagena was to pursue the Spanish
rebels which fled to Gibraltar and were fitting out ships which attacked 13th
August Almeria without much success suffering heavily by gunfire of the 2
coastal batteries.
