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Tuesday 10 December 2013

The Spanish warship Mino arriving with a valuable cargo at Cadiz 1814

In the Amsterdamsche Mercurius of 1814 was interesting news item published. From Cadiz came the news dated 18 January dealing with the arrival of the warship Mino. On board of this ship was the most valuable cargo ever arrived at Cadiz. From Veracruz 3.624.466 Mexican dollars and 157.153 provincial species, 245 silver bars, 32.295 lingots (each of 8 once), 257 sacks cochineal, 23 (?) sacks indigo and 19 cases Banille(?). From Havana 81.985 Mexican dollars en 11.025 provincial species, 3481 once gold and a large quantity of tobacco, coffee and so on.

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Jan Ruysendaal at Amsterdam published The Amsterdamsche Mercurius, part 10.