An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on Wednesday the 23rd of the Dominican corvette Cibao commanded by captain J. Naar coming from Santo Domingo. On board was minister Manuel J. Delmonte with the mission to sign a treaty of friendship, commerce and shipping between the Dominican Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands between him and the governor as was allowed by the Dutch crown. The Cibalo exchanged gun salutes with the fortress Amsterdam and the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Koerier (1) commanded by W.H. Dittlof Tjassens. Also on board was the admiral of the Dominican navy Juan Bautista Cambiaso (2)who left in the morning of 25th November on board of the Dutch schooner Esther captain J. Capriles towards St. Thomas. The Cibalo left the same morning back to Santo Domingo.
Notes
1. Koerier, also called Courier, brig, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer on13 June 1835, launched 4 or 5 February 1840, docked at the navy at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 22-24 May 1844, while condemned tenders asked on 31 March at the navy yard at Vlissingen to break her up 1858, dimensions 31,50 (loadline) x 9,50 (inner hull) x 3,6 (fore)-4,5 (aft) x 4,9 (depth below main deck) metres, 546 tons displacement and an armament of 18 guns (16-30pd carronades,2-6pd guns).
2. Born in Genoa, Italy 1820 and founder of the navy of the Dominican Republic, died in 1886.
