American sloop USS Falmouth visited Willemstad, Curacao according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 16 July 1842

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on Tuesday afternoon the 12th of the American corvette USS Falmouth captain James McIntosh coming from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. On board was the W.M. Blackford representative for the USA at the Republic of New Granada. She left on Thursday morning towards Santa Martha.(1)

Note
1. Launched at the Boston Navy Yard on 3 November 1827, completed on 19 January 1828, commissioned on 24 May 1859 and finally sold in October 1863. With a displacement of 714 tons/703 long tons were her dimensions 39 x 10,29 x 4,9 metres or 127’x 33’9” x 16’. With a crew numbering 190 men and an armament consisting of 24-24 pd guns.

Privateers commanded by Aury using Amelia Island, USA as base according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 29 November 1817

An item dated Ferdina, Amelia Island, Florida, USA 20th September reported that Aury arrived tow days earlier with two prizes consisting of a very beautiful Danish frigate ship and a brig loaded with 3.000 boxes sugar, coffee and tobacco. Aury (10 was promoted to supreme commanded of the army and navy and needed to pay the overdue payment of the men served under general McGregor.(2) At that moment were 5 valuable prizes berthed in the harbour of which 3 belonged to him. He commanded no less than 14 privateers.

Notes
1. Louis Michel Aury (around 1788 Pairs, France-30 August 1821 Old Providence?), served in the French navy and on privateers between 1902 and 1810, since 1813 privateer with a Venezuelan commission, since August commanding the privateers of New Granada and in 1817 joining Gregor McGregor who operated from Amelia Island while harassing  Spanish Florida.
2. Gregor Macgregor (24 December 1786 Stirlingshire, Scotland-4 December 1845 Caracas, Venezuela) soldier, adventurer and active in the struggle of the Spanish South American colonies to retain independence