Conde del Venadito → Gov. Solá: emergency response to the Bouchard seizure of Monterey. Has learned — via San Blas, from Don Manuel Varela[?], captain of the private brig 'El Aventurero' (reached port the 30th prev. month) — that on 24 Nov [1818] two large ships + seven insurgent gunboat-launches seized the Monterey presidio, Solá withdrawing to a rancho with all his troops. Has urgently ordered the Cmdt. Gen. of Provincias Internas de Occidente to send from Sonora a ship (the 'San Carlos' or another) with troops & munitions to San Antonio / Concepción, and alerted the Cmdt. Gen. of Nueva Galicia; expects Solá to dislodge the *facciosos* with the reinforcements + his troops + armed *paisanage*
| Date | 1819-01-20 (re 24 Nov 1818) (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | México |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XX |
| Original tomo page | i.198–203 |
| Savage copy page | 67–68 |
| Scan leaf | n66–n67 |
| Document type | transcription |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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