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Monday 18 August 2014

Spanish frigate Santa Sabina arrived with troop transports at Cuba, havan according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 23 October 1819

An item referred to the captain of the Sarah Ann Glashune who arrived on 18th September at Baltimore, USA after a voyage of 9 days coming from Havana, Cuba reporting the arrival of the Spanish frigate Sabine (1) escorting 12 troop transports. The convoy arrived after a voyage of 40 days from Cadiz Spain with on board 3.000 military commanded by the newly governor don Juan Manuel Cajigal.

Note
1. Probably the Santa Sabina launched in 1781 at El Ferrol, Spain using a French design, commissioned 1781, broken up 1828, and an armament of 40 guns (1796: 28-18pd guns, 12-6pd guns) and a crew numbering 307 men.