§ From Philip DePeyster. 18 August 1806, Curasao. “Last Evening an Open boat came in, express, with a Letter from the Commandant of Coro dated the 14th August 1806. I have been favour’d with the following Extract from it.

“‘Miranda has at last Evacuated Coro and Lavela & retired with his shipping. On the 11th Inst. a Skirmish took place while his people were making water at Rio Negro in which he lost 20 killed, 17 wounded & some dispersed in the Country.’ The force opposed to him is said to have been 150 Regulars, 50 Horse, & a Body of Indians, how many I have not heard. Report says he had with him 14 Armed Vessells, and that he is protected by H. B. M. Ship Lilly, ’tis generally supposed that he has gone to Aruba.”