[Original secret despatch signed by the Governor of Puerto Cabello in Venezuela.]

£3,000 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

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Marked “reservada”, this secret despatch is signed and subscribed by the Governor of Puerto Cabello (Venezuela) to Excmo. Sr. Don Antonio Valdes. He acknowledges receipt of a secret Royal Order instructing him to harbour a Spanish squadron, which was due to arrive in June, together with a French fleet, under the Spanish Squadron’s command, for the purpose of protecting Spanish commerce in American waters.

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