Dublin Journal in Dublin, Dublin

Dispatch of Admiral Byron on Guyana operations and naval battle

Copy of Admiral Byron's dispatch to General Boli var detailing maritime actions around Guyana. He describes leaving Margarita with twenty seven vessels on May 29 and reaching Carupano on June 1 to coordinate gunboats, with a storm dispersing forces. The battle near Guayana on the 7th involved 19 enemy vessels, five allied craft, and heavy fighting lasting hours, yielding several enemy ships sunk and 200 killed or wounded while Allied losses were 69. The squadron pressed upriver, captured multiple enemy vessels, and endured damaged ships, ending with pursuit and further prize captures as weather and terrain allowed.