▁from ▁Boston , ▁head ed ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁San ▁Tom as ▁with ▁nine ▁sch oon ers ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁expedition ▁against ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁The ▁Duc oud ray ▁expedition ▁arrived ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁Swedish ▁island ▁of ▁San ▁Bart ol om é ▁( France ▁gave ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 ) ▁and ▁there ▁it ▁left ▁the ▁Sel ina ▁and ▁the ▁Andrew ▁Jackson , ▁vessels ▁which ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁expedition . ▁Duc oud ray ▁wanted ▁to ▁go ▁first ▁to ▁La ▁Gu ai ra ▁in ▁two ▁boats ▁to ▁find ▁Colomb ian ▁rein for c ements , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁necessary ▁to ▁bring ▁these . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Simon ▁Boliv ar ▁launched ▁his ▁first ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁con gress ▁to ▁meet ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁His pan ic ▁pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁to ▁join ▁efforts ▁and ▁finish ▁his ▁liber ating ▁work . ▁On ▁board ▁the ▁Brig ▁Mary , ▁which ▁brought ▁ 1 2 5 ▁men ▁under ▁his ▁command , ▁Duc oud ray ▁Hol stein ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Boy é ▁asking ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁money ▁required ▁from ▁Cur iel ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁one ▁hundred ▁men , ▁indicating ▁that ▁once ▁the ▁boats ▁returned ▁from ▁May ag ü ez ▁he ▁would ▁send ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Da ald ers ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁through ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁republic , ▁may ▁it ▁be ▁Cur iel ▁or ▁anyone ▁else . ▁ ▁Spanish ▁authorities ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁were