ois , ▁a ▁mul atto , ▁native ▁from ▁Gu adel oupe , ▁living ▁in ▁D agua o , ▁a ▁bar rio ▁of ▁N agu ab o . ▁In ▁Philadelphia , ▁Duc oud ray ▁and ▁Ir v ine , ▁alongside ▁forty ▁other ▁persons ▁le ased ▁a ▁brig , ▁the ▁" M ary ", ▁for ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁its ▁owner ▁Thomas ▁W att son , ▁who ▁knew ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁expedition . ▁The ▁Mary ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁two ▁can n ons . ▁They ▁also ▁le ased ▁a ▁Dutch ▁brig , ▁the ▁E end racht . ▁They ▁acquired ▁numerous ▁rif les , ▁p ist ols , ▁cart rid ges , ▁gun pow der ▁and ▁other ▁m un itions ▁of ▁war , ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁fl our ▁and ▁left ▁Philadelphia ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Ant illes ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁A ▁boat ▁from ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁will ▁also ▁join ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁high ▁se as . ▁ ▁Three ▁neighb ors ▁from ▁F aj ardo ▁appeared ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁before ▁Don ▁Francisco ▁González ▁de ▁Lin ares , ▁first ▁Civil ▁Governor ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁to ▁inform ▁him ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁discovered ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁revolution ary ▁movement ▁for ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁this ▁movement ▁had ▁support ▁abroad ▁and ▁had ▁many ▁follow ers ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁among ▁whom ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁French man ▁from ▁F aj ardo ▁called ▁don ▁Pedro ▁Dub ois ; ▁Der