▁ ▁Mo ct ez uma ▁Mo ct ez uma ▁re - app eared ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁block ade ▁of ▁Cal la o ▁by ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Squadron ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁the ▁war ships ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Thomas ▁C och rane ▁captured ▁Mo ct ez uma , ▁as ▁she , ▁with ▁a ▁US - flag , ▁tried ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁block ade ▁and ▁deliver ▁weapons ▁to ▁the ▁royal ists . ▁ ▁Mo ct ez uma ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Capt ure ▁of ▁Val div ia ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Ex ped ition ▁of ▁Perú ▁as ▁a ▁dispatch ▁boat . ▁She ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁Cal la o , ▁but ▁when ▁C och rane ▁arrived ▁( 1 8 2 2 ) ▁there ▁he ▁found ▁Mo ct ez uma ▁under ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Per uv ian ▁Navy . ▁He ▁seized ▁her ▁again ▁and ▁put ▁her ▁officers ▁ash ore . ▁He ▁was ▁una ware ▁that ▁during ▁his ▁absence ▁Bern ardo ▁O ' H igg ins ▁had ▁given ▁the ▁s loop ▁to ▁San ▁Martin ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁present . ▁ ▁Later ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁under ▁Lieutenant ▁John ▁Pas co e ▁Gren f ell ▁for ▁C och rane ' s ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁flag ▁ship . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁C och rane ' s ▁flag ▁as ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁of ▁Chile ▁was ▁lower ed ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁from ▁Mo ct ez um as ▁main