July 13, 1787.

Königsberg, June 4 [1787]. Letters from St. Petersburg confirm that by order of the Russian Empress, a frigate with 36 cannon and 3 boats, under the command of Captain Mulovsky, is preparing to begin a voyage to the Cape of Good Hope.

Original Spanish text courtesy of Robert King. Translated by Maria Guadalupe Soto de Podritske, Lorill Ireland and John Black.