From Admiral Enrique de Rivera y Orduño, commanding
the Castillan Armada
To Captain Doña Constanza Esmeralda
Mirian Aldana y Orduño, commanding His Majesty's Privateer the Maris
Stella.
In the name of Theus, the Concilio de la
Razon, the Crown of Castille, and the Admiral of the Fleet, you are hereby
requested to undertake a mission for the Crown of Castille.
Specifically, you are to sail the Maris
Stella, by the most expedient and speedy route, to a position near the
city of La Reina del Mar along the coast of Castille currently occupied by
Montaigne. There you are to undertake the boarding and capture of a
vessel bound for the port of La Reina del Mar, any vessel appropriate to
the task which may be taken without undue loss of life and in a stealthy
manner being deemed appropriate. Once this vessel is captured, you
are to turn command of the Maris Stella over to a trusted subordinate
with orders to proceed to the port of Tarago for refitting. You are
to take a prize crew and, as a ruse de guerre, sail the captured vessel
into the port of La Reina del Mar. While maintaining this ruse, you
are to enter the city and contact General Don Cristian Acedo de Lopez de
Torres, who has requested assistance in a mission against the Montaignes.
At the conclusion of this mission, you are
to proceed to the port city of Tarago, reassume command of the Maris Stella, and await further orders.
During this mission it is imperative that
the Maris Stella not be unduly risked, and preserved for future operations.
May Theus grant you success in your undertaking,
and watch over you.
Signed and authorized,
Margarita Orduño, for Admiral
Enrique Orduño
