The following blockade of the port of Guayaquil by the Peruvian Navy proved decisive in obtaining maritime dominance during the war and subsequently marked the end of the naval campaign between Peru and Gran-Colombia.

The Peruvian navy assembled a fleet consisting of the Frigate Presidente, Corvette Libertad (a veteran of the battle of Punta Malpeto) and Schooner Peruviana under the command of Vice Admiral Martin George Guisse with the goal of capturing the port and establishing a naval blockade.

[2] When the Peruvian fleet reached Las Cruces Castle near Guayaquil on 22 November 1828, Vice Admiral Guisse aboard his flagship Presidente ordered his ships in attack formation and readied his 259 crew and 52 guns for battle.

The Peruvians quickly overpowerd Adela and her crew decided to scuttle their ship by setting her ablaze as to not let her fall into enemy hands, while the battery ceased firing.

The commander of the Gran-Colombian forces Admiral Thomas Charles Wright took advantage of the situation and managed to install a canon within firing range of the stricken frigate and staged a counterattack.