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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Philadelphia detail brutal treatment of American sailors detained at Algiers, including plundering and sword attacks on the crew of the ship Molly, as described in a letter dated Oct. 20.
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By several letters from the officers and crews of the American vessels detained at Algiers, it appears, that these unfortunate men are treated by their unmanly victors, with more than savage brutality. We have now before us a letter from one of the crew of the ship Molly, of this port dated Oct. 20, which states "our captain, supercargo, mates and crew, without exception, have been plundered, and those who refused to strip have been mangled by the swords of the savages, the blood issuing at every stroke.-- The captain had a stab at him across the table, which had it reached him would have gone to his heart."
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Algiers
Event Date
Oct. 20
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crew plundered; those refusing to strip mangled by swords with blood issuing; captain targeted with a stab across the table that nearly reached his heart.
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Officers and crews of American vessels detained at Algiers treated with savage brutality; letter from crew of ship Molly states captain, supercargo, mates, and crew plundered, resisters mangled by swords, captain stabbed at across table.