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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Report from New London details naval action between American gunboats and British ships Maidstone and Sylph ending Wednesday evening with no U.S. damage; renewed cannonading Thursday morning under Com. Lewis.
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A gentleman who arrived here last evening in the stage from New London, informs us, that he left that place on Wednesday night at 12 o'clock—that the action between the Gun Boats and British frigate Maidstone and sloop of war Sylph, ended about 9 o'clock on Wednesday evening, and the Gun boats all anchored off the mouth of New-London harbor, and that no damage was done to our flotilla: nor was it known what injury was done the enemy.
Our informant further stated, that about four o'clock on Thursday morning he heard a very heavy cannonading in the direction of New-London, and supposed Com. Lewis had renewed the action again with the Maidstone and Sylph.
Mer. Adv.
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New London
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Wednesday Evening And Thursday Morning
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no damage was done to our flotilla: nor was it known what injury was done the enemy
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A gentleman who arrived here last evening in the stage from New London, informs us, that he left that place on Wednesday night at 12 o'clock—that the action between the Gun Boats and British frigate Maidstone and sloop of war Sylph, ended about 9 o'clock on Wednesday evening, and the Gun boats all anchored off the mouth of New-London harbor. Our informant further stated, that about four o'clock on Thursday morning he heard a very heavy cannonading in the direction of New-London, and supposed Com. Lewis had renewed the action again with the Maidstone and Sylph.