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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Spanish Flota and Galleons under Don Manuel Lopez Pintado sailed from la Vera Cruz on May 10, arrived off Rota near Cadiz on August 27 N.S., with cargo including 14,222,673 pieces of eight, wrought plate, cochineal, indigo, tobacco, sugar, and other commodities listed in detail.
Merged-components note: The table provides detailed cargo information directly related to the preceding text on the Flota and Galleons arrival; merged under foreign_news as dominant content.
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| Pieces of Eight | Quintals | 2357 | |
| Copper, Tobacco, Snuff, Campeachy Wood | Arroves | 5304 | |
| Arroves | 25,603 | ||
| Quintals | 100 | ||
| For the Commerce, Pieces of Eight | 12,931,388 | ||
| Wrought Plate, 11,217 Marks, amounting to In Gold | 100,953 | ||
| 17,450 | |||
| 13,056,791 | |||
| Pieces of Eight | 14,222,673 | ||
| Cocheneal fine | Arroves | 25,715 | |
| Ditto Silveftre | 78 | ||
| Indigo | 11,848 | ||
| Vanillas | Thoufands | 254,000 | |
| Drugs | Quintals | 2000 | |
| Sevadille | Arroves | 3512 | |
| Sarlepareille | Arroves | 139 | |
| Havannah Sugar | Arroves | 36,958 | |
| Snuff | Arroves | 6404 | |
| Tobacco | Arroves | 25,394 | |
| Fcaile | Pounds | 6895 | |
| Hides tanned | Pieces | 6845 | |
| Ditto raw | 5486 | ||
| Campeche Wood | Quintals | 2500 | |
| Quinquina | Pounds | 81,250 | |
| Cocoa Guayaquil | Surrons | 2932 | |
| Linen of Vigogue | Arroves | 119 | |
| Contrahierba | 92 | ||
| Brazilette Wood | Quintals | 236 | |
| Mother of Pearl | Arroves | 92 | |
| Rhubarb | 38 | ||
| Beaume | 67 | ||
| Root of Mechoacan | 56 | ||
| Achiote | 257 | ||
| India Cups | Chefts | 161 | |
| China Ware | 38 |
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Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Cadiz
Event Date
Sailed The 10th Of May, Arrived The 27th Of August, N.S.
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Outcome
arrived safely with detailed cargo including 14,222,673 pieces of eight and various commodities.
Event Details
The Flota and Galleons, consisting of 5 Men of War and 8 Merchant Ships, commanded by Don Manuel Lopez Pintado, sailed from la Vera Cruz the 10th of May and arrived off Rota near Cadiz the 27th of August, N.S., carrying specified cargo items and quantities as listed in the table.