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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Halifax detail Capt. Spry's captures of French vessels from Canada, including a sloop laden with furs and fish, a snow, and a brigantine. The snow's master reported the 1500-man Oswego garrison arriving in Canada with no French losses in its capture. A French privateer schooner chased vessels off Halifax, pursued by the Jamaica sloop of war. Capt. Rous captured a 14-gun French privateer brigantine with 150 men.
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Besides the Articles mentioned under Halifax, we are since informed from thence, that Capt. Spry had taken a French Sloop from Canada, laden with Furs, Fish, &c, also a Snow of Force and a Brigantine from the same Place. 'Tis said Capt. Spry had wrote to Governor Lawrence, that the Master of the Snow told him, that the Garrison of Oswego, 1500 in Number, arrived at Canada while he was there, and that he was informed the French did not lose a Man in the Reduction of that Place. That several Vessels had been chased off Halifax, by a large French Privateer Schooner, her upper Works and Mats painted with Spanish Brown, and that the Jamaica Sloop of War was gone out in quest of her. It is also reported, that Capt. Rous had taken a French Privateer Brigantine of 14 Guns and 150 Men.
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Halifax
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captures of french sloop laden with furs and fish, snow of force, brigantine from canada; french privateer brigantine of 14 guns and 150 men taken by capt. rous; oswego garrison of 1500 arrived in canada; french lost no men in reduction of oswego.
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Capt. Spry captured a French sloop from Canada laden with furs, fish, etc., a snow of force, and a brigantine from the same place. He wrote to Governor Lawrence relaying the snow's master's account of the 1500-man Oswego garrison arriving in Canada and the French suffering no losses in capturing Oswego. Several vessels chased off Halifax by a large French privateer schooner painted with Spanish brown; Jamaica sloop of war pursued her. Capt. Rous captured a French privateer brigantine of 14 guns and 150 men.