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Domestic News
March 8, 1776
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
Captain William Deane's sloop John, carrying 3000 bushels of salt, 1000 wt. raisins, 500 wt. chocolate, lemons, and candles from Cape Ann, was seized by a ministerial tender six miles below York last Tuesday se'nnight. Deane and crew escaped in their boat.
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Last Tuesday se'nnight, capt. William Deane (some time ago sent prisoner to Boston by lord Dunmore, but retaken by capt. Manly of the Lee privateer) had the misfortune to have his vessel seized, the sloop John, from Cape Ann, about six miles below York, by one of the ministerial tenders. She was loaded with 3000 bushels of salt, 1000 wt. of raisins, 500 do. of chocolate, a few boxes of lemons and candles, &c. &c. The captain, with his people, escaped in their boat; and, had it not been calm, and the tide against him, he would have saved his vessel likewise.
What sub-type of article is it?
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Vessel Seizure
Sloop John
Ministerial Tender
York
William Deane
Cargo Salt Raisins
What entities or persons were involved?
Capt. William Deane
Lord Dunmore
Capt. Manly
Where did it happen?
About Six Miles Below York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
About Six Miles Below York
Event Date
Last Tuesday Se'nnight
Key Persons
Capt. William Deane
Lord Dunmore
Capt. Manly
Outcome
vessel seized; captain and people escaped in their boat
Event Details
capt. William Deane's sloop John from Cape Ann loaded with 3000 bushels of salt, 1000 wt. of raisins, 500 do. of chocolate, a few boxes of lemons and candles, &c. &c. was seized by one of the ministerial tenders; captain with his people escaped in their boat