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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Report from Capt. Tudor in New-York on August 17: French guarda costas cruising near Guadaloupe and Grandterre, attacking English vessels under pretense of stopping aid to rebellious Negroes. Capt. Bass fought off two attackers with damage to his mast and rigging. Capt. Symmons' schooner from St. Eustatia was driven ashore by a 10-gun sloop; crew escaped but vessel captured.
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By Capt. Tudor, who arriv'd here last Week from Anguilla, we have Advice, that the French Guarda Costas were cruising very thick about Guadaloupe and Grandterre, and on Pretence of preventing any Assistance to a Gang of rebellious Negroes, attack all the English Vessels they meet:
That one Capt. Bass, being chas'd by two of them, fought his Way through, and got off with his Mast wounded, and the Wreath of his Topping-lift shot away:—And that Capt. Symmons, in a Schooner belonging to St. Eustatia was drove ashore by one of them, a Sloop of ten Guns, when the Men escap'd, but the Schooner was got off again, and carried away by the Enemy.
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Guadaloupe And Grandterre
Event Date
Last Week
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capt. bass escaped with wounded mast and shot-away topping-lift wreath; capt. symmons' crew escaped but schooner captured by enemy sloop.
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French guarda costas cruised thickly about Guadaloupe and Grandterre, attacking English vessels on pretense of preventing assistance to rebellious Negroes. Capt. Bass was chased by two and fought through. Capt. Symmons' St. Eustatia schooner was driven ashore by a 10-gun sloop and captured after crew escaped.