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June 19, 1761 in The New Hampshire Gazette

Domestic News June 19, 1761

The New Hampshire Gazette

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Newport Prizes, Privateer Captures, French Dutch Ships, Naval Engagement

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Two French Dutch prize ships arrived in Newport, Rhode Island last week: one captured by Capt. Sweet's local privateer from France to the Cape with dry goods and wine; the other by Capt. Hansen's West Indies privateer from the Cape with sugar, coffee, and indigo after an engagement with casualties on both sides. Hansen sent two other prizes to New York.

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We hear from Newport, Rhode Island, that last week two French Dutch prizes were sent in there, one taken by Capt. Sweet in a privateer belonging to that place, viz. a sloop bound from Old France to the Cape, laden with dry goods, wine, &c. The other a large sloop bound from the Cape, laden with sugar, coffee and indigo, taken by Capt. Hansen in a privateer belonging to the West Indies, after a smart engagement, in which several were killed on both sides; Capt. Hansen had also taken two other prizes from the same place and sent them to New York.

What sub-type of article is it?

Shipping Military

What keywords are associated?

Newport Prizes Privateer Captures French Dutch Ships Naval Engagement

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Sweet Capt. Hansen

Where did it happen?

Newport, Rhode Island

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Newport, Rhode Island

Event Date

Last Week

Key Persons

Capt. Sweet Capt. Hansen

Outcome

several were killed on both sides

Event Details

Two French Dutch prizes sent into Newport: a sloop from Old France to the Cape with dry goods, wine, etc., taken by Capt. Sweet in a local privateer; a large sloop from the Cape with sugar, coffee, and indigo, taken by Capt. Hansen in a West Indies privateer after a smart engagement; Hansen also took two other prizes from the same place to New York.