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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Captain Bowers arrived in Philadelphia from Bordeaux on July 10, reporting the French capture of Bilboa and Barcelona, abundant cheap provisions except flour and rice, falling beef prices to 10 dollars per barrel, and declining use of assignats with crowns at 110-120 livres paper.
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Capt. Bowers left Bordeaux the 27th May, a few days before he sailed, hand bills were published, containing an account of the capture of Bilboa, it was also reported that Barcelona was in the hands of the French. All sorts of provisions were plenty and cheap at Bordeaux, except flour and rice--flour had been at twenty Crowns a barrel, but was selling at 18--Beef had been sold at 7 dollars a barrel, but was rising again, and when Capt. Bowers sailed, was at 10 dollars--Assignats had almost done circulating--Crowns from 110 to 120 livres paper.
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Bordeaux
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July 10
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Capt. Bowers left Bordeaux the 27th May, reporting hand bills about the capture of Bilboa and rumors of Barcelona in French hands. Provisions were plenty and cheap except flour and rice; flour sold at 18 Crowns a barrel (down from 20), beef at 10 dollars a barrel (up from 7). Assignats nearly ceased circulating; crowns at 110 to 120 livres paper.