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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On July 30, the transport ship Benjamin's Conclusion, Capt. Ware, arrived off Charlestown bar from Havanna with part of the 9th regiment. Dispatches from England redirected troops: 9th to St. Augustine under Col. Ogilvie, 35th to Mobile under Major Forbes, 22d to Pensacola under Major Loftus, 43d to Jamaica, 48th and 26th to England, rest to New-York under Sir Jeffery Amherst. The ship proceeded to St. Augustine.
Merged-components note: This is a continuation of the news report from Charlestown, South-Carolina, spanning across pages 2 and 3, with sequential reading order.
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Wednesday last arrived off this bar for a pilot for St. Augustine, the transport Ship Benjamin's Conclusion, Capt. Ware from the Havannah, with part of the 9th regiment on board. -- Some days after our troops had left the Havanna, a packet arrived from England, with directions for the destination of the troops, &c. The Capt. of the packet finding the Havanna already delivered up, went in quest of the fleet, came up with them just as they had got thro' the gulph, and deliver'd his dispatches; on opening which, Gen. Keppel ordered the 9th regiment (in place of 4 companies of the 1st) to take possession of and garrison St. Augustine, &c. where Major ...
Col. Ogilvie is to command; the 35th (in place of the 2d battalion of Royal-Americans) to take possession of Mobile, &c. the garrison whereof is to be commanded by Major Forbes; and the 22d, under command of Major Loftus, to take possession of Pensacola; the 43d regiment to Jamaica: the 48th and 26th to England, and all the rest for New-York, to be under the orders of Sir Jeffery Amherst.
This day the above transport proceeded for her destination.
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Charlestown, South Carolina
Event Date
July 30
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the transport proceeded for her destination. troops redirected to various locations including st. augustine, mobile, pensacola, jamaica, england, and new-york.
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Wednesday last arrived off this bar for a pilot for St. Augustine, the transport Ship Benjamin's Conclusion, Capt. Ware from the Havannah, with part of the 9th regiment on board. Some days after our troops had left the Havanna, a packet arrived from England, with directions for the destination of the troops. The Capt. of the packet finding the Havanna already delivered up, went in quest of the fleet, came up with them just as they had got thro' the gulph, and deliver'd his dispatches; on opening which, Gen. Keppel ordered the 9th regiment to take possession of and garrison St. Augustine where Col. Ogilvie is to command; the 35th to take possession of Mobile, the garrison whereof is to be commanded by Major Forbes; and the 22d, under command of Major Loftus, to take possession of Pensacola; the 43d regiment to Jamaica: the 48th and 26th to England, and all the rest for New-York, to be under the orders of Sir Jeffery Amherst.