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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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English squadron under Commodore Hotham blockaded Isle of France on October 20, capturing ten French and Spanish merchantmen and a Hamburg ship whose captain lost an arm in defense. Earlier, in July at Madras, informant learned two American-flagged vessels arrived at Isle of France from Bordeaux under French corvette convoy.
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A gentleman who arrived here yesterday in the ship Borneo, of Boston, capt. Smith from Sumatra and the Cape, informs, that the English squadron, under the command of commodore Hotham, were, on the 20th of October, closely blockading the Isle of France : and that this squadron had taken ten sail of French and Spanish merchantmen in attempting to pass them. A Hamburg ship, which had passed this squadron, was pursued and cut out by the English boats; the captain of which had his arms shot off in defending his ship.
Our informant adds, that while at Madras, which was about the first of July, a Danish gentleman from the Isle of France, informed him, that two vessels under American colours, had arrived there from Bordeaux, under convoy of a French corvette.
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Isle Of France
Event Date
20th Of October
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ten sail of french and spanish merchantmen taken; hamburg ship cut out, captain had his arms shot off
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English squadron under commodore Hotham closely blockading Isle of France on 20th of October, took ten sail of French and Spanish merchantmen attempting to pass; pursued and cut out a Hamburg ship with boats, captain lost arms defending. Informant at Madras about first of July learned from Danish gentleman from Isle of France that two vessels under American colours arrived there from Bordeaux under convoy of French corvette.