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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Norwich report on November 8 of New York newspapers arriving at New London, containing a vague account from Philadelphia of a desperate naval battle between British and French fleets off Chesapeake on or around October 31, with rumors of Admiral Graves losing seven ships despite official optimism.
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Several New York papers were brought in a flag arrived at New-London, on Saturday last, but contain no material news; one of them dated October 31, has the following paragraph.
Last night an account was brought to town, of a very desperate action fought between the British & French fleets off Chesapeake; it was declared at Philadelphia without one article of particulars. A few hours may elucidate the event, but from the general report, we have no grounds to apprehend the event proved otherwise than very favorable to Admiral Graves's squadron."
We may reasonably suppose the action was desperate, if they had one, since the capture of Lord Cornwallis and his army must nearly reduce them to a state of desperation; and the public will be at a loss to guess what grounds they had to apprehend the event proved to favorable, when they are offered it was currently whispered in the city, that Admiral Graves had lost seven ships of the line.
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Off Chesapeake
Event Date
Last Night [Relative To October 31]
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rumor that admiral graves had lost seven ships of the line
Event Details
Vague report of a desperate naval action between British and French fleets off Chesapeake, declared in Philadelphia without particulars; general report favorable to British, but whispered loss of seven British ships; context of desperation following capture of Lord Cornwallis and his army.