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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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Capt. Cochran arrived in Charlestown from France aboard the armed brigantine Notre Dame with a valuable cargo after 7 weeks, reporting the burning of Portsmouth's arsenal and dockyard in early December with losses estimated at two million sterling. En route, he captured an armed victualling ship under Capt. Coombes bound from Cork to New York.
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Last night Capt. Cochran, in the armed brigantine Notre Dame, arrived here from France with a valuable cargo, after a passage of 7 weeks; who says, that accounts were received in France before his departure of the arsenal and dockyard in Portsmouth having been burnt in the beginning of December, the loss computed at two millions sterling; but at the present critical situation of Great Britain, being in all appearance on the eve of a French and Spanish war, and the supplies of naval stores from America being discontinued, it will be hard to determine what the loss may be estimated at.
Capt. Cochran, on his passage, fell in with, and after exchanging a few shot took, an armed victualling ship, Captain Coombes, bound from Cork to New York.
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Charlestown
Event Date
Feb. 20
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captured an armed victualling ship after exchanging shots; reported fire loss at two millions sterling
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Capt. Cochran arrived from France with cargo after 7 weeks passage, bringing accounts of Portsmouth arsenal and dockyard burnt in early December; on passage, fell in with and took armed victualling ship bound from Cork to New York