When was it published?

August 9, 1783 in The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News August 9, 1783

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Neto, Captain Coote, Sir Richard Bickerton, Sir Edward Hughes, Comte De Suffrein

Q: What keywords are associated?

Naval Action, Indian Seas, British Fleet, French Fleet, Sir Richard Bickerton, Comte De Suffrein, Provisions Scarce, Cessation Hostilities

Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Report from Capt. Neto of St. John arriving from Oporto: Encountered Capt. Coote's ship en route, who relayed news of a naval battle in Indian Seas between British under Sir Richard Bickerton (succeeding Sir Edward Hughes) and French under Comte de Suffrein; British lost a ship of the line sunk and a frigate captured; provisions scarce in India, no peace news.

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July 19. On Thursday evening arrived the brigantine St. John, Capt. Neto, in 8 weeks from Oporto, by which we have the following account. That on the passage Capt. Neto spoke a copper-bottomed brigantine man of war, commanded by Captain Coote, whose officer, on boarding the St. John in lat. 24. long 48 gave information that Captain Coote had left Bengal 3 months before; that an action had happened between the British fleet under Sir Richard Bickerton, (who went to succeed Sir Edward Hughes in the chief command in the Indian Seas) and that of France, under Comte de Suffrein. A British line of battle ship was sunk in the action, and one frigate taken: he mentioned nothing of the enemy's loss. The officer was not distinct in his relation of this event: for we are not apprised whether Sir Richard's fleet was attacked separate from Sir Edward's, or these two Admirals were joined--in which latter case the force of the two nations would have been equal-- Provisions were extremely scarce in India,--No accounts of the cessation of hostilities had yet been received there.

What sub-type of article is it?

Naval Affairs War Report

What keywords are associated?

Naval Action Indian Seas British Fleet French Fleet Sir Richard Bickerton Comte De Suffrein Provisions Scarce Cessation Hostilities

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Neto Captain Coote Sir Richard Bickerton Sir Edward Hughes Comte De Suffrein

Where did it happen?

Indian Seas

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Indian Seas

Event Date

3 Months Before Capt. Coote Left Bengal

Key Persons

Capt. Neto Captain Coote Sir Richard Bickerton Sir Edward Hughes Comte De Suffrein

Outcome

a british line of battle ship was sunk in the action, and one frigate taken; nothing mentioned of the enemy's loss.

Event Details

On the passage, Capt. Neto spoke a copper-bottomed brigantine man of war commanded by Captain Coote, whose officer reported that Capt. Coote had left Bengal 3 months before; an action had happened between the British fleet under Sir Richard Bickerton, who went to succeed Sir Edward Hughes in the chief command in the Indian Seas, and that of France under Comte de Suffrein. The officer was not distinct whether Sir Richard's fleet was attacked separate from Sir Edward's or if the two Admirals were joined. Provisions were extremely scarce in India. No accounts of the cessation of hostilities had yet been received there.