When was it published?

December 23, 1775 in The Virginia Gazette

Domestic News December 23, 1775

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Provincial Vessel Capture, British Store Ship, Military Supplies, Cartridges, Small Arms, Artillery, Cambridge Camp

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

On December 7, a provincial armed vessel captured a British store ship laden with valuable military supplies, including 30 tons of cartridges and artillery, estimated at 30,000 pounds sterling. General Washington sent wagons from Cambridge to retrieve them.

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December 7. We have just heard the following verbal account, brought by the eastern post, viz.—That one of our provincial armed vessels had just taken and brought into a store ship from England, from which they had taken the following articles, said to be as suitable for our present occasion, as if they had been sent according to an invoice from the Continental Congress, and that General Washington, when the post left Cambridge, had sent waggons, &c. to bring them to the camp, viz. 30 tons of cartridges, 2500 stand of small arms, 2 brass 24 pounders, 2 brass 18 pounders, one 13 inch mortar, some small mortars, &c. The whole estimated at 30,000 l. sterling value.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Shipping

What keywords are associated?

Provincial Vessel Capture British Store Ship Military Supplies Cartridges Small Arms Artillery Cambridge Camp

What entities or persons were involved?

General Washington

Where did it happen?

Cambridge

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Cambridge

Event Date

December 7

Key Persons

General Washington

Outcome

store ship captured; supplies seized and transported to camp; estimated value 30,000 l. sterling

Event Details

A provincial armed vessel captured a store ship from England and seized military supplies including 30 tons of cartridges, 2500 stand of small arms, 2 brass 24 pounders, 2 brass 18 pounders, one 13 inch mortar, and some small mortars. General Washington sent wagons to bring them to the camp in Cambridge.