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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Rangers from Louisbourg returned from a scout on March 13, capturing 18 armed French prisoners and leaving over 100 more behind due to weather. Prisoners reported murdering crews and plundering two wrecked vessels: one sloop from Boston last fall, and another possibly from Louisbourg to Newfoundland after the surrender.
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This Day about Noon, returned from a Scout a party of Rangers, who were sent out some time ago by the General, to see if they could discover any of the Enemy on this Island: they brought in with them 18 French prisoners, equipp'd with Arms and Ammunition, and left behind them above 100 more, Men, Women, and Children, who were not able to travel to this place: they left a party to wait on them, and conduct them to this place as soon as the weather will permit.
We are informed by these prisoners which are already come in, that last Fall a Sloop from Boston to St. John's, was cast ashore, and that they and their comrades murdered the people and plundered the Vessel; this was done at the back side of the Island: they also say, that another Vessel was drove on shore since the surrender of this place, whose crew they treated as they did the former.
It is Supposed to be a Vessel from this port to Newfoundland, with King's stores on board.
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Louisbourg
Event Date
March 13
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18 french prisoners captured and brought in; over 100 more men, women, and children left behind; crews of two vessels murdered and vessels plundered
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A party of Rangers sent by the General returned from scouting for the Enemy on the Island, bringing 18 armed French prisoners and leaving a party to escort over 100 more unable to travel due to weather. Prisoners reported that last Fall they murdered the crew and plundered a sloop from Boston to St. John's cast ashore on the back side of the Island, and similarly treated the crew of another vessel driven ashore since the surrender of the place, supposed to be from Louisbourg to Newfoundland with King's stores.