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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Captain Cauzier's British revenue cutter attacked an American smuggling brig off Ireland's western coast to stop tobacco and India goods smuggling. The cutter sank after an hour's fight, crew saved on Scilly Islands. Smugglers landed 306 hogsheads of tobacco, evading 9000l in duties for substantial profit.
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"Captain Cauzier, in one of his Majesty's revenue cutters, having been lately ordered round to the western coasts of Ireland, to put a stop to the smuggling tobacco, and India goods, which is now practised by the Americans, to a degree considerably injurious to the revenue of this country. A few days since fell in with an American brig, well manned and armed, which he attacked for near an hour, but had the misfortune to lose the cutter by an unlucky shot which took place between wind and water, which sunk her in a few minutes. The crew happily were saved in the boat, after having suffered some hardships on one of the Scilly Islands. The American vessel, after sinking the revenue cutter, landed 306 hogsheads of tobacco, of 1000 lb. each, which cost the merchant in Virginia under 4d. per lb. in all 250 l. By smuggling this tobacco on shore the concerned saved, at 1s. per lb. duty, near 9000 l. which, together with the after sale of it, which is generally disposed of at 9d. per lb. will make a clear profit of a great many thousand pounds to the ship."
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Western Coasts Of Ireland
Event Date
September 23
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revenue cutter sunk by shot between wind and water; crew saved after hardships on scilly islands; american brig landed 306 hogsheads of tobacco (306,000 lb.), evading 9000l in duties (1s. per lb.), sold at 9d. per lb. for great profit after virginia cost under 4d. per lb. (total 250l.)
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Captain Cauzier's revenue cutter, ordered to western Ireland to stop American smuggling of tobacco and India goods injurious to revenue, attacked a well-manned and armed American brig for nearly an hour. The cutter sank from an unlucky shot, crew escaped in boat to Scilly Islands. Smugglers then landed the tobacco cargo.