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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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In Copenhagen, Capt. O'Brien from Ostend attempted to burn the Russian fleet by setting fire to his ice-bound ship among them, bribed by a Swedish emissary for 4000l. The plot was discovered in time, preventing disaster; O'Brien was arrested, but the planner escaped.
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"An attempt has been made here to burn the Russian fleet by an incendiary, one Capt. O'Brien, from Ostend, whose ship lying amongst them, sat in the ice, it had been planned to set on fire,—that a general conflagration might ensue.—Providentially it has been discovered in time: for, if it had succeeded, half the town would have been blown up by the large quantity of gun powder on board the Russian men of war. He had been bribed by a Swedish emissary, and was to have received a reward of 4000l. sterling. O'Brien is arrested, and is to take his trial; but the villain who planned this horrid plot is unfortunately escaped."
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Copenhagen
Event Date
March 3
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plot discovered in time, preventing conflagration and potential explosion; o'brien arrested and to stand trial; planner escaped.
Event Details
Capt. O'Brien, from Ostend, whose ship was ice-bound among the Russian fleet, planned to set it on fire to cause a general conflagration, bribed by a Swedish emissary for 4000l. sterling. The attempt was providentially discovered in time, averting disaster from the gunpowder on the Russian men-of-war.