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Foreign News
April 30, 1810
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Captain Folger refutes attempts in New York to discredit his report that French forces at Cadiz destroyed American ships driven ashore by a recent storm and imprisoned their officers and crews.
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Burning of American Vessels.
Attempts have been made in New-York, to discredit the report of Captain Folger, that the French burnt, and otherwise destroyed, the American shipping driven on their possession in the late storm at Cadiz. To these suggestions, Capt. F. has officially announced in the papers, that the French not only destroyed the American shipping, driven within their reach by stress of weather, but that the officers and crew of these unfortunate vessels, were immediately imprisoned.
Attempts have been made in New-York, to discredit the report of Captain Folger, that the French burnt, and otherwise destroyed, the American shipping driven on their possession in the late storm at Cadiz. To these suggestions, Capt. F. has officially announced in the papers, that the French not only destroyed the American shipping, driven within their reach by stress of weather, but that the officers and crew of these unfortunate vessels, were immediately imprisoned.
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
War Report
What keywords are associated?
American Vessels
French Destruction
Cadiz Storm
Captain Folger
Imprisonment
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Folger
Where did it happen?
Cadiz
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Cadiz
Event Date
Late Storm At Cadiz
Key Persons
Captain Folger
Outcome
american shipping destroyed; officers and crews imprisoned
Event Details
French forces burnt and destroyed American vessels driven ashore by stress of weather at Cadiz; officers and crews immediately imprisoned. Captain Folger officially confirms report against attempts to discredit it in New York.