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Domestic News
September 25, 1798
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In Baltimore, an American captain arrested a French pirate captain who had previously captured his vessel and cargo, leading to the pirate's imprisonment.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.
A Frenchman, Captain of a piratical freebooter, was lodged in the gaol of this city, a few days ago, by an American captain of this place, who had been captured by him, his vessel sent into a West-India port and condemned, and who fortunately found means to get back to his native country, after some time.—But the very day he arrived in this port, what was his astonishment to meet the same Frenchman who had plundered him of his vessel and cargo, and who had the impudence to make him a low bow. The American asked him how he dared to shew his face in a country whose citizens he had plundered. The Frenchman said, Heh, that is nothing. The other had him immediately lodged in jail, to shew him whether it was nothing or not.
A Frenchman, Captain of a piratical freebooter, was lodged in the gaol of this city, a few days ago, by an American captain of this place, who had been captured by him, his vessel sent into a West-India port and condemned, and who fortunately found means to get back to his native country, after some time.—But the very day he arrived in this port, what was his astonishment to meet the same Frenchman who had plundered him of his vessel and cargo, and who had the impudence to make him a low bow. The American asked him how he dared to shew his face in a country whose citizens he had plundered. The Frenchman said, Heh, that is nothing. The other had him immediately lodged in jail, to shew him whether it was nothing or not.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Shipping
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Baltimore Arrest
French Pirate
American Captain
Vessel Capture
What entities or persons were involved?
Frenchman, Captain Of A Piratical Freebooter
American Captain
Where did it happen?
Baltimore
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Baltimore
Event Date
Sept. 12
Key Persons
Frenchman, Captain Of A Piratical Freebooter
American Captain
Outcome
frenchman lodged in jail
Event Details
A Frenchman, captain of a piratical freebooter, was lodged in the gaol of Baltimore a few days ago by an American captain from Baltimore who had been captured by him, his vessel sent into a West-India port and condemned, and who returned to his native country. Upon arriving in Baltimore, the American met the Frenchman who had plundered him, confronted him, and had him immediately lodged in jail.