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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Cadiz consul James Duff to Pennsylvania governor John Penn warns of imminent rupture between Britain and Spain, potentially leading to war, advising precautions to prevent North American vessels from entering Spanish ports and risking capture.
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Copy of a Letter from Cadiz, Nov. 6, 1770.
I TAKE the Liberty to inform you, as acting Consul for his Majesty here, and being largely employed as a Factor for many of his Majesty's Subjects concerned in the Trade of the Colony which you preside over, that there is for the present the strongest Appearance of a Rupture betwixt the Courts of Great Britain and Spain; which may be a Means of many Vessels arriving from his Majesty's Plantations in North-America, in the different Ports of this Kingdom, after a War may be declared, and consequently being made Prizes of; I have taken every Precaution which occurred to me, -- towards preventing such Vessels as may be on their Way, from coming into this Port, or others in Spain, should a Rupture actually happen ; and I give you this Notice, that you may make such Use of it as your Prudence may suggest, towards preventing other Vessels being dispatched to these Parts, until after Accounts are received of these Clouds being dissipated, which I sincerely wish they may be favourably and soon, so as to enable his Majesty's trading Subjects this Way. to pursue & resume their Trade with Security and Safety. I have the Honor to be. SIR. Your most obedient, and most humble Servant,
JAMES DUFF.
To the Hon. JOHN PENN, Esq
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Cadiz, Spain
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Nov. 6, 1770
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James Duff, acting British Consul in Cadiz, informs John Penn of strong indications of a rupture between the courts of Great Britain and Spain that could lead to war. He warns that North American vessels arriving in Spanish ports after a declaration of war may be seized as prizes. Duff has taken precautions to prevent incoming vessels from entering and advises Penn to halt further dispatches until the tensions resolve, to protect British trade.