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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Captain Morrison, arriving from Bay of Honduras, reports encounter with French armed schooner on 4th inst. at lat. 30, long. 76. Schooner's lieutenant claims capture of Gibraltar by French-Spanish fleet, French fleet sailing to seize British West India Islands, and loss of British 74-gun ship on Morantella reef.
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Capt. Morrison, arrived in Philadelphia, from the Bay of Honduras, was, on the 4th inst. in lat. 30, long. 76, brought to by a French armed schooner, who took capt. M. on board, threatened him for not heaving to as soon as in sight. The lieutenant of the schooner, in the absence of the captain, informed capt. M. that she was a national schr. 28 days from France, was bound for St. Domingo with dispatches; and after that, to cruise in the Gulph; that, previous to sailing, a French and Spanish Fleet of 34 ships of the line, and a number of gun-boats, had made a descent on Gibraltar, AND CARRIED IT; and that another French fleet had sailed from France, in order to capture all the British West-India Islands; and further, that a British 74 had been lost on the Morantella reef.
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Gibraltar
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On The 4th Inst.
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french and spanish fleet of 34 ships of the line, and a number of gun-boats, had made a descent on gibraltar, and carried it; another french fleet had sailed from france, in order to capture all the british west-india islands; a british 74 had been lost on the morantella reef.
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Capt. Morrison was brought to by a French armed schooner, national schr. 28 days from France, bound for St. Domingo with dispatches, then to cruise in the Gulph. The lieutenant informed him of the capture of Gibraltar and the French fleet's plans against British West-India Islands, plus the loss of a British 74.