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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Ship Five Brothers arrives in Boston from L'Orient, France, reporting continued French military successes: capture of Venloo in Holland, major defeat of Spanish army in Pyrenees with 2500 killed and 2500 captured, and seizure of British 74-gun ship Alexander by French vessels at Brest.
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Yesterday arrived here the ship Five Brothers, Capt G. Bradford, in 55 days from L'Orient. We have not time to make any translations from the papers brought by this arrival, for this day's paper; but in general terms we can state the following particulars, which the Captain was so obliging as to communicate to the Editors. He says that the brilliant successes which have crowned the French arms during the summer, continue uninterrupted, and victory still declared for the republic when he left France.
The latest events were the taking of Venloo, * in Holland. and a very considerable defeat of the Spanish army in the Pyrenees, in which they left 2500 men dead on the field, and as many taken prisoners, with a number of cannon and military stores.
The Captain also informs that he learnt from the American Consul at L'Orient, the morning before he sailed, that an express had arrived the evening preceding from Brest, informing that the Alexander, an English 74 gun ship had been taken and brought into that port, by a small division of French ships.
Vive la Republique!
* A town of Dutch Guelderland, situate on the river Maes, nine miles South of Guelders, strongly fortified.
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spanish army in pyrenees: 2500 dead, 2500 prisoners, cannon and military stores captured. venloo taken in holland. english 74-gun ship alexander captured and brought into brest.
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Continued French military successes reported, including the taking of Venloo in Holland and a major defeat of the Spanish army in the Pyrenees. Additionally, the English ship Alexander was captured by a small division of French ships and brought into Brest.