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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On the Tuesday before October 12, a Beverly privateer returning to port was chased by the British Nautilus man-of-war. It ran aground near Beverly harbor; locals from Beverly and Salem defended it with shore cannons, exchanging fire for hours. The Nautilus escaped with damage; no American losses.
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Last Tuesday one of our privateers from Beverly, having been on a cruise in the bay, was followed on her return into port, by the Nautilus man of war. The privateer run aground in a cove a little without Beverly harbour, where the people speedily assembled, tripped her, and carried her guns, &c. ashore. The man of war was soon within gun shot, when she also got aground; she however let go an anchor, and bringing her broadside to bear, began to fire upon the privateer. The people of Salem and Beverly soon returned the compliment from a number of cannon on shore, keeping up a warm and well directed fire on the man of war for two or three hours, and it is supposed did her considerable damage, and probably killed and wounded some of her men; but before they could board her, which they were preparing to do, the tide arose about eight o'clock in the evening, when she cut her cable, and got off. Some of her shot struck one or two buildings in Beverly; but no lives were lost on our side, and the privateer damaged very little, if any.
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Beverly
Event Date
Last Tuesday
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no lives lost on our side, and the privateer damaged very little, if any; supposed considerable damage to the man of war, and probably killed and wounded some of her men; some of her shot struck one or two buildings in beverly.
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A privateer from Beverly, returning from a cruise in the bay, was followed into port by the Nautilus man of war. The privateer ran aground in a cove near Beverly harbour, where people assembled, tripped her, and carried her guns ashore. The man of war got within gun shot, ran aground, anchored, and fired on the privateer. People of Salem and Beverly returned fire from shore cannons for two or three hours. Before they could board her, the tide rose, and she cut her cable and got off.