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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A French privateer with 8 carriage guns captured Capt. Bradford's schooner from Boston near Charleston bar on August 7, sunk a small sloop, and took another schooner under Capt. Grimes from Chesapeake Bay. The privateer, partly owned in St. Augustine, had previously engaged a Philadelphia brig off Delaware Capes, killing its captain, and captured a valuable cargo schooner in Chesapeake Bay.
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We learn from Georgia, that the Sloop seen off this bar, by our pilots, proves to be a French privateer of 8 carriage guns
On the 7th past he took Capt. Bradford, in a schooner from Boston for this Port, about 7 leagues north of this bar; while he was on board he took a small sloop and sunk her and being in want of provisions, went for Augustine, where he is partly owned. ...Capt. Bradford was put ashore on Cumberland island, whence he got to Savannah about ten days ago. The said privateer likewise took a schooner with dry goods, one Grimes, master, out of Chesapeake bay, and Sent her for Augustine, but not being able to make the port, they delivered her to Capt. Grimes, who carried her into Savannah in Georgia.
This is the Privateer mentioned some time ago that engaged a Brig from Philadelphia off the Capes of Delaware, which killed the Captain of the Privateer: She afterwards proceeded up Chesapeake Bay. and took a Schooner with a valuable Cargo of dry Goods, & intended to plunder a Plantation there, but being discover'd, she returned to St. Augustine; on her Way he took Captain Bradford, &c.
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Charleston, South Carolina
Event Date
September 2
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small sloop sunk; captain of the privateer killed in engagement off capes of delaware; schooners captured and released or sent to savannah.
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French privateer of 8 carriage guns sighted off Charleston bar captured Capt. Bradford's schooner from Boston on the 7th past, 7 leagues north of the bar; while aboard, captured and sunk a small sloop; sought provisions in Augustine where partly owned; Bradford ashore on Cumberland Island, reached Savannah ten days ago; also captured schooner with dry goods under Grimes from Chesapeake Bay, sent for Augustine but returned to Grimes who took to Savannah; previously engaged Philadelphia brig off Delaware Capes, killing its captain, then up Chesapeake Bay captured valuable dry goods schooner, attempted plantation plunder but discovered and returned to St. Augustine, capturing Bradford on way.