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Martinsburg Gazette And Public Advertiser
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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In New Castle on Dec 1, Mr. Sergeant and Mr. Rochester, with their suite, embarked on the sloop of war Hornet under Capt. Claxton for a mission to Vera Cruz. A 17-gun salute was fired, met with cheers, as the ship departed down the river, passing Fort Delaware around 3 o'clock.
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These gentlemen having embarked on board the Hornet, a salute of seventeen guns was fired, which was answered with heavy cheers from the crowd on the wharf, when she immediately weighed anchor and proceeded in fine style down the river, passing Fort Delaware about 3 o'clock. A more beautiful day could not have been desired by these gentlemen than this, in which they have taken leave of the country whose interests they represent in this important mission.
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New Castle
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Dec 1
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At two o'clock, a boat from the sloop of war Hornet, Capt. Claxton, received Mr. Sergeant and Mr. Rochester with their suite, who had been in New Castle for two days and were bound to Vera Cruz. After embarking, a salute of seventeen guns was fired, answered by cheers from the crowd on the wharf. The Hornet weighed anchor and proceeded down the river, passing Fort Delaware about 3 o'clock, on a beautiful day as they left for their important mission representing the country's interests.