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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A vessel arriving in Cork from Fayal reports that in October, General Lally's French fleet of five men-of-war and two frigates stopped in Rio de Janeiro en route to the East Indies, having lost over 1,000 men since leaving France and too sickly to attack English settlements without reinforcements. An officer left behind died en route to Europe, carrying letters forwarded to the French ambassador in Lisbon and then to the Lords Justices. The vessel encountered 11 clean Spanish men-of-war on July 20 in the Atlantic, heading southeast.
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Last Friday a Vessel arrived here from Fayal, bound for Bremen; she sailed from Rio de Janeiro in last January, and was there in October, when General Lally, with five French Men of War, and two Frigates, put in there in his Way to the East-Indies. His Fleet had lost above 1000 Men from their sailing from France, and was then so sickly, that General Lally was heard to say, that he could not undertake any Thing against the English Settlements without a Reinforcement.
On his proceeding from thence, he left an Officer behind, who took his Passage in the above Ship for Europe, and died on the Voyage; when, on examining his Papers, a large Packet of Letters were found directed for the French Ambassador at Lisbon, to be forwarded to Versailles, which Letters were last Night forwarded to their Excellencies the Lords Justices of this Kingdom.
The above Vessel on her Passage met with 11 Spanish Men of War on the 20th of July last, in Latitude 40. 07. Longitude 23. 25. from London, Standing to the S. E. Note, said Ships were all clean, and every one of them had new Sails.
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Rio De Janeiro
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October [Previous Year]; 20th Of July Last
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fleet lost above 1000 men; fleet sickly, needs reinforcement; officer died on voyage
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Vessel from Rio de Janeiro reports French fleet under General Lally stopped there in October en route to East Indies, having suffered heavy losses and illness; Lally stated unable to attack English settlements without aid. Officer left behind died carrying letters to French ambassador in Lisbon for Versailles, forwarded to Lords Justices. Vessel encountered 11 Spanish men-of-war on July 20 in Atlantic, heading southeast, all clean with new sails.