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Domestic News
November 21, 1822
Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A gentleman in Havana writes to a friend in New Orleans about rampant piracies on the Cuban coast, stating that no navy can prevent them without a change in government or local attitudes, and locals boast of murdering nearly 400 Americans near Cape Romano.
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A gentleman in Havana, writing to his
friend in New Orleans, on the subject of
the numerous piracies committed on that
coast says, "It will be impossible for all
the navy of the United States, or all
the navies of Europe to prevent it, unless
there should be a change in the govern-
ment, or in the character and disposition
of the inhabitants of this island. Many of
them think it a meritorious act to rob or
murder an American, and they publicly
acknowledge and boast that near Four
hundred have been Murdered near Cape
Romano."
friend in New Orleans, on the subject of
the numerous piracies committed on that
coast says, "It will be impossible for all
the navy of the United States, or all
the navies of Europe to prevent it, unless
there should be a change in the govern-
ment, or in the character and disposition
of the inhabitants of this island. Many of
them think it a meritorious act to rob or
murder an American, and they publicly
acknowledge and boast that near Four
hundred have been Murdered near Cape
Romano."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Piracy
Murders
Cape Romano
Americans
Havana
What entities or persons were involved?
Gentleman In Havana
Where did it happen?
Cape Romano
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Cape Romano
Key Persons
Gentleman In Havana
Outcome
near four hundred americans murdered
Event Details
Numerous piracies on the coast; locals view robbing or murdering Americans as meritorious and boast of nearly 400 murders near Cape Romano; impossible to prevent without change in government or inhabitants' character.