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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letters from captured schooner Mole reveal persistent enemy plans for an expedition against Jamaica. Spanish squadron at Havana under Don Solano consists of 17 sail of the line, one fit for immediate service, to cooperate with expected squadron from France and combined armies encamped at Cape Francois under Gen. Galvez.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the Kingston, Jamaica foreign news report across pages 2 and 3.
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By letters found on board the prize schooner Mole, whose arrival we mentioned last week, it appears, that our enemies have not relinquished the idea of an expedition against this country. The Spanish squadron at the Havanna, under the command of Don Solano, consists of 17 sail of the line, one of which is fit for immediate service, and it is said are indeed to co-operate in an attempt on this island, with a squadron daily expected from Old France, and the combined armies which still remain encamped at Cape Francois, under the command of Gen. Galvez.
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Jamaica
Event Date
Sept. 28
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Letters found on board the prize schooner Mole indicate that enemies have not abandoned plans for an expedition against Jamaica. The Spanish squadron at the Havanna under Don Solano consists of 17 sail of the line, one of which is fit for immediate service, and is said to co-operate in an attempt on the island with a squadron expected from Old France and combined armies encamped at Cape Francois under Gen. Galvez.