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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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British forces prepare to evacuate Charleston, SC, in October 1782, with arriving transport fleets, threats to remove enslaved people met by confiscation plans, Tories mistreated, James Island works evacuated, and American army under Gen. Greene recovering health. A September order offers passage to loyalists.
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"To write news, I have none worth communicating, except that the fleet of transports from Jamaica are arrived, which, with the fleet arrived a few days before, make upwards of 90 sail: they have threatened to carry away the 1200 Negroes they have collected; but if they do, our Government is determined to confiscate every marriage settlement of their friends, and all the debts due to Great Britain by the good citizens of this state. Every preparation is making by them for a speedy evacuation, and orders are issued to the troops to be ready to embark on the 10th of this month: but I imagine they cannot go before the third division of transports from Quebec arrives: indeed I look for to enter Charlestown on the 25th or 26th at furthest. The Tories are in the most cursed plight: they are ill used by the British, and despised by the honest Americans. Enclosed I also send you one of their orders for the poor devils of loyalists in order to shew you how they are disposed of."
This day they have evacuated their works on James Island, and the refugees are on board the transports.
Our army, under the gallant Major General Greene, has been very sickly, but is now tolerably healthy, and few deaths have happened among them.
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Charlestown, Sept. 29, 1782.
THOSE persons who have given in their names to the D. Q. M. G. to go with the army, are informed that the Commander in Chief will not permit the troops to be encumbered with followers; but they will be accommodated with passages for themselves and families, either to Europe, Nova Scotia, East Florida, St. Lucia or Jamaica, as may suit their convenience.
It is recommended to them to decide as soon as possible, as the embarkation for East Florida will commence to morrow morning.
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Charlestown, South Carolina
Event Date
Sept. 29 To Octo. 5, 1782
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few deaths among american army; british evacuation preparations including embarkation on oct. 10; refugees on transports; works on james island evacuated.
Event Details
Letter reports arrival of British transport fleets totaling over 90 sail; threats to remove 1200 collected Negroes met by South Carolina government plans for confiscation of British debts and settlements; troops ordered to embark Oct. 10 but delayed; Tories mistreated; enclosed order from Sept. 29 offers passages to loyalists to Europe, Nova Scotia, East Florida, St. Lucia, or Jamaica; James Island works evacuated this day; American army under Greene recovering from sickness.