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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Paris, Oct. 16: Court confirms French victory in August over English near Quebec; British fleet wrecked in St. Lawrence storm, 5 ships and 2500 prisoners captured by French under Vaudreuil and Montcalm, hindering further English attempts.
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"Paris, Oct. 16. The Court has just now received, by a small vessel arrived at Bordeaux from North America, a confirmation of the news of a victory obtained in August last, by the Marquises de Vaudreuil and de Montcalm, over the English, who threatened to besiege Quebec. The greatest part of their fleet was cast away in a dreadful storm, in the river St. Laurence. The French have taken five ships of the line, and made 2500 regulars prisoners. This loss will disable the English from attempting any thing in those parts for a long time to come, and M. de Montcalm will improve his advantage by retaking the forts that have fallen into the enemy's hands."
Aspice quanta Voce neget; quæ sit ficti constantia Vultus.
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Quebec
Event Date
August Last
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english fleet mostly cast away in storm; french took five ships of the line and 2500 regulars prisoners; english disabled from further attempts; montcalm to retake forts
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Confirmation of victory by Marquises de Vaudreuil and de Montcalm over English threatening Quebec; greatest part of English fleet destroyed in dreadful storm in river St. Laurence