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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Brig Columbia arrived from Nantes, reporting tranquility there amid exaggerated accounts of 12,000 deaths in Paris commotions. Locals supported the Convention and elected representatives. Captain Butler observed an English fleet departing Quiberon Bay, suggesting failed attempts against France. Provisions rising in Nantes.
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Monday arrived brig Columbia, Butler, in 44 days from Nantes. She sailed from thence about the 6th of November. If the Captain had brought papers they certainly would have been interesting; but no papers were brought, and but few letters. At Nantes all was tranquil-the commotions at Paris-the civil action; was told with the most hideous exaggerations--12000 were currently mentioned to have been slain. The people of Nantes were mostly on the side of the Convention: they had elected their Representatives. When Capt. Butler left the Bay of Biscay, he passed near Quiberon, and saw no English vessels at anchor there; soon after fell in with a large fleet, ships of the line, frigates, transports, &c. all steering from the Bay--he continued in sight of them almost as far as Scilly; from these circumstances, he conceives, they are fully convinced of the futility of attempting any thing against the French there; and were bound home, to make their melancholy report to Mr. PITT.--Provisions upon the rise at Nantes.
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France
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About The 6th Of November
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12000 were currently mentioned to have been slain
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Brig Columbia arrived from Nantes after sailing about the 6th of November. No papers brought, but reports indicated tranquility at Nantes with support for the Convention and election of representatives. Exaggerated accounts of Paris commotions claimed 12,000 slain. Captain Butler observed no English vessels at Quiberon and saw a large English fleet departing the Bay toward home, concluding failed attempts against the French.