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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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The American snow Dickinson, from Philadelphia bound for Nantes with warlike stores for the Continental Army, was seized by its mutinous crew and brought to Bristol on April 8. The crew, forced into service, redirected the ship to Britain; the mate heads to London with onboard papers for government inspection.
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She was taken up and fitted out by order of the Congress, and consigned to Messrs. Montaudouin and Frere, merchants in Nantes, as appears by the Captain's orders.
The mate and people on board, finding that they were to load with warlike stores for the Americans, and having, as they declare, been forced into the service, took the vessel, and instead of proceeding to France, determined to make the first British port. They accordingly brought her into Bristol, after beating upwards of a fortnight about the mouth of the channel; and the mate is immediately going off for London, and will take all the letters and papers which were on board the said vessel, for the inspection of Government.
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Nantes
Event Date
April 8
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vessel brought into bristol by mutinous crew; papers and letters to be inspected by government in london.
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The snow Dickinson, master William Milton, sailed from Philadelphia bound for Nantes to discharge cargo and load warlike stores and ammunition for the Continental Army, fitted out by Congress order and consigned to Messrs. Montaudouin and Frere. The mate and crew, forced into service and unwilling to transport arms for Americans, seized the vessel and brought it to Bristol after two weeks near the Channel mouth, instead of France.