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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A letter from an English gentleman in Toulon describes French efforts to fit out frigates against daring Mediterranean pirates cruising near the harbor. Two frigates captured a pirate galley, enslaving its crew and seizing a valuable cargo. Provisions are scarce and poor across France, leaving the populace in wretched condition.
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"They are very busy here in fitting out stout frigates to cruise against the pirates in the Mediterranean; they think that ships of this size are better for that service than those of the line. The pirates are become so daring that they cruise within sight of this harbour; if they are chased, by plying their oars they are almost sure of getting clear. However, two frigates, which were out at sea, suddenly bore down upon one of their galleys, which was lying off the harbour, took her, and brought her in here; and as the Dey of Algiers sends all his prisoners into slavery, the French in this instance followed his example, having sent these men to the galleys, where they are to remain, unless the Dey will exchange some French he has in slavery. The galley had on board a valuable cargo, of which they had plundered some ships. Provisions are very scarce here, and very bad, and the poor are in a wretched condition in all parts of France through which I have passed."
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Toulon
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two french frigates captured a pirate galley near toulon harbor; pirates sent to galleys unless exchanged for french slaves; valuable cargo seized from plundered ships.
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French are fitting out frigates to cruise against daring Mediterranean pirates who operate near Toulon harbor using oars to escape. Two frigates captured one such galley, enslaving its crew following the Dey of Algiers' example. Provisions scarce and bad in Toulon and across France, poor in wretched condition.