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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Captain Barnard reports from Point-Petre, Guadaloupe, that the French ship La Pique captured the Blanche before the British Bellona could assist, contrary to other reports. The Pique's commander received an honorable welcome upon return.
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NEW-YORK, March 17.
From the Diary, a paper published in this city last evening.
Captain Barnard, lately arrived at this port from Point-Petre, Guadaloupe, a man of respectable character, and on whose testimony the fullest reliance may be placed, positively asserts and is ready to attest, that he was bro't to by the Bellona of 74 guns, and was ordered on board the captain of which informed, "That those desperadoes (meaning the French) would certainly have carried off the Blanche, had he not come up to her assistance."
Captain Barnard also informs, that it was positively stated at Point-Petre, that the Blanche had struck to La Pique before the Bellona came along side, to whose superior force she was obliged to yield.
Captain Barnard was at Point Petre when the commander of the Pique returned after the action, and was witness to the very welcome and honourable reception he met with from his countrymen, which would not have been the case had he yielded to inferior force, or the least doubt been entertained of his bravery and good conduct.
From the contradictory reports of this affair, we thought it our duty to find captain Barnard out, from whose own mouth we have obtained the above statement of facts.
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Point Petre, Guadaloupe
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the blanche struck to la pique before the bellona came alongside; the pique's commander received an honorable reception from his countrymen.
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Captain Barnard asserts that the Blanche had struck to the French La Pique due to superior force before the British Bellona of 74 guns arrived to assist. He witnessed the Pique's commander returning to Point-Petre and being welcomed honorably by his countrymen, affirming his bravery.