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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Letter from Liverpool, July 12, 1799, details capture of ship Fanny by French corsair Bordelais on June 29; passengers detained or released via prisoner exchange; additional notes on arrivals of Nancy, Severn in Liverpool and Rajah in Deal.
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"On the 29th of June the Fanny was captured by the French corsair Bordelais, of 22 guns and 220 men.--Mr. and Mrs. Allen and their niece Miss Jane Martin, Mrs. H. M. Colden of New York, and the captain and steward were left on board the ship which was ordered for the first port in France
After being six days prisoners, 15 of us who claimed as British subjects were allowed to come away on board a leaky brig, the Portland, of Portland, laden with timber, which they did not think worth sending to France.
We arrived here this morning, and the captain would not liberate any Americans; he said his instructions forbid his doing so, until a regular exchange of prisoners was settled between America and France; we however got off with us a Mr. Benj. Treadwell, brother to Captain Treadwell, of New York. We signed a receipt for 15 British subjects, including him as one, and agreed to send the same number of French prisoners in exchange for us.
"The Nancy and Severn arrived here this day; Rajah has arrived safe at Deal."
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France
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29th Of June 1799
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fanny captured and ordered to france; mr. and mrs. allen, miss jane martin, mrs. h. m. colden, captain, and steward left on board; 15 british subjects released on portland brig to liverpool, including mr. benj. treadwell as one; agreement to exchange for 15 french prisoners; americans not liberated pending formal exchange.
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On June 29, 1799, the Fanny was captured by the French corsair Bordelais of 22 guns and 220 men. Certain passengers were left on the ship sent to a French port. After six days as prisoners, 15 claiming British subjects were allowed to depart on the leaky timber-laden brig Portland, which arrived in Liverpool. The captors refused to release Americans without a formal exchange. The group included Mr. Benj. Treadwell by signing him as British, with a promise to exchange equivalent French prisoners. The Nancy and Severn arrived in Liverpool that day; Rajah arrived safely at Deal.