Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
British man-of-war captures Spanish galleon with 37 million dollars near Western Islands, en route to England. Additional reports of British and French naval cruises for other galleons and a second Spanish ship capture to Madeira. News from St. Michael's via Captain James Clark.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Last Evening arrived here from St. Michael's one of the Western Islands, Captain James Clark, who brings an Account of one of our Men of War taking a Spanish Galleon with 37 Millions of Dollars on Board. and carried her to England : he was taken near the Western Islands in her Way to Spain. There were five of them, not in Company. which were to sail soon after this, and that there were two Large Gallies cruising off the Island to meet them, to furnish them with Men, which they had on board for that Purpose.
Captain Clarke, informs farther, that he spoke with the Superbe Man of War. who informs him that he and two more Men of War, stationed off the Island to Cruise for the other Galleons : and that there were four French Men of War cruising Likewise to meet with the Galleons. to Convoy them Safe to Port : That one Day the English Man of War Saw the four French to the Windward of them lying by,but did not offer to bear down, and that another of our Men of War had taken a very rich Spanish Ship, loaded with Money and Hides from Colona, in the Brasils. and carried her to Madeira, he says that the above News was credited in the Island.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Western Islands
Key Persons
Outcome
spanish galleon with 37 millions of dollars captured and carried to england; rich spanish ship loaded with money and hides from colona in the brasils captured and carried to madeira
Event Details
One of our Men of War taking a Spanish Galleon with 37 Millions of Dollars on Board, taken near the Western Islands in her Way to Spain. There were five of them, not in Company, which were to sail soon after this, and that there were two Large Gallies cruising off the Island to meet them, to furnish them with Men. Captain Clarke spoke with the Superbe Man of War, who with two more Men of War stationed off the Island to Cruise for the other Galleons. Four French Men of War cruising to meet with the Galleons to Convoy them Safe to Port. English Man of War Saw the four French to the Windward but did not offer to bear down. Another of our Men of War had taken a very rich Spanish Ship from Colona in the Brasils and carried her to Madeira.