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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Newport, Rhode Island, on January 6, 1773, the Court of Commissioners appointed by Britain continues to investigate the June 10, 1772, attack, plundering, and burning of HMS Gaspee. They appointed secretaries James Brenton and James Clarke, issued a public notification seeking information, and confined two potential witnesses in irons on a King's ship.
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Colony of Rhode-Island, &c.
Newport Jan. 6. 1773.
THE Public are hereby informed, THAT the Honorable the Commissioners, appointed by a Commission under the great seal of Great-Britain, for enquiring into the circumstances of attacking, plundering and burning his Majesty's Schooner Gaspee, under the command of Lieut. Duddington, on the 10th of June last, and to the assembling, arming and leading on the persons who made the said attack, and to the concerting and preparing the same ; are now convened, and continue to sit every day, Sundays excepted, at the Colony-House in Newport : Wherefore all persons, who can give information to the said Commissioners, relative to the attacking, plundering & burning His Majesty's said Schooner, and to the assembling, arming & leading on the persons who made the said attack and to the concerting & preparing the same, are requested, forthwith, to give information thereof to said Commissioners at the above-mentioned place.
A mulatto fellow and a person from Smithfield: who pretend to give evidence concerning the Gaspee schooner, we hear are confined in irons on board one of the King's ships at Newport."
(Prov. Gaz.)
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Newport, Rhode Island
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Jan. 6. 1773
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a mulatto fellow and a person from smithfield who pretend to give evidence are confined in irons on board one of the king's ships at newport.
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The Court of Commissioners continues to sit at Newport to enquire into the attacking, plundering, and burning of the Schooner Gaspee on the 10th of June last. They appointed James Brenton and James Clarke as secretaries and published a notification requesting public information on the incident, the assembling, arming, leading, concerting, and preparing of the attack.