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Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Captain Smith reports from Gibraltar: Portuguese ship sank Algerine cruiser off Algiers, rescuing crew and Neapolitan prisoners. Lord Nelson blockades Toulon with 14 ships. HMS Victory captured French frigate and merchantmen from St. Domingo. British cruisers detained Danish and Swedish ships suspected of French cargo. Morocco prepares cruisers against Americans. Gibraltar markets dull for flour, beef, pork, coffee, sugar, pepper.
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Capt. Smith of the Hunter, in 42 days from Gibraltar, arrived at Baltimore on Thursday.-He informs that previous to his sailing a Portuguese 74 arrived from a cruize off Algiers. where she sunk an Algerine cruizer, and picked up 164 of the crew and 16 Neapolitan prisoners that were on board. Lord Nelson, lays off Toulon, with 14 sail of the line. The Victory of 98 guns, took on her passage from England to Malta, the French frigate Ambassade and several merchantmen, from St. Domingo The British cruizers out of Gibraltar. have sent in several Danes.Swedes, &c. on suspicion of their cargoes being French property. The Emperor of Morocco has 6 cruizers ready for sea, and it is thought to cruize against the Americans.--Markets very dull at Gibraltar, fine flour, 7 dolls. no sale for beef, pork, coffee, sugar, nor pepper.
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Gibraltar
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portuguese 74 sunk algerine cruiser off algiers, picked up 164 crew and 16 neapolitan prisoners; victory captured french frigate ambassade and several merchantmen from st. domingo; british cruisers detained several danes, swedes on suspicion of french property; morocco has 6 cruisers ready; markets dull, fine flour 7 dollars, no sale for beef, pork, coffee, sugar, pepper.
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Capt. Smith of the Hunter arrived at Baltimore from Gibraltar. Before sailing, a Portuguese 74-gun ship returned from cruise off Algiers, having sunk an Algerine cruiser and rescued 164 crew and 16 Neapolitan prisoners. Lord Nelson off Toulon with 14 sail of the line. HMS Victory, en route from England to Malta, captured French frigate Ambassade and merchantmen from St. Domingo. British cruisers from Gibraltar sent in several Danish and Swedish ships suspected of carrying French property. Emperor of Morocco has 6 cruisers ready, possibly to cruise against Americans. Markets at Gibraltar very dull.