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The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Congress receives intelligence: European courts except Portugal request US ambassadors via Franklin, promising honors; Deane travels to Hague, Lee to Madrid; French ports open to American ships, armed vessels and prizes in Brest and Nantes; Franklin purchases and fits out 36-gun frigate; Congress bank increased to four million.
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BOSTON, May 12.
We hear from good Authority, that the Congress has received the following Intelligence—that all the Courts of Europe, excepting Portugal, have by Letters, and personally by their Ambassadors, made Application to Doctor Franklin for Ambassador to be sent from us to their several Courts, promising every Honour to them, as due to Ambassadors of Friends—That Mr. Deane had set out for the Hague, and Mr. Lee for the Court of Madrid—the Congress will appoint the Others—That all the Ports in France were open to our Shipping; and that every one of our armed Vessels, with their Prizes, lay in the Harbours of Brest and Nantes. That Doctor Franklin had purchased a 36 Gun Frigate, and was fitting her out; and that the Bank for the Congress was increased to four Millions.
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Europe
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May 12
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french ports open to american shipping; armed vessels and prizes in brest and nantes; 36-gun frigate purchased and fitted out; congress bank increased to four millions.
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Congress receives intelligence that European courts except Portugal have applied via letters and ambassadors to Doctor Franklin for US ambassadors to their courts, promising honors; Mr. Deane set out for the Hague, Mr. Lee for Madrid, with Congress to appoint others; all French ports open to US shipping, with armed vessels and prizes in Brest and Nantes harbors; Doctor Franklin purchased a 36-gun frigate and is fitting it out.