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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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The Baltimore schooner Experiment, Capt. Loring, bound for Montego Bay, Jamaica, was captured by a French privateer on April 2, plundered, and ordered to St. Domingo, but retaken by an English brig on April 4 and sent to Kingston, Jamaica.
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The sch. Experiment, of Baltimore, capt. Loring, bound to Montego-bay, (Jamaica,) was taken the 2d of April, after three hours chase, by a French schooner of 18 guns. The privateer came alongside within pistol shot, and fired about 50 musket balls on board. One of the officers came on board, took the speaking trumpet, and beat it all to pieces over capt. Loring's head; then took capt. Loring on board the privateer, the captain of which took his trumpet and served captain L. in the same manner; then plundered him of all his clothes, and robbed the vessel of articles of considerable value; afterwards they put men and a prize master on board and ordered him for a Spanish port of St. Domingo. On the 4th of April was retaken by an English brig of 14 guns, and sent into Kingston, (Jam.)
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Montego Bay, Jamaica
Event Date
April 2 4
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vessel plundered of clothes and valuable articles; no casualties mentioned; retaken and sent to kingston, jamaica
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Sch. Experiment captured after three-hour chase by French schooner of 18 guns; privateer fired 50 musket balls, officers beat speaking trumpet over Capt. Loring's head, plundered vessel, placed prize master and ordered to Spanish port of St. Domingo; retaken on April 4 by English brig of 14 guns