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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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The HMS Modeste, commanded by Captain Wheelock, touched a reef leeward of Cartagena during a cruise, losing its false keel and jettisoning guns and stores, but refloated after 40 hours and recovered everything using the captain's new refracting instrument. Arrived safely at Port Royal on Friday last.
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The Modeste Man of War, which arrived at Port Royal on Friday last from a Cruise, was, we hear, near being lost; for going down on the Main, to the leeward of Carthagena, she unfortunately touched upon a Reef, where she beat her false Keel off, and was obliged to throw several of her Guns and Stores overboard, but luckily, after continuing there near forty Hours, she got off. And, what is more agreeable to relate, they, by Aid of a new refracting Instrument, invented by the ingenious and worthy Commander, got their Guns, Stores, and even their false Keel aboard; so that we hope to see it recorded, in the future Annals of naval History, that Captain Wheelock, of his Majesty's Ship of War the Modeste, was the first Commander that entered a Port with his Keel on his Deck.
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Leeward Of Carthagena
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Friday Last, Prior To April 18
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no casualties; ship beat false keel off, threw several guns and stores overboard; got off after near forty hours; recovered guns, stores, and false keel.
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The Modeste Man of War touched upon a Reef to the leeward of Carthagena, beat her false Keel off, and was obliged to throw several of her Guns and Stores overboard; continued there near forty Hours before getting off; recovered items by Aid of a new refracting Instrument invented by the Commander.