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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Advices from New York report 26 vessels with refugees set to sail for Nova Scotia, Hessian and foreign troops captured with Burgoyne sailing for Canada, and preparations for British troops' embarkation on transports including the South Carolina frigate, suggesting the city may be cleared of the British army by August and September.
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That the Hessians and other foreign troops, taken with General Burgoyne, were sailed for Canada.—
That another embarkation, consisting of British troops was preparing: Among the vessels fitting up for transports, was the South Carolina frigate, it was said, she would accommodate near 1000 men: the advices add, that from the above, and many other causes, it was probable the city would be clear of the British army in the course of the months of August and Sept.
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New York
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Friday Last; Months Of August And Sept.
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probable the city would be clear of the british army
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26 sail of vessels, with Refugees on board, were to sail that day for Nova Scotia. The Hessians and other foreign troops, taken with General Burgoyne, were sailed for Canada. Another embarkation, consisting of British troops was preparing: Among the vessels fitting up for transports, was the South Carolina frigate, it was said, she would accommodate near 1000 men.