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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Recent military movements in the town and harbor: arrivals of transports from Ireland with 5th and 28th Regiments, Vice-Admiral Greaves in the Preston, and a Royal Train of Artillery detachment; departures of transports to New York and Admiral Montagu to England; several regiments already present.
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Three Transports are sailed from hence, said to be gone to N. York, to bring hither the Regiment of Royal Welsh Fuzileers.
Friday last arrived here from England, Vice-Admiral Greaves, in the Preston Man of War of 20 Guns.
On Saturday last a Detachment of the Royal Train of Artillery, with eight Pieces of Cannon, landed here from the Castle and are encamped on Powder-House Hill, in the Common.
Admiral Montagu, and Family, sail for England on Thursday next, in his Majesty's Ship Captain, he being superseded in Command by Vice-Admiral Greaves.
There are already in this Town and Harbour two Companies of the Train of Artillery, his Majesty's 4th, 5th, 38th, 43d and 64th Regiments, and several others, we hear, may be daily expected.
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Since our last arrived a Number of Transports from Ireland, having on Board the 5th and 28th Regiments of Foot. Three Transports are sailed from hence, said to be gone to N. York, to bring hither the Regiment of Royal Welsh Fuzileers. Friday last arrived here from England, Vice-Admiral Greaves, in the Preston Man of War of 20 Guns. On Saturday last a Detachment of the Royal Train of Artillery, with eight Pieces of Cannon, landed here from the Castle and are encamped on Powder-House Hill, in the Common. Admiral Montagu, and Family, sail for England on Thursday next, in his Majesty's Ship Captain, he being superseded in Command by Vice-Admiral Greaves. There are already in this Town and Harbour two Companies of the Train of Artillery, his Majesty's 4th, 5th, 38th, 43d and 64th Regiments, and several others, we hear, may be daily expected.