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The Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Coasting vessel brings Castine paper reporting schooner Lark's arrival from Martinique: London papers claim Napoleon's death and army destruction; many American vessels captured by French in Guadaloupe, crews imprisoned; US Frigate United States fires on Guadaloupe batteries; Pickering repels English privateer; sighted Ganges convoy.
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By a coasting vessel which arrived here on Thursday last, from Castine mouth of Penobscot (which place she left the day before (Feb. 20) the Castine paper of this date has been received, which contains the following news:-
"Castine, Feb. 20.
Yesterday arrived at this port, the schooner Lark, Capt. Snow, 17 days from Martinique. Capt. S. informs.-
That a few days previous to his leaving that place, information was received there, that an English packet had arrived in the West Indies which brought London papers to the 10th of Jan. which stated that Official Accounts had been received of the Death of Buonaparte, and the Total Destruction of his Army.--Capt. Snow says, that he saw and read the account in a London paper received by the packet.
Capt. Snow was informed while he lay at Martinique, by an American who had made his escape from Guadaloupe, that a large number of American vessels had been taken by the French pirates and carried into that port; that 18 sail had been captured in one week; that they were all condemned with little or no ceremony, and the Americans thrown into prison;
that the Frigate United States, Commo. Barry, had run so nigh into Guadaloupe, that he was fired at from the batteries on shore, and in return had given them a few broadsides: that the sloop of war Pickering, having a number of vessels under her convoy had fired a few shot into an English privateer, supposing her to be an enemy's vessel, which obliged her to sheer off. Capt. S. soon after spoke same privateer, who treated him politely, and permitted him to proceed.-Spoke on his passage home, the American sloop of war Ganges with a number of American vessels under convoy."
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West Indies
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Feb. 20
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death of buonaparte and total destruction of his army reported; large number of american vessels captured and condemned in guadaloupe, crews imprisoned; 18 sail captured in one week; frigate united states exchanges fire with guadaloupe batteries; pickering fires on english privateer, forcing it off.
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Schooner Lark arrives from Martinique with Capt. Snow reporting: English packet brings London papers to Jan. 10 stating official accounts of Buonaparte's death and army destruction, which Capt. Snow read. Informed by escaped American: French pirates capture many American vessels into Guadaloupe, condemning them quickly and imprisoning crews. Frigate United States, under Commo. Barry, approaches Guadaloupe, fired upon from batteries, returns broadsides. Sloop Pickering, convoying vessels, fires on supposed enemy English privateer, causing it to sheer off; Capt. Snow later speaks politely with the privateer. Spoke American sloop Ganges with convoy on passage home.