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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Captain Stacey reports from St. Kitts that Capt. Wentworth arrived safely at Antigua, but Captains Simpson, Hayes, Gillespie, Hewett, and Ford were captured and taken to Martinico with over 300 sickly prisoners as of May 17.
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When the last Accounts came from Martinico, which was the 17th of May, several other prizes were also going in there; that the Number of Prisoners amounted to upwards of 300, most of whom were very sickly, owing chiefly to the bad Usage they met with and want of proper Assistance.
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Martinico
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17th Of May
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ships of captains simpson, hayes, gillespie, hewett, and ford taken and carried into martinico; over 300 prisoners, most very sickly due to bad usage and lack of assistance
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Capt. Wentworth in Ship Amherst safely arrived at Antigua from Piscataqua; Captains Simpson, Hayes, Gillespie, Hewett, and Ford from this place taken and carried into Martinico with masters and men confined; as of 17th of May, several other prizes entering, total prisoners over 300, many sickly from poor treatment