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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Alarm guns fired in Boston on August 12, 1779, due to an unidentified fleet entering the bay, possibly English, American from Penobscot, or Jamaica ships. Reports noted continental frigates Providence, Queen of France, and Ranger capturing three Jamaica vessels amid 40-50 sail.
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"Alarm guns have been firing here all this morning. A fleet in our bay coming in, we know not yet whether it is an English fleet or our fleet returning from Penobscot with success or miscarriage, or whether it is a fleet of Jamaica ships, which we have reports by a vessel from sea, that the meta ship from Jamaica, called the London, the prize master of which desired him, in case he got into port before him, that he would inform the Navy Board, the Providence, Queen of France and Ranger, continental frigates, had fallen in with a fleet of Jamaica men, had taken and manned three, and was then in the midst of 40 or 50 sail, picking and choosing."
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Boston
Event Date
August 12, 1779
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unidentified fleet approaching; reports of three jamaica ships captured and manned by continental frigates providence, queen of france, and ranger amid 40 or 50 sail.
Event Details
Alarm guns fired in Boston as a fleet entered the bay, identity unknown: possibly English, returning American fleet from Penobscot, or Jamaica ships. A vessel reported that the prize master of the Jamaica ship London instructed to inform the Navy Board that the frigates had engaged a Jamaica fleet, capturing three.