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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Contradictory reports on West India news: Rumors of a strong French and Spanish armament arriving, likely the expected Spanish fleet of 10 sail with French Commissioners at Santo Domingo. British armament confirmed in Windward Islands, with vague reports of plans to capture Dutch Surinam or Guadaloupe.
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OUR WEST-INDIA NEWS
Is exceedingly contradictory. The arrival of a French and Spanish armament (by some accounts of great force, is asserted from various quarters ; but we still have reason to think, that these accounts have originated in the expected arrival at Santo Domingo. of a Spanish fleet of 10 sail, with the French Commissioners on board, as noticed in late Centinels.
That the British armament has arrived in the Windward Islands, is certain : But we have not heard of any operations of moment from it. Reports are, that they intend to attempt the capture the Dutch colonies of Surinam, &c. but whether these, or Guadaloupe, &c. are the real objects, we have no other data to reckon by than the most vague of vague reports.
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Contradictory reports assert arrival of French and Spanish armament, possibly originating from expected Spanish fleet of 10 sail with French Commissioners at Santo Domingo. British armament arrived in Windward Islands; no major operations reported, but rumors suggest intent to capture Dutch colonies like Surinam or Guadaloupe.