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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Guadaloupe detail a repulsed enemy attack on British advanced post, army preparations to move, execution of French spy Bonville, and arrival of HMS Rippon and Bristol at St. Eustatia amid French privateer activity transporting sugars despite embargo.
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Extract of a Letter from Guadaloupe, the 1st Instant.
A considerable body of the enemy attacked our advanced Post, commanded by Major Melville, on Sunday night last; but were repulsed with very little loss on our side. The army still remains in the same position, and the tents are hutted. The corpse of the late General HOPSON will be carried over to Antigua for interment. It is reported that 400 men are arrived from Martinico, and that mons. Nandou, the late French Governor, is arrested.
March 7. Our Advices from Guadaloupe are, that the tents are struck and put aboard the Transports, having been first hutted; and it is believed the army will very shortly be in motion. We also hear that one mons. Bonville, a Frenchman, who came from England as a Volunteer (or like the other Bonville in the Rochfort Expedition, as a man who might be of service in the Expedition) has been discovered to be a spy, and on Sunday last was hanged at the head of our encampment, in sight of the enemy.
We hear from St. Eustatia, that his Majesty's ships Rippon and Bristol arrived there on Friday last, at which time there were 8 or 10 French privateers in the road, 4 of which were brigantines. Since Guadaloupe has been invested, the enemy's privateers have been employed in carrying sugars from the French islands to Statia; for which, we leave our readers to judge what they have in return, notwithstanding Governor DeWindt's embargo on provisions.
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Guadaloupe
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March 1 7
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enemy repulsed with very little loss on british side; french spy bonville hanged; 400 men arrived from martinico; french governor nandou arrested.
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Enemy attacked advanced post commanded by Major Melville on Sunday night, repulsed. Army remains in position with hutted tents. General HOPSON's body to be interred in Antigua. Tents struck and loaded onto transports; army expected to move soon. French spy Bonville executed by hanging. HMS Rippon and Bristol arrived at St. Eustatia with French privateers present; privateers transporting sugars to Statia despite embargo.