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The Pennsylvania Journal, Or, Weekly Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Naval report from English Harbour, Antigua, June 3: HMS Hynd lands troops at St. Augustine, raids and burns vessels in Georgia creek; Lieut. Nicholas lost at sea. Details powerful squadron under Admiral Young, orders for expansions and shipwrights. Captures by Hawk, Pomona, and Argo tender off Barbados, St. Eustatia. Convoy to escort fleet to western islands.
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Last week arrived here his Majesty's Ship Hynd, Captain Byrne, after having landed three companies of the 60th regiment St. Augustine, being informed on his return, that in a creek near Sunbury in Georgia, a brigantine lay taking in lumber, near which was a ship on the stocks pierced for twenty guns; Capt. Byrne, when he arrived off that place, ordered his tender and boats armed, who set fire to and burned both.
This expedition and voyage was performed in the space of six weeks but its success was damped by the loss of Lieut. Nicholas, a very worthy officer, who commanded the tender, but lost company about thirty leagues from land, and is supposed to have foundered.
It is observable, that we have a more powerful squadron on this station than we have had since the year 1771, it consists of the Portland of 50 guns, carrying Admiral Young's flag, Capt. Dumarefq; the Argo of 28 guns, Capt. Garnier; the Hynd of 24 guns, Capt. Byrne; the Seaford of 24 guns Capt. Colpoys; the Pomona of 16 guns, Capt. Eastwood; the Hawk of 14 guns, Capt. Cooper; the Endeavour, armed vessel, Capt. Tinsley, another armed vessel to be purchased, and the Sandwich tender commanded by Capt. Douglas. Orders are received from England to raise the ships companies to the highest complement of men.
Admiral Young has received orders from the Admiralty to purchase two armed vessels, to carry 10 guns each, and 45 men, one of which is already bought and the command given to Capt. Tinsley, it is supposed some extraordinary expedition is going forward at English-harbour, as the Admiral has given orders to enter fourteen more Shipwrights.
Two large brigantines loaded with spermaceti oil are taken off Barbadoes by his Majesty's sloop Hawk, Capt. Cooper, and are sent into English-harbour. We have certain information, that the Pomona, Capt. Eastwood, has taken two prizes and sent them into St. Kitts.
We are just informed that the Convoy appointed to escort the West-India homeward bound fleet, will carry them as far as the western islands only, where some men of war are to meet and carry them to England, and the convoy to return to their station here.
This morning arrived in this harbour, a large Sloop loaded with lumber and flour from North-Carolina, taken by his Majesty's ship the Pomona, Capt. Eastwood, off St. Eustatia.
A vessel loaded with whale oil is also taken by his Majesty's Ship Hawk, Capt. Cooper, off Barbadoes, likewise another prize is taken by the Argo tender.
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English Harbour, Antigua
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June 3
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loss of lieut. nicholas and tender; burning of brigantine and ship in georgia; captures of two brigantines with spermaceti oil, vessel with whale oil, sloop with lumber and flour, two prizes by pomona; convoy to western islands.
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HMS Hynd arrived after landing three companies of 60th regiment at St. Augustine; on return, burned brigantine and ship near Sunbury, Georgia. Squadron includes Portland (50 guns, Admiral Young), Argo (28), Hynd (24), Seaford (24), Pomona (16), Hawk (14), Endeavour, and Sandwich tender; orders to raise complements and purchase armed vessels. Admiral orders 14 more shipwrights. Hawk took two brigantines and whale oil vessel off Barbados; Pomona took two prizes to St. Kitts and sloop off St. Eustatia; Argo tender took prize.