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Foreign News
March 8, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Letter from Chatham reports alarm in naval yards at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth due to heightened vigilance against an suspected evil plot by former enemies during dark nights, potentially crippling Britain's navy for years, questioning the sincerity of recent peace.
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Extract of a Letter from Chatham, Nov. 28.
"We have been greatly alarmed here for these ten days past, on account of the extraordinary vigilance of all the Officers in their several departments; and we hear the same strict attention is paid to the yards at Portsmouth and Plymouth.
We are now informed, that this necessary caution has been taken, on account of some undoubted intelligence, that some evil design was meditating to be executed in the dark nights, particularly here and the two abovementioned places; and if success attend their plan, it would render it impossible for us to have a respectable navy for some years. If this be true, and every thing here confirms it, it shews what a confidence is put in the professions of sincere friendship and good Faith of our late enemies, and their good intentions of preserving the peace we have so lately given them."
"We have been greatly alarmed here for these ten days past, on account of the extraordinary vigilance of all the Officers in their several departments; and we hear the same strict attention is paid to the yards at Portsmouth and Plymouth.
We are now informed, that this necessary caution has been taken, on account of some undoubted intelligence, that some evil design was meditating to be executed in the dark nights, particularly here and the two abovementioned places; and if success attend their plan, it would render it impossible for us to have a respectable navy for some years. If this be true, and every thing here confirms it, it shews what a confidence is put in the professions of sincere friendship and good Faith of our late enemies, and their good intentions of preserving the peace we have so lately given them."
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Naval Yards Vigilance
Evil Design Plot
Late Enemies
Recent Peace
Where did it happen?
Chatham
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Chatham
Event Date
Nov. 28
Event Details
Heightened vigilance in naval yards at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth due to intelligence of an evil design by late enemies to be executed in dark nights, potentially preventing a respectable navy for years; questions sincerity of recent peace.