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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from Orford Man of War letter at sea, May 26, 1757: British fleet of ~90 sail with 7,000 troops under Gens. Hopson and Hay sailed from Cork on May 8. Reports of captures by Somerset, Rochester, and York of enemy ships carrying ~1,000 soldiers to Plymouth, Kinsale, Beerhaven. Rumored ministry settlement with Pitt and Duke of Newcastle.
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The Fleet sailed from Cork the 8th Day of May, being about 90 Sail in all; 14 Line of Battle Ships, a Fire Ship, a Bomb, a 20 Gun Ship, 2 Sloops, 60 Transports, with about 7000 Troops, and some Merchant Men from different Parts: A 60 Gun Ship and a Bomb was still to join them. -- The Troops are commanded by Maj. General Hopson, Major General Lord Charles Hay, with Lord How, and several other Gentlemen of Distinction, and seem to be all in good Spirits: ---Before the Fleet left Ireland, the Somerset Man of War brought into Kinsale two Ships with about 200 Soldiers bound to Louisburg; and the Rochester was left in pursuit of 3 more; and 'twas the current Report the Day the Fleet sailed, had brought them into Beerhaven near Cape Clear. -The York Man of War has likewise taken 3 Ships and carried them into Plymouth with about 600 Men more. -- The Change of the Ministry is now believed to be settled, as the Duke of N--- and Mr. Pitt are together.
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Cork
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May 8th 1757
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somerset man of war brought two ships with about 200 soldiers into kinsale; rochester pursued and reportedly brought three more into beerhaven near cape clear; york man of war took three ships with about 600 men into plymouth
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The Fleet sailed from Cork the 8th Day of May, being about 90 Sail in all; 14 Line of Battle Ships, a Fire Ship, a Bomb, a 20 Gun Ship, 2 Sloops, 60 Transports, with about 7000 Troops, and some Merchant Men from different Parts: A 60 Gun Ship and a Bomb was still to join them. The Troops are commanded by Maj. General Hopson, Major General Lord Charles Hay, with Lord How, and several other Gentlemen of Distinction, and seem to be all in good Spirits. Before the Fleet left Ireland, the Somerset Man of War brought into Kinsale two Ships with about 200 Soldiers bound to Louisburg; and the Rochester was left in pursuit of 3 more; and 'twas the current Report the Day the Fleet sailed, had brought them into Beerhaven near Cape Clear. The York Man of War has likewise taken 3 Ships and carried them into Plymouth with about 600 Men more. The Change of the Ministry is now believed to be settled, as the Duke of N--- and Mr. Pitt are together.