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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On April 26, 1775, Mr. John Brown, a prominent Providence merchant, was seized by a British man-of-war in Newport while traveling by packet boat to Providence. About 200 barrels of flour from his vessel and another were confiscated, with the captures intended for condemnation in Boston, causing alarm over the open hostility.
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"Yesterday Mr. John Brown, one of the principal Merchants
of this Town, being at Newport, was seized upon in a Freight of
Packet Boat coming to Providence. He was carried and confined
on board a Man of War lying in Newport; and about 200 Barrels
of Flour, in that Packet and another Freight Vessel, taken by the
Ship of War. It is said the Captures are to be sent to Boston for
Condemnation.--- We are greatly alarmed at this open Force and
Hostility."
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Newport
Event Date
Yesterday (April 26, 1775)
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mr. john brown seized and confined on board a man-of-war; about 200 barrels of flour taken from the packet boat and another freight vessel; captures to be sent to boston for condemnation
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Mr. John Brown, a principal merchant of Providence, was seized in a freight of packet boat at Newport while coming to Providence. He was carried and confined on board a man-of-war lying in Newport. About 200 barrels of flour in that packet and another freight vessel were taken by the ship of war.