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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Captain James Dobbins of the Plain-Dealer, carrying convicts from London to Maryland, was captured on February 21, 1745, at latitude 28.45 by the French man-of-war Zephyre after a two-and-a-half-hour engagement. The ship was later lost near Brest with most aboard, except seven Frenchmen.
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' I was taken the 21st past in Latitude 28. 45. by the Zephyre, a French Man of War of 30 Carriage Guns and 350 Men, after an Engagement of two Hours and a Half, in which forty of the Convicts on Board behaved well, and fought with great Courage; but being overpowered by Numbers, was obliged to surrender, after killing them five Men, and wounding 16. We have one dead of his Wounds, and another I fear will not recover. The Man of War took me, most of my Men, and some of the Convicts on board them, and sent the Ship, with about 35 of the Men Convicts, and all the Women, for any Port in France; but unfortunately for those left on Board my Ship, she was lost near Brest, and all perished, except 7 Frenchmen, who had the good Fortune to get on Shore.'
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Latitude 28. 45.
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21st Past (February 21, 1745)
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killed 5 french, wounded 16 french; 1 dead and 1 critically wounded on plain-dealer; ship lost near brest, all perished except 7 frenchmen.
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The Plain-Dealer was captured by the French man-of-war Zephyre (30 guns, 350 men) after a two-and-a-half-hour engagement. Forty convicts fought courageously but were overpowered. The captors took the captain, most crew, and some convicts aboard; the ship with 35 male convicts and all women was sent to a French port but wrecked near Brest.