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Herald Of The United States
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
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Captain Vose of the Ship Alexander reports speaking a British frigate on March 7 in lat. 49, long. 12, which stated the Brest Fleet had been entirely captured. The frigate was two days out from Plymouth. References to a French squadron of four sail of the line and a corvette pursued by Admiral Thornborough, or possibly eight sail pursued by Sir R. Strachan.
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Capt. Vose, of the Ship Alexander from London, informs us, that on the 7th of March, in lat. 49, long. 12, he spoke a British frigate, and was informed that the Brest Fleet had been all taken. This frigate was out two days from Plymouth, bound to her station.
We presume that the above squadron is that mentioned in a London paper of the 29th of February, which the British government received advice of having sailed from Brest a few days previous to that date. It consisted of four sail of the line and a corvette. Admiral Thornborough, with five sail of the line, had sailed from Cawsand bay in pursuit of them.
Or the above squadron may be that seen by the Naiad frigate arrived at Falmouth the 4th of Feb. which consisted of 8 sail of the line. When the Naiad lost sight of them an English squadron was in sight of the same force, under the command of Sir R. Strachan.
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Brest
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7th Of March
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the brest fleet had been all taken
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Capt. Vose of the Ship Alexander from London spoke a British frigate on the 7th of March in lat. 49, long. 12, which informed him that the Brest Fleet had been all taken. The frigate was out two days from Plymouth, bound to her station. The squadron may be the one of four sail of the line and a corvette that sailed from Brest a few days before February 29, pursued by Admiral Thornborough with five sail from Cawsand bay. Or it may be the eight sail of the line seen by the Naiad frigate on February 4, pursued by Sir R. Strachan's squadron.