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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Extract of a letter from Plymouth Sound dated July 7 describes a British fleet of 66 ships, commanded by Captain Fielding on the Diamond, carrying 4500 Hessians, 1000 Waldeckers, English recruits, 2000 baggage horses, and riflemen companies, all in high spirits for the expedition after departing Portsmouth nine days prior and arriving yesterday.
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"We have been nine days from Portsmouth, and put in here yesterday. Our fleet consists of sixty-six sail of ships, under the command of the Diamond, Captain Fielding, and two other frigates. We have on board the fleet four thousand five hundred Hessians, a thousand Waldeckers, some hundred English recruits, and two thousand baggage horses; the troops are all strong, healthy young men, in great spirits, and seem fond of the expedition; and we have some companies of riflemen with us, very dextrous fellows."
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Plymouth Sound
Event Date
July 7
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troops reported as strong, healthy, in great spirits, and fond of the expedition; no casualties mentioned.
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Fleet of sixty-six sail of ships under command of the Diamond, Captain Fielding, and two other frigates, departed Portsmouth nine days prior, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday, carrying four thousand five hundred Hessians, a thousand Waldeckers, some hundred English recruits, two thousand baggage horses, and some companies of riflemen.