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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Charleston Herald reports that British frigates are blocking American vessels from trading in English West Indies, forcing them to leave; French West India islands' new ordinances prohibit foreign trade, authorizing European captains and merchants as informers, excluding all American ships.
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By a gentleman just arrived from the West Indies we learn, that several frigates are stationed at the English islands, for the purpose of keeping out all American bottoms, and totally excluding them from trading there; and that in consequence of this regulation several sail of vessels were obliged to weigh anchor again immediately after their arrival, and proceeded for other ports.
Late ordinances dispersed throughout the French West-India islands from France among other measures to suppress and totally prohibit foreign trade, have authorized Captains of and merchants from Europe, to act as Commis du Domaine, with a particular regard, as far as possible, to remove the stigma generally annexed to informers. Not one American vessel, in particular, is suffered to come into their ports. Various are the conjectures respecting this new regulation.
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West Indies
Event Date
April 28
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several american vessels forced to leave english west indies ports immediately; no american vessels allowed in french west india ports due to trade prohibitions.
Event Details
British frigates stationed at English islands to exclude American ships from trading, causing vessels to depart for other ports; French ordinances from France prohibit foreign trade in West India islands, authorizing European captains and merchants as Commis du Domaine to enforce, removing informer stigma; various conjectures on the regulation.