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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Letter from Bonavista dated July 22, 1790, reports Messrs. Braithwaites and crew on sloop Endeavor engaged five pirate vessels in a two-hour battle while recovering property from the Hartwell East-Indiaman. Pirates fled; English vessel damaged but no casualties.
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By a letter from Bonavista, dated the 22d of July, 1790, we are informed that the Messrs. Braithwaites, with their small ship's company, have had a very severe engagement with five pirate vessels, who came to oppose them in recovering the property lost in the Hartwell East-Indiaman.
The force of the pirates consisted of two schooners, mounting ten guns each; three sloops, mounting five guns each, and one cohorns: that of the English, was the sloop Endeavor, of 37 tons burden, mounting six pounders, two two pounders, and a cohorns, besides small arms, and the crew consisted of nine seamen and Messrs. Braithwaites.
After a close action of two glasses, the pirates steered off different courses, and were pursued for two hours: but the Endeavor having been long at sea, was very foul, and could not come up with them.
The English vessel received sundry shot through her sides and sails, and the tiller rope was shot away; but we are happy to add, that none of the crew were either killed or wounded.
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Bonavista
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The 22d Of July, 1790
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pirates fled after two-hour engagement and were pursued but not overtaken; english vessel damaged with shots through sides and sails, tiller rope shot away; no crew killed or wounded.
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Messrs. Braithwaites and nine seamen on sloop Endeavor (37 tons, armed with six 6-pounders, two 2-pounders, cohorns, small arms) engaged five pirate vessels (two schooners with 10 guns each, three sloops with 5 guns each, one cohorns) opposing recovery of Hartwell East-Indiaman property. After close action of two glasses, pirates dispersed; pursuit lasted two hours but Endeavor, being foul from long sea time, could not catch them.