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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Captain Tyler reports from Gibraltar that British forces seized a fort on Parsley Island near Ceuta on the Barbary coast. Preparations are underway for an attack on Ceuta, possibly with Moorish assistance. Rumors circulate of French squadrons in the Mediterranean, prompting vigilance at Gibraltar.
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Captain Tyler, arrived at Boston from Gibraltar, informs, that the British had taken possession of, and commanded a fort on an uninhabited rock, called Parsley Island, situated under Apes Hill, a little west of Ceuta, on the Barbary coast. Preparations were making for an attack on Ceuta, and it was reported the Moors were to assist in the attack. There were some rumors that the French squadrons were out in the Mediterranean, and a look-out was kept for them at Gibraltar, under an expectation they might intend to pass through the Straits.
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Ceuta
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british took possession of fort on parsley island
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British had taken possession of and commanded a fort on uninhabited Parsley Island under Apes Hill west of Ceuta on Barbary coast. Preparations for attack on Ceuta; reported Moors to assist. Rumors of French squadrons in Mediterranean; look-out kept at Gibraltar expecting passage through Straits.