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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Schooner John arrived in Newbern from Cape Francois, reporting Count D'Estaing's fleet of warships and troops heading northwest, likely to join Spanish forces off Augustine and target Georgia to expel British forces.
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That he sailed from the Cape in company with Count D'Estaing's fleet consisting of 3 sail of the line, two 50 gun ships, and ten frigates, having on board 2000 troops, with a large fleet of merchant ships, for the several ports in America. That he kept company with the fleet to the lat. of 3. and long. 25, when he left them steering N. W. by W. and that it was reported in the fleet they were to join 12 sail of Spanish line off Augustine. That the expedition on which they were going was kept a profound secret, but that it was most undoubtedly for this continent, as he left them so near, and steering for Georgia.
We expect every hour a farther account of this grand armament, which assuredly is to clear this continent of the present insulting savage crew that at present infest it.
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Newbern
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Sep. 6
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Schooner John, Captain Dames, arrived from Cape Francois after sailing with Count D'Estaing's fleet of 3 ships of the line, two 50-gun ships, ten frigates, 2000 troops, and merchant ships, heading to American ports. Left fleet at latitude 3, longitude 25, steering northwest by west, reportedly to join 12 Spanish ships of the line off Augustine, destined for this continent including Georgia.