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Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Reports indicate that 4,000 flat-bottomed boats are being built in France, Holland, on the Elbe, and Weser for the invasion of England. These boats feature various designs, including brig-rigged vessels with 4-6 guns, undecked luggers with 18-pounders, and large flat skiffs for cavalry and artillery.
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These boats are built on three or four different constructions, but all calculated to draw as little water as possible.
There is one kind rigged into brigs, carrying from 4 to 6 guns, 18 and 24 pounders, besides a number of swivels.
Another kind without any deck, carrying one 18 pounder forward, and another aft, rigged into a lugger: and another kind with upwards of 100 feet keel, but built flat like a skiff, or bateau. These are to carry cavalry and artillery.
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France, Holland, Elbe, Weser
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Four thousand flat bottomed boats are being built in France, Holland, on the Elbe and Weser for the invasion of England. These boats are of three or four different constructions, all designed to draw as little water as possible. One kind is rigged into brigs carrying 4 to 6 guns of 18 and 24 pounders plus swivels. Another kind is without deck, carrying one 18 pounder forward and another aft, rigged as a lugger. Another kind has upwards of 100 feet keel, built flat like a skiff or bateau, intended to carry cavalry and artillery.