When was it published?

March 21, 1745 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News March 21, 1745

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

Privateer Plunder, St Martin, Dominica, St Lucia, Jolly Robin, Capt Martinborough

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Captain Martinborough's privateer Jolly Robin plundered French inhabitants at St. Martin, seizing cocoa, indigo, money, and over 200 Negroes, requiring additional vessels. Other privateers followed suit at Dominica and St. Lucia, taking valuable effects.

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Dec. 18. Capt. Martinborough, in the Jolly Robin Privateer, who surprized and plundered the French inhabitants at St. Martin, met with a vast Booty there, in Cocoa, Indigo, and other valuable Effects, besides Money, and upwards of 200 Negroes, so that he was obliged to send for several Vessels to help him to carry them off.

Several Privateers, after the Example of Capt. Martinborough, have visited and plundered Dominica and St. Lucia, and carried off from each Place Effects amounting to a considerable Value.

What sub-type of article is it?

Piracy Or Privateering

What keywords are associated?

Privateer Plunder St Martin Dominica St Lucia Jolly Robin Capt Martinborough

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Martinborough

Where did it happen?

St. Martin

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

St. Martin

Event Date

Dec. 18.

Key Persons

Capt. Martinborough

Outcome

vast booty including cocoa, indigo, money, and over 200 negroes from st. martin; considerable value from dominica and st. lucia

Event Details

Capt. Martinborough in the Jolly Robin Privateer surprised and plundered French inhabitants at St. Martin, obtaining vast booty and needing additional vessels. Several privateers followed his example, plundering Dominica and St. Lucia.