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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Portsmouth on October 1, a Bristol merchant ship owned by Joseph Glover and commanded by Capt. Richard Emms, carrying 2000 barrels of flour for the British army in Boston, was boarded and secured to a wharf. The master reported encounters with other supply ships and a hurricane that damaged the vessel; the Boston Packet lost its mainmast in the gale.
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Portsmouth, October 2.
YESTERDAY Morning the Wind blowing strong from the Southward, a Ship which appeared to be a Merchantman, was seen off our Harbour; Boats were immediately dispatched with a Number of Men, who boarded her. She proved to be a Ship from Bristol, owned by Joseph Glover, Esq; out 11 Weeks, commanded by Capt. Richard Emms with two Thousand Barrels of Flour, consigned to Henry Lloyd, for the Use of the ministerial Army, at Boston; the Ship was directly brought up to Town, and secured to a Wharf. She had on Board also a small Quantity of Beer and Cheese.
The Master informs us, he spoke with a Brig bound to Boston from London, with 1800 Barrels of Flour, 200 Barrels of Pork, a Brig from Jersey, with 1200 Barrels of Flour and Pork; also the St. Kitts Planter, with 1900 Barrels of Flour; and the Kitty, which sailed a week before him, with 1900 Barrels of Flour, and that two more were at Bristol taking in Flour, for Boston.
On Monday the above Ship spoke with the Raven Sloop of War, bound to Boston, out 10 Weeks,
This Ship was in a violent Hurricane, which split her Sails to pieces. The Boston Packet from Jamaica bound to Bristol, lost her Mainmast and 24 Hogsheads of Sugar in the Gale.
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Portsmouth
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Yesterday Morning (Reported October 2)
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ship brought up to town and secured to a wharf; sails split in hurricane; boston packet lost mainmast and 24 hogsheads of sugar in gale
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A merchant ship from Bristol, out 11 weeks with 2000 barrels of flour, beer, and cheese for the ministerial army in Boston, was seen off Portsmouth harbor in strong southerly winds, boarded by local boats, and secured. Master reported speaking with several other vessels bound for Boston with flour and pork, including a brig from London, one from Jersey, St. Kitts Planter, and Kitty; two more loading in Bristol. Spoke with Raven sloop of war bound to Boston. The ship endured a violent hurricane splitting its sails; Boston Packet from Jamaica to Bristol lost mainmast and sugar in the gale.