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The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Amelia Island, recently captured by M'Gregor at the mouth of St. John's River, described with its size, harbor, and smuggling history; St. Augustine, East Florida capital below it, targeted for attack with respectable defenses.
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And 3 broad, is very early and has a fine harbour. This island, during the war, was a great resort for smugglers; and it acquired a considerable consequence by the illicit trade carried on between it and the neighbouring territory of the United States.
St. Augustine, upon which M'Gregor meditates an attack, is the capital of East-Florida, and lies upon the coast below Amelia. Its works of defence are respectable.
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Amelia Island
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Amelia Island, lately captured by M'Gregor, lies at the mouth of St. John's river, 60 miles north of Augustine. It is 13 miles long and 3 broad, is very early and has a fine harbour. This island, during the war, was a great resort for smugglers; and it acquired a considerable consequence by the illicit trade carried on between it and the neighbouring territory of the United States. St. Augustine, upon which M'Gregor meditates an attack, is the capital of East-Florida, and lies upon the coast below Amelia. Its works of defence are respectable.