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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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William Preet, committed to jail for involvement in murdering Captain Thomas Goold, provides details of the crime on the brigantine Hope en route from New London to Guinea. The crew killed the captain at Senegal, faced a slave uprising, and the ship was seized in Porto Rico.
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He says he was chief Mate of the Brigantine Hope, Thomas Goold, Master, belonging to Messrs. Forsyths, which Brig sailed from New London about a Year ago, bound to the Coast of Guinea; that at Senegal in the Night time the Crew of the said Vessel murdered their Captain, and threw him overboard, and one Taggart, who, had been appointed chief Mate in the Room of Preet, occasioned by a Dispute between him and the Captain, took Command of the Brig and went to St. Thomas's; that in their Passage the Negroes rose on them, and killed one or two of the Crew; and they killed 7 or 8 of the Slaves; that they went from St. Thomas's to Porto Rico, where the Spaniards seized the Vessel and Slaves; upon which the Crew ran away with the Boat to St. Domingo, and then separated themselves. It is said that Preet confesses he assisted in throwing the Captain over-board after he was dead, but that one Huntington, second Mate, and one Miller, a Foremast Man knocked the said Capt. Goold in the Head with a Musket, while he lay asleep, on the 15th of May last.
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15th Of May Last
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captain thomas goold murdered by huntington and miller with a musket while asleep, then thrown overboard; 1 or 2 crew killed by slaves; 7 or 8 slaves killed by crew; vessel and slaves seized by spaniards in porto rico; crew fled to st. domingo and separated.
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William Preet, former chief mate of the brigantine Hope owned by Messrs. Forsyths, sailed from New London about a year ago bound for the Coast of Guinea. At Senegal, the crew murdered Captain Thomas Goold at night due to a dispute, with second mate Huntington and foremast man Miller striking him fatally while asleep. Preet assisted in throwing the body overboard. Taggart took command and sailed to St. Thomas's. En route, slaves rose, killing 1-2 crew; crew killed 7-8 slaves. From St. Thomas's to Porto Rico, Spaniards seized the vessel and slaves; crew escaped by boat to St. Domingo and dispersed.