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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Barbadoes reports arrival of slave ship under Capt. Richmond Shute with 180 slaves from Anamaboe, Gold Coast of Guinea. Details mutiny on Capt. Bryant's ship: crew murdered him to pirate, but ship retaken by doctor, brought to Anamaboe; 5 hanged, 2 sentenced to soldiering; mate now commands with 80-90 slaves.
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The 2d Instant arrived here from Anamaboe on the Gold Coast of Guinea, Capt. Richmond Shute, of Bristol, in the Plymouth Brigantine, with 180 fine Slaves, who gives me the melancholy Account of Capt. Bryant, of Bristol, being barbarously murder'd by his Men, who designed to go a Pirating with the Ship; but that by the Policy of the Doctor, was retaken and brought down to Anamaboe: There were try'd and hang'd 5 of the Men, 2 more were made Soldiers for seven Years at the Castle. The Mate is now Master, and has got but 80 or 90 Slaves on board.
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Anamaboe On The Gold Coast Of Guinea
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The 2d Instant
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capt. bryant murdered; 5 men tried and hanged; 2 men made soldiers for seven years at the castle
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Capt. Richmond Shute arrived in Barbadoes from Anamaboe with 180 slaves on the Plymouth Brigantine. He reported that Capt. Bryant's crew from Bristol murdered him to pirate the ship, but the doctor retook it and brought it to Anamaboe. Five men were hanged, two sentenced to seven years as soldiers. The mate now commands with 80 or 90 slaves aboard.