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National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Brig Sally arrives from Cape-Francois with news of frigate La Concorde's arrival there carrying the new governor and French accounts: Gen. Dumourier deserts army without consequences; French navy deploys 20 ships to Mediterranean, 8 to Channel, 40 more fitting at Brest for May.
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On the 6th, arrived at the Cape, the frigate La Concorde, of 44 guns and 4 howitzers, with the new governor and his family. This vessel left Brest the 6th of April, with about five millions of money.
She brings accounts that "Gen. Dumourier had quitted his army in France, having been seduced by dint of gold. Luckily his flight was not attended with any ill consequences—Twenty ships of the line were in the Mediterranean, and eight in the channel. Forty more ships were fitting out at Brest, to be ready the beginning of May for sea. There was not a man in the French army found base enough to accompany Gen. Dumourier, when deserting the cause of Liberty and his country."
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France
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6th Of April
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his flight was not attended with any ill consequences
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Brig Sally arrives from Cape-Francois reporting frigate La Concorde's arrival there on the 6th with new governor and family; La Concorde left Brest on 6th April carrying five million money; accounts state Gen. Dumourier quitted French army seduced by gold but without ill consequences; 20 ships of the line in Mediterranean, 8 in channel, 40 more fitting at Brest for early May; no army men accompanied his desertion.