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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from ship master arriving from France reports rumors of 20,000 Hessian and Hanoverian troops at Emden preparing to join 12,000 British for America; confirms 40 transports with 5,000 soldiers sailed from Plymouth around March 10, 1776, after prior weather setbacks including one wreck off Ireland.
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Extract of a letter, dated April 22, 1776, from a master of a vessel who lately arrived upon this continent from France, which he left about the 18th of March.
UPON my arrival here I was extremely happy to hear of the good success of this country against her unnatural enemies, who are collecting all the force possible to make head against us. The account in Bourdeaux is, that 20,000 Hessians and Hanoverians are at Embden, ready to embark on board the English ships, to join 12,000 English, and sail immediately for America. This, however, you may depend upon, that about 40 sail of transports sailed from Plymouth about the 10th of March for America, with about 5000 soldiers on board; they had been, some months before, as far to the westward as Cape Finisterre, and all put back by stress of weather, and dispersed in different ports; one run on shore in Ireland, and the Captain and almost all on board perished. I suppose by this time they are very near this coast.
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Plymouth
Event Date
About The 10th Of March 1776
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one transport run on shore in ireland, and the captain and almost all on board perished; fleet dispersed in different ports by stress of weather
Event Details
Account from Bordeaux: 20,000 Hessians and Hanoverians at Embden ready to embark on English ships to join 12,000 English and sail for America. Confirmed: about 40 sail of transports sailed from Plymouth for America with about 5000 soldiers on board; previously turned back to Cape Finisterre by weather.