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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from St. Kitts reports French capture of several British merchant ships loaded with sugar and rum at Grenada, plus last year's sugar production of over 60,000 hogsheads mostly seized by French.
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The following is a list of the ships which fell into the hands of the French at Grenada, viz. the Rachel and Betsy, for Leith, with 130 hogsheads of sugar on board; the Betsey Barbe, for Glasgow, with 40 hogsheads of ditto; Elizabeth, Kyte, with 400 hogsheads of rum for Quebec; and the Lark, Smith, with 400 hogsheads of rum for Georgia. This last had been laying eight days at St. George's, in Grenville bay, waiting for an opportunity to escape. The Hope, Jones, with 4000 hogsheads of rum for Quebec, and the Conference, Cox, were also taken.
Advice is received from the Grenadas, that last year they made in that island upwards of 60,000 hogsheads of sugar, most of which is fallen into the hands of the French.
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Grenada
Event Date
July 31
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ships captured: rachel and betsy (130 hogsheads sugar for leith), betsey barbe (40 hogsheads sugar for glasgow), elizabeth (400 hogsheads rum for quebec), lark (400 hogsheads rum for georgia), hope (4000 hogsheads rum for quebec), conference. over 60,000 hogsheads sugar from last year mostly seized by french.
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French captured listed merchant ships with sugar and rum cargoes at Grenada; Lark had waited eight days at St. George's in Grenville bay to escape. Grenada produced upwards of 60,000 hogsheads sugar last year, most fallen to French.