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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from St. John's, Antigua, on March 11, 1761, detail British naval blockades of French ships at Grenada, arrivals of French governors at Martinico, captures of privateers, the London fleet's arrival, and ongoing engagements in the West Indies during the war.
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Commodore Sir James Douglas has left the island of Granada without attempting any thing against the French ships there, it being judged they could not be destroyed without bombs; but the Raissonable and Montague remain, and continue to block them up.---It now seems pretty certain that the new French Governor is not at the Grenades. He arrived at Martinico in a frigate, and the other ships were intended for that island. but were cut off the land by one of the ships of our squadron and a frigate, and chased down to Grenada. M. Beau-fremont is expected at Martinico with a squadron and regular troops, and we wish he may come. If an attack should be meditated against that island, his squadron may serve (like that at Louisbourg) to increase its fall; and his offensive designs can give us no concern in the present state of our troops and militia, and while supported by twenty men of war, which we already have on this station.
A French privateer of 8 guns, and a retaken sloop now from Africa. have been brought in by the Belliquieux and Crescent. The enemy had taken the negroes out of the sloop and got clear off with them.
Feb. 25. The London Fleet arrived here Yesterday, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Centaur, of 74 guns, Arthur Forret, Esq; commander. who will proceed to Jamaica with the ships for that Island. This fleet had but five weeks and three days passage, yet we have no very interesting news by it.
We hear from Martinico, that M. Latouche, the new Governor of that Island. is arrived there with three frigates'; and that the French privateers have lately carried in a great number of prizes. It is said there is a list of upwards of 20, some of which were lumber loaded vessels, whose cargoes are very much wanted here.
March 4. The Diaden, of 74 guns, and two French frigates, have been blocked up in the harbour of Grenada near a month, by Sir James Douglas, who had with him five ships of the line, viz. one of 84 guns, two 74, and one of 64; but a vessel which arrived here 2 days ago met the Foudroyant and Dublin, two of this squadron, beating up to Barbados. The French ships fell in with his Majesty's ship Arundel some leagues from Grenada, and might have taken her if they had pushed for it. It is believed the new French governor is on board.-
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Grenada
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March 11, 1761
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british blockades of french ships at grenada and martinico; capture of french privateer and retaken sloop; arrival of london fleet; french privateers take prizes including lumber vessels.
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Commodore Sir James Douglas blockades French ships at Grenada with Raissonable and Montague; new French Governor arrives at Martinico; M. Beau-fremont expected with squadron; French privateer of 8 guns and retaken African sloop captured by Belliquieux and Crescent; London fleet arrives under Centaur convoy; M. Latouche arrives at Martinico with three frigates; French privateers bring in over 20 prizes; Diaden and two frigates blockaded at Grenada by Douglas's squadron, which encounters Arundel.