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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Near Block Island in December, Captain Goodwin's sloop collided with and sank the Rhode Island-bound sloop commanded by Timothy Pierce, killing one crewman and losing the cargo of sugars, coffee, molasses, and 200 half joes.
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Captain [illegible] met a sloop December, the wind at N. W. on the evening following, between 10 and 11 o'clock, being bright moonlight, under her mainsail and head of the square sail, ran down a large sloop, Timothy Pierce, master, from Fort Dauphin, belonging and bound to Rhode Island. She was lying to, about 3 leagues from Block Island; she sunk immediately, when the Capt. and crew, all but one man (who was sick in the cabin) saved themselves by catching hold of Captain Goodwin's shrouds. The cargo lost consisted of sugars, coffee, and molasses. The Captain had 200 half joes in his chest, which went down with the sick man, &c.
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Block Island
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December, Evening Between 10 And 11 O'clock
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one man drowned (sick in cabin); sloop sunk; cargo of sugars, coffee, and molasses lost; 200 half joes lost with the sick man.
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Captain Goodwin's sloop, under mainsail and head of square sail in bright moonlight with NW wind, collided with and sank Timothy Pierce's large sloop from Fort Dauphin bound to Rhode Island, which was lying to 3 leagues from Block Island; captain and crew saved by clinging to Goodwin's shrouds, except the sick man.