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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Dispatches from Toulon report the arrival of the first division of 2,000 Neapolitan troops on September 27, 1793, conveyed by British and Neapolitan ships, with more reinforcements expected. Sardinian grenadiers and chasseurs also arrived. Lt. Newnham of the navy died from wounds.
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WHITEHALL, October 23.
The dispatches of which the following are extracts and copies, were received on Sunday last, at the office of the Right Honorable Henry Dundas his Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the home department.
Toulon, September 27, 1793.
SIR,
Since I closed my dispatch to you this day, the first division of Neapolitan troops came into the harbor, consisting of two thousand men, all in perfect health, conveyed by two ships of seventy-four guns each, two frigates and two sloops:—they have been eleven days on their passage.
Two thousand more troops were to sail in three days after that of their departure, and a third also were to sail in twenty days from the day on which the first division sailed. After the confident manner in which I have ventured to assure you that no impression was likely to be made on our posts, inadequately garrisoned as they were by our original small body, I need hardly express the comfortable security I feel with our last reinforcements.
I have the honor to be, &c.
MULGRAVE.
Sir,
The squadron under Adm. Goodall have been delayed by contrary winds, I have the opportunity of informing you, in addition to my last dispatches, that on the 28th inst. the first division of the Neapolitan troops disembarked under the command of Brigadier-General Pignatelli.— The troops are in perfect health, and are a very fine body of men, and well appointed.
The detachment of the King of Sardinia's troops consists entirely of grenadiers and chasseurs, and are of the best of his Sardinian majesty's troops. I have great confidence in the zeal and willingness expressed, both by the officers and soldiers of this corps.
It is with extreme concern that I have to inform you of the loss which the service has sustained by the death of lieut. Newnham of the navy; to whose private and professional merits, the sincere and marked regret of the Spanish as well as English officers, who were witnesses of his able & active conduct, bears the most honourable testimony. His wound, which was not at first judged to be dangerous, took an unfavourable turn, which proved fatal in a very short period.
I have the honour to be, &c.
MULGRAVE.
Right. hon. Henry Dundas, &c. &c.
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Toulon
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September 27, 1793
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death of lieut. newnham of the navy from wounds; arrival of 2,000 neapolitan troops in perfect health; more reinforcements expected; sardinian troops disembarked.
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First division of 2,000 Neapolitan troops arrived in Toulon harbor on September 27, 1793, conveyed by two 74-gun ships, two frigates, and two sloops after 11 days passage. Additional 2,000 to sail in three days, third in twenty days. Squadron under Adm. Goodall delayed by winds. On 28th inst., Neapolitan troops disembarked under Brigadier-General Pignatelli, fine body of men. Sardinian detachment of grenadiers and chasseurs, best troops, zealous. Death of Lt. Newnham reported.