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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Rumor reported in Bencoolen on July 12: Batavia surrendered to the English following a blockade by an English squadron from Bengal. News arrived via a vessel that encountered the squadron in the Straits of Sunda; the report was widely credited but not fully trusted.
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Mr. John Mace, of this town, arrived here since our last from Sumatra. He informs us, that there was a report at Bencoolen, the 12th July, that Batavia had surrendered to the English. It was rumoured, that an English squadron from Bengal had for some time formed the blockade of that place; and this report was brought to Bencoolen by a vessel which spoke one of the English squadron in the Straits of Sunda, from which he received the account. This report was not entirely depended on, but greatly credited.
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Batavia
Event Date
12th July
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rumored surrender of batavia to the english
Event Details
A report at Bencoolen indicated that Batavia had surrendered to the English after an English squadron from Bengal blockaded the place for some time. The account was brought by a vessel that spoke one of the English squadron in the Straits of Sunda. The report was greatly credited but not entirely depended on.