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The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
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London report: French view war with England as inevitable and imminent. Orders to transport American provincial prisoners to Gibraltar for potential pardon and service in East Indies; refusers to be tried as rebels. East India Company agrees to pay for fit prisoners. King vows to persist in American war with sufficient force next summer.
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The publick may be assured, that the French consider a war with England as inevitable, and that the same will take place immediately. Orders are issued from the privy council for provincial prisoners (commanders, &c. excepted) to be carried in transports to Gibraltar; and when there, the governor will be vested with a power of granting them their pardon, on condition that they serve five years in the company's settlements in the East Indies, for their passage to which the outward bound East Indiamen are to touch at Gibraltar. Those who refuse these conditions will be brought to England, and tried as rebels. The East India company, it is said, have agreed to allow government 5l. a man for every provincial prisoner, fit to bear arms, that shall be delivered on board their ships, in the bay of Gibraltar, between this and the 29th of March next, inclusive. The king has declared repeatedly, that he will persist in the American war, were it to be at the hazard of his crown, and will next summer have a force there sufficient to finish the dispute in one campaign more. His majesty is much encouraged by the bloody juncto.
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America
Event Date
October 21
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prisoners may receive pardon for five years service in east indies; refusers tried as rebels. east india company to pay 5l. per fit man. king to deploy sufficient force next summer to end american dispute.
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French consider war with England inevitable and immediate. Orders from privy council to transport provincial prisoners (except commanders) to Gibraltar, where governor may pardon them for five years service in East Indies; East Indiamen to stop there. Refusers returned to England for trial as rebels. East India Company agrees to 5l. per fit prisoner delivered by March 29. King declares persistence in American war at hazard of crown, with force to finish in one more campaign, encouraged by bloody juncto.