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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Plattsburgh, Gen. Macomb mustered 300-400 deserters from the British army who had arrived at different times, addressed them, purchased their arms, dismissed them, and recommended they retire into the country's interior. They were mostly English, Irish, and Scotch, clarifying a prior report of 500 deserting at once.
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We learn from a gentleman who left Plattsburgh on Tuesday last, that Gen. Macomb mustered the whole of the deserters from the British army that had arrived at Plattsburgh at different times, to the number of between 300 and 400 men; that he had addressed them, purchased their arms &c. dismissed them, and recommended them to retire into the interior of the country. They were mostly English, Irish and Scotch. This is what gave rise to the account of 500 men deserting at one time from the army, and published in our paper of Saturday.--Advocate.
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Plattsburgh
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Tuesday Last
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deserters dismissed and recommended to retire into the interior of the country.
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Gen. Macomb mustered between 300 and 400 deserters from the British army who had arrived at Plattsburgh at different times, addressed them, purchased their arms, and dismissed them.