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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Report from Portsmouth, N.H., July 14, 181?: Passenger from St. Johns describes British fleet's arrival at Halifax with 12,000 troops and messenger suggesting imminent armistice after US-British commissioners' meeting, with hopes for speedy peace.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
PORTSMOUTH, (N. H.) July 14.
DEAR SIR,
The Eastern Stage has just arrived. I have conversed with a passenger who left St. Johns a few days ago--He states that a fleet had lately arrived at Halifax with 12,000 troops, and brought a Messenger with dispatches to the Governor of Canada. The messenger states that Commissioners on the part of our government and his, had met, and that the general opinion was in England that a speedy peace would be concluded. He said that HE was in his opinion bearer of an Armistice.
Mail Stage is waiting,
Yours, in haste,
C. BAKER.
P. S. I have broken open my letter to say that a frigate has arrived at Halifax, with a messenger, since the arrival of the troops.
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Portsmouth (N. H.); Halifax; St. Johns
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July 14
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A passenger from St. Johns reports that a fleet arrived at Halifax with 12,000 troops and a messenger with dispatches to the Governor of Canada. The messenger states that commissioners from both governments met, with the general opinion in England favoring a speedy peace, and believes he bears an armistice. A frigate later arrived at Halifax with another messenger.