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Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Madrid, Oct. 15: Convoy from Havana arrived at Cadiz on the 6th instant, including warships Le Guerrier, L'Arrogant, and Le Guillard with 5,225,135 piastres in gold and silver, emeralds, cochineal, and other goods; 62 merchant ships expected soon with additional cargoes like sugar, hides, and cotton.
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On board the three men of war: 5,225,135 piastres in gold and silver; 459 marks of wrought silver; 3 caissons of emeralds; 3434 seroons of cochineal; 659 of anil; 67 of cocoa of Soconusco; 26 caissons and 27 millares of vanillas.
On board the 62 merchant ships: 4028 seroons of cochineal; 234 of anil; 10 caissons of vanillas; 1447 seroons of cocoa; 99342 chests of sugar; 780 tercions of medicines; 21672 quintals of dye wood; 65 tanned hides; 37933 raw hides; 3406 plates of copper; 856 caissons of cotton, &c.
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Cadiz
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The 6th Instant
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fortunate arrival with treasures from america; merchant ships expected to arrive
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Ships of war Le Guerrier, L'Arrogant, and Le Guillard, of 70 guns each, part of convoy from Havana, arrived at Cadiz the 6th instant with treasures; 62 merchant ships expected; cargoes detailed including piastres, silver, emeralds, cochineal, anil, cocoa, vanillas on warships, and cochineal, anil, vanillas, cocoa, sugar, medicines, dye wood, hides, copper, cotton on merchant ships