Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A gentleman from New York reports that two vessels recently arrived from England with news of the Definitive Treaty of Peace signed in Europe. Additionally, 100 transports departed England to evacuate over 25,000 British troops, Loyalists, refugees, and others from New York to England, Nova Scotia, and elsewhere.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
A gentleman is come to town from New York city: he left it last Sunday night. We learn by him, That two vessels arrived there while he was in the city, in short passage from England: the report by them was—That the Definitive Treaty of Peace had been signed and finally settled in Europe previous to their sailing but whether it was brought over in either of these vessels, he could not ascertain—That one hundred transports left England before these vessels, bound to New-York, in order to convey the British troops, Negroes, Refugees, and other Tories, from thence to England, Nova-Scotia, and elsewhere, consisting, in the lump, to upwards of 25,000 souls.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
Where did it happen?
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
England
Outcome
definitive treaty of peace signed; evacuation of upwards of 25,000 british troops, negroes, refugees, and tories
Event Details
Two vessels arrived in New York from England reporting that the Definitive Treaty of Peace had been signed and settled in Europe before their departure. One hundred transports left England bound for New York to convey British troops, Negroes, Refugees, and other Tories to England, Nova-Scotia, and elsewhere.