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Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer
Alexandria, Virginia
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Captain Smith of the Dabney reports from Madeira that a vessel from Algiers brought news of a decisive victory by French and Spanish forces over Portugal, leading to Portugal's acceptance of peace terms including an 8 million dollar payment (5 million to France, 3 million to Spain). The Dagborough completed a round trip to Madeira in 75 days.
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The Dabney, captain Smith, in a short passage from Madeira, arrived here last night. Captain Smith states, that the day on which he sailed from Madeira, a vessel arrived from Algiers, with information, that in consequence of a decisive victory obtained by the combined forces of France and Spain, over those of Portugal, the latter had acceded to the terms of pacification offered by the former. The price of peace is stated to be Eight Million of dollars—of which France is to receive 5 and Spain 3,000,000. The other conditions of the treaty are not stated.—The captain from Algiers said that he had seen the Spanish account of this information.
The Dagborough performed her voyage from hence to Madeira and back again in 75 days.
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Portugal
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portugal acceded to pacification terms offered by france and spain, paying eight million dollars (5 million to france, 3 million to spain); other conditions not stated.
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A vessel from Algiers arrived at Madeira on the day Captain Smith sailed, reporting a decisive victory by combined French and Spanish forces over Portugal, leading to Portugal's acceptance of peace terms. The captain from Algiers had seen the Spanish account. Separately, the Dagborough completed her voyage from Philadelphia to Madeira and back in 75 days.