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Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Sloop Betty arrives in New York from Port-au-Prince reporting British fortifications under Gen. Williamson forcing French to lift siege and retreat to Leogane; severe sickness in June killed many, including three American captains in one day; advice to let water stand five days to avoid fever.
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Yesterday arrived here the sloop Betty, Captain King, in 19 days from Port-au-Prince, who informs us, that Gen. Williamson had newly erected a very strong fort on the back of the town, and had a number of flat bottomed boats with brass cannon mounted in them; that since the arrival of the troops from England, they had put the town in such a posture of defence as obliged the French to raise the siege and return to Leogane; that it had been very sickly there in the month of June last, but was not so much so when he came away: that he was informed by a person, some time before his arrival, that there were three American captains buried in one day, and almost every vessel had some died out of them; that in common they were not sick more than five days. Capt. King begs the liberty to advise every master of a vessel that may go to that port, not to make any use of the water before it has stood five days or more; the immediate use of water there is considered to be very hurtful, and has a great tendency to throw a person in a fever.
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Port Au Prince
Event Date
June Last
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french raised the siege and returned to leogane; three american captains buried in one day, deaths on almost every vessel
Event Details
Gen. Williamson erected a strong fort and mounted brass cannon on flat-bottomed boats; arrival of troops from England strengthened defenses, forcing French to lift siege; severe sickness in June, less so recently; illness lasted about five days; advice to let water stand five days to prevent fever.