When was it published?

October 12, 1764 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News October 12, 1764

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What keywords are associated?

Bougainville Expedition, Malouines Settlement, French Colony, Strait Of Magellan, Secret Commission

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Letters from Montevideo dated January 2 report that Mr. de Bougainville, brother of the late Academician, sailed from St. Malo last autumn on a secret commission to establish a French settlement in the uninhabited Isles of Malouines in the Strait of Magellan, claiming them by name and first occupancy, planning to land colonists of both sexes.

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Paris, July 6. By letters from Montevideo, on the river Plata, dated the 2d of January last, we learn, that Mr. de Bougainville, brother to the late Academician of that name, having set sail from St. Malo last Autumn, in order to fulfil a secret commission, was preparing to form a settlement in the isles of Malouines in the strait of Magellan, with so much the more justice, as the name of these isles, which are absolutely desert, indicated that they belonged to France, and consequently that they could take possession of them as well by this title as that of first occupant: and that he intended to land there some persons of both sexes, in order to form a Colony.

What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Bougainville Expedition Malouines Settlement French Colony Strait Of Magellan Secret Commission

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. De Bougainville

Where did it happen?

Isles Of Malouines In The Strait Of Magellan

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Isles Of Malouines In The Strait Of Magellan

Event Date

The 2d Of January Last

Key Persons

Mr. De Bougainville

Event Details

Mr. de Bougainville, brother to the late Academician of that name, having set sail from St. Malo last Autumn, in order to fulfil a secret commission, was preparing to form a settlement in the isles of Malouines in the strait of Magellan, with so much the more justice, as the name of these isles, which are absolutely desert, indicated that they belonged to France, and consequently that they could take possession of them as well by this title as that of first occupant: and that he intended to land there some persons of both sexes, in order to form a Colony.