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Alexandria Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Captain Lilly, arriving from Jamaica, reports that French privateers from Cuba are swarming the Leeward Islands coast, capturing vessels for plunder with the governor's approval. His ship was boarded and robbed of sea-stores and valuables during the outward passage.
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Captain Lilly, from Jamaica, informs us, that the whole coast round the leeward islands, swarm with French privateers, fitted out at Cuba. Without commission, and manned with desperadoes, from every quarter of the globe, they indiscriminately capture every vessel which affords them the least probability of plunder. The governor of Cuba winks at these outrages and permits them to persevere in their piratical conduct, without the smallest molestation. - Captain L. on his outward bound passage, was boarded by one of these pirates, but he being loaded with lumber, they contented themselves with carrying off all his sea-stores, with what other valuables they could lay their hands on.
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Leeward Islands
Event Date
May 28
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ship boarded and robbed of sea-stores and valuables; no casualties mentioned.
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French privateers, fitted out at Cuba without commission and manned by desperadoes, are capturing vessels indiscriminately along the Leeward Islands coast for plunder. The governor of Cuba permits this piratical conduct. Captain Lilly's outward-bound ship, loaded with lumber, was boarded by one such pirate and they took his sea-stores and other valuables.