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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Cambridge, Dec. 13, 1775, reports improving conditions for the army with filling ranks, progressing barracks, ample firewood, and comfortable soldiers. Privateers capture vessels bound for distressed Boston, where smallpox inoculation, dysentery, and jaundice prevail. No Irish troops arrived; British warships depart Marblehead without damage.
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I have the satisfaction to tell you, things wear a better complexion here than they have done for some time past:—The army is filling up:—The barracks go on well;—firewood comes in:—The soldiers are made comfortable and easy—Our privateers meet with success in bringing in vessels that were going to the relief of Boston, which town is in great distress; besides wanting almost every necessary, they are inoculating for the smallpox, and the dysentery and black jaundice prevails, which makes the officers uneasy.—No troops are yet arrived from Ireland.—The three men of war which appeared off Marblehead, are since gone off without doing any damage.
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Cambridge
Event Date
December 13, 1775
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boston in great distress with shortages, smallpox inoculation, dysentery, and black jaundice; privateers successful in captures; british ships depart without damage; no troops from ireland arrived.
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Conditions in Cambridge improving: army filling up, barracks progressing, firewood arriving, soldiers comfortable. Privateers capturing relief vessels for Boston. Boston facing necessities shortages and diseases causing officer unease. No Irish troops arrived. Three British men-of-war appeared off Marblehead but left without damage.