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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Nantucket of a French privateer sloop from Martinico capturing and burning a whaling sloop Luce Mater off Lat. 38, releasing another vessel after transferring crew; the privateer was later repelled by a Bermudian letter of marque ship, suffering casualties, allowing other whalemen to escape.
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We have Advice from Nantucket that one of their whaling Vessels arrived there last Friday, which had been taken, in Lat. 38, by a French Privateer Sloop, of 12 Carriage Guns from Martinico, which they released after putting on board the People belonging to another Sloop they had taken... Luce Mater, almost loaded with Oil, which they afterwards burnt. They say they came out with three others, which they expected would be on the Coast thereabouts... The Day after they had taken these Vessels, they came up with a Letter of Marque Bermudian Ship, which after a smart Engagement, beat them off, the Boatswain of the Privateer being killed, and 6 or 7 wounded; upon which several other Whalemen escaped.
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Nantucket
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Last Friday
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boatswain of the privateer killed, 6 or 7 wounded; sloop luce mater burnt; several other whalemen escaped.
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A whaling vessel arrived at Nantucket after being captured in Lat. 38 by a French Privateer Sloop of 12 Carriage Guns from Martinico; released after transferring crew from another captured sloop Luce Mater, which was burnt loaded with oil. Privateer accompanied by three others expected on the coast. Next day, engaged and beaten off by a Letter of Marque Bermudian Ship.