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Domestic News
July 24, 1863
Daily National Republican
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
The American schooner Virginia captured the British schooner Margaret and Jane after a half-hour naval engagement off Petit Manan on the Maine coast. The Virginia arrived at Steuben from Boston.
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Naval Battle on the Coast of Maine.
PORTLAND, July 24.—A special dispatch from Bar Harbor this morning says the schooner Virginia has arrived at Steuben, from Boston at 10 o'clock. Off Petit Manan in the bay both craft appeared to be standing southwest. The stranger fired twice at the Virginia, when she returned the fire, and after a spirited engagement of half an hour, the stranger hauled down her colors and struck. She proved to be the British schooner Margaret and Jane, of St. John's, N. B., from Nassau, near Charleston. Capt. Smith.
Naval Battle on the Coast of Maine.
PORTLAND, July 24.—A special dispatch from Bar Harbor this morning says the schooner Virginia has arrived at Steuben, from Boston at 10 o'clock. Off Petit Manan in the bay both craft appeared to be standing southwest. The stranger fired twice at the Virginia, when she returned the fire, and after a spirited engagement of half an hour, the stranger hauled down her colors and struck. She proved to be the British schooner Margaret and Jane, of St. John's, N. B., from Nassau, near Charleston. Capt. Smith.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Shipping
What keywords are associated?
Naval Battle
Schooner Virginia
British Schooner
Petit Manan
Maine Coast
Capture
What entities or persons were involved?
Capt. Smith
Where did it happen?
Coast Of Maine
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Coast Of Maine
Event Date
July 24
Key Persons
Capt. Smith
Outcome
the british schooner hauled down her colors and struck after a half-hour engagement; no casualties mentioned.
Event Details
The schooner Virginia encountered a stranger off Petit Manan, who fired twice; Virginia returned fire, leading to the stranger's surrender. The stranger was the British schooner Margaret and Jane from St. John's, N.B., bound from Nassau near Charleston.