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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On August 29, reports from Boston detail the Milford frigate chasing the prize ship Isaac into Marblehead, where it was protected by the fort after capture by privateer Warren. On Sunday, the frigate captured a Salem brigantine with rum off Cape Ann and a large sloop of unknown origin.
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Last Saturday afternoon was chased into Marblehead by the Milford frigate, the prize ship Isaac, from Tortola bound to London, three hundred and fifty tons burthen, commanded by Captain Ashburn, laden with five hundred hogsheads of sugar, forty four puncheons of rum, one hundred and fifty bags of cotton, a considerable quantity of old copper, and a number of turtle. She was taken by the privateer sloop Warren, commanded by Captain Phillips, and had it not been for the fort at Marblehead, which fired at the Milford several times, she would have been inevitably retaken. And on Sunday the above frigate took off Cape Ann, a prize brigantine coming into port, said to be one of Captain White's of Salem, laden with rum from Grenada. Also a large sloop, which our informant could not tell where from, or who commanded her.
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Boston
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Last Saturday Afternoon And Sunday, Reported August 29
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prize ship isaac protected from retaking by marblehead fort; brigantine and large sloop captured by milford frigate off cape ann
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The prize ship Isaac, captured by privateer sloop Warren from Tortola bound to London with sugar, rum, cotton, copper, and turtle, was chased into Marblehead by Milford frigate but saved by fort fire. On Sunday, Milford took a Salem brigantine with rum from Grenada and an unidentified large sloop off Cape Ann.