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The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Letter from Greenock reports transport ships loading troops including parts of 42nd, 70th, 71st regiments, Glasgow Volunteers, and new raises by Dukes of Hamilton and Argyle, and Lord M'Leod, destined for New York, Philadelphia, St. Augustine, Halifax, St. John's, Newfoundland to fortify coastal areas. Rumors of bombarding Boston and impending French war.
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"The only thing worth mentioning to you, is, our port is full of transport ships, and number of troops are coming here to be shipped off for America, viz. part of the 42d, the whole of the 70th, part of the 71st, the Glasgow Volunteers, Duke of Hamilton's, Lord M'Leod's, and Duke of Argyle's, newly raised troops, of 1000 men each; their destinations are part to New-York, Philadelphia, St. Augustine, Halifax, St. John's, Newfoundland, in order to fortify and protect all the sea places. It is also said the first operations of our troops this campaign will be to bombard and lay Boston in ashes. May all those rebellious set be therein consumed, with the city, where it first began. It seems we must have a French war: May the God of armies go out with our troops, that the perfidious wretches may be severely punished."
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America
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April 9
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troops deployed to fortify new-york, philadelphia, st. augustine, halifax, st. john's, newfoundland; rumors of bombardment of boston and impending french war.
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Port of Greenock filled with transport ships; troops from 42d (part), 70th (whole), 71st (part), Glasgow Volunteers, and newly raised 1000-man units by Duke of Hamilton, Lord M'Leod, Duke of Argyle shipping to various American ports to fortify and protect sea places. Reported first campaign operation to bombard and destroy Boston. Speculation of French war.