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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Dennisville, July 18, details enemy capture of Eastport, plans to fortify and build dry dock at Driver's Cove as shipping rendezvous; $300,000 in goods from Boston/NY merchants seized; 200 of 69th Regiment arrived and sent to St. Andrews for security.
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"The principal particulars of the capture of Eastport, I presume you have already obtained. It is said the enemy intend fortifying the Island and building a Dry Dock, at a place called Driver's Cove. It is now a place of rendezvous for their shipping.—There is now a great quantity of dry goods on the Island, belonging to merchants in Boston, New York, &c. brought over by the neutrals; and amounting, it is said, to $300,000—200 of the 69th regiment arrived at Eastport yesterday, and were sent to St. Andrews; every precaution having been made to secure the peace and safety of the town, I send you a copy of the
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Eastport
Event Date
July 18
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200 of the 69th regiment arrived at eastport yesterday and were sent to st. andrews; precautions made to secure the peace and safety of the town
Event Details
Extract of a letter from Dennisville reporting the capture of Eastport by the enemy, who intend to fortify the Island and build a Dry Dock at Driver's Cove, now a rendezvous for their shipping; great quantity of dry goods worth $300,000 belonging to merchants in Boston, New York, etc., brought by neutrals