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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A violent gale struck Corunna, Spain, on November 10, driving vessels ashore, dismasting ships including a British sloop of war and the schooner Hannah, damaging buildings, and killing four men.
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Extract of a letter from Salem January 10 to the Editors of the Palladium
"This day, arrived at Marblehead, the sch. Hannah, Capt James 52 days from Corunna (Spain) in ballast, to R. Hooper. Nov. 10, a very violent gale drove ashore many vessels at Corunna, dismasted a British sloop of war, and the sch. Endeavour, of Marblehead-the Hannah lost one of her masts. There being no means of repairing the Endeavour and Hannah on shore, they were kindly assisted from a British frigate. The gale though tremendous, was short. Some of the houses, and the prison, in the town, were blown down, and 4 men killed, two of them in the prison."
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Corunna (Spain)
Event Date
Nov. 10
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4 men killed, two of them in the prison; many vessels driven ashore, dismasted including a british sloop of war and sch. endeavour; sch. hannah lost one mast; some houses and the prison blown down
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A very violent gale on Nov. 10 drove ashore many vessels at Corunna, dismasted a British sloop of war and the sch. Endeavour of Marblehead; the sch. Hannah lost one of her masts. No means of repairing the Endeavour and Hannah on shore, they were assisted from a British frigate. The gale was tremendous but short. Some houses and the prison in the town were blown down.