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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Barbados reports nine ships heading to Martinico; sloops arriving with valuables from there; at Guadaloupe, British troops foil enemy mine, capture entrenchments held by a lady and take Fort Louis after resistance.
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That three Sloops had arrived at St. Eustatia, from Martinico, with Effects on board to the Value of 300,000 l.
That at Guadaloupe the Enemy had a Mine, which would have destroyed all our Men, had not an Italian given Notice thereof, and with a Knife cut the Thread that drew the Match to the Train.
That our Troops had forced the Entrenchments of a Lady of Quality, who held out ten Days, when she, and her own Negroes, escaped, but that 70 other Negroes, and 30 Ladies, were taken; the Ladies are all sent back to the main Body of the French:
And that the taking Fort Louis, on Grand Terre, after an obstinate Resistance, was in a great Measure owing to a Carcass falling into their Magazine of Powder."
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Guadaloupe
Event Date
The Ninth Of Last Month
Outcome
70 other negroes and 30 ladies taken; ladies sent back to the main body of the french; fort louis taken
Event Details
Nine large Ships seen steering for Martinico. Three Sloops arrived at St. Eustatia from Martinico with Effects worth 300,000 l. At Guadaloupe, enemy Mine foiled by an Italian cutting the Thread. Troops forced Entrenchments of a Lady of Quality who held out ten Days and escaped with her Negroes; 70 other Negroes and 30 Ladies taken. Fort Louis on Grand Terre taken after obstinate Resistance due to a Carcass falling into powder Magazine.