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Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A letter from Cadiz reports the death of General Miranda on June 16 after nearly four years of imprisonment in a Spanish dungeon, in violation of a capitulation. His body was denied funeral rites, carried away on his mattress, and his possessions burned by monks. The news was kept secret until recently.
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Cadiz
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16th Of June
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death after nearly four years imprisonment; body denied funeral rites and burned with possessions
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Gen. Miranda died in a horrible dungeon due to Spanish barbarity, violating a solemn capitulation. Monks prevented funeral rites, carried off his body on the mattress and bed he expired on, and burned all his raiment and belongings. The government kept the death secret until lately.