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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from New York on May 6 of Capt. Heyden's arrival from Havre de Grace: scarce provisions, southern army victories over Spaniards; Capt. Leader reports rumors of imminent peace with Spain, Spanish naval aid to French-Dutch fleets, 300 flat-bottomed boats building for possible invasion of England.
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Last Monday Capt. Heyden arrived here in the ship Cleopatra, in 47 days from Havre de Grace. Very little intelligence can be collected by this arrival, except that provisions are scarce at Havre, and that victory against the Spaniards continues to be the order of the day in the southern patriotic army. Capt. Leader, of Boston, however, who arrived in this vessel (corroborative of accounts, via Marblehead) relates as follows: "That a peace with Spain was talked of at Havre de Grace, and it was generally believed would soon take place: in case of such an event, Spain was to furnish a maritime force, to act in co-operation with the French and Dutch fleets. He also says, that in and about Havre there were about 300 flat bottomed boats in great forwardness; and that a proportionable number were building in the different ports of France. From these and other corroborating circumstances, it was the received opinion there, that a descent on England was in contemplation."
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Havre De Grace
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Accounts From 47 Days Prior To May 6
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rumors of peace with spain and potential invasion of england
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Capt. Heyden arrived in ship Cleopatra from Havre de Grace after 47 days, reporting scarce provisions and ongoing victories against Spaniards by southern patriotic army. Capt. Leader corroborates rumors of imminent peace with Spain, under which Spain would provide naval force to cooperate with French and Dutch fleets; about 300 flat-bottomed boats near Havre and more building in French ports, leading to belief in planned descent on England.