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The Newport Gazette
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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The British transport Earl of Bute arrived in Irvine, Scotland, from Staten Island, having captured an American schooner carrying rice and indigo from Carolina to Nantes, France, after a three-hour naval engagement off the French coast. No British casualties; schooner wounded several crew. Cargo valued at £5000, vessel at £300.
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The Earl of Bute, transport, arrived here from New York, but last from Staten Island, has brought in with her an American schooner, laden with rice, indigo, &c. from Carolina to Nantz, which they took after an engagement of three glasses, without having a single man killed or wounded. The schooner mounted eight guns, and mainly aimed a running fight, thinking to reach the coast of France, from which she was distant but three leagues when she was taken; a broadside of grape, which cut the rigging much, and wounded several hands, made her strike; her cargo is valued at 5000 l. the vessel at 300 l.
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Irvine
Event Date
Sept. 5
Outcome
no british killed or wounded; several hands wounded on schooner. cargo valued at 5000 l., vessel at 300 l.
Event Details
The Earl of Bute arrived in Irvine from New York via Staten Island, bringing a captured American schooner laden with rice, indigo, etc., from Carolina to Nantz. Captured after three-glass engagement; schooner had eight guns, attempted running fight to French coast, three leagues away, struck after broadside of grape damaged rigging.