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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On November 24, 1781, Lt. Joseph Hull of Col. Fitch's corps led a whale boat raid across the Sound to near Hempstead Bay, boarded nine vessels in Musquito Cove, captured 16 prisoners, ransomed the ships, paroled the captives, and returned without loss. Reported in New-Haven on December 6.
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Extract of a letter from Stanford, dated November 26, 1781.
"On the evening of the 24th instant, Lt. Joseph Hull, of Col. Fitch's corps, crossed the Sound in a whale boat, navigated by 8 men, exclusive of himself, and landed near Hempstead Bay, where he left his boat with two men, and with the others marched to Musquito-Cove, which makes in Hempstead-Bay, (the entrance of which was guarded by an armed vessel) where they found a canoe, on board of which they embarked, and boarded nine vessels, which lay in the Cove, and made prisoners of 16 men; and finding it impracticable to bring off the vessels, or any part of them, he ransomed them, paroled his prisoners, and returned without loss."
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Hempstead Bay
Event Date
1781 11 24
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captured 16 prisoners; ransomed nine vessels; paroled prisoners; returned without loss.
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Lt. Joseph Hull and eight men crossed the Sound in a whale boat, landed near Hempstead Bay, marched to Musquito-Cove, used a found canoe to board nine vessels, took 16 prisoners, ransomed the vessels due to impracticability of removal, paroled the prisoners, and returned safely.