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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Captain J.H.W. writes from Cape-Francois on Dec. 10, 1796, detailing his detention due to a lawsuit over a $1,000 robbery, threats to his and Captain B.'s lives, and the local administration's forcible seizure of American cargoes and condemnation of vessels trading with English ports without payment or hearing.
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"I have been detained here on account of a law suit with a man who robbed me of goods and cash to the amount of about one thousand dollars. Notwithstanding every proof I cannot get any satisfaction, but on the contrary my life is threatened, and captain B's likewise, he being an evidence in my favor. The administration take all American cargoes, which come here by force, without any mode of payment whatever, and likewise take all American vessels to and from English ports, and condemn them without a hearing."
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Cape Francois
Event Date
Dec. 10, 1796
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robbed of goods and cash amounting to about one thousand dollars; no satisfaction from lawsuit despite proof; threats to life of captain j. h. w. and captain b.; forcible seizure of all american cargoes without payment; condemnation of american vessels to and from english ports without hearing.
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Captain J. H. W. detained at Cape-Francois due to lawsuit over robbery of goods and cash worth about one thousand dollars; unable to obtain satisfaction despite evidence, with threats to his and witness captain B.'s lives; local administration seizes all arriving American cargoes by force without payment and condemns American vessels trading to/from English ports without hearing.