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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Irish paper reports 7000 troops from Belleisle to join American forces in conquering French Leeward Islands; two French 70-gun ships from East Indies captured at Belleisle without loss on August 19, per St. Sebastians account, though doubted for lack of London confirmation.
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By Capt. Monrad, who arrived here about 10 days since from Larne, in Ireland, we have received an Irish paper, which contains the following particulars under the Dublin head, viz. That 7000 forces, part of the troops now at Belleisle, are to embark in a few weeks for the West Indies, and join another body there from America, to finish the conquest of all the French leeward islands. That two French men of war, of 70 guns each, from the East Indies arrived at Belleisle road, where our fleet lay under French colours, and the French flag flying on the castle, who were immediately boarded and taken without loss. This account comes from St. Sebastians, of August 19. Certainly we should have had so important an acquisition mentioned in some of the September intelligence come to hand from London, had it been true; and the rather as cutters are constantly employed from Belleisle to England.
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Belleisle
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August 19
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two french men of war taken without loss
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7000 forces at Belleisle to embark in a few weeks for West Indies to join American troops and conquer French Leeward Islands; two French 70-gun ships from East Indies arrived at Belleisle road, boarded and taken by fleet under French colors without loss, per St. Sebastians account of August 19, though doubted due to lack of September London intelligence.