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Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
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Nineteen British prisoners, captured by Capt. Lawson near the Capes, arrived this morning from Norfolk via Petersburg. They revealed that British officers on the Plantagenet and other ships receive Norfolk and Richmond newspapers promptly, suggesting traitorous communication with the enemy.
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Arrived this morning from Norfolk, via Petersburg, nineteen of the British prisoners lately captured by capt. Lawson near the Capes, where they had landed to get water. Among other curious particulars collected from these men, it was stated to us as a fact, that the British officers, on board the Plantagenet, and other ships, constantly receive not only the Norfolk but Richmond papers, very soon after their issuing from the Press! This confirms an impression, which we have long had, that there exists a traitorous communication with the enemy, systematized among
Compiler of Friday.
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Norfolk
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This Morning
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nineteen british prisoners arrived; revelation of newspapers reaching british officers, implying treason.
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Nineteen British prisoners, captured by Capt. Lawson near the Capes while landing for water, arrived from Norfolk via Petersburg. They reported that British officers on the Plantagenet and other ships receive Norfolk and Richmond newspapers soon after publication, confirming suspicions of systematic traitorous communication with the enemy.