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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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The French have greatly improved their Senegal colony through careful administration, establishing extensive trade with Moors and Negroes along the river, protective posts, a numerous healthy garrison, and proper medical supplies, reducing past mortality. The late Lord Sackville's plan to secure it for Britain failed due to Treasury inattention.
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The great care which the French Government have taken of the little settlement of Senegal, has improved it into one of the most advantageous Colonies in their possession. A very extensive trade is now carried on with the Moors and Negroes at each side of the river, and posts established at proper distances, for the protection of those concerned therein.
The garrison is numerous and healthy, and from the great care taken to supply the Hospital and the people with proper medicines, the place does not experience that fatal mortality which it formerly did.
The late Lord Sackville was so sensible of the extraordinary advantages which might be derived from this settlement, when in the hands of the English, that he took great pains to accommodate it as the French now do, but he could not prevail upon the Treasury to adopt his plan, however laudable, and the place was lost, more from inattention than from the power of the enemy.
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Senegal
Event Date
October 25
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improved into advantageous colony with extensive trade and healthy garrison; lost by english due to inattention rather than enemy power.
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French Government has enhanced the Senegal settlement with trade along the river with Moors and Negroes, protective posts, numerous healthy garrison, and medical supplies reducing mortality. Lord Sackville attempted but failed to secure it for England.