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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Two ships arrived on Saturday with provisions for the army: a snow from Cork and the Prince Frederick from Kinsale carrying passenger John Pell, former commander of the captured privateer Revenge. Pell was taken by the French ship Bizarre near Belleisle; Capt. Webb was also captured but ransomed.
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Saturday Night arrived from Kinsale, in 8 Weeks also, the Ship Prince Frederick, Capt. Ashburn, with Provisions for the Army likewise. In the above Ship came Passenger, John Pell, late Commander of the Privateer Snow Revenge, of this Port, who had the Misfortune to be taken in the Streights of Belleisle, by the Bizarre, a French 64 Gun Ship, Pierre Claude, Commander, five other Men of War and a Frigate, then in Company, bound to France from Quebec.
The same Man of War fell in with and took Capt. Webb, from South Carolina for Bristol who was afterwards ransomed, and in whom Capt. Pell got a Passage to Ireland, the Rest of his Crew being carried to France.
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john pell taken prisoner in the streights of belleisle by the french ship bizarre; his crew carried to france; capt. webb from south carolina captured and ransomed.
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A snow arrived from Cork in 8 weeks with provisions for the army. Saturday night, the ship Prince Frederick, Capt. Ashburn, arrived from Kinsale in 8 weeks with provisions for the army. Passenger John Pell, late commander of the privateer snow Revenge of this port, was taken by the French 64-gun ship Bizarre, Pierre Claude commander, with five other men of war and a frigate bound to France from Quebec. The same French ship took Capt. Webb from South Carolina for Bristol, who was ransomed, providing Pell passage to Ireland.