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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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The British warship Rose and its ten tenders sailed across New London harbor on Friday, capturing sloop Capt. M'Gibbon's with stores for Jamaica and taking it to Newport. On Saturday, one tender grounded on Shag Wagnonock Reef, guns removed, and drifted to Plumb Island.
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We mentioned in our last that the Rose man of war, with her tenders were off Fisher's Island. On Friday, between 3 and 4 o'clock, P. M. the whole (ten in number) made sail, stretched across the mouth of this harbour, then bore away and went round the west end of Fisher's Island. About an hour before they came to sail they took a sloop (Capt. M'Gibbon) bound out from this harbour, with a cargo of stores, regularly cleared for Jamaica, whom they carried into Newport, where she still remains. On Saturday one of the man of war's tenders got on Shag Wagnonock Reef, when her guns were taken out by another tender, and she afterwards drifted on Plumb Island.
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New London
Event Date
Sept. 8 (Friday And Saturday Prior)
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sloop captured and carried to newport; tender grounded on shag wagnonock reef, guns removed, drifted to plumb island.
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Rose man of war and ten tenders sailed across New London harbor mouth, went round west end of Fisher's Island; captured sloop with stores for Jamaica about an hour before sailing; on Saturday, one tender grounded on reef and drifted to Plumb Island.