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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Boston on July 4: A prize ship captured by Capt. Hopkins's privateer from Providence, Rhode Island, arrived there last Saturday 7-night. The 250-300 ton vessel, likely New England built and previously taken by the French, carried half its cargo of sugar, coffee, and cotton-wool. Hopkins pursued a suspected French sloop. Claimers have emerged for the prize.
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We hear from Providence in Rhode-Island Government, That a Prize Ship taken by Capt. Hopkins in a Privateer belonging to that Place, arrived there last Saturday 7-night: She is a Ship of between 250 and 300 Tons, thought to be New England built, and taken by the French this War: She had about half her Cargo on board, viz, 217 Hogheads of Sugar, some Coffee, Cotton-Wool, &c. and taken as he was loading from one of the French Islands to another Port to ship the Remainder: She was navigated by Dutch Sea-men. Capt. Hopkins was left by the Prize in Chase of a Sloop supposed to be a Frenchman.
There are Claimers to the above Prize Ship.
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Providence In Rhode Island Government
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Last Saturday 7 Night
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there are claimers to the above prize ship.
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A Prize Ship taken by Capt. Hopkins in a Privateer belonging to that Place, arrived there last Saturday 7-night: She is a Ship of between 250 and 300 Tons, thought to be New England built, and taken by the French this War: She had about half her Cargo on board, viz, 217 Hogheads of Sugar, some Coffee, Cotton-Wool, &c. and taken as he was loading from one of the French Islands to another Port to ship the Remainder: She was navigated by Dutch Sea-men. Capt. Hopkins was left by the Prize in Chase of a Sloop supposed to be a Frenchman.