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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Ship Charleton arrived from Charleston on Monday, February 26, bringing news of a discovered plot in St. Augustine to surrender the place to the French. Lt. Gov. M'Intosh and others arrested and sent to Havana with Genet's commissions. Troops moved and militia armed.
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Monday arrived the ship Charleton, Captain Sheffield, from Charleton. We have been favored with the following particulars from a gentleman who came passenger in her.—That on the evening previous to sailing from that port, accounts were received from St. Augustine, which state, that a plot had been discovered, which premeditated the giving up of that place to the French; the Lieutenant Governor of St. Johns' River, Mr. M'Intosh, and a number of other characters, were taken up and sent to the Havannah in irons, commissions from Mr. Genet being found in their possession. The troops on the river St. Mary's were drawn off to the river St. John's, and the whole of the militia under arms.
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St. Augustine
Event Date
Evening Previous To Sailing From Charleston
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mr. m'intosh and others taken up and sent to the havannah in irons; troops drawn off to river st. john's; militia under arms
Event Details
A plot discovered to give up St. Augustine to the French; Lieutenant Governor of St. Johns' River, Mr. M'Intosh, and others arrested with commissions from Mr. Genet; troops from river St. Mary's moved to river St. John's