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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Capt. Edwards arrived in Halifax on Saturday last with artillery from St. John's River. Capt. Loring arrived yesterday with news of British forces destroying a French settlement up the river, capturing vessels and prisoners, and Capt. Cobb being wounded in an enemy attack.
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And Yesterday Capt. Loring in another Transport, arrived here in 6 Days from the same Place, and informs, that a Number of our Forces had been a great Distance up St. John's River, and had come upon another French Settlement, consisting of about 40 Houses, before the Inhabitants had Time to carry off their Goods, which our People destroy'd, together with their Houses, &c. killed a great Number of Cattle, and took some of the Inhabitants Prisoners, and also bro't off a Sloop and a Schooner which the Neutral French had taken from us some Time since.
--That as Capt. Cobb was going up the River in his Boat, he was fired at from the Shore by a Party of the Enemy, and himself and two Men wounded, but upon their landing the Enemy fled into the Woods.
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St John's River
Event Date
Saturday Last And Yesterday
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capt. cobb and two men wounded; french settlement of 40 houses destroyed, cattle killed, inhabitants taken prisoner, sloop and schooner recaptured; enemy fled.
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Capt. Edwards arrived in a 700-ton transport in 8 days from St John's River with artillery and 40 matrosses. Capt. Loring arrived in 6 days from the same place and reported that British forces destroyed a French settlement up the river, killing cattle and taking prisoners and vessels. Capt. Cobb was fired upon from shore while ascending the river, wounding him and two men, but the enemy fled upon landing.