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National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Letter from Charleston reports arrival of two French and one American vessel from abandoned Cape-Francois carrying refugees fleeing ruin. The American vessel was robbed by Captain Tucker of the privateer Susannah, who took over 60,000 French crowns from passengers.
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"Nothing material happened since you left this place, except the arrival of two French and one American vessel, from that once flourishing but now abandoned city, Cape-Francois. These vessels were full of passengers, who fled from ruin to take refuge in this land of liberty and tranquility; the two French vessels happily arrived, without meeting any of those savages fitted out to rob on the high seas. The American however fell in with one captain Tucker, of the privateer Susannah from New-Providence, and he added injury to distress, by taking from the passengers what little they had left saved from the fire; above 60,000 French crowns in specie and plate."
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Charleston
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the american vessel was robbed of above 60,000 french crowns in specie and plate from passengers.
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Arrival of two French and one American vessel from Cape-Francois carrying passengers fleeing ruin. The two French vessels arrived safely, but the American vessel encountered Captain Tucker of the privateer Susannah from New-Providence, who robbed the passengers of their remaining valuables saved from the fire.