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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Charles-Town, South Carolina, a suspicious brig vessel, believed to be a Spanish privateer with 12-14 guns, was sighted multiple times north and south of the bar over the past week. On Thursday, it chased Mr. Duval's pilot boat, nearly boarding it before the pilots spotted men hiding on deck; the vessel claimed to be from Providence in broken English and then sailed southeast.
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For this week past a very suspicious vessel has been several times seen both to the N. and S. of this Bar. Supposed to be a Spanish privateer: She is a brig. of 12 or 14 guns few of which she shows, with black sides, boot-topped white, and a horse head painted white. Thursday she chased Mr. Duval's pilot boat great part of the day, after being so near that one of the pilots in her was going to board and only prevented by discovering her deck to be full of men lying flat on their bellies; when the pilots hailed her, they were answered in broken English, that he came from Providence. When he gave over chase, he stood off to the S. E: the wind then blowing at E. by N.
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Charles Town, South Carolina
Event Date
April 17
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the vessel chased the pilot boat but gave over and stood off to the s. e.
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A suspicious brig vessel, supposed to be a Spanish privateer with 12 or 14 guns, black sides, boot-topped white, and a white horse head, was seen several times to the N. and S. of the bar for the past week. On Thursday, it chased Mr. Duval's pilot boat for most of the day, coming close enough that a pilot nearly boarded, but discovered the deck full of men lying flat; when hailed, it replied in broken English that it came from Providence.