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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Barbados dated March 15 reports arrival of HMS Emerald under Capt. Cornwall with 44 vessels after 49 days from Spithead. The convoy parted from Hampshire and Kinsale two days out, missing planned stop at Fayal for wine shipment to army and navy expedition.
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On the 10th instant arrived here his majesty's ship Emerald, Capt. Cornwall, in 49 days from Spithead, with 44 vessels, for the different Islands. They came out with the West-India trade, under convoy of the Hampshire, Capt. Norbury, and this ship with the Kinsale; and they were to have touched at Fayal, to put on board the Kinsale 600 pipes of wine for the army and navy on the present expedition; but parted with them two days after they left Spithead, and have not heard of them since tho' these ships beat five days off Fayal.
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Barbados
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March 10 (10th Instant), Letter Dated March 15
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arrived safely with 44 vessels; parted from convoy of hampshire and kinsale two days after leaving spithead; no further news of them despite beating five days off fayal.
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HMS Emerald arrived in Barbados on the 10th instant after 49 days from Spithead, escorting 44 vessels for the Islands as part of the West-India trade convoy. The convoy was under Hampshire (Capt. Norbury) and Kinsale; planned to stop at Fayal to load 600 pipes of wine for the army and navy expedition but separated early.