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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Continental frigates Providence, Queen of France, and Ranger arrived in Boston on Sunday last after capturing 9 ships and a brig laden with rum and sugar from a Jamaica fleet of over 100 sail. Four prizes reached Boston, two Portsmouth, one Cape Ann; total cargo over 6000 hogsheads.
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SUNDAY last arrived here the continental frigates Providence, Queen of France, and Ranger; during their cruise they fell in with a Jamaica fleet of upwards of 100 sail, under convoy of several frigates. This favourable opportunity they improved as well as circumstances would admit. They picked out 9 ships and one brig deeply laden with rum, sugar, &c. four of which has arrived here, two into Portsmouth, and one into Cape Ann. It is said the rum and sugar, captured in the above prizes amount to upwards of 6000 hogsheads.
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Boston
Event Date
Sunday Last
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captured 9 ships and one brig; four arrived in boston, two in portsmouth, one in cape ann; rum and sugar amounting to upwards of 6000 hogsheads.
Event Details
The continental frigates Providence, Queen of France, and Ranger arrived in Boston after falling in with a Jamaica fleet of upwards of 100 sail under convoy of several frigates during their cruise. They picked out 9 ships and one brig deeply laden with rum, sugar, &c.