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Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Merchant Second reports from Genoa: 8000 Austrian prisoners captured; French Gen. Souchet cuts off enemy between Finale and Savona; Genoese armed and provisioning for two months' defense against Austrians, echoing 1747 resistance.
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A Merchant of Marseilles, name Second, who left Genoa, the 17th of April, and arrived at Nice on the 19th, has deposed that there are 8000 Austrian prisoners at Genoa, taken partly on the right of Genoa, and partly on the heights of Savona: that the General in Chief is at St. Jacques, which post belongs to us; that the Austrians occupy Finale and Savona and that between these two towns, Gen. Souchet has cut off the enemy: that at Genoa, there are provisions sufficient for two months; and that the Genoese emulate the French in the defence of the common cause, and they are all armed.
They remember with pride, that in the year 1747, unaided, they defended themselves against the power of Austria.
Citizen Second, who made the depositions, came from Genoa, in a boat, which escaped the vigilance of the English Fleet. The following are copies of the two publications brought by Citizen Second:
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Genoa
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April 17 19, 1800
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8000 austrian prisoners taken partly on the right of genoa and partly on the heights of savona
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A Merchant of Marseilles, name Second, who left Genoa the 17th of April and arrived at Nice on the 19th, has deposed that there are 8000 Austrian prisoners at Genoa; the General in Chief is at St. Jacques; Austrians occupy Finale and Savona; between these two towns, Gen. Souchet has cut off the enemy; at Genoa, provisions sufficient for two months; Genoese armed and defending the common cause, remembering their 1747 defense against Austria. Second escaped in a boat from the English Fleet vigilance. He brought two publications.